The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-20

was a substant1atlon of their posi- |
ton In the meeting last night and
they were glad of the prosper OF
the orderly conduct or the strlke.
Business Agent Steep said:
Blockade Not Needed.
'"ThIs means the blockade will
never be re-established. However,
the number of pickets will be greatly
Increased. We have demonstrated
that there is now no practical need
of a blockade because none Of the
strikers are returning to work, even
/ tho the entrance is open. We, can
authoritatively state that only per
cent of the normal output of the
Swift plant is being shipped
There was a story, covertly and
ers, that the lifting Of the blockade
was a ruse. The rumor was that 800
men were under orders to report this
! evening at dark for blockade duty.
! We've got them in trap said
one Of the strikers who was consp1cu-
GUS In the disorder yesterday. 1--WE
pretend to take off this blockade. The
men In the plant don't want to stay
there any longer than they have to,
I and so they will get out and into de-.
| cent homes and hotels tonight. When
/ they try to get back to work tomorrow
I morning the rikebreakers will find
4 they are up against a 'stonewa1l."
This idea was ridiculed by Business
Agent Steep and by other strikers who
are striving to preserve order They
said that 1t would be impossible for
ouch thing to occur now they had
their strict orders.
s Strikebreaker Arrested.
There was one incident Of violence
this morning, showing that in spite
OF the abandonment Of the blockade,
hard feeling still exists among some in
the ranks of the strikers. Jack
Weir, a butcher foreman, one of the
lstrikebreakers, went to the entrance
from within the plant. He was sur
rounded by strikers who surged about
the gate and begged to join their side.
Their persuasive methods, which
started out quietly, ended IN Weir
hitting one of the strikers blow In
the face He then turned and ran at
top speed back into the building.
Later Weir was arrested charged Win
assault. The warrant was sworn out
by Michael Barry, the striker whom
Weir struck. Weir was taken before
Justice Doff and released on $15 bail,
which was furnished by Super1ntend-
Rnt Burns of Swift & Co.
wouldn't Haul Nonunlon Meat.
When locomotive No. 125 Of the
but Of the station at South st. Paul,
about 1O:40 O'Clock, some men put
three boxes of meat on the tender.
The meat had been put up by the
strikebreakers and carried to the
train for shipment to st. Paul. Sew
eral persons saw the loading of the
boxes on the tender but the engineer
was oiling his engine at the time AND
didn't know it until some one in the
crowd told him. Apparently very
cab, climbed over the coal onto the
tender, seized the boxes, threw them
to the ground, shouting to the spec
tators:
"You bet, I won't haul any seal
meat
without the freight.
Few Enter Plant.
In spite of the fact that the block
ade has been lifted, few men entered
the plant today. Only thu
gtenographers and clerks passed thr,
this morning. Officials of the Swift
company claim, on the contrary, tina
men are coming in for employment II
twos and threes; but if this is SO
they are not going in at the main en-
trance. The strikers are all stand
ing by their colors, remaining out ant
awaiting reply to the telegram sen
to Chicago last night asking for in
.structions as to further blockading.
Travelling Men in Aprons.
A Journal reporter, in going thr,
the Swift plant this morning, foun
that the fifty travelling statesmen Gale
lin a couple of days ago are now at
tired in butchers aprons and are tax
ling the places of strikers. Most Q
them are working in the beef house
The management says there are flftee
expert butchers at work, end that tn
idrummers handle and load into car
the beef that is slaughtered and pre-
pared for shipment.
General Manager j. S. Bangs thi
morning gave The Journal tn
following statement:
1--WE now have $50 men in all g
work. Many of these are the high
est-priced men, receiving as much a
SIS a day. The same old schedule {
wages is in effect with those who ar
now employed. Any men among tn
strikers who apply for work befor
their places are filled will be take
back 1t would not be right to dis
charge any of the men who are work
ing for us during the strike
Prices Lower.
General M. D. Flower, president
the Stockyards company, gave tf
following statement to T h u
al: Fifty per cent of the norma
business is being done today. Shil
pers seem afraid to send stock, fea
Ing a dead market. The fact is, tt
market is good. We are prepared
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