The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-02
Strikers Declare a Boycott
Against All Meat.
Union Men VIII Quit in Every
Establishment at Once.
TO JOIN THE FIGHT.
Independent Packers Will Unite
With Big 4.
Cattle Are UnlOaded at Outside
Railway Stations.

Chicago, Sept. IA meat famine
will be forced at all costs. 1t is the
best weapon with which to fight the
trust packers, although it may not be
welcomed by the independents"
In these words, President Donneily
of the butchers national organization
today declared a boycott against all
meat and announced that union men
will quit in all packing establishments
Immediately regardless of where live
stock is secured.
Donnelly's announcement was made
at the conclusion of a meeting of the
allied trades conference board.
The executive board of the Retail
had just been in conference with Mr..
Donnelly and his associates having
come to ask certain concessions for the
independent packers and to seek auth
ority to attempt to bring about a meet
ing between the packers and represen-
tativeS of the strikers.
BY ignoring these latest attempts at
peace and by taking such aggres-
ted their intention to make it a fight to
finish.
The police record of the strike at the
stock yards station to date reads:
Assaults, 46; murders, 4; accidents
81; removed to hospital, 43.
The following statement was given
out by President Donnelly:
The conference board, representing
all organizations involved in the pres
ent packing house strike has taken ac-
tion to place all meats upon the unfair
list. This order goes into effect on Sat
urday evening, September 8, at $50 d.
m. The order will be sent to every
packing house in the country and no
member of the meat cutters and butch
er workmen union will be allowed to
dress any animal urtal the strike is set
tied.
"This action is the result of the re-
quest that the public refuse to eat
meat, and no person, no matter in
what capacity employed in handling
p. m on Saturday The packers have
resorted to extortion as the result of
the strike, buying live stock on the
hoof for almost nothing and charg-
ing almost any price for the dressed
product. The public will now be
given an opportunity to retaliate by
refusing to eat meat until such time
as they can procure the same at a fair
market price"
Independents VIII Fight.
Chicago, Sept. 2.-Indications are that
the five independent packers within the
stockyards enclosure will join the big
packers in their fight while those out
side will endeavor to continue opera
tions with union crews. Two of their
number received consignments of cat
tie at an outside railroad yard today
and will have them driven to the yards
through the streets.
Within the yards the Independents
are obviously preparing for war, a
wagon load of cots having been taken
to one point.
The union switchmen employed by
the Chicago Junction railway in nan
ding stock yards business VIII send n
committee to the packers today to urge
a plan of settlement, the details OF
which are not now known.
Citations Issued.
BeIleviIle, ILL.,, Sept. 2.-As a result
of strike troubles at the East st. Louis
packing houses during the past few
days, issuance of citations against
strikers began on a wholesale plan
here today. They will be charged
with contempt of court, I'm violating
the injunction issued by Judge Hold
er some time ago restraining strikers
from interfering in any way with men
employed to take their places
Citations were today served on Pat
rick Moran, business agent of the
packing trades council; Chris Mertz.
another leader, and Frank Meyer and
George Hafforth, of the commissary
1t was currently rumored that
Sheriff Thompson had conferred with
Governor Yates in reference to the ad-
visibility of calling out the militia to
prevent further disorder, but Sheriff
made a public statement
denying this.
Attacked by Strikers.
New York, Sept. Edward Armes.
a. nonunion butcher, was the victim
of a savage attack by three striking
union men today and is now in the
hospital. While his wounds are Sc