The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-09
STRIKE ENDS.
Has Been Officially Declared Of
by President DonnelIy.
stock Handlers Apply for Work
at the Yards.
ON PACKERS TERMS.
The Surrender Has Been an I'm
conditional One.
Must Return to Work as Indi.
Vidual or Not at All.


strike of Butchers and Allied Trades al
the stock yards is off.
Vice President Smith of the Meat
Cutters and Butchers Union said the
vote of the conference board of the
Allied Trades council to bring the
trouble to an end was unanimous.
President Donnelly has teIegraphed
the decision to all the cities where the
workmen have been on strike.
/ The conference board of the allied
trades council officially announced thai
the strike was at an end. 1t then ad-
journed, but met Immediately and or
ganized the representatives of the
| butcher workmen not being included II
the new board. The board now con-
sists of representatives of the mechani-
cal trades unions and a proposition is
to be made to the packers &hat the
members of these unions be taken back
as unionists or not at all. The butch
ers decided to return to work tomor-
row.
Chicago, Sept. 9.-More than 600 live
stock handlers who went out on d
strike appeared at the office of Mana
ger Skinner of the Union Stockyards &
Transit company to apply for their old
positions. he had previously annOunc-
| ed that he would employ all the old
men needed.
| Members of other unions were not Sc
much in evidence when work was be-
| gun at the packing houses today. Most
| of the men did not know that the strike
| was off. President Donnelly has re-
ceived a telegram from the last member
of the international executive board of
| the butchers, giving permission to call
off the strike.
None of the stock handlers was taken
back. They were informed that they
would be sent for when needed. 1t is
understood that before going to work
they will be required tos sign an agree
ment setting forth that they return as
individuals and not as an organiza-
tion.
Business Agent Golden of the team
sters, said that the teamsters will go
back to work as an organization or not
at all
The strike of the butcher workmen
which has demoralized the meat pack
ing industry throughout the country for
the past two months, was officially de-
clared off last night by President Dom
nelly of the Amalgamated Meat Cut
terS and Butcher Workmen of America.
Mr. Donnelly telegraphed the members
of their national executive committee
asking their consent to an announce
having received favorable answers he
declared that the strike of the mem
bers of his organization ended at mid
night. The members of the affiliated
unions at the stockyards who quit work
in sympathy with the butchers will Of
ficially be called off at a meeting OF the
conference board of the Allied Trades.
This was decided upon at meeting of
the central body of the allied trades
held last night. The general body was
at first in favor of continuing the strike
but Mr.. Donnelly, who was present,
announced that the men were defeated,
and that in order to save his union from
being entirely disrupted he would or
der his men to return to work, no mat
-s-~T,N k,Tr ~
er unions. AS the other unions had no
grievance, but had gone on strike to
aid the butchers, there was nothing left
for them but to follow the lead of Mr..
DOnnelly, and they too decided to call
off the strike as far as they were con-
ceIned.
When the packers were notified that
it had been decided to end the strike
they announced that they would find
places as far as possible for the skilled
men. 1t is expected that many of the
unskilIed labor will be unable to Sc
cure their places again. 1t was the
brought on the struggle.
During the strike approximately
SO, 900 persons have been involved in
the struggle, which is estimated to
in wages, as against an estimated loss
of $7,500,00O to the packers in loss
of business and increased expenses.
The greatest number of men idle in
Chicago during the strike was 5000,
and the total in the country outside
of this city is estimated at about the
same.
The original cause of the strike was
a demand by the butchers union that
the packers pay to the unskilled work
men " cents an hour The packers
refused to sign an agreement, but Of
fered to arbitrate the question. This
was accepted, the strikers agreeing to
return to work pending the decision
of the arbitrators. The men, how
ever, were dissatisfied with the man.
ner in which they were being put to
work and declared that they would
not return unless all the men were
given their old places in one days
time The packers declaring that was
on strike for the second time.
The men now return to work under |
the conditions that existed before the |
strike.
The following statement has been is
sued by James Tracy, secretary of the
Allied Trades conference board:
The strike was one of the most re- |
rnarkable that has ever occurred in the |
United States 1t was remarkable for |
the absence of disorder, although So |
proves that labor organizations are !,
law abiding bodies and their members |
are engaged in a peaceful effort to up |
lift the masses 1t is remarkable for |
the fact which is even atteSted by the |
police that our ranks were practically |
in spite of most adverse con- !
1t is remarkable because it was |
a fight against some of the largest cor
porationS in the world in behalf of |
workers The -Self-Sacrifice |
and heroism of the struggle has never |
been told, probably never will. Like all |
strikes it ended in a victory for the |
workers because rather tnan risk such /
q struggle the employers will be ready /