The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-08-22
DONNELLY Is HOPEFUL
LEADER OF STRIKING PACKING.
HOUSE EMPLOYEES coNFi.
DENT OF VICTORY.
STRIKE BREAKERS TO LEAVE YARDS
MAYOR DECLARES LIVING QUAR-.
TIERS MUST BE SECURED
ON THE OUTSIDE.
STRIKE BREAKERS TO LEAVE YARDS

Chicago, Aug. 22--"I see no peace
in sight except on condition that the
packers surrender and on uncondi-
tional terms When the people see
the report of Friday nights meeting of
the Chicago Federation Of Labor they
will be astounded. We will have a
trump card to play
So said President Donnelly of the
striking cattle butchers while he was
directing his assistants to go to other
cities and while he himself was pre-
pairing to go to East st. Louis to meet
International Vice President Cass r.
Schmidt, whom Donnelly will send to
Kansas City to look after the labor
situation there.
He declared the action of Mayor
Harrison in ousting the strike break
ers from the housing rooms in the
packing plants meant quicker success
to the strikers.
Not since the strike began has Pres
ident Donnelly seemed SO hopeful. He
criticised the action of the teamsters
in sending committee into the yards
to make an investigation.
81 don't see what the teamsters ex-
pected to do" he said. 'If they don't
"ke this strike let them go back TO
k.'
q tOn the subject of action by the
Federation of Labor Donnelly was
silent. He simply declared the report
would prove a sensation.
Labor Vote Cannot Be Ignored.
"A national election is coming on,
said President Donnelly. THE labor
vote is too powerful to be ignored.
"The mayors action in declaring
the packers shall no longer house their
strike breakers is the hardest blow our
foe has received. The packers will
have no trouble getting the breakers
out of the plants and out of the yards
We will help them do that II they need
any help and will see that the outgo
ing crowds are not hurt, but as sure
as the sun rises the strike breakers
will not be able to get back TO theii
places OF work"
Packers affected by Corporation
Counsel Tolman's opinion, holding
that thousands of employees lodged al
the stock yards must find accommoda
tions elsewhere, called a meeting al
Swift e. Co.'S offices to determine what
action to take. 1t was limited before
the meeting that attempts TO abolish
the living quarters in the packing
plants would be contested, recourse
being had to the courts If necessary
The packers declared informally
before canvassing the situation tha
they would contend that Major Tol
man was mistaken in the premises
and that the temporary placing OF bed:
in the plants does not change the
character of the buildings any more
than the killing of a chicken in pri
| vate home would cause evolution OF {
residence to a slaughterhouse.
Decide to Meet the Emergency.
Declaring that the strike breaker
| will be held within the stock yards a
| all costs, even at the necessity OF en-
| joining the city, agents of the packers
| hurried about the yards during tn
| day reassuring the nonunion men an
| rushing work of rehabilitating ban
| racks to be entirely separate from tn
| slaughterhouses Arrangements wer
| made to bring in tents to cover ever.
available vacant spot for the same pun
| pose. Small circus tents were sent TO
to meet the emergency. Swift's ca
shops were taken possession of by me
chanics, who began fitting up tn
plant as a bunkhouse, and the sam
was done with other buildings apaf
from the killing departments. Ever
| effort was made to prevent stamped
of nonunionists The packers declar
1t was successful and the exodus wa
no greater than usual. Union picket
reported that the desertions wer
heavy and that the nonunion me
were in a state of terror.
Later in the day the packers decit
ed to appeal to the courts for an II
junction to prevent the carrying OF
of the oity's orders that the strik
breakers be no longer housed in th
buildings at the stock yards. This wa
decided on at meeting of the legs
| representatives of all the -packin
firms. save one. that are affected b
the strike.