The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-28
PACKING STRIKE AGAIN IN f0lu
Alleged thas ciserirlnssIse ~sss Ma5e
In Resirine. All Ire Active unlea
Men Being RsIsesso-Arpisesnss
fer Reinstatement less In . eeox.

Chicago. Spee!al-Ths ksoekssris
strike. which Was renewed Friday
morning Ia Chicago and all the ether
points where the big packing consaa-
les have branches. because the strikers
were dissatisfied with the manner In
which the employers proposed to rein
state their former employees pending a
settlement By arbitration. will continse
for another day at least A joint ocn-
ference between representatives Of both
sides 10 the controversy and repTessn-
tatiycs OF the allied trades. In an at
tempt 10 bring about peae~able at-
tustment of this second strike. vas un-
successful and the meeting Was ad-
1ourned at .; 30 o'clock. with the un-
derstanding that another conference
would be held. Al Fridays conference,
which lasted five hours. committee o.
ten. consisting Of FIVE representatives
OF the packers and five representative
OF the meat butchers union. went over
the ground thoroughly. Whether the
dificulty can be satisfactorily settled
is problematieai. as both the packers
and the strikers maintain that they are
living up to Wednesdays agreement
for a settlement by arbitration. and
that IL is the other side that Is respon-
sible for the renewal Of hostillties. Al
ter adjournment a committee appoint
ed for the purpose merely announced
that the peace negotiations had failed.
but that there was still hope that an
agreement could be reached in the near
future. No written statement OF Whist
transpired In the meeting was given
out, as has been customary at former
conferences. and the committee decitn-
ed to give any further information ex-
cept that another meeting would be
held Saturday. Unless settlement IL
reached the general belief is that
sympathetic strike OF the allied trader
In the packing industry. which was
threatened last week TO enforce the de-
mands OF the strikers. will be called.
l These unions have signifed their will.
, ingness to stand by the butchers IL they
are called on to assist in the struggle
with the packers for supremacy
In the following statement. given out
Friday night by Mr.. Donnelly. presi-
dent OF the Butchers Union. the rea-
son why the strikers refused TO return
to work is given:
i
| that there would be no discrimination
| In the re-hiring OF the men. This was
accepted In good faith. On the return
| Of the men this morning. they were
lined up like cattle.
"The foremen, superintendents and
| others, walking through the line. would
| pick out a man and say: You come
up The next man would be pushed
out Of line and told that he could not
| be used and 1t was always the good,
active union men whom they could not
| use.
superintendent Pension. Of the Ar
mour canning department. addressed
the employees in the following lam
| guage: You went away like cattle.
| and we will take you back like cattle =
According to estimates. $3.50 men
| were directly affected in Chicago alone
| by Fridays strike. Fully that number
| OF strikers were on hand at o'clock
expecting immediate employment.
| while others were expecting reinstate-
| ment later. Tho cattle butchers left In
| a body. and Mr.. Donnelly's general or
| der declaring another strike followed.
It was sent to all employees of various
| packing houses in the different cities
| affected by the previous strike, and
| read:
Order out all the departments
| again. Companies violated agree
| ment"