New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-19
NEW STRIKE CONFERENCE
TO BE HELD TO-DIf.
FEemcn May BE CdLIoG Out IN
Sym pqthy.

LntCaSo. july lb.-AuOlher enufl IS 10 "a
made TO settle the stockyares strike by arbit-a-
zion. Tomorrow President Donnelly. of The
striking unions viii scnd 10 the packers another
letter asking for a conference H. this letter Mr..
Donnelly viii 10 oper the history OF the strike.
and viii ask the packers If in their Judgment II
would not be better TO concede the one point
IN contention, the taking back OF ali strikers.
than 10 continue the strike.
The refusal 81 the packers 10 discharge the
men they have employed since the commence
ment u the strike. and u give their places 10
The strikers. caused the breaking off of previous
conferences. The communication 20 the pack
crs win also suggest the belief Of the
strikers that they are. as Ole employees desery-
.nE Of this consideration. y this OFFER of the
union is rejected by the packers, Mr.. Don
nelly declared tonight the Allied Trades al the
stockyards numbering IA al about thirteen
thousand men, will be called Tomorrow in
effort 10 bring the packers TO terms.
Joseph Morton. of the stationary fremens
union. called on the packers this afternoon and
warned them that unless there was p speedy
settlement of the strike mis- men would be
compelled 10 quit work. While no definite an
swer was given 10 Mr. Morton by the packers.
he was received by them I'm such a friendly
manner that he left the conference with the
belief that there still a strong probability
OF peace. The determination OF Mr.. DonnelIy
once more TO open negotiations with the packers
was the result OF the manner in which Nj
Morton was received by the packers.
Meantime al the big packing plants are go
ing ahead with preparations 10 resume full
operations later Hundreds of non-unior
men are coming in from all parts Of the coun-
try almost hourly by trains on the various lines
running into Chicago. and are being rushed 10
the plants at the stock-yards. The few old
hands remaining at work. the office men and
some Of the packers themselves are helping TO
break in the men. II is not the intention
Of the packers 10 replace all the strikers with
new men, but TO keep enough Of the newly en-
gagged hands busy in maintaining the plants
in operation until the strikers surrender.
slugged into insensibIlity by a dozen men
early to-day and left for dead on the tracks Of
the Ashland-ave. trolley line. az West Forty
seventh-st-, Anton Bartusiakovis an employe
or the Swift packing plant. is dying at the
County Hospital. His injuries I'm the opinion OF
Police Inspector Hunt. Were inflicted by strike
sympathizers and the wheels OF a trolley car
The men. according 10 a witness who has talked
20 the police, set upon Bartusiakovis as he was
going home from work. When they could not
make him join the strikers they broke his skull.
fractured his Jaw. kicked him about the face.
head and body, and then threw him upon the
tracks.
afterward saw the body in time TO stop the car.
but not before the wheels had crushed Rartu-
sakoyiss shoulder. The injured man was
taken 10 the County Hospital. He has not re
gained consciousness. Mrs. ". Clifford at
tiacted % her window by the sound Of men
fighting. saw the attack. and declares she can
identify several Of Bartusiakovis's assaIIants.
President Donnelly to-day sent out new cir
cular urging the men against violence, as fol-
lows.
Because every American citizen must have living
wages. '''''7
Must have the VERY. best tor the children
Must have recognition for the union.
II YOU stick bv the union.
. ~ we obey the union when it says Modest no
OF the country" MICHAEL, DOENEfIY
Hank movement by the strikers developed
to-day in the announcement by President Don
nelly that in conjunction with William Sterling,
independent OF the Butcher worHnen's Union;
John Floersch. secretary Of the Packing Trades
Council, and Philip Murphy champion butcher
Of the West" recently employed by Swift &
Co. VIII start a small packing house where
union butchers may secure supplies AT prices
which will enable strikers TO purchase meat
without contributing 10 the profits of the his,
packers Cattle and hogs have already been
bought said President Donnellv who also as
serted that the plant had been seemed ana
that operations would begin tomorrow.
A special meeting OF the Packing House
Ieamsters Union will be held Wednesday night
20 decide whether or not the drivers win cult
work The teamsters to-day protested against
several or the companies endeavoring TO have
the teamsters haul supplies for strike
The operating forces OF the big plants an
proximated about half the normal strength To-
Gay, according 10 reports given out. All did |
great deal OF killing, II was claimed. Armour
d Co. with 1000 men employed slalghterine,
cattle at the rate OF 40 an hour and Nelson
Morris q Co, with 1880 men at work sla,gb |
tering l2o Swift & Co. Were said 10 have
l.ooo IN their plant. killing 100 cattle and 40
hogs an hour. All the departments were as |
serted 10 have been IN operation