Arizona republican., 1904-09-07
Packers Strike Will Ind or
 Be Continued
VOTING Is IN PROGRESS
Little Can Be Learned of the Result, but Many Ofthe Strikers, Disregard ing the Ballot, Are naHing Individ- ual Terms With the Packers.

Chicago, Sept. 6.-Whether the stock yards strike is to be called off or con tinued indefinitely will not be known until tomorrow morning when the re- suit of the referendum vote on the proposition, which began today by the unions involved in the difficulty, VIII be made public by President Donnel- ly of the butchers union. The great est secrecy is being maintained by ,he officers of the different unions as to the outcome of the vote, which is being taken by secret ballot.
 No official statement regarding the probable result of the balloting could be obtained today and the reports nf those who made a canvass of the situ- ation conficted. It was claimed by several of the striking butcher work men that their unions had voted to reject the proposition offered by the allied trades conference board. These persons asserted that the butchers would not agree to an unconditional surrender as demanded by the packers, and which it is said was agreed to by the allied trades conference board. To offset these reports many of the butch CTS declared that their organization had voted to return to work on the terms offered by the employers.
 Contrary to expectations, a number of the unions interested in the strug- gle have so far refused to vote at all on the proposition, but it is the gen eral belief that these organizations will finally take the desired vote. What the reasons are for refusing to dcCele to the instructions of the allied trades conference is not vet known. One of the organizations witch has refused to consider the question is the live stock handlers. According to President Don nelly the refusal of these unions will have no material effect on the final
 result, as it will be the total vote which will decide. A meeting of all the strik- CTS has been called for tomorrow morn | ing at 9:3O C,clock, when MT. Donnel- | ly will annorfce the result of the vote. The beginning of the end of the strike came this morning when 1000 | strikers went back. The packers say
 no agreement has been made with the | representatives of the twenty-two | trades unions involved in the strike,
 but the strikers applying individually 1 for their jobs will be taken back with out discrimination. A meeting of all
 the local unions involved was called for l await the action of the uions and went | back to secure their jobs.
 | Chicago, Sept. 6.--Up to midnight not
 over 7,O0U out of 5O,0OO men said to be on strike had cast their votes in the | different packing centers throughout | the country, according to returns re-
 ceived by union officials in Chicago. In | Chicago. where 25,000 men are on
 strike. the total vote cast will not eX- l ceed 5000. Unless the greater majority
 of the strikers decide 10 ballot on the
 proposition it was said tonight that in
 all proba bility the entire vote would
 be thrown out and the proposition
 would be resubmitted to the strikers | after being extensively advertised.
 Unofficial reports of the balloting in | Chicago on the proposed abandonment of the strike indicates that the men will defeat the proposed abandonment of ! the strike. The result of the ballot | ing by the first three unions reporting l tonight is said to have been 1904 for re-
 maining on strike and but 142 for re- | turning to work