The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-19
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Your demand is refused in the name
of the men who are here today braveiy
doing their duty to themselves and to
their families
Mayor Lytie at once sought an eie-
waited piece OF ground and in lengthy
speech, he cautioned the men to cease
using force IN preventing the non-unien
men from entering the plant. He said
that the law gave Swift & Co. the
right to have free access to their plant,
and that as chief executive of the city
he would he compelled TO enforce the
law.
Lytle Talks to Strikers
81 do not believe that you men will
compel me to resort to force that may
cause riot, for that is wanted by some
OF the persons opposing you. Having
myself worked in a packing house at
one time, I know with what you men
are compelled to contend and SYM
pathize with you. But the law on the
subject is plain, and you have no right
to refuse to admit to the plant any.
person Swift & Co. may desire there.
Surprising you do allow these 200 men
to go in. You know that they cannot
do the work of forty good men,
The mayor concluded with an appeal
based on the fact that Swift & Co., being
the largest taxpayers in South ST. Paul,
are entitled to protection At the con-
clusion< Of the address the pickets
strengthened their line and called upon
would send through the lines. George
Willis, president of the union. answered
the speech Of Lyle, saying:
We have determined TO admit the Of
fee force on the solemn promise of the
men that they will not engage in work
that we have been doing in the past As
to the others We refuse them admission,
believing that practically all OF the men
here are laboring under a misapprefen-
sion as to the earnings Of packing house
employees. We are striking because the
packers refuse to pay the laboring men
1S55 cents an hour And this is none too
much when it is considered that in many
instances our men often work but three
hours a day, and it is not uncommon for
them TO get in not more than twenty hours
in week. I beg and beseech the men
who came here to take our places to re-
turn to their homes and let us fight our
battle
Girl Is Roughly Handled
The girl pickets had been placed in
front of the men, being taken from their
position between two rows of men. In a
rush led against the picket line by Arthur
Elliott is was claimed that Elliott struck
1lLSS-<a1ldDSthd JOl11SOii. OllC CI Tic
pickets. She asserted that she had been
severely injured. and that Elliott had de-
Hberateiy struck her. There was consid-
cradle excitement for a time among the
pickets. and but for the interference OF
Business Agent Steep Elliott would like
iy have been roughly handled.
On the advice of Steep Miss Johnson
went before. Justice Doss and swore out
warrant charging Elliott with assault
and battery. Elliott was arrested and
taken to the police station, where he de-
posted S25 to secure his appearance in
court. Elliott claimed that II Miss
Johnson was injured II was due to his
being hustled about when he had failed
in his effort to introduce into the strike
the football turtle back, Elliott said
that If he had accidentally injured Miss
Johnson he was very sorry, denied abse-
lutely that he struck blow, and that he
felt justified in that Miss Johnson was
purposely blocking a public highway
Sheriff Grfsim took an exceedingly
minor part in the proceedings Going to
the picket line while Mayor Lytle was
trying to induce the strikers to let man
through, Gfisim said:
You have no right to block the street
In this manner, and If you continue to do
SO you will have reason to regret your ac-
ton- You may rest assured that if YOU
persist the proper authorities will make it
warm for you. and that your troubles will
be much greater than they are at pres
ent.''
After saying this the sheriff went direct
to a telephone and communicated with
the governor, admitting that he could not
control the situation
Shortly after the sheriffis arrival on
the scene Col Flower, president of the
Union Stock Yards company. offered to
furnish Grisim with twenty-five deputies
The sheriff states that he could not ac-
eept the offer, the attorney general hay-
ing ruled that the county commissioners
would be under no obligations to nav the
men. Grisin held that he could not be
expected to pay for such services cut of
his own pocket.