New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-25
ALL TRADES OUT TO-DAY.
TEIUST'ERS FOR PEACE.
Packers Preparing for a Big Fight
-TiOIence Looked For.

-piOience Looked For.
Chicago. July 2f-Determined on fight to a
finish to enforce the demands of the striking
butchers. sympathetic strike Of all the union
workmen employed in the meat packing indus
try throughout the country. with the exception
of the teamsters will be declared tomorrow
morning at o'clock.
Instead of joining I'm the sympathetic strike
tomorrow. the teamsters will make another
effort to bring about adjustment of the con-
troversy by arbitration. This decision
reached late tonight at meeting of the joint
council of teamsters' unions throughout Chi
cago. who met to consider the Endorsement of
decision reached this afternoon by the packing
house teamsters' union to quit work with the
other allied unions. The decision of the stock
yards teamsters was almost unanimous in favor
of striking but. as it is necessary according
to the rules of the teamsters' union for the joint
council to sanction any strike movement. all
the union teamsters in the employ of the pack
ers will remain at work during the struggle, or
until the joint council gives their permission TO
a strike should their efforts to settle the matter
by conciliation tomorrow prove futile.
The committee appointed at to-nght's meet
ing was told to get into communication to-mor-
row morning as early as possible with the pack
ers Whether the teamsters' efforts for peace
will prove successful uone of the packers repre-
sentatives who were communicated with to-
night would saw The decision to make another
effort for peace was reached at such late hour
tonight that it was impossible for the packers
to get together to decide on what answer would
he given to the intermediary committee to-
morrow.
DONNELLY ASKS TRANSFERS To Go OUT.
President Donnelly of the Butchers workmen,
nf fba ba
packers. addressed the teamsters' meeting and
explained the cause Of the original strike ana
thanked the representatives OF the teamsters for
their efforts I'm bringing about the original set
tlement. Then he declared that the packers had
nagrantly violated the peace pact and that the
butchers had refused TO remain At work making
# necessary for him to order second strike 10
preserve the organization. He asked the team
sters for their support in the sympathetic strike
which had been ordered by the allied trades bur
told them that. if they could not under their
laws see their way clear to join the sympathetic
movement and break their agreement with The
packers any action they might take that would
help the situation would be appreciated.
After DonneIly retired the teams,ers debated
the situation They scored the butchers for de
laying consultation with the packing teamsters
until after the original strike was called, and
unanimously determined that it would he dan
gerous 10 the labor movement In general 10 in
dorse the sympathetic strike without first con-
sultng with the packers.
No conferences were held to-day either by
the packers the labor leaders or Jointly in
an effort to reach adjustment of the con
troversy. Both sides rested to-day. apparently
waiting for to-morrows developments Whether
the packers would make any concessions to the
demands of the labor leaders IN order to pre-
vent a general walkout OF the trades at the
stockyards would not ne discussed by any OF
the packing house representatives to-day but
from the preparations going at the different
plants it was evident that the packers intended
TO fight for their independence. All the Labor
leaders declared that they would await to-
mnTrOw's developments before considering fur
tEer negotiations. and that the packers would
have TO make the request for a resumption of
peace negotati tions. as the unions had no IN
tention at the present time OF don; So
PACKERS PREPARING FOR STRUGGLE
Preparations for the struggle which is ex-
rected to reach a climax tomorrow morning
were being made at the different packing plants
all during the day and far into the night. Dozens
of representatives, of the packing houses were
scattered all over the country to-day in search
of men to fill the places Of the strikers Four
trainlOads of new employees were taken to the
yards before darkness set in to join the non
union men already established inside the plants.
Clerks were being initiated into duties and
employees who had been promoted from trades
were returned to their former work to take the
places of the regular workers, who are expected
to quit tomorrow. Stockades have been built at
all the plants To protect men whose work
poses thc;n to danger from mob violence
All through the stockyar,lS there were not only
evidences OF preparation for a ions and bitter
struggle. but supcTintendents of the packing
establishments police officers and union leaders
expressed anticipation Of troubous times to
come. Police Chief O'Neil. who spent the day
making plans for tomorrow, said:
No one knows what will happen. The oppor-
tunity is here for of the greatest labor con-
tests in the country, and apparently there is no
hope of averting 1t. The police VIII bc able 20
handle the situation. however. without outside
assistance, no matter what happens
In addition the four trains filled with non
union brought into the yards to-day under
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