Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-25
had been made and that a settlement
seemed as far off as ever.
ANTI-sTRIKE ARGUMENT.

One OF the strongest arguments Of
ferod by the opponents Of general
strike order was that It would prevent
the unions from using one OF the
strongest weapons--that by which they
could prevent the big packers from 90
ing business. and at the same time give
their small rivals the trade. The many
commission men ana others active az
the stockyards endorsed this argument
II was argued that Il the unions were
anxious to hit the big packers hard. the
way to do II was 10 refrain from CALI
Ing out the beef handlers and others
employed by the Union Stockyards x
Transit company. since by calling such
employees out the strikers would de-
prive the big packers OF only such bus
mess as is lost during the strike. ny
letting the handlers work and keeping
hands OF the stockyards and transit
company the strikers, II was claimed,
would enable the little butchers to at
tend their business and increase H.
There was no question. II was asserted,
that this Increased business would TO a
large extent remain with the small
packers and butchers.
KILLING GOES ON.
All the big plants in the yards were
and hogs today, The receipts for today
were about 10 per cent Of the normal
run.
About 1000 men IN all departments
Of the various plants failed 10 report
for work this morning, a majority or
them thinking a general strike had
been ordered However the various
packing plants were estimated to have
10000 men In all departments, and OF
this number II was said fully 5000
could be called out by a general strike
order fully obeyed.
INDEPENDENT PACKERS
While the peace conference was In
session news came Of the strike OF all
the livestock handlers. Independent
packers took advantage Of this and
droves Of cattle and sheep We're driven
out Of the yards long after 10 O'Clock
When Il became known that the walk
out of the livestock handlers affected
the Independent packers as wei as
those against whom the strike had Deen
called, representatives Of the indepen-
dents called on the strike officials TO
ask for a special provision allowlns
them to secure cattle from the yards In
the regular way.
Representatives Of the allied packing
house trades promised 10 take the ques-
ton up at formal meeting,
Meanwhile, the sympathetic general
strike had spread rapidly When the
scale men quit many OF them lett un.
weighed cattle on the scales. Not all
the machinists went out. The electr,-
clans and dynamo men, however, made
large assertions Their places were as
serted to have been quickly filled.
The strike movement soon involved
q. no otnulfNQ rHg pNprntlnV
the transfers, steam filters plumbers
boxmakers. etc, walked out successive
liz. these departments being totally tied
IN. i'm some instances and but partially
I'M others. There was no violence dur
ing the walkouts.
The strike, although general was
conducted apparently without the OH
oial authorization by the heads OF the
various unions. but solely upon the
order of business agents. who refused TO
await the action Of the peace CONFER
ence which was still In session.
The Joint peace conference OF Wy
teamsters and packers OF motifs -
ofice ended without making mucn' J.
any. progress The PACKERS demanGeu
that me union mon come 10 them with
a definite proposition. The union COM
,ntttee rettrncd To headquarters 10 con-
Tor with the butchers and allied traces,
In the hope. It was said, that something
definite I'm the way Of new proposal
could be decided upon
OFFICIALLY AUTHORIZED
Chicago, July 25,-After the adjourn,
ment OF the peace conference the NJ
deveioped that the sympathetic strike
Mad been officially authorized by the
nroner boards OF all allied trades az the
stockyards. with the exception or the
hacking house teamsters. The eng,
neers and fremen, to whom word coulu
only be sent with great difficulty were
oiloved TO stay at their posts until
n m. In all other departments the
strike was actually in effect TOR TWO
hours or more before the Official sane
ton was made public. 49,
1t developed that, learning the up
parcnt llopelessness OF an agreement,
the representatives of the allied traces
urged by President Donnelly, adopted
resolutions commanding the chiefs Of
ali affected unions to enter the yards
and call upon every organization man
10 quit and joint In a general strike
n was this condition that the team
sters committee OF eight found when
lie members returned from Morris *
co.'s offices at noon. Immediately
there was another conference between
the committee OF eight, the allied trades
body and representatives or the putcher
union. It was still the hope that ar
rangements could he made for another
meeting with the packers
AT KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City. Mo-, July 25.-Work on
an Increased scale was resumed today
at the plants OF Armour & Co. swift "
Co, and Fowler Brothers. The Cuda-
NV plant. which had been shut down
since the second strike was called, was
opened late In the day with n small
force. Practically nothing was ac-
compllshod at the plant OF Schwar1-
child & sulzberger, while the Ruody
brothers house is closed down until
the strike shall have been ended one
way or another.
In TO 1880 the allied trades at tho
various plants had not been ordered
10 strike,
j. A. Keelor, president Of the central
labor union, which comprises most OF
the unions which correspond 70 the AL
lied trades in Chicago, said that the
order would be given and he expected
the 1900 men here would go out dur
ing the day.
Q. w. Armour, for Armour CO..
Manager Rich Of Swift & Co., and 7. o.
cunningham, manager OF Fowler & CO..
asserted that their plants would not be
seriously affected by strike OF the al
lied unions.
G. W. Armour gave notice today that
nil the old employees now on strike, who
return TO work within the next two
days. will be re-employed. After that
time, he said, their places would be
filled permanently. The open shop
nolicy OF Armour e Co., which has pre-
vailed i'm the past partially, will then be
thoroughly established.
Up TO 2 O'Clock no order to strike had
been received from Chicago by the al
lied unions here, ms far as could be