Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-05
END OF THE STRUGGLE
Strike Settlement Reported
for Middle of This Week.
WILL VoTEoN QUESTION
DECLARED PLANS WE'RE MADE IN
SECRET CONFERENCE.
Number of Strikers Have Already Been
Reinstated at Stock Yards
Leaders Reticent.

CHICAGO, September 5.-The Tribune to-
day says: AS the result of a conference
just held between representatives of unions
involved In the packing house strike and
the owners of the plants, the end of the
long struggle is set for the middle of this
week. An understanding was arrived at by
which the men will meet today or tomorrow
and vote on the question of calling off the
strike According to the plans made, they
will be instructed to cast their ballots III
the affirmative.
These plans were made with secrecy and
care. They originated week ago in Chi
oago with certain of the packers and of the
conservative labor leaders Fearing the exc
cution of the scheme would fail If attempted
in Chicago, it was determined to make the
first move in New York The ending of the
strike in the eastern city by the vote of the
men on Saturday was this first step. The
settlement there made is the same as that
now proposed for Chicago.
Chief Points of Arrangements.
The following are the chief points of the
arrangements:
The unions to call off the strike.
The packers to re-employ many of the
strikers as they can give work to and to
give the preference to the former employees
wish to remain are to be retained.
Wages of the skilled men to remain at the
rate paid before the strike.
The packers who have often declared
they would not meet the labor men, will
undoubtedly deny today that a conference
has been held but the fact remains that
duly authorized representatives of the own
ers of the packing plants did meet the
labor men.
What doubt existed as to the position
of the switchmen in the strike has been
dispelled by Grand Master Frank Ha "iey
of the organization. Hawley, at a meet
ing of the union, said the men would
main at work.
The first serious break in the stock yards
strike in Chicago came last night. when
fifty striking live stock handlers Were
lnStated and at once resumed their former
duties
Strike Leaders Reticent
Michael Killean, president of the Live
Stock Handlers Union; Nicholas Gier,
president of the Packing Trades Council;
John Floersch, secretary of the council and
President Donnelly have had conference
with w. E. Skinner of the Union Stock
Yards and Transit Company. 1t was said
possible peace terms in the stock yards
strike were talked Of After the confer
ence, however, Donnely denied that sub
mission of the question of calling off The
tie-up to a vote of the strikers had been
definitely decided upon.
President Donnelly and Thomas J. Con-
ners of Armour & Company held confer
ence last Saturday night at the downtown
office of Armour & Company. Mr.. Donnelly
denied there had been such a meeting but
the packers admitted there had. They de-
cllned, however, TO explain its significance
Both labor leaders and packing house rep
resentatives were retcent today in speak
ing about the reported meeting between the
packers and strikers
Mr.. Louis Swift of Swift & Company said
If there was meeting between the two
parties l heard nothing about it, and our
firm was not represented
Cass Schmitt, first vice president of the
Butchers Union, said
Il am not in a position to talk of the
matter. There may have been a meeting
but L cannot say.
President Donnelly, who left the yards to
participate in the annual labor day demon
stration, also refused to discuss the report
that the first move to settle the strike was
the return of $500 men in New York.
Resumption at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, September 5-An
agreement has been reached between the
striking teamsters and the draymen by
which there will be resumption of work
tomorrow. During the strike the draymen
made no attempt to hire non-union men,
and In consequence no cotton moved to the
wharves for several days.
Committee Considers Reply.
NEW YORK, September 5.-The reply to
the latest demand of the elevated railroad
employees upon the Interborough Rapid
Transit Company officials, as to the rate
of wages and hours of labor in the new
subway, was made today to a committee
representing the unions at a meeting be-
tween Vice President Bryan and General
Manager Hedley and the committee.
At the conclusion of the conference Pres1-
dent George B. Pepper of the AmaIgamated
Association of Employees said: I'VE will
come to some decision this afternoon. we
came down to get the final word from the
company. 1t looks to me as il Wen get to-
gether."