The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-23
THE MEAT STRIKE
IS ON ONCE MORE
BUTCHERS ARE CALLED OUT
Ry ORDER OF DONNELLY, THEIR
LEADER.


panies would Not Reinstate Them
NI-Each side Claims the Other
nid Not Adhere to the Agreement.
Neaotiations Are on Again, and II
settlement May Be Reached.
chicago. July 22.-The stock yards
strike. which was renewed this morn
,rg in Chicago and all the other
,oints where the big packing COM
,anies have branches, because the
r+risers were dissatisfied with the man
,er in which the employers proposed
+o reinstate their former employees,
ronding a settlement by arbitration,
7.iu continue for another day at
least.
ioint conference between represent
+otives of both sides to the controVer-
ev and representatives of the allied
+rodes in an attempt to bring about
4, neacefuI adjustment of this second
st,.ilse was unsuccessful. and the meet
ing adjourned tonight at $50 o'clock
with the understanding that another
conference would be held tomorrow
morning at o'clock.
At to-days conference, which lasted
five hours, a committee of ten. cou-
sisting of five representatives of the
hackers and five representatives of the
Meat Butchers Union, was appointed
IN go over the whole situation, but the
committee was unable to reach work
ing basis with which both sides would
he satisfied. Whether the difficulty can
he satisfactorily settled at to-morrow's
meeting is problematic, as both the
hackers and the strikers maintain that
they are living up to Wednesdays
agreement for a settlement by arbitra-
ton. and that it is the other side that
is responsible for the renewal of hos
tilites.
After to-night's adjournment a COM
mittee. appointed for the purpose mere
" announced that the peace negotia-
tions to-day had failed, but that there
was still hope that an agreement
could be reached in the near future.
No written statement of what trans
pired in the meeting was given out,
as has been customary at former con-
ferences, and the committee declined
to give any further information, eX-
cept that another meeting would be
held tomorrow.
Unless a settlement is reached to-
morrow the general belief is that a
sympathetic strike of the allied trades
in the packing industry, which was
threatened last week. to enforce the
demands of the strikers, will be called.
All these unions have signified their
willingness to stand by the butchers
If they are called on to assist in the
trouble with the packers for su-
premacy.
DOnneIIy states the Case.
In the following statement, given
out tonight by Mr.. Donnelly, presi-
dent of the Butchers Union, the rea-
son why the strikers refused to return
to work to-day 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 men this morning they
were lined up like cattle.
The foremen, superintendents and
others walking through the line,
would pick out man and say: You
come up The next man would be
pushed out of line and told that he
could not be used, and it was always
the good, active union men whom they
could not use.
Supt. Pension of the Armour can
hIng department addressed the en-
pIoyes in the following language this
morning:
You went away like cattle and
we will take you back like CATTLE"
According to estimates $3.50 men
were directly affected in Chicago alone
oy to-day's strike. Fully that num-
Der Of strikers were on hand at 6
"ciock this morning, expecting inn
mediate employment, while others
were expecting reinstatement later.
Ine cattle butchers had no sooner re-
ported than the charge of discrimina-
uoh was raised. The butchers left in
body and Mr.. Donnelly's general
VIaer declaring another strike follow
eu' 1t was sent to all employees of va
nous packing houses in the different
V'Oes affected by the previous strike.
and read:
order out all the departments
again. Companies violated agree
ment."
Beaten Almost to Death.
Inc first rioting of the day came
"hen Frank Miller was set upon by a
.'o"d Of strike sympathizers. They
Deat him so badly that at the Engle-
wood Union Hospital. where he was
taken, it was said he had little chance
vi recovery. Miller was set upon in
front Of Armour & Co.'S plant, and aft
e' ne had been kicked almost to death,
..e was found by pedestrians, who sent
-ol physician. It was found that Mil
,ei skull was fractured and his jaw
broken.
urther trouble came when Joseph
.ounichs' employed at Nelson Morris
COS plant, was taken out of the
yards SO that his knee that had been
lraetured by the falling Of a skid,
-ouId be cared for by a physician.