Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-07-27
PACKING STRIKE AGAIN IN FORCE

Alleged that Discrimination was Mad
] in Rehirins, All the Active us1io
Men Being Rejected-Applieant
for Reinstatement Left in Body
Chicago, Special stockyaid 4
strike, which was renewed Frida.
morning in Chicago and all the othe
points where the big packing compan
les have branches, because the striker!
were dissatisfied with the manner IL
which the employers proposed to rein.
state their former employees pending 6
settlement by arbitration, will continue
for another day at least. A joint con-
ference between representatives Of both
sides to the controversy and represent
tatives Of the allied trades, in an at
tempt to bring about peaceable ad-
jhstment of this second strike, was TN
successful and the meeting was ad-
journed at $3.50 o'clock, with the un-
derstanding that another conference
would be held. At Fridays conference,
which lasted five hours, committee of
ten, consisting Of five representatives
Of the packers and five representatives
of the meat butchers union, went over
the ground thoroughly. Whether the
difficulty can be satisfactorily settled
is problematical. as both the packers
and the strikers maintain that they are
living UP to Wednesdays agreement
for settlement by arbitration; and
that 1t is the other side that is respon-
sible for the renewal Of hostilities. Af-
ter adjournment, a committee appoint.
ed for the purpose merely announced
that the peace negotiations had failed,
but that there was still hope that an
agreement could be reached id the near
future. No written statement Of what
transpired In the meeting was given
out, as has been customary at, former
conferences, and the committee declin-
ed to give any further information ex-.
cept that another meeting would be
held Saturday. Unless settlement is
reached the general belief is that
sympathetic strike of the allied trades
In the packing industry, which was
threatened last week to enforce the de-
mands of the strikers, will be called.
These unions have signified their will.
!ngness to stand by the butchers If they
are called on to assist in the struggle
with the packers for supremacy.
In the following statement, given out
Friday night by Mr.. Donnelly, presi-
dent of the Butchers Union, the rea-
son why the strikers refused to return
to work is given:
"The packers signed an agreement
that there would be no discrimination
in the re-hiring Of the men. This was
accepted in good faith On the return
Of the nen this morning, they we're
lined up like cattle.
1.-THE foremen, superintendent and
others, walking through the line, would |
pick out man and say: You come
lp.' The next man would be pushed
out of line and told that he could not
,e used, and 1t was always the good, |.
active union men whom they could d5not I
lse.
! MSHna anIiel1traz1ansiian Of the Ar-5f
mage: You went aNes.ssst5 sefessedaL
md we will take you back liKsS lanSE
According to estimates, S,55USs
vere directly affected in Chicago aloneSt'
W Friday's strike. Fully that number
y strikers were on hand at s O'Clock
expecting immediate employment
While others were expecting reinstate-
nent later. The cattle butchers lett IN
, hody and Mr.. Donnelly's general or
Ter declaring another strike followed.
4 was sent to all employees Of various
packing houses in the ditferent ci.,es s
effected by the previous strike, ana
read: ,4n,on+c
again. Companies violated agree
ment.'