The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-22
Nearly $4,000 Butchers Will
Resume Slaughter of Cattle in
Packing Houses.
UNIONS RATIFY SETTLEMENT.
Packers Issue Statement Indicat-
ing That All Strikers Will
Not Be Reinstated in
Forty-Five Days.

Chicago. July 2i.-Nearly all of the $4,000
butchers who quit work July 12, paralyz-
ing the meat industry of the country. will
go back to their posts tomorrow morn
ing. While they continue peacefully at
work, Board of Arbitration will pass
judgment on the contentious of the la
borers for higher wages and less arduous
working conditions-and the decision of
the arbitrators will settle the issues of
the great strike.
/ President Donnelly of the butchers
union to-day promptly received the ap-
proval of all Of the Executive Board mem
hers except two The points yet TO be
heard from are Syracuse and San Fran
cisco.
Around the Chicago stock yards to-day
there was rejoicing among the strikers.
as we'll as the stockmen and packing in
terests. Superintendent Conway of Ar
mour & Co. said: Practically all of the
skilled men will be put back to work to-
morrow. but not all the laborers will be
put back now"
Throngs gathered about the entrances
to the yards to discuss the settlement. and
there were murmurings against its terms.
Some workers wanted to go back without
delay and few could understand apparent
ly why the question of wages, so vital to
them. had not been decided
PACKERS STATEMENT
statement relative to the strike set
tlement was issued to-day. carrying the
signatures Of the packers who signed the
peace memorandum. The statement is as
follows:
There seems to be misunderstanding Of
the strike settlement in some quarters, upon
which the public should be set right. The main
point under discussion. and upon which settle
ment hung for several days the question
of retaining the nonunion men hired by the
packers to take the places of those on strike.
This point was insisted on by the packing COM
panies and until conceded by Mr. Donnelly no
settlement could have been made
In the agreement made last night the packers
reserved the privilege of retaining in their
ploy all the employees that were hired while the
strike lasted. This guaranteed to these the fair
treatment they deserved. and gained for the
packers one Of the points for which they con-
tended and for which they stood out SO long.
The privilege of arbitration within the time
limit of forty-five days covers the question of
discrimination and is in no way intended to
guarantee to the striking employees that they
will be taken back and given the places now
filled by nonunion help.
RIOT IN STOCK YARDS.
The only riot worthy of the name that
marked the evacuation of the stock yards
by the nonunion workmen occurred to-
night, when 800 strike breakers leaving
the Hammond Packing Company's plant
at Forty-fifth street and Union avenue
Yelling and jeering and shouting ''scabs''
a mob numbering hundreds crowded about
the men and sticks and stones were
thrown.
Fifty policemen were summoned. and
under their protection the 200 men were
loaded in Sixth street cars and taken
downtown The mob lined the track nearly
all the way down. Inspector Nicholas
Hunt. estimated that nearly 1000 men
were in the crowds that stretched from
the start of the riot to Twelfth street.
Nearly all the nonunion men have left
the stock yards in spite of the packers
agreement to retain them. They realize
that their positions will be anything but
comfortable. and are leaving voluntarily.
Over l.500 Of 1900 had left by tonight.
Thousands of laborers who have been
on strike appeared at the yards to-day
with their lunch pals and applied for
work. thinking. since the strike had been
declared off. there remained nothing to be
done except to go back to their old places.
They were told at the timekeeper's offices
Of the different plants that they would not
be taken back until tomorrow.
STRIKE-BREAKERS WALK OUT.
Kansas City. Mo-, July 2.-Many of the
striking packing-house employees were re-
employed to-day and others will be taken
back tomorrow. At each OF the six local
plants preparations were made to resume
with a full complement of
men, when great efforts will be made to
catch up with orders. Many of the strike
breakers walked out to-day. Both sides
to the controversy seem pleased with the
settlement.
SHIPPERS NOTIFIED
Omaha, Neb.. July 21.-On receipt here
of official notice of the settlement of the
strike. Vice President Vail of the unions
said the E1en would begin returning to