Arizona republican., 1904-07-20
Unless There is a Settle
 ment of the Strike
THE ALLIED TRADES QUIT
These Unions Request a Conference of Themselves, the Strikers and the Packers To Be Held This Afternoon to Find Way to Peace.

Chicago, July 19.-The crisis in the stock yards strike will come tomorrow afternoon in the strike of the allied trades unions in the stock yards, which are certain to become involved in tho controversy if it is not soon settled. They had a conference this afternoon lasting five hours and at it's conclusion sent a letter to the packers asking for a joint conference between representa- tives of the strikers, and the packers, and of the allied trades, to see if d set clement of the strike along peaceful lines cannot be reached. Tonight there was nobody who would say that the packers would agree to q conference. and it is impossible to say with cer tainty that the conference will be held.
 Arthur Meeker, manager for Armour & Co., speaking tonight for the other packers as well as for his own estab- lishment, said that he would send re- ply in the morning to the letter receiv- ed this afternoon from the representa- tiGes of the allied unions. he de- clined to say, however, what the na- ture of the reply would be.
 The unions joined in the request for meeting of representatives of all trades engaged in the packing indus try and they have joined in the final appeal for arbitration between the packers and the strikers. President Donnelly of the butchers union, said tonight that he was anxious to have peace but that unless it came with the proposed conference tomorrow there would be a general sympathetic strike on the part of the allied trades unions.
 Inc letter asking for tomOrrow's con- ference follows:
 U. ogden Armour and Associates:
 "Gentlemen-Tne representatives of teamsters, mechanical and other trades engaged in the packing house industry of Chicago not already involved in the present strike would like to meet rep resentatives of the packers and repre- sentatives of the meat cutters who are now on strike, with view of helping adjust the present trouble and to pre- vent 1t spreading to our organizations. The unrest that now obtains among our members makes this request im- perative. If convenient we would like the conference to be held tomorrow. A similar request was made 10 the representatives of the hmeat cutters, and they promptly compiled with the request.
 Kindly notify us as soon as possible if our request can be compiled with"
 The letter was signed by representa- tives of the coopeTs, packing house teamsters, stationary iremen, engi- neers, steamfitters, steamfitters help CTS, electric workers, carpenters, car workers, mill wrights and machinery erectors, blacksmiths and horseshoers' union. Both sides still claim to have the advantage in the strike. The packers assert that they are operating their plants almost to theiri full capacity, while the strikers contend that the packing house trade throughout the country is practically demcraliZed.
 The packers also assert that there is no necessity for any advance in prices of meat and they declare it is simply 9 hold up" by the retail dealers.
 Bread Snd ice are to be distributed by the packers to needy families in the stock yards districts. In this way the packers are to help the wives and children of the strikers.
 The plan was announced by Arthur F. Evans, attorney for Swift & Co.,2in the following statement. Tt having come to the notice of the packers that the families of their former employees now on strike were suffering for bread and ice, Superintendent Crosby of the stockyards station of the Chicago bu- reau of charities was immediately mo- tiied that a carload of ice and 1000 loaves of bread were at his disposal for distribution daily among those in need
 of help, with the understanding that further assistance would be rendered if necessary"
 Most of the non-union workers sleep on cots in the packing houses and eat in roughly constructed restaurants, on the grounds. Swift &1 Co. killed 1,OOO cattle and 1000 hogs today, according to the statements of the officials. Weary of the turmoil and hardships encountered while struggling for iiv- ing in the face Of strikes and lock- outs, sixty two families of the strikers left Chicago this afternoon to re- turn to Austria Hungary.
 SITUATION AT ST. PAUL. St. Paul, Minn., July 19.-With the exception of a repudiation by the
 butchers union of the officials in nomi- nal control of the blockade at the Swift packing plant there has been lit tie change in the situation at South St. Paul today. The womer. stenogr aphers and several of the leading officials of Swift & Co.'S branch were the only persons allowed to pass the picket lines and all efforts to recruit the force of men who have been in the plant for
 several days are apparently success fully resisted.
 ne of the strikers was arrested for suggesting that the crowd lynch Chas. Fitch, former mayor of St. Paul and
 now president of the Fourth St. Paul Commercial club. MT. Fitch was ad- dressing the strikers and when he re- marked upon wha. he would do if he was in charge of the situation one of the men yelled that if a rope were handy Fitch would be hanged. The
 man, whose name was Haynes, was promptly seized by 6 policeman
 Gov. Van Sant still refuses to in-