The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-16
Negotiations at Chicago Practi-
 caIIy al a StandsiiiI
EACH MAKES A PROPOSITION
Allied Trades at stookyards Are Be coming Restless and May Stop Work In Sympathy With
 Men Already Out

Chicago, July 15.-Negotiations for peace in the stock yards strike are prac- tically at a standstil tonight, and the strike will continue until one side or the other abates something of the de- mands made up to the present time
 Both sides are anxious for a peace able settlement. but the stumbling block to a final adjustment is that neither side is prepared to allow the other to dic- tate the basis of the arbitration.
 The packers this afternoon considered MT Donnellys reply to their proposition of last night but it proved unsatisfac- tory and the union officials were notified that it would be impossible to reach an agreement along the lines suggested by MT. Donnelly. In their answer to Mr. Donnelly. the packers declared themselves willing to arbitrate, but stipulated that the arbitration should include the entire scope of the strike and not be subject to restriction or limitations of any kind
 This communication of the packers was identical with the one sent yesterday by them to MT. Donnelly, and to which his counter proposition of today was a reply With the reply of the packers was sent a note to MT Donelly notifying him that they would be ready for his answer to- morrow. and that if he desired another conference with them they would be pleased to meet him in another effort to reach basis of arbitration. No arrange ments have as yet been made for another conference. but the reply or the union to the last note of the packers will be sent tomorrow morning, after which MT. Don nelly will leave for St. Louis. where he will address a meeting Of strikers on Sun day afternoon.
 The Two Statements.
 MT. Donnelly's latest proposition 10 the packers was as follows
 Al grievances to be submitted to ar- hitrations; all strikers to be reinstated in a body; men employed by the packers since the strike may be retained If work can be found for them; that the tempor- ary wage scale tp be that In effect pre- vious to May 2S. This means that uilsl1iled labor is to be paid pending the decision of the arbitrators, 1872 cents instead of id to 17lbc.. the prices paid since May &,
 The following Is the reply of the pack CTS to the proposition of MT. Donnelly:
 "A1l grievances to be submitted to ar- bitration; the strikers to be re-employed as rapidly as places can be found for them preference to be given the strik- CTS in the order of their applications for work all men in water work to be re- tained and the temporary wages to be in accordance with the schedule in effect at the time of the strike"
 The allied trades unions at the stock
 
 n settlement is reached in the near fu- ture they may decide to stop work in sympathy with the men already out. The members of the allied crafts at the yards in this city number 14,0o to 15,00oi and a majority of them belong to a union. A mass meeting of the men will be held tomorrow night. when the question of their work will be discussed.
 Killing on Larger Scale.
 The work in the packing plants in this city was continued today on muck larger scale than at any time since the strike has been declared. Many new men have been employed. among whom it is said are skilled workmen, and thd packers declare that they are doing mora than they expected they would be able to do at the time the old employees quit work
 This afternoon a Don-union workman was assailed by a crowd as he emerged from the entrance to the yards. He wax beaten. kicked and stoned but managed to reach a street car and escape. The crowd threw stores at the car and injured q striker who was on board.