The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-16
PACKERS REPLY
TO THE STRIKERS
representatives of the Two
Sides Did Not Meet.
PRICE OF MEAT ADVANCING
EMPLOYERS TRYING TO USE
NON UNION HELP.

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peace in the butchers strike are at
"a standstin tonight and the strike
VIII continue until one side or the other
abates the demands made up TO the
present time.
Both sides are anxious for a peace
able settlement. but the stumbling block
to a final adjustment is that neither
side is not prepared to allow the other
TO dictate the basis OF arbitration.
This afternoon tie packers consid-
cred Mr.. Dounelly's reply to their pro-
pOsaI Of last night and announced it
unsatisfactory. Union officials were
advised that ii would be impossible to
reach an agreement along the lines sug-
gested by Mr. DCnneHy.
Ready to Arbitrate
In their answer to Mr. Donnelly the
packers declared themselves ready to
arbitrate. but stipulated that the arbi
tratiOn should include the entire scope
Of the strike and not be limited in any
way. This commUnica tiOn of the pack
eTs was Identical with the one sent
yesterday by them TO MI DOnnelly,
and t. which his counter proposition of
today was a reply.
With the reply of the packers was
sent a note 10 AIR DOnneilv advising
him that they would be ready for his
answer tomorrow, and that if he de
sired another conference with them
they would be pleased 10 meet him in
another effort TO reach a basis Of ar
bitration. No arrangements have as
yet been made for another. conference,
but the reply of the unions to the latest
note of the packers viii be sent tomor-
row morning, after which Mr.. Donnelly
viii leave for St Louis, where he viii
address a mass meeting Of strikers
Sunday afternoon.
Strikers Latest Proposal
Mr. DonneIly's latest proposal to the
packers follows:
All grievances to be submitted to ar
bitration; all strikers to be reinstated
in a body, men employed by the pack
eTS since the strike may be retained If
use can be found for them, the tenn
pOraTy wage scale to be that in effect
previously TO May =. This means that
unskilled labor is to be paid. pending
the decision of the arbitrator. 1S1a
cents, instead of - to 17a cents, the
prices paid since May IS.
Following is the reply Of the packers
TO the proposal Of Mr. DOnueIly.
All grievances TO be submitted to ar
bitraUOn; the strikers to be re-em-
plOyed as rapidly as places can be
found for them. preference to be given
the strikers in the order Of their appli-
cations for work, all men now al work
20 be retained ana the temporary
wages TO be ia accordance with the
schedule in effect at the time Of the
strike.
Allied trade unions at the stock yards
are becoming restless and unless "a set
tlement is reached in the near future
they may decide TO stop work in sym
Dathy with the men already out. The
members of the allied crafts at the
Chicago stock yards number some 5000
men, and most of them belong to
unions A mass meeting of these men
win be held tomorrow night when the
question Of their quitting work VIII be
discussed.
Work Continues.
The work in the packing plants in
Chicago was continued today on
much larger scale than at any time
since the strike began Many new
men have been employed. among whom
il Is said, are many skilled workmen.
and the packers declare that they are
doing better than they expected they
would be able to do al the time the old
employees quit work.
With the increase III working forces
the packing houses today were able to
-A-A eAl+ W NtEi - Lil- ~ DIS 0OllE
on "a sufficiently heavy scale TO warrant
some buying at the yards in the morn
ing W1rkmen who have taken the
places of the strikers were not mOlested
while in the yards, and as long as they
continue al work, the packers declare,
a meat famine can be averted for many
weeks
Around the stock yards today the ex-
pressed opinion was that the strike
would last well into next week Com
mission men and feeders who are gen
orally IN touch with the situation sent
dispatches TO shippers throughout the
country advising them to hold their
livestock until later, and warning them
especially 10 refrain from sending the
usual heavy shipments Monday morn
ing.