The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-23
BUTCHERS AGAIN CO
ON STRIKE
All Union Men throughout the
Country Ordered to
Cease Work

Chicago July 22.-When the 5000 but
chers and their helpers went into the
yards here today to take their old places,
the general greeting received was:
I'VE cannot take back more than half
the regular force
promptu nature and reached an agree
ment to act as a unit.
came the reply of the union men. Inc
packers refused to accede to this, and
a committee was sent out to see Presi-
dent Donnelly. The latter communicated
with his advisers and within an hour and
a half the decision was reached to re-
open the strike.
President Donnelly. Immediately after
calling the men out the second time, gave
out the following statement relative to
his action:
1.-The packers agreed to replace the men
without discrimination. They agreed that
the men should report fer work and be
taken back. Instead of being furnished
with checks this morning when the men
went back to work they were met by
superintendent or a policeman who pick
ed out certain men and told them to go
and get their checks. They It'd Others
to go home that they did not know
when they would be needed, or whether
they would ever be needed. This was
plain violation of our agreement.
called up Mr.. Conncrs of Armour & Co.
and told him that the agreement was be-
ing fiagrantly violated that the men
tia, as socn as the men had reported
from the yards what was being done
Immediately to see him and show how
the agreement was being violated. told
mess with him until the other trades
had been represented"
While the immediate provocation for
the removal of the strike is apparently
the refusal OF the packers TO take back
a large proportion Of the strikers who re-
ported for work today. the real cause of
the rupture was inferred to be a circular
issued yesterday by the packers
The circular purported to explain to the
public the agreement entered into with
the labor leaders. Seemingly the circular
could be taken as implying that the
agreement did not bind the packers TO
re-employ all of the men who walked
out. The construction the labor leaders
had placed upon the agreement was that
all should be re-employed within As days
The news CT the strike at the stock
yards was followed within an hour by
sn announcement that a joint conference
at the offices of Armuor a. Co., had been
arranged to take place this afternoon
between the packing hause proprietois
and the labor leaders to discuss the al
legged unjust discrimination on the part
of the packers.
Immediately upon hearing that the
strike had been renewed kilograms We're
sent by City Comptroller Mccain to re-
vacation. He had left for Marquette,
Wisconsin, where he was to take a boat
strike had such a degree of activity been
observed in the ST. ckyards as today.
Long before the whistle blew for the men
to enter. crowds had begun to gather at
the various gates. Exchange avenue was
packed with humanity. There were a
few cases of personal violence en- the
pa,t of the strike sympathizers, though
the strikers. needing President Donnel-
lys advice to avoid trouble, let non-union
men pass generally without molestation.
The strikers, when they appeared at
n the packers houses. carried their tools
and overalls. and were In fine humor.
When the men found that the packers
expected to take back only a small pro-
portion today. the smiles changed to
frowns. A committee was quickly APP
nninted and WAS sent to interview the