The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-16

women. his is DdrSly eHOuSn ulSi
to keep the machinery in motion and
attend to the picking, drying and pre-
serving of meats that is in course of
preparation. 1t was claimed that 400
hogs and about fifty cattle had been
slaughtered during the day, but the
force was not sufficient to have done
the work.
Strike Breakers Restless
1t was found by Manager Bangs that
the workmen who have been constantly
confined in the. building are growing
restless to an extent questioning the
power of the company to protect them
when the strike reaches an acute stage.
The men are housed and fed in the
slaughter house, the meals being serv
ed in the sausage room James For
sythe, a foreman, who came out at
: $50 p. M, declaring that he would
take chances on getting back into the
building today, said that there was
served for yesterdays dinner this bill
of fare: Corned, beef and cabbage,
boiled potatoes, crackers, lemonade and
coffee.
Forsyrhe claimed that, considering
the number of men inside, affairs were
moving in satisfactory manner, and
that if the company is permitted to
bring in men it will be possible to
have the plant in full operation in a
short time. He held that the men con-
fined in the building are enjoying
themselves hugely, and that everything
possible has been done to insure their
comfort.
At union headquarters President
Willis tells an entirely different story.
He says that the unions information
from the inside, union men having been
left there to report, is that practically
nothing is being accomplished, and
that If the company is not able to bring
In strike breakers within a day or two
the men now working there will capt.
ulate and join the strikers. Through
the spies left in the plant, it is claimed
that the seed of dissension is being
sowed, and that the result will be APP
parent in a day or two.
Forsythe Denies Rumors
IF such are the claims of the union,
1T is very much mistaken commented
Foreman Forsythe, who lacked but six
votes of being elected mayor over May
or Lyle at the recent election. 1.-The
men are satisfied. A few minutes be-
fore left the building three men who
had in some manner passed the pickets
at the rear of the building came in and
were engaged. There are more men in
the building than the reports of the
union show. Do 1 expect to gain en-
trance to the plant tomorrow" re-
peated Forsythe. Il certainty do, al
though George Steep, the secretary of
the union, told me as 1 came out that
he did not think could go back in. I
guess that matter will be fixed,' he
concluded, significantly.
l.. MachinSky, a st. Paul meat deal
er, was the last person to be allowed to
take meat from the Swift plant. This
was about o'clock. A special permit
was granted by the union officers on
the showing that Machinsky purchased
and paid for the meat some days before
the strike was ordered. But that is
the last piece of meat that will leave
the Swift packing plant until this
strike is settled, no matter when it was
bought" declared President Willis,
with decision. This strike is going to
be won, and we will not be victorious
If we permit the delivery of meat. If
attempts are made to send out meat
We will stop the wagons and refuse
under any circumstances to allow them
to proceed" When asked if this would
not be resorting to force which he
had said that he would under no cir
cumStanceS countenance, President
Willis said that the refusal to allow
the wagons to proceed would be done
in a quiet manner, and that no prop
erty would be destroyed
Passes for but Few
At the morning session of the union
the question of passing in the officials
of the company was discussed, and by
almost unanimous vote it was decided
to refuse to give further passes except
to the manager and the superintendent
and to watchmen. Another session was
held in the afternoon, at which there
was strong demand made upon Pres
ldent Willis to at once call out the en-
gineerS and fremen, it being claimed
that this action would tie up the plant
mi mr. hr~i,1 nnI1arl To
terms.
In a strong speech President Willis
declined to order a strike of the engi-
neers and firemen except as last re-
! sort, saying that to do SO at this time
would entail a heavy financial loss on
the company, and not really benefit the
union. Although a great many of the.
members were in favor of acting at
once the decision of President Willis
prevailed, and the engineers and fire.
men will be passed through the picket
lines this morning unless the deputy
sheriffs precipitate trouble before these
workmen enter. President Willis also
warned the men that if there was any
destruction of property he would no
longer support the movement.
1t was claimed by the union men
afterwards that their power to call out
the firemen and engineers gives them
the key to the situation, and that when
the Tune comes the strike Will be won
by calling out the men. 1t was claimed
that Manager Bangs and Supt Burns
had called upon President Willis and
Secretary Steep and begged that they
refrain from calling out the engineers
and firemen. 1t was asserted that the
officers of the union agreed to delay
action until every other method of
winning the strike has been exhausted.
1t was intimated strongly that if an
effort is made to break through the
picket line today every piece of ma
chinery in the building will be silenced.
1t was claimed that the engineers and
firemen are ready to leave at any mo-
ment, a code of signals having been
agreed upon to warn them when the
time has come. hundred strikers as
serted that President Willis could in a
minute stop the machinery and cause
Swift & Co. the loss of thousands of
dollars
There were many peculiar features
during the day. George Sleeps, the Sec
rotary of the union, took a sack of nom
union tobacco from a boy, and after
strewing the contents on the railroad
track gave the boy 10 cents with which
to purchase union tobacco"
Mary Blake, Esther Stark, Mabel
Williams, Elsie Goddard and MAY
Howard, five of the striking women
remained with the pickets some time
yesterday. They approached some men
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