The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-07-26
BITTER FIGHT
Will Be Waged by Packers and
Strikers Both Sides Determined
To Battle To the Last.
BIG SYMPATHETIC STRIKE
Declared Allied Trades Join In
the Movement.

Chicago, Illinois, July 25th.-
AS has been threatened for some
time, the allied trades employed in
the packing industry quit work
when called on today to assist the
striking butchers in their efforts TO
bring the packer. to terms. In sew
eral instances the men did not wait
for the official notification from
their leaders to go on strike bat
threw down their tools and quit
work on their own volition. AT 9
0 clock tonight the statement was
made by Michael ] Donnelly, presi-
dent Of the butchers union. and
every union man employed at the
stock yards, with the exception of
the teamsters and engineers had re-
sponded to orders fol a general
7 sympathetic strike The engineers,
he declared would Join the strikers
tomorrow morning and unless there
was a speedy settlement of the diff
Feulty, he said, the teamsters would
undoubtedly Join their brother
workmen in their struggle for su-
premacy. According to Mr.. Don
nelly today's strike swelled the
number of men who have quit work
at the stock yards in Chicago alone
to nearly 80, 600 persons.
Both sides to the controversy de-
clared tonight that they were per
/ fecfly satisfied with the present
state of affairs and that they were
willing 10 make it fight TO the
finish to determine who shall die
tate the terms of settlement.
According 10 the packers, the
general strike today was a failure,
it being claimed by them that not
over one half OF the members of the
allied trades quit work when Off
cially called out by their leaders
! this morning. The further state
ment was made by the packers that
should al the union men decide to
I Join the strikers il would make lit
tie difference to the employers as
they haG sufficient resources tocon-
test the ground for an indefinite
period
On the other hand, the labor
leaders assert that all the union en-
ployes at the different packing
plants, went out together today
to the general order for a sympa-
thetic strike.
A new phase Of the strike situa-
ton developed late this afternoon
when notice was givel by the I'M
ions to the independent packers at
the stock yards that their men
would not be allowed to handle an
imals which had been brought into
| the yards or handled in anv way by
non union men. 1t is necessary for
| these independent concerns to take
all oftheir live stock into their
yards over Union Stock Yards rum
ways, where the stock must be
handled by non-union men, since
the union men employed by the
stock yards company in this line of
work were among the employees
who joined the sympathetic strike
today. The ultimatum Of the un-
/ ions leaves the independent packers
t no alternative but to receive their
live stock directly from the country
OF else close down business entire
ly. A meeting of the independent
packers was held tonight 10 map
out some plan of action but no def
1 finite decision was reacLei. Anoth-
er meeting will be held tomorrow
to further consider the matter.
The receipts Of live stock here to-
day were unusually small being but