Arizona republican., 1904-07-23
SECOND STRIKE
Trouble Between Butchers
 and Packers Again
A MISUNDERSTAN DING
Two Views Regarding the Agreement for Taking Back the Striking Em- ployes-Failure Last Night to Reach a Basis of Settlement.

Chicago. July 22.-The stock yards strike, which was renewed this morn ing in Chicago and all other points where the big packing companies have branches, because the strikers were dissatisfied with the manner in which the employers proposed to reinstate their former employees, pending set clement by arbitration, will continue for another day at least. A joint con ference between the representatives of both sides of the controversy and the representatives of the allied trades In an attempt to bring about a peace able adjustment of this second strike was unsuccessful and the meeting was adjourned tonight at S:3O with the un- derstanding that another conference would be held tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock
 At today's conference, which lasted five hours, a committee consisting Of five representatives of the packers and five representatives of the butchers un- ion, was appointed to go over the whole situation but the committee was una | ble to reach a working basis with which both sides would be satisfied. Whether the difficulty can be satisfac- | torily settled at tomorrow's meeting is | problematical, as both the packers and strikers maintain that they are living up to Wednesdays agreement for set ! clement by arbitration and that it is | the other side that is responsible for the renewal of hostilities.
 After tonight's adjournment a publi- | cation committee announced that the peace negotiations today had failed, | but that there was still hope that an | agreement would be reached in the near future.
 No written statement of what occur red in the meeting was given out, as | has been customary at former con- l ferences and the committee declined to give any further information except l that another meeting would be held to- l morrow.
 Unless a settlement is reached tomor- row, the general belief Is that sym | pathetic strike of the allied trades in
 the packing industry, which was threatened last week, to force the de- mands of the strikers will be called All these unions have signified their
 willingness to stand by the butchers il they are called on to assist in the strug- gle with the packers for supremacy
 Tn the following statement given ou; | tonight by President Donnelly of the butchers union, the reason why the | strikers refused to return to work to- dey Is given: "The packers signed a | statement that there would be no dis.
 crimination in the rehiring of the men This was accepted by the officers of the | organization in good faith. On the re- turn of the men this morning they were
 lined up like cattle. The foremen and | superintendents walking through the line, would pick out a man and say | You come up The next man would
 be pushed out of the line and told Inc could not be used, and it was alway. the good active union men whom they could not use. We understood tho | agreement perfectly, and the strik,
 was only called after the packers hat
 violated the same. This has been theil
 system in the past. and that was ou
 main reason for insisting on the tim,
 limit in the agreement, but in spit,
 of this the packers intention was t,
 hire only such men as were favorites
 They also hired men in some depart
 ments who had not been employed
 prior to the strike.
 Superintendent Pension, of the Ar
 mour canning department, addresses
 the employees in the following languag,
 this morning: You went away lik
 cattle, and we will take you beck Iik
 cattle This language was used bot
 to men and women," said MT. Donnelly