The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-23
SO. St. PAUL MEN
SEEKING ALLIES
Strike Leaders Say Other Unions
Have Promised Liberal
Financial Aid.
THE SECOND WALKoUT
SHOWS UNION WEAKER
The Swift Plant Is Short Handed.
However Long Fight
d Ahead.

the leaders of the strike in South St.
Paul have been comforting with other
labor unions in Minneapolis and St.
Paul, and have obtained promises Of
their moral and financial support.
This afternoon it was stated by
Business Agent Steep Of the South St.
Paul union, that the International
Flour and Cereal Mill Workers union,
of this city, had offered to open it's
days, said Steep, the strikers
would have $4,000 in hand, and con-
tributions would come in steadily
from sympathetic organizations.
President George Willis Of the
union on strike has been in confer
ence with President Arthur Ogg and
Secretary A. e. Wellington Of the
Mill Workers union. The officials Of
the South ST. Paul union will meet in
executive session with the flour and
cereal workers of Minneapolis to-
morrow morning.
What Alliance Means.
The International Flour and Cereal
Mill Workers union is in shape to
render much aid. While the strike
Of the union against the local mills
last year resulted in partial democrat
ization Of the union in Minneapolis,
the advertising it got then gave. it an
impetus in other cities. It's treasury
is in excellent shape.
Following the announcement of the
attitude of the flour mill workers
comes the statement that the carpen-
tiers and engineers of st. Paul local
unions have offered to open their
treasury to the strikers. They have
about $1,000.
1t was said at South st. Paul today
that Butchers unions of Minneapolis
and st. Paul would go out on synpa-
thetic strike. The South st. Paul
Butchers union has sent letters to all
the unions in the country urging a
general sympathetic strike. 3ssss
George &Kissinger, president of the
Minneapolis Butchers, union, said thai
no word had been received vet, but
a meeting of the union will be held
"Wednesday evening.
Drllmmers as Police.
Swift & Co. have taken extra pre-
cautions for the protection Of their
plant. A Journal reporter who went
thru the blishment this forenoon
saw about forty special policemen or
duty. Most of these were travelling
statesmen called in. They wore stars
swung policemen's clubs and patrollec
every part of the plant, keeping 6
close watch Of the men and being
constantly on the lookout for fires
which they seem to fear may be
started.
There is some dissatisfaction
among the several hundred employee:
at work in the plant, because of the
fear that the strikers will prevent
their returning if they are permitted
to go to their homes. They are KEEP
in the buildings, eating and sleeping
in the none too comfortable quar-.
tiers. About 500 men and wome1
had breakfast in the plant this morn
ing. Almost all are anxious to ge
|out, and none relishes the thought o:
staying in the buildings over Sun
day.
Short on Experts.
Notwithstanding that a majority o:
the employees are at work, the set
back caused by the strike has necessi
tated some interesting and, in some
instances, ludicrous, makesh1ft:
Nearly all of the work is being done
in the beef department. Normally
fifty expert butchers are employed
there, slaughtering and cutting beef
Ten went out on the second call an6
the remainder are still at work.
In the sheep and hog department
every expert butcher left. The com
pany is now shipping mutton ant
dressed hogs, but all shipments are
taken from stock laid in before thu
strike. The drain on this supply la
continued for several days. and tn.
stock is low. It was said this morning
that it would not hold out more thar
a few days, II heavy shipments KEEP
because Of this condition, the com
| pany attempted to use green men a
killers. Being unfamiliar with the ar
Of sticking pigs and cutting them, an
with the treatment OF sheep, the:
made an awful botch Of it. Thei
hands lacked deftness and their strug
giles with the squealing porkers wer
laughable. So badly was the worl
done that It was necessary to throw
| away some of the pork and mutton
it being in no condition for shipment
High-Priced Killers.
The company has one $5,000-a-yea
/ employee sticking and bleeding hogs
and another man who draws the sam
salary shaving" them. The forne
/ is Gilbert Wood, expert buyer. 81
1 was called In from the road and tn
! exigencies Of the occasion necessitate
/ his donning the long, black rubbe
apron and rubber boots and takin
4 his place near the trough over Wh1cl
the fat porkers are swung from tn
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s'sticker" and the work goes on wit
/ some rapidity. Wood, however, ism
| stuck on his job.
/ Travelling Auditor Diamond of Chi
1 cago hasn't forgotten the work he oil
/ In the Swift plant twenty years ago
that of shaving hogs. He came t
the Minneapolis plant when tn
trouble began, to help the manage
4 ment, and to keep the business NOV
i ing. has gone into the plant with
will. He is another $5.000-a-yea
man.
Lost Eight Pounds Weight.
Travelling Advertising Manage
Arthur Terry of Minneapolis Is ais
engaged in the butchering Of hog
and preparing them for the marke
To a reporter for = 9 30 n q
whose identity 1T is supposed NJ
Terry did not know, he said TIL
morning:
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