The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-27

Chicago, July 25.-With all peace
negotiations broken off and with all
the allied unions employed at the diff
ferent plants, with the exception of
the teamsters and the stationary engi-
neers, out on strike in sympathy with
tbs butcher workmen who quit work
two weeks ago, the strike tonight has
settled down to what promises to be a
long, bitter fight.
AS has been threatened for some
time, the allied trades employed in
the packing industry at Chicago quit
work when called on today to assist
the striking butchers in their efforts
to bring the packers to terms. In
several instances the men did not
wal for the official notification from
their leaders to strike, but threw down
their tools and quit work Of their own
volition. At s o'clock tonight the
statement was made by Michael J.
Donnelly, president Of the butchers
union, that every union man employed
at tie stock yards with the exception
Of the teamsters and stationary engi
neers bad responded to orders for a
general sympathetic strike. The engi-
neers, be declared. would join the
strikers tomorrow morning and unless
there was a speedy settlement Of the
difficulty, he sa d. the teamsters would
undoubtedly joi n IN the struggle soon.
According to Mr.. Donnelly today's
strike swelled the number of men who
have quit work at the stock yards in
Chicago alone to nearly 80. 600 persons.
Both sides to the controversy declar-
ed tonight that they were perfecly sat-
isfed viii the present state of affairs
and that they were wiling to make it
fight to a finish to determine who
shall dictate the terms of a settle
ment.
According to the packers, the gene
raj strike today was failure, it being
asserted by them that not more than
half the mem bers Of the allied trades
Quit work when officially called out by
the leaders this morning. The further
statement was made by the packers
That should all the union men decide
to join the strikers it would make lit
tie difference to the employers as they
had sufficient resources to contest the
ground for an indefinite period.
On the other hand the labor leaders
assert that the union employees at the
different packing plants, together with
several hundred employees Of the Union
Stock Yards and Transit Company quit
work today in response to the general
order for sympathetic strike.
A new phase Of the strike situation
developed late this afternoon when no.
tice was given by the unions to the in
dependent packers at the stock yards
that their men would not be allowed
to handle animals which had been
handled in any way by non-union men.
It is necessary for these Independent
concerns to take all of their live stock
into the yards over union stock yard
runways, where the stock must be
handled by non union men, since the
union men employed by the stock
yards company in this line of work
were among the employees who Joined
the sympathetic strike today. The ul-
timatum of the unions leaves the inde-
pendent packers no alternative but to
feceive their live stock directly from
the county or to close business en-
TREY. A meeting Of the Independent
packers was held tonight to map out
some plan of action, but no definite
conclusion was reached. Another
meeting will be held tomorrow to con-
slider the matter.