Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-22

ever be needed This was plain violation
of our agreement. I called up Mr.. Connors
of Armour & Co. and told him that the
agreement was being fagrantly vioiateu'
that the men would refuse to go PACK 10
work I did that as soon as the men hao
reported from the yards what was belne
done there. Mr.. COnnors wanted me W
come Immediately to see MN anu shoT
how the agreement was being Vloiateo'
told him that there was no chance 10 90
business with him until the other trades
had been represented
Discrimination Charged.
A an example Of the discrimination
charged, it was pointed out that Nichoias
Gier. president Of the Joint Council and
cattle butcher at Armour's, was passed
three times In the examination Of those VINO
presented themselves for reinstatement. In
consequence of the attitude OF the COM
pany the men quit there forthwith.
AT Swift & Co.'S plant all the cattle
butchers were taken back without questlon,
with the exception OF PhlIp aul pi,y, :"
foreman on the beef killing hoor Murphy
member OF the unioi uts'', I4s r,,les he
made foreman, when. under It's rules; ne
was not eligible. His sympathles reHialheu
with the union, and when the strlke e.is ..i
he walked out with his men. for 'nis
he was singled out by the management as
objectionable. The Swift employees took
acton similar to that Of the workmen at
Armours. -. oh,r,
At the Anglo-American plant Schwarz,
scbild g. Sulzberger and the Hammohu
nlant If was understood that only smali
percentage of the strikers were relnstaleu.
Ar Morris & Co.'S only three or four union
men were taken back, according 10 repof's
received at union headquarters
Two Girls Out Of Fifty.
Out of fifty girls that waited long In line
at Morris & Co.'S only two were re'ns'aeeo'
The remainder were soon spreadlns 'he
word about the yards and adding TO the eH-
citement. while the lanes and bypaths leao-
Ing to the gates were congested WIN ois-
custed army Of workers plodding away ~
the Indignation meetings or turning the!i
steps homeward to face ane" ,iie us sm ,ira-
ening features of a struggle Wmch All pio-
dicted will be bitterly contested
I'VE can fight 1t out to a finish ana VIII
do It was the significant remark made by
Vice President Sterling. -
Meanwhile. through an arrangement De
tween President Donneily and the packers
hurried preparations were being made 1or
an immediate meeting between the oPpos
Ing forces. 1t was freely predicted una.
both sides would charge bad falth ana thal
a renewal of the fight would follow, beside
which the events of the strike to date VIII
appear insignificant.
Finished Up Work in Hand.
In quitting work again all men were Or
dered to finish up whatever they had IN
hand and clean up. so as to avoid any un-
necessary loss to the packers
About the yards the strikers were loud in
their denunciaton. charging the packers
with bad faith in showing discrimination,
and declaring the packers had no desire for
peace and had Intentionally forced the Is
sue again for ulterior motives. On the
other hand the packers asserted that they
cd wit provisions D
agreement. The packers declared they were
duped by the union leaders into permitting
non union strike breakers" to leave.
Immediately upon hearing that the strike
had been renewed kilograms were sent by
City Controller McGann to recall Mayor
Harrison to the city. The mayor had gone
on a vacation after the strike had been
apparently settled. He left for Marquette,
Mich, where he was to take boat today
Stock Yard Activity.
Not since the beginning Of the strike had
such a degree OF activity been observed
in the stock yards as today Long before
the whistles blew for the men to enter the
crowds had begun to gather at the various
gates. Exchange avenue was packed with
humanity There were few cases Of per-
sonal violence on the part Of strike sympa-
thiZere. though the strikers needing Presi-
dent Donnelly's advice to avoid trouble,
let hon-uniOn men pass generally without
molestation.
The strikers. when they appeared at the
packing houses, carried their tools and over
alls and were In fine humor. When the
men found that the packers expected to
take back only a small proportion today
the smiles changed to frowns. A commit
tee was quickly appointed and sent to in
terview the packing house superintendents.
The committee returned with long faces
and reported the situation. Howls Of rage
went up and the packers were cursed
roundy. Then the great army of strikers
turned and filed out of the yards.
The new strike apparently places the
packers in worse plight than before for a
great number of the non-unOn men have
quit. Many of these non-union workers left
last night, fearing to remain and face the
returned strikers.
Those who did come back received quiet
warnings that there would be trouble
Charge Denied by Packers.
The charge of bad faith was denied by
the packers. Those who could be seen
were unit in declaring: IF any one has
violated the agreement 1t has not been the
packers
According to estimates, $3.50 men We're
directly affected by the clash today. Fully
that number of strikers were on hand ex-
pectfng employment, while others were
expecting reinstatement later. AS soon as
the strike had been renewed by the packing
trades proper, appeals were made to the
numerous allied trades to join in the move
ment. Much centered on the teamsters.
President Golden of that union said he
could not call a strike until special meet
ing of the men had so voted. He said he
would call such meeting for tonight and
a session of the teamsters joint council to
ratify walk-out for tomorrow night
Mr. Golden also began to arrange a con-
ference of the union chiefs who signed
Wednesdays memorandum agreement.
President Donnelly's intention to spread
the strike to all affiliated unions was dem
onstrated by his calling upon the officials
of the packing trades central body with a
specific demand for aid.
Packers in Conference.
The packers hurriedly called conference
at the offices of Swift & Co. to consider the
situation Those present were: Thomas Will
son and Edward Morris. representing Nor
ris & Co.; Arthur Meeker and Thomas j.
Connors, representing Armour & Co; ]. E.
Maurer representing SchwarzschiId & Sulz-
berger; J. p. Lyman and Samuel Mclean.