Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
STRIKEMAYBE
CALLEDOFF
Strikers Deserving Union and Great
Cry for Support Makes II En-
barrassing 10 Union.
PACKERS GAINING MEN DAILY
Union Leaders Hold Meeting and viii
sndeavor to Gracefully Surren-
der to the Employers.


of the packers had long secret meet
ing this morning. They declined 10
make any statement concerning its
purpose. beyond denying that any
communication had been received
from the strike leaders.
The executive board OF the Meat
Cutters Union adjourned after a
shou session and the members went
To confer with the Allied Trades coun-
eli. II was admitted that a PROPOSE
tion for settling the strike had been
arranged and would be presented 70
the council for action, but the details
wcr, withheld.
With the strike relief funds depict.
I'd and crowds Of hungry men vainly
scramhling for food at the commits
sary stores. II taxes the labor leaders
TO find way 10 prevent a stampede
To the non-union ranks.
II is understood thai the peace
proposition which the leaders have
prepared provides that the men shall
be- taken back as union men and at
the wage scale in effect before the
strike be recognized. rne agreement
of the leaders is 10 devise some
means OF surrender that can be con-
strued as a settlement"
A Ahu,I,.t.l,. hing haNnf
Harrison's words. summarized the re.
suit OF the meeting of the aldermanic
committee named To mediate. IL pos.
sible. In the stockyards' strike, after
il had adjourned today. The COM
mittee does not expect to meet again.
President Donnelly, OF the Butch
ers' union, Mathew Carr. Nicholas
Gier and John Fitzpatrick met the
aldermen in Mayor Harrison's Of
fee. They reported that the packers
refused TO make any concessions.
No evidence was offered as to the
violations OF health laws in housing
employees OF the stock yards. Mr..
Donnelly saying he had not yet pre-
pared the data. hTe union leaders
withdrew and not long afterward The
committee adjourned
Two important meetings were held
by the labor unions tonight 10 discuss
the packing house strike. but no ac-
ton was taken at either gathering.
The first meeting was held by the
packing house teamsters. who went
out on a sympathetic strike. The
session was turbulent. but the senti-
ment was strongly against returning
TO work. Cornelius Shea, leader OF
the national organization ol ;eamsters
was present. He asked the men to
take a vote on the question OF wheth-
or they would return to work, but
they refused 10 take such vote.
Severa lwho advocated the vote were
shouted down.
After the adjournment OF the team.
sters' meeting the representatives OF
the allied trades employed in the stock
yards had meeting Nothing was
settled at this gathering and the
meeting will be resumed in the morn
ing.
While declining to enter into de-
tails. Homer ID. Call, secretary OF the
Butcher Wprkmen's union, said the
executive board had considered the
question OF calling off the strike.
I'VE canvassed the entire session.
said he, but action was postponed un-
Ill morning. There was some senti-
ment expressed In favor OF continu-
ing the strike. II also appeared that
one or two of the members OF the
board might be in favor Of declaring
the strike al an end
Chicago, Aug. 26.-Conference of
the committee appointed earlier In
the week to attempt a settlement Of
the strike with the parties to thu dis
pute resulting In nothing. there Il nd
prospect that they will result in any
thing In the near future. and the
chances OF agreement between The
packers and the strikers appear very
meager. The strike leaders appeared
before The committee this morning
and stated their side Of the case.
They did not suggest 10 the alder.
manic committee that II make an ov.
erture 10 the packers, but simply gave
their side OF the case.
Representatives OF the packers then
appeared before the committee Az
ter session that lasted three hours.
Mayor Harrison said:
The packers have said JUST v hat
they said before: that they ar. .un-
ming their plants and have nothing 10
arbitrate, and that there is no reason
why they should confer with the men.
We heard a review OF The en-
tir' strike trouble and the packers
LAY that in every city except Chica-
go and Omaha the strilos Is over. and
they assert that with IS per cent as
many men as they employed in Chi
cago before the strike they are now
turning out % percent vf the normal
output
Labor leaders tonight announced
hat in all probability the butchers
strike would be settled peaceably'
before next Wednesday. They declin-
I'D 70 explain the cause OF their be-
lief. but were positive in their state
ments that the strike would be called
off. President Donnelly, of the Butch
ers' Union. has called all the mem
oers Of the butchers executive board
70 meet in Chicago next Wednesday,
Chicago, Aug. 2s.-The members OF
the national executive committee Of
the Butchers union had a two hours
meeting tonight TO discuss the. ures-