Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-01
BAD FOR THE STRIKERS
Packers Continue Plans to
Ignore All Union Men.
MANY RETURN TO WORK
WEEK OPENED WITH LARGEST
RECEIPTS AT YARDS.
Striking Teamsters and Barn Men Dis
pensed With in Future-Branch
Shipments by Rail.
MANY RETURN TO WORK.

CHICAGO, August l.-Declaring the strike
broken and that the working force had
been recruited by more than LOCO men and
women, many of whom had deserted the
union cause, the packers today began the
weeks operations with the largest receipts
of live stock that have reached the stock
yards since July H. when the strike began.
There were 915 cars carrying 25,00o cat
tie, So, 900 hogs and IL 900 sheep In the days
shipments from the west, and with this sup
ply the killing gangs in the big plants were
busily occupied Assertions that the strike
is broken were secuted by the strikers
being manifestiy absurd.
Swift & Co. declared that nearly all their
old millwrights and car workers had re-
turned to work, and further asserted that
the firm never intends to take back striking
teamsters or barn men, the claim being
made that the packers had learned to do
without wagons here. All shipments 10
Chicago branches will be made by railroad.
Retailers will take their wagons to the
branches for purchases.
Among the toiiers who reached the stock
yards today were one hundred colored wo-
men, who were taken to Libby, McNeill &
Libbys, where they will do scrub work In
place of charwomen who went on strike.
Factory Inspector Takes a Hand.
State Factory Inspector Davies took a
procured eight warrants for William b. Far
lis superintendent for Nelson Morris & Co..
charging Mr.. Farris with working four
children, all under the age of sixteen years.
longer hours than the law permits. and for
employing such children without proper
school or age certificates. There are two
warrants in each case.
Position of Live Stock Handlers.
The position of the live stock handlers
who struck at the stock yards In sympathy
with the packing house employees and after
ward returned to their duties handling
stock for the packing companies involved
in the strike, as well as for the independent
plants. has been made plain by the official
statement that their action vss taken in
obedience to their union officers. 1t Is de-
clared that they stand ready to strike again
IL it appears necessary.
A report that the fire insurance UNDER
writer's had issued an order canceiling poll
cies on packing establishments on account
of the strike and because of the housing OF
so many men in the buildings, has been
positively denied by the insurance COM
panies' representatives.
Packing house managers are predicting
that the next few hours will witness inn
portant developments in the breaking OF
the strike. Strong efforts, 1T is said have
been made by representatives OF the pack
ers to induce desertions from the ranks OF
the strikers, and the claim is made that
Housing Strike Breakers.
The matter of housing strike breakers in
the stock yards was taken up today at a
meeting of the allied trades. the central
organization of the strikers. The meeting
appointed a committee to wait upon city
Building Commissioner Williams and pro-
test against the use of buildings in the
stock yards as lodging houses, boarding
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adopted recites that the stock yards struc-
lures are not designed or licensed as either
lodging houses, boarding houses or hotels,
and that the lack of fire protection is a
wholesale menace to life.
Move Against Sanitation.
The allied trades also contemplate a
move against the sanitary conditions at the
big plants. 1t is the announced intention
to have the state board of health make a
thorough investigation Of all plants and
declare them unsanitary. 1t is alleged that
men are sleeping where cattle are killed
or where meat is dressed and otherwise
handled. The claim is made that the health
not only of the strike breakers is menaced,
but that their presence is Injurious to all
who use the meat there taken care Of
Will Delay Appear to Roosevelt.
A session of the allied trades today re-
suited in a decision to delay appealing TO
President Roosevelt till all other resources
have been exhausted. The decision was
reached on the advice of Homer ID. Call.
who as republican. declared he was
averse to embarrassing the President at
the present time or till all other means had
failed. There was much discussion on this
subject 1T is said several delegates declar-
ing that they did not care who was
barrassed so long as the strike was brought
TO desirable termination.
Il don't think IL right advisa ble" SAID
Mr.. Call. Ito bring the President into tnis
fight at the present time. He has troubles
enough. and too many people are tryiag TO
put heavier burden upon him than any
human being can carry. 1t is not mis- fault
that this strike was forced upon US. Mr..
Donnelly brought the resolution TO me ask
ing the President to step in, and / have
thought IL over long and thorousn.;r but
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