The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-07-23
THE MEAT INDUSTRY STRIKE
EFFORTS TO AGREE ON PLAN OF
ARBITRATION FAIL.
A Serious Outbreak in Chicago-Meat
Riots in New York-Prices Con-
tinue to Advance.

SAiCd6O, 1o.-ShiCd6O thV
entire United States now face one OF
the greatest Industrial strikes in his
tory. Peace negotiations in the great
stockyards strike are at an end, and
the packers and their $4,000 employees
are preparing for prolonged struggle
In the nine cities in which strikes have
been called. The break came in Chica-
go Saturday afternoon, when at the
end of three hours joint conference
1t was announced that a basis for ar
bitration could not be agreed upon.
The reinstatement of the men now
the negotiations went to smash. Pres
ident Donnelly and his associates in
sisted that all of the strikers should
be reinstated within seven days. The
packers replied that they could not
agree to discharge the men who have
been employed to take the place of the
strikers. All other details for arbitra-
ton had been arranged when this OBJ
stacle arose.
Now that arbitration negotiations
have been abandoned 1t seems only q
matter of time till 1900 other en-
ployes Of the stockyards houses go
on sympathetic strike. The central
body Of the mechanical trades en-
ployed at the yards voted to strike
when asked to do so by President Dom
nelly of the butcher workmen.
Prices of meat continue to go up, al
though the packers insist that there is
plenty on hand and that there will be
no appreciable shortage. Fulton mar
ket commission men say that If the
strike continues, they can supply the
Chicago market with 60 per cent. Of
the normal consumption of meat.
The effect of the strike was keenly
felt in the east, where the advanced
prices and the scarcity in the fresh
meat supply make 1t a luxury to the
poorer classes. In Greater New York
on the east side purchases were made
by ounces. The increased demand for
poultry, eggs and vegetables resulted
in general advance in prices, and the
hotels and restaurants we're charging
more. Many of the butcher shops in
the poorer sections Of the city were
forced to close, owing to inability to
get supplies.
Chicago, July 15.-Rioting and
bloodshed signalized the progress OF
the packing house strike Thursday
night. While the packers and the
strike leaders were ending a down
town session In which they had failed
to reach basis of settlement, hun
dreds Of workingmen and their SYM
pathizers gathered in Paulina and
Forty-fifth streets, near the New City
police station. When the police at
tempted to arrest a rioter the mob as
sailed them with stones and sticks. An
answering volley of bullets was fred
by the patrolmen and one of the
strikers was shot. Three policemen
also were wounded, while several
other rioters were injured.
New York, July ia meat riot oc-
CURED at Forty-fourth street and First
avenue Friday afternoon, in which 500
East side kosher butchers and striking
employees of the big packing houses
took part. 1t began when several
butchers persisted in buying meat from
the packing houses. after they had
pledged themselves not to pay the ex-
brilliant prices demanded. AS they
with their meat they were at
lacked by the butchers who had held to
heir agreement and by the strikers, and
had not the police interferred the I'M
faithful butchers would have been
killed. AS 1t was they were severely
beaten. Hundreds of the rioters were
bruised and battered by the night
sticks of the police. 1t was the first
rouble that has occurred since the be-
ginning of the strike.