The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-07-21
Still TRYING
TO SECURE PEACE
STRIKE LEADERS MAKE FINAL
APPEAL TO PACKERS.
AWAIT REPLY FROM LATTER
The Terms Proposed Are Not Favor
ably Met, Tt Is Said Sympa-
thetic Strikes Will
Be Called.

Chicago, July 20.-Labor leaders from
| all sections of the city were in confer
ence at the Sherman house Tuesday for
the purpose of framing last appeal to
the packers, and to arrange for sympa-
thetic strikes at the stockyards in case
the last effort to make the packers meet
| the unions terms fails. The meeting
| was the largest one of labor chiefs held
since the strike began. Most of the Off
| clals present said that their men were
| ready to strike if final" letter which
is to be sent to the packers does not
bring a satisfactory answer The gen.
eral feeling of the labor officials seemed
to be that the letter to the packers would
| avail little, and that the declaration of
other strikes would be necessary.
A letter, addressed to j. Ogden Ar
mour, as the head of the packers repre-
sentatives, was signed by two central
| labor organizations, representing every
| organized trade in Chicago, and repre-
sentatives of IA unions whose men are
employed at the stock yards and who
have not yet struck.
Meet us and then agree to meet the
striking butchers and settle the strike
at once, or general strike of every trade
will be called" was the effect of this ul-
| timatum.
Stockyards firms made an appeal for
more police Tuesday to guard their
plants. The appeal was accompanied
with the statement, the police officials
hot Ia 80,
at the yards. Reserve policemen were
| dispatched to Packingtown on the
strength of the firms requests. This
| demand for more officers came on the
heel of Capt. Clancy's statement that
he would reduce the force he had under
his command from $50 men to 200, that
number, he declared, being sufficient to
meet all emergencies. There were evil
dences early Tuesday that the striking
butchers and laborers were becoming
restless. Threats were heard and the
packers and higher police officials took
| quick notice of the change in the tone
| of the situation.
Blockade at st. Paul.
st. Paul, Mimi, July 20.-Although
| President Willis, of the Butchers union,
| promised Gov. Van SAINT that the pick
cts about the entrance to the Swift pack
| ing house would be removed, the plant
was effectively blockaded Tuesday when
the Office force arrived for work. There
were as many pickets in front of the
| entrance as previously, and a deter
mination seemed to prevail to keep
everybody out of the plant but the lead
ing officials of the company and the
women stenographers.
Gov. Van SAINT still refuses to inter-
fere, insisting that other means than the
calling out of the state militia can be
utilized to secure order in the packing
house district The business men of
South st. Paul drew up resolutions de-
manding protection and order, and both
| the governor and mayor of South st.
Paul were presented with copies These
officials still hope to induce the strikers
to abandon the blockade by making
them realize the illegaity of their ac-
| tion. After a conference held between
| the governor and a committee of the
| strikers, 1t is said that the strikers prom
| ised to declare the blockade off this
| morning
May Shut Up Stock Yards.
Chicago, July 20.-It is reported to-
day that the packers have determined
to shut up the stock yards in an effort
to defeat the strike and crush the I'M
ions. Seventy-five breakers arrived
at seven o'clock this morning, follow
ed at ten by another train load. They
were escorted safely into the, yards
by heavy guard of police and were
jeered by the strikers. The packers
claim the situation is greatly improv-
ed this morning, with more activity
than any day since the strike began.
A Temporary Truce.
Chicago, July 90 A temporary
truce to the warlike situation follow
ed the announcement that the pack
ers' representatives would meet the
labor people at three this afternoon
for another conference with the view
of adjusting the difficulties. Presi-
dent Donnelly is being urged to give
up his demand for the reinstatement
Of all strikers, but claims he can not
see the necessity of unions sacrificing
all.
I'VE are prepared to carry on a
long war" said Donnelly The police
this morning rescued negro strike
breaker from mob of sympathizers
which had rope around his neck and