Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-21
ONE MORE EFFORT
poNNELLY WILL ONCE AGAIN
ASK FOR A CONFERENCE.

Allied Trades Unions in Stock Yards,
Numbering Thirteen Thousand, viii
Be Called Out in Effort to Bring
Packers to Terms.
Chicago, July 19.-One more effort
will be made to settle the stock yards
strike by arbitration. Today Presi-
dent Donnelly Of the striking unions
will send to the packers another letter
asking for conference. In this let.
ter Donnelly will go over the history
of the strike, and will ask the packers
If, in their judgment, it will not be
better to concede the one point in con.
tention than to continue the strike.
The one point to which allusion is to
be made is the refusal of the packers
to discharge the men they have en-
ployed since the commencement of the
strike, and give their places to the
men who walked out.
The communication to the packers
will also suggest that it is the belief
of the strikers that they are, as old
employees, deserving of this consider.
alton. If this offer of the union is re.
jected by the packers, Donnelly de-
clared the allied trades at the stock
yards, numbering in all about 10000
men, will be called out today in an
effort to bring the packers to terms.
Joseph Morton of the stationary fire
mems union called on the packers and
notified them that unless there Is a
speedy settlement of the strike his
men will be compelled to quit work.
While no definite answer was given
Morton by the packers, he was re-
ceived in such friendly manner that
he left the conference with the belief
that there is still strong probability
of peace and the determination of
Donnelly to once more open negotia-
tions with the packers was the result
Of the manner in which Morton was
received by them.
According to representatives Of the
packers, the operating forces at the
plants were about one-half the normal
strength. being fully so per cent
larger than last Saturday. All the
plants. it was claimed, did a great
deal of killing and there was also a
decided increase in the amount of
dressed meats shipped from the city.
From the strikers side came the state
ment that independent plants are do
Ing all the work and that the big
plants are not doing per cent of
their normal business.
The day was almost free from riot
ing or disturbances of any kind.
Strikers in Control at st. Paul.
st. Paul, July le.-The day at the
Swift packing plant in South st. Paul
was marked by an Intellectual attempt
to get 200 additional laborers into
the yards and a consequent abandon
ment Of the situation by Sheriff
Grisim of Dakota county, upon whom
the Swift managers have relied for
protection up to the present time. It
was evident early in the day that the
strikers were in control Several con-
ferences have been held during the
day in the Office of Governor Van
SAINT. Delegations Of business men
from st. Paul and South st. Paul
called on the governor and tried to i'm
press him with the urgent need of
state interference. He held to his
determination not to interfere until
every other means have been utilized
to secure order and intimated that
appeal to the courts was the means
yet untried. The officials Of the Swift
company seem indisposed to go into
court. and no steps have been taken
to enJoin the strikers from interior
Ing with the business of the Swift
plant.
Injunction Served ~ c%r;L...