New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-16
THE MEAT STRIKE GROWS
NEGOTIATIONS HELD UP
Neither Side Will GiUe Up 4ny-
thing-Plants at Work.
Isy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE


Chicago. July 15.-There is now little hope of
an early settlement of the strike Of the packing
house employees, unless the packers back DOWN
from their present position. The negotiations Tor
peace begun yesterday have failed AS reported
In these dispatches yesterday, the strikers re-
Jected the offer made by the employers whereby
as many Of the workers as there were places Tor
should return to work at the old scale of wages.
pending arbitration of the troubles With the
rejection Of these terms the strikers officials
submitted their ultimatum which embodied the
following:
Grievances to be submitted to arbitration
All strikers to be reinstated In a body; men
now working to be retained if use can be found
for them; temporary wage scale to be that In
effect previous to May 2S-in other words. I'M
skilled labor to be paid 1874 cents an hour. In
stead of Is to 17h cents. the price paid after
May g.
In turn the packers made offer which pro-
vided for the unemployment of the strikers. as
fast could be found for them. preference
being given in order OF application; all men now
at work to be retained. and the wages pending
arbitration to be the same paid at the time the
strike was begun. It will be that both
sides willing to submit TO arbitration but
they cannot agree as to the terms of mediation
simultaneously with the ultirnatum of the strik-
this evening came the announcement that
the fremen employed in the packing houses are
to strike tomorrow morning
AS the strikers stand by their original propo-
sition Of arbitration and will not consider any
reduction of wages. while the packers manifest
no disposition to accede such terms. it is GER
tain that the struggle will be long and bitter
one. All allied trades are to cooperate with
the strikers. and efforts Will be spared to
cripple the operation of the packing plants.
This would mean that the mechanical part of
the packing plants would be forced to suspend
unless the companies could hire non-union en-
gineers. flremen. elevator conductors and other
skilled workrnen.
While the strike leaders were comforting this
afternoon. activity in the big packing houses In
creased. The forces at work have been In
creased until the output has assumed proper
tons which the packers declare satisfactory.
Louis F. Swift & Co. said:
We are getting men right along. and all our
departments are working. We are turning away
unskilled labor, having secured our full quota.
and are not worrying about the settlement
At Armour & Co.'S plant It was said that moro
work being done than any other day
since the strike called. Addition has been
made to the force. and the output. it was
serted increased proportionately. Nelson
Morris & Co also declared that they were work
ing In all departments. At the Hammond plant
of the National Packing Company hog killing
was begun to-day for the first time since the
men went out and more than five hundred wera
slaughtered
One thousand non-union men were imported
into the yards this morning making 1000 now
al work Every plant killed cattle. sheep and
hogs on an extensive scale. The receipts were
larger than those OF Friday OF last week. con-
sistIng OF 5000 cattle. 5000 sheep and 5000
hogs
In a number OF plants. however. IL was evident
that the attempts to operate were being made
under difficulties. and 1t was reported that many
of the companies had arranged TO have all
killing and dressing done by plants operating
in Columbus Ohio; Boston. and other cities In
the East Keen competition between the beef
combination and the independent companies IN
Chicago. It reported. precluded any such
arrangement being made here.
This afternoon non-union workman was as
sailed by a crowd he emerged from the en-
trance to the yards. He was beaten. kicked and
stoned but managed 20 reach a streetcar and
| escaped. The crowd threw stones at the car
and injured a striker who was aboard.