The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-21

The whole controversy will be sub
mitted 70 q board of arbitrators. both
sides agreeing TO abide by whatever de-
cision this board may reach. Pending
the decision OF the arbitration board the
men will be taken back to work as rapid
ly as possible by the packers, and IL IN
agreed by the packers that all the old
employees are to be reinststed within 40
days from the date work is resumed.
unemployed at the expiration OF that
time such persons are to have the privi-
iege OF submitting their cases TO the ar
board for settlement
The strikers will return 10 work as
soon as they can be notified OF the peace
able adjustment OF the trouble. and II
is expected that by Friday morning
everything will be In normal shape al all
the plants IN the different cities where the
employees were on strike.
Half an hour after the decision had
been reached last night TO arbitrate. NJ
]. Donneliy. the strike leader. had Sc
cured communication by long distance
telephone with the leaders OF the strik
ers In outside cities and had notified them
that a satisfactory settlement had been
reached and directed the strikers 20 re-
turn TO work as soon as possible
SETTLED BY ALLIED CRAFTS.
The settlement Of the difficulty by ar
bitration was brought about by the al
lied crafts at the stockyards, who would
become involved an the controversy had
II continued much longer
The representatives OF these unions.
which represent about 1900 men, got
together and sent a final appeal TO the
packers asking for a three-sided confer
ence yesterday between the packers, the
strikers, and themselves. In final effort
10 get both sides OF the controversy to-
aether again and arrange some sort OF
an agreement which would prevent the
strike spreading TO the affiliated unions.
The appeal OF the allied trades unions
received a favorable response from the
packers and yesterdays conference was
the result.
The agreement provides that the arbi-
traitors shall consist OF three practical
packing house men. to be selected as
follows:
One representative OF the packing com
panies. one representative OF the Anal
gamated Meat Cutters and Butchers and
Butchers Men of North America, these
two TO select a third member.
TO MAKE WAGE SCALE
The agreement was signed by the COM
mittees OF the packing companies and
Aralgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
workmen OF North America. and also by
the representatives of the following pack
ers:
Armour e. Co. Nelson Morris & Co,
Schwarsschild e. Sulsberger Co, Swift d
Co. National Packing Company, Cudahy
Packing Company and Libby. Mcneil a
libby.
The agreement reached at the confer
ence is practically the same as the propo-
sition made last Saturday to the packers
by Mr.. Donneily. The only difference II
that In Saturdays communication Mr
Donnelly insisted that the strikers be all
taken back 10 work within seven days.
This the packers refused, although they
agreed to accept every other demand
When the men return to work II will be
under exactly the same conditions as
prevailed before the strike was declared.
with the exception that the question OF
wage scale will be decided by arbitration.
The old wage scale under which the
union worked last year expired May q.