The Bourbon news., 1904-08-12
NEGOTIATIONS ARE ON.
Efforts Made to Settle the Chi
cagO StOckyards Strike.
Mr.. Gompers, President Of the Ameri.
can Federation of Labor, Has
Been Summoned From New
York to Chicago.


Chicago. Aug. 10.-An attempt to
move meat from the stockyards to the
Fulton market on Randolph street,
distance Of four miles, caused a num-
Der of fights Tuesday night between
tho police and crowds of strike SYM
pathizers who attempted to prevent
the passage through the streets of the
wagons bearing the meat.
Fully hundred shots were fired by
the police and the members of the
mob, but nobody was struck by bull
let. Two of the officers, Stephen Bar
ry and Patrick O'Hara, were cut on
the head by stones thrown by outsid
erS.
Chicago. Aug. 11.-Determined ef.
forts are now being made to settle the
,Stockyards strike by mediation. Ne
gotiations begun early Wednesday be-
tween the Retail Butchers and Gro
GERS association and representatives
of several labor unions which would
undoubtedly be involved in the strike
should it be prolonged much longer,
resulted Wednesday night in the ap-
pointment of a committee composed
of those who attended Wednesdays
meeting to negotiate with the packers
in an attempt to bring about a joint
meeting between the employers and
the striking unions. 1t was the senti-
ment of all who attended the confer
ence that should the meeting be ar.
ranged between the two opposing in-
terests a settlement satisfactory to
both sides could be reached.
Meantime Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation OF
Labor, has been summoned from New
York to come to Chicago and see if he
can not accomplish something through
mediation. Mr.. Gompers will arrive
Sunday morning.
Wednesdays meeting with the I'M
ion leaders was called at the instance
Of the Butchers and Grocers' associa-
tion because of the difficulty and in
convenience which would be caused
the members of the association should
the strike be spread to the Ice Wagon
Drivers and the Meat Wagon Driv-
erS' unions. 1t was primarily meet.
ing of business men whose interests
are not directly affected by the strike
and of the representatives of the un-
ions which would be drawn into the
issue between the packers and the
strikers, should the order declaring a
boycott against the meat markets that
are buying directly from the packers
be indorsed by the teamsters' joint
council
When the packers were told of the
intended visit of the intermediary
committee all of them declined to
make any comment on what if any
success might be expected from the
meeting.
We can not very well discuss this
matter" said one of the packers rep
resentatives Wednesday night. 'Un-
til we had some official notification as
to what is expected of us at the meet
ing"
Under the direction of Mayor Car
ter H. Harrison, who was urged to
take the step by committee compos-
ed of labor leaders and several alder.
men, an investigation into the sani.
tary conditions of the various pack.
ing plants where strike breakers are
being housed, was begun Wednesday.
Several of the plants were visited, but
no fragrant violations of the law were
found. In two of the plants the venti-
lation was found to be bad and the
sleeping quarters rather crowded, but
the employers promised to have these
defects speedily remedied
Sioux City, Ia, Aug. 11-Charles H.
Mcguire, president of the Pork Butch
ers' union and leader of the packing
house strike here, was arrested on a
charge of conspiracy to injure the
business of the Cudahy Packing Co.