Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-07-27
PACKING STRIKE AGAIN IN FORCE
Alleged that Discrimination was Made
in Rehiring, All the Active Union
Men Being ejected-Applicant
for Reinstatement eft in a Body

Men Being ejected-Applicants
for Reinstatement Left in a Body
Chicago. Specal.-The stocllyards
strike. which was renewed Friday
points where the big packing compan-
les have branches because the strikers
We're dissatisfied with the manner in
which the employers proposed to rein
state their former employees pending
settlement by arbitration. will continue
for another day ri least A joint con-
ference between representatives of both
sides TO the controversy and rcpresen-
tatiVeS of the allied trades in an at
tempt to bring about Il peaceable ad-
justment OF this second strike. was un-
successful and the meeting was ad-
journed at $50 O'Clock. with the un-
derstanding that another conference
would be held At Fridays conference.
which lasted five hours, a committee of
ten. consisting OF five representatives
of the packers and five representatives
OF the meat butchers union. went over
the ground thoroughly. Whether the
difficulty can he satisfactorily settled
is problematical. as both the packers
and the strikers maintain that they are
living up to Wednesdays agreement
for a settlement by arbitration. and
that ii is the other side that is rCspon-
sible for the renewal of hostilties. Af-
ter adjournment. Il committee appoint
ed for the purpose merely announced
that In, peace negotiations had failed.
hut that there was still hope that an
agreement could be reached in the near
future No written statement of what
tranSpired in the meeting was given
out. as has been customary at former
conferences. and the committee dcclin-
ed To give any further information eX-
cept that another meeting would he
held Saturday. Unless n settlement is
reached the general belief is that a
sympathetic strike of the allied trades
in the packing industry. which was
threatened last week to enforce the de-
ds of th' rs. will be called.
e unions nave signiiiCd their will
ess to stand by the butchers il they
called on 10 assist in the struggle
1 the packers for supremacy.
tho following statement. given out
lay night by Mr.. Donnelly. presi-
of the Butchers Union. the rea
why the strikers refused to- return
work is given:
rhe packers signed an agreement
llclc would be no INSTRUMENTATION
he re-hiring OF the men. This was
pied in good faith. On the return
he men this morning. they were
Il up like cattle.
The foTemen. superintendents and
crs. walking through the line. would
\ ont 4 man and say: You come
The next man would be pushed
of line and told that he could not
used. and 1t was always the good.
We union men whom they could not
superintendent Pension. of the Ar
ur canning department addressed
employees in the following Ian
age: You went away like cattle,
we will take YOU back like cattle "
According to estimates. $500 men
re directly affected in Chicago alone
Fridays strike. Fully that number
strikers were on hand at 6 o'clock
pecting immediate employment,
lile others were expecting reinstate-
mt later. The cattle butchers left in
BODY. and Mr.. Donnellys general or
declaring another strike followed.
was sent To all employees of various
cking houses in the different cities
cctcd by the previous strike, and
ld.
Order out all the departments
ain. Companies violated agree
mt"