The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-05
TO END MEAT STRIKE
Third Party InterVeneS In the
Interest Of Peace.
CONFERENCE LIKELY MONDAY
President ponneIly Declares That
overtures Must Come From Packers.
Immigrants Direct From Ellis Island
Put to Work In Packing Houses.

overtures Must Come From Packers.
Immigrants Direct From Ellis Island
Put to Work In Packing Houses.
Chicago, Aug. international See
rotary Homer d. Can Of the butchers
organization declares that outside in
huences are again trying to bring about
a settlement Of the stockyards strike.
Il expect to meet an Intermediary
said Mr.. Call. This person is a third
party, but Mr.. Call declined 10 indi-
cate who the person is, nor would the
secretary discuss further the prospect
for an immediate end Of the struggle
Il expect no direct oyertures from
the packers before Monday" continued
MIR. can, ''but by that time ! hope to
accomplish something Of beneficial
nature. BY Monday the packers will
be ready to talk 10 Ms"
1t was reported that the Intermediary
referred to by Secretary Call had
conference with Louis swift, and that
Mr. Call, the intermediary and Nh,
Swift would meet at Swift & Co.'S
stockyard Offices.
President Donnelly. summoned back
to Chicago by international Secretary
Can, Ii expected Ia the city shortly.
Mr.. DonnelIy said in Kansas City that
any move for an end Of the strike must
be made by the packers and that he
wished he "could settle with honor At
once
Strikers Accuse Police.
Officials of the butcher workmen's
organization severely criticised the ut
terances Of a police inspector who Is
alleged TO have said that after tllls
rioters viii be taken to the morgue IN
stead Of the police station
1.-THE police" said Secretary Call
"are doing more to incite riot and law
lessness than are the strikers. Such
bravado is enough to drive some 81
our men, especially the hotbeads. to
carry revolvers themselves. A can Of
beer would do the rest. We have been
trying TO conduct a peaceful strike
Numbers OF strike breakers employed
In the packing plants are reported ii
deserving Id lunches Of fifty or more
when paid Of. 1t is claimed by the
union leaders that fully 30 per cent
Of the strike breakers are men who,
having been idle for time, simply
wanted chance to make a little ready
money aud. having accomplished the
purpose are quitting at the first ap
portunity
Packers Import Immigrants.
The packers have introduced i dis
tinct novelty in strike breaking train
load Of immigrants said to be direct
from Ellis island. The immigrants
were unloaded al obscure spots ahont
the yards ana were smuggled iii groaB4
Of Ten or twelve to the various depart
ments, where the newcomers were put
to work. This took place while repre-.
sentatiyes of the packers We're reIterat-
ing the declaration that scores of appli.
cants for work are being turned away
because only skilled men were being
offered employment
There was no MISLEADING the imml.
grants who compose the latest aeaulsl-
tion 70 the packers force besieged tit
the stoekyards The recruits were
loaded down with boxes, bags and bun
dies wrapped in cloths. an speaking
eloquentiy Of Mediterranean points
Others carried bic grips ana some few
the small boSlike trunks frequently
seen in the luggage of steerage passen-
gers from Battle ports. On most Of
the luggage the passed tags Of the
custom house Of New York stlll ia.
hered.
The imported men entered upon &C.
tive duty. Private police and packing
house officials accompanied each group
and saw the members started al work
Twenty -four independents OPERATING.
st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. bit is estlmat
ed that as the result Of the strike of
butchers and meat cutters al least
twenty-four independent abattoirs ara
now in operation IN this city and are
killing from 500 10 Loco head OF cattle
sheep and hogs daily. The plants are
being operated by union men. The
drivers On wagons carrying meat to the
city institutions have qult worl, INV