The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-12
SETTLEMENT Is
STILL FAR AWAY
Packers viii Have Nothing TO
Do With Strikers.
TALK OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
MONTANA WILL CUT OUT EAST
ERN BEEF.

n HICAGO. Aug. 11.-The stock yards
Il strike tonight seems no nearer
settlement than it did the day the
struggle began. Efforts Of a committee
composed Of retail butchers and grocers
to bring about a conference between
the packers and the strike leaders was
of no avail today. The retailers COM
mittee was in conference with Edward
Tilden, John Maurer. Thomas Wilson
and Thomas J. Connors, representing
the packers, for three hours this after
noon and at the end Of the meeting the
following statement was given out by
the committee of business:
We were eOurteously received by
committee representing the packers.
ana were Informed that considering ali
that had passed and present conditions,
20 good reason existed why any fur
ther conference with the strikers would
be beneficial"
Packers Refused to Talk
No statement was issued by the pack
ers regarding the conference, and they
all refused to discuss the matter fur
Their than to corfrm the statement
given out by the committee. When the
strike leaders were informed of the de-
termination of the packers TO refuse to
enter into further conferences with the
uniOniSts they began to form plans 10
force the hand of the legal department
of the United states government in an
endeavOr TO bring about a settlement.
This move was decided upon by the
legal advisers of the strikers after they
had received what they considered re-
liable informa ton that the attorney
general would not make a move TO
bring into operation the perpetual in
junction now held by the government
against combinations among the pack
ing firms unless ordered TO do so by
President Roosevelt. The plan in effect
is this:
Will Begin Legal Fight.
Tomorrow or next day an action will
be started in the federal court in the
name OF a striker who holds stock in
one Of the biggest of the packing con-
Germs, demanding that the injunction
be put into operation on the ground
that the illegal combination still exists
and through 1t the shareholders are
suffering loss. This. it is expected by
strike leaders. will induce President
Roosevelt TO take up the fight and force
the packers TO produce their books, con-
tracts and agreements in open court.
Such step. it is believed by the strik-
ers. viii bring the packers 10 terms
and end the struggle.
The officials of the Market Wagon
Drivers union have ordered. a vote TO
be taken by the union on Sunday on
the question OF strike of these men.
There VII be a meeting of ztlas-s= 600
grocery and market wagon drivers
Sunday. said Business Agent Kelly
and if peace IS not secured by that
time or something definite done by tie
retailers and the packers our men viii
decide to join the other unions already
on strike Should such a decision be
reached al this meeting the meat sup
ply VIII be cut of by Monday morn
I ing"
While standing on his doorstep to-
night John Schumsn, a strike breaker,
was attacked by rioters and severely
beaten Before the police could reach
the scene a crowd Of 400 rioters had
gathered about the place. Schuman
was thrown TO the ground and one OF
the disturbeTs kicked him. Riot calls
We're sent in but the crowd. seeing the
policemen coming, scattered hurriedly
and no arrests were made While Schu-
man was seriously hurt, ii is not be-
lieved his injuries are fatal.