The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-08-25
SEE A RAY Or HOPE.
Strikers in Chicago Think There Is a
Slight Chance for Peace
Conference.

Chicago, Aug. 23-Action that may
have an important bearing on the strike
is expected to take place at a meeting
of the teamsters' joint council 10 be held
this evening. President Cornelius Shea
of the International organization will be
present and the question OF the future
action of the teamsters in relation to the
strike will be canvassed.
Last Friday and yesterday II commit
tee of leaders among the organized team
Sters. headed by John :. Field president
of the knckcrbockor Ice company and
former member of the Chicago board of
arbitration, visited the stock yards on
a tour of Inspection. This was due to
an effort to induce Mr.. Field to act as
an intermediary in bringing about some
suggestion Of peace and his refusal To
offer any suggestions until he had made
a personal investigation of conditions at
the packing houses. The report of the
committee that accompanied Mr.. Field
viii he made to the joint council on this
occasion.
Provide for Men.
Chicago, H.. Aug. 23.-packers began
active work today to put into effect Il
scheme 10 house their n.n-unon en-
poycS in tie old Hammond plant at
Hammond, Ind, in the event of failure
I" secure an injunction against the city.
IL any event the Hammond company.
which is short Of room here to use for
living quarters, viii probably put the
plan into operation. The packers assert
any Interference with trains carrying
employees to and from Hammond would
constitute Il violation of the Interstate
commerce law and would nece>sltate
federal action.
Union pickets have now established a
system of espionage extending entirely
about the stockyards enclosure. The
pickcts are established blocks away from
the principal entrances and have lists OF
those who come or 20 TO the yards daily.
Men are being stopped blocks away and
warned against continuing work. The
Offices of Secretary Tracy of the allied
trades conference We're thronged today
with persons working at the yards de
manding permits To avert interference
from picketS. The applications included
union printers employed by Armour &
Co.. employees of the two newspapers
published in the yards and dozen
watchmen All We're refused permits.
Attack University Boy.
Jackson Thompson. member Of the
track team of the University Of Chicago,
who has been working for Morris X co.
in the shipping department during his
vacation, has been assaulted and robbed
while returning home from work. The
family with whom Thompson lodged
were warned that he was a strike break
or and that if he was given further ac-
commodationS the house would be
wrecked. When he appeared he was
told he would have to leave. He took
his suitcase and started. \ short dis
lance away he encountered six men, who
knocked him down and robbed him of
small amount of money. He was then
beaten and allowed To 60. He related his
experience to the police and three sus-
poets We're arrested. Two Of the prison
er@ have been identified by the student
as his assailants.
Argue for Injunction.
Arguments before Judge Brenlano I'm
connection with the injunction asked by
the packers to restrain the city from In.
terfering with the housing Of work
men Of the stockyards were con.
cluded today. Judge Brentan0 took the
matter under Amusement and said he
would announce his decision tomorrow
morning.
Refuse to Handle Meat.
Because David Berg & Co.. sausage
manufacturers purchased a wagon load
Of OK tongues from Swift x Co today
the thirty five employees Of the Berg estab-
lishmcnt dropped all work and went on
strike, refusing to handle the Swift prod
uct.