Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-07-28

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strike, $7,OOO,OOO.
LOSS to railroads in reduced traffic,
$780, 900.
Loss to the public, an average Of
cents per pound in the price of meat,
which will probably continue in force
for several months.
Chicago: The great packing house
strike, declared eight days ago, and
which has cost, in wages and loss of
business to packers and railroads
almost the round sum of $10000,000,
was settled Wednesday evening when
the packers, after a long conference
with all the unions officials of the
city, practically agreed to all the de.
mands of the men. The result is a
signal victory for the unions, as the
packers agree to take back all the
men who went out within forty-five
days. This was the main contention
of the strikers from the first. The
packers stood firm on this point up
to the settlement. They held it would
be manifestly unfair to throw out the
men who had come to their assistance
when they were in trouble. 1t is not
known what pressure was brought to
bear upon them to break down this
attitude, but it is generally under
stood that they had the alternative
of taking back all the strikers or pre-
cipitating a general strike of all the
trades in Chicago. In addition to TAX
ing back the strikers, or such of them
as remain in the city, the packers
agreed to resume work in all plants
and all departments Friday.
Both sides agreed to submit all diff
ferances to arbitration. This is a
minor concession on the part of the
unions, as they have gained the great
er contention, that Of making Packing
town practically a closed shop. Here
tofore all the packing plants, with the
possible exception of Cudahy G. Co.,
have been open shops, union and
nonunion men working peacefully to-
gether. Under the agreement reached
there will be no place hereafter for
the nonunion men. Many of the strik-
ers have departed, forty or more fam
lilies returning to their homes in Eu-
rope, and numbers of men have been
sent East and West to the indepen-
dent plants. However, it is not like
ly the strike leaders will have any
trouble in presenting the full quota
of men for reinstatement.
Terms Of Peace Agreement.
The principal terms of the peace
agreement are: Arbitration of the
wage scale; arbitration of the other
demands, including the ten-hour day;
workmen hired during the strike to be
retained, If packers can find places
for them; reinstatement of all strikers
as fast as possible, the extreme limit
being forty-five days; unions and pack
ers each to appoint an arbitrator,
these to appoint a third; wages and
working conditions of all employees
now on strike to be submitted to arbi-
tration; each party to this agree
ment to have the privilege of bringing
before the arbitrators for decision any
question of conditions, or wages, or
any other grievance-both to abide
by the decision of the arbitTatoTs;
strikers to return to work at the wages
they received at the time of going
out, pending the decision of the arbi-
traitors; the two arbitrators shall meet
within forty-eight hours after resump-
ton OF work. proceed to choose the
third member, and shall meet daily
until their duties are completed; any
former employee not re-employed with
in forty-fve days after work is re-
sumed is to have the privilege of sub
hitting his or her case to arbitration
on question of discrimination, decision
Of arbitrators to govern. It will be
seen that practically the only CON
cession made by the strikers is that of
abiding by the decision of the arbi-
traitors. Heretofore President Don
nelly was steadfast in his determine
ton not to consider anay arbitration
that might result in a reduction Of
wages. He said Wednesday night
that he was perfectly satisfied with the
result.