The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-30
SETTLEMENT
OF THE BIG STRIKE SEEMS
FAR OFF
WON'T COME TOGETHER
Rank and File Becoming
Discouraged.

CnlcdSO, aug. zo.-oo ldr dS SuilaOo
indications go, the stock yards strike
Is not any nearer settlement tonight
than 1t was before the city council
special committee was appointed to
bring the two opposing forces together
The special committee not only did
not succeed in bringing either side to
a point of concession, but failed to
bring the packers and strike leaders
together for a consideration of any
kind of settlement.
The strike leaders admitted their
willingness to meet the packers but
had no proposition to make other than
has been made before. All this was
known long ago.
The packers said there was nothing
to be gained by meeting their former
workmen's representatives to talk
compromise because so far as the pack
ers are concerned the strike Is over.
That it only remains for the strikers
to realize this fact and return to work
without conditions. They admit that
they can use number OF their former
employees in the skilled labor depart
ments but not by any means all OF
them. They insist that they will re-
tain all of their present force who have
shown skill and adaptability and that
should the strike be declared at an
end tomorrow, they would be unable
to find places for hundreds Of the men
who went on strike; not because they
are union men, but because their
places are now filed by others who
are giving entire satisfaction.
1t was reported this afternoon that
President Donneliy had by telegraph
summoned members of the executive
board of the Butcher Workmen from
all over the country with the intention
of considering the advisabifity Of de-
claring the strike OF.
As q denial to this rumor President
Donnelly said this evening: "The
strike will never be declared Off until
we have a meeting with the packers"
This statement created considerable
comment among the strikers because
Donnelly's statements on this head
have heretofore been positive that the
strike would not be called off until the
-,paskers agreed to the demands of the
men,
The strikers think they see in Mr..
Donnelly's last statement a disposition
to accept much less than former de.
mands and save his organization by
ending the strike.
1t is beyond question that many OF
the rank and file are ready and willing
to accept any compromise and 1t can
be said that many are willing to return
to work under any agreement that car
be made, emily that they may again get
to work
The fact that developed yesterday
that only few hundred dollars in
cash had been received for the associa
ton fund from quarters where thou
sands of dollars had been promised OF
at least expected, has had very de
pressing effect upon the strikers, and
they are beginning to realize that win
ter is approaching and they are with
out any visible means Of support FOL
themselves and thekr families.
Mayor Harrison said in regard tc
the special committee that so long as
there was any possible prospect oI
bringing the two sides together the
committee would continue its efforts u
do so, but the case looked rather hope
less, as neither side seemed to be ir
the proper spirit of concession.