Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-07-25
THE PACKING HOUSE STRIKE.


their partial victory by the packers
agreeing to arbitratc everything and
take back all strikers within four or
hNe days. the packing trades council
meets tonight to ratify the peace
agreement Tomorrow most of the
strikers viii be back at work. many re.
turning today. Scores of non.union
men quit.
KANSAS CITY. July 2l.-Many of
the strikers returned to work today.
preterrlng not to wait until tomorrow
both sides seem pleased. The unions
mere by the strike lost the closed shop
principle which prevailed at two
plants
CHICAGO, July Dissatisfied
with the treatment given by the pack
ers regarding the accomplishment OF
the strikers, Michael Donnclly. presi.
dent of the Amalgamatcd Butchers to
day ordered Now strike and 40 600
packing house employees again went
out
In telegrams to the business agents
at all packing centers Donuelly gave
as reason for calling the strike
again that the packers were discrim.
mating against union men. He urged
the unionists to keep orderly. Forty
| thousand packing employees copse-
| qnently continue on strike. Locally
| the strikers are in a bitter mood. The
packers are In worse shape than ever.
because hundreds of nonunionists
quit before the strikers reported for
work this morning. Donnelly asked
The teamsters and machinists to call
| meetings of their unions to consider
the adyisabillty of n sympathetic
| strike.
When many hundreds of the strikers
! lined up this morning the packers
picked out handful and sent them
to work. Believing that union leaders
were Disseminated against, agitation
began at once. resulting In the entire
crowd leaving after a riotous demon
siration against the non.unlonlsts at
work. The strikers tried to scale the
viadncts and fire escapes 10 get at
them but were forced back The mob
| then surged through the yards. cheer
ing the union and shouting threats.
The packers Issued a statement that
their business had been more or less
| disrupted during the strike and that
some days would be required before
starting up to their full capacity. The
| statement continues: at is the in
tention Of the packers carry out
their agreement in every particular. If
any houses give any cause for griey-
ance the same and any future griev.
ances will be readily adjusted"
| President D0nnelly in calling out
the men makes this statement: "The
packers agreed to replace the men
without discrimination They agreed
the men should report for work and he
taken back. Instead of this, this
morning the men were met by po-
liceman who picked out certain men
to go 10 work and told the others to
| go home. This was a violation of our
agreement. and ! told Armour & CO.
of its fragrant violation. Armour IL
Co. wanted me to come and see them,
and | said there was no chance to do
business with them until the other
trades had been represented, Then
| called the strike"
Dispatches from St Paul, Omaha.
Kansas city and St Louis show that
the new strike order Is being gener-
ally obeyed
This afternoon there are again signs
of peace Summary action of the
strike leaders in ordering a renewal of
hostilities was followed by equally Wig
orous effects for the reBtoration OF
peace. AS result, the news of the
strike at the stock yards was follow
ed within an hour by the announce
ment that a joint conference at the
Offices of Armour a Co had been ar
ranged TO take place this afternoon
between the packing house proprie-
tors and the labor leaders Al this
conference an effort viii be- made to
straighten ont the alleged unjust dis
elimination.
| CHICAGO. July 22-3:30 p. m
There was serious rioting In the stock
yards and packing house district this
afternoon. the police being pOwerless
to preserve order In clash between
unlonists and strike breakers, Frank
Miller, nOn-unlonist, was beaten to
death.
The leading packers this afternoon
declare that they Will not yield 10 the
demands of the strikers and viii close
down all plants.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo, July 22.-Pollce
and deputy sheriffs hurried TO the
packing district this forenoon antlci-
pating trouble through renewal of
the strike. The re-employed strikers
went out again at noon.
KANSAS CITY, July 22.-Before the
former strike order was received. II.
Trainor. assistant business agent OF
the Packing Trades Council posted no
tlces warning the men not To go back
to work. He said those who had al
ready taken their old positions should
keep them until further orders.
About 400 men who got back their
old jobs struck at noon. The live
stock market is paralyzed. An order
has gone out from the chief of police
that the force near the Armour plant
be doubled.
TElEGRAPHIC NEWS,