The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-25
Packing House Strikers
Grow More Determined
AS Time Passes.
TO ENFORCE DEMANDS
sympathetic Strike Of All Affiliated
Unions Except Transfers Order
ed This Morning.
For Struggle of Probably Long
Duration.

Chicago, July 25.-Determined on a
fight to finish to enforce the de-
mands of the striking butchers, a SYM
pathetic strike of all the union work
men employed in the meatpacking in
dustry throughout the country. with
the exception of the teamsters was de-
clared this morning at o'clock. The
indications are that the teamsters
will not join the other unions in
order to bring the packers to terms.
The teamsters employed in the Chi
cago plants, at meeting Sunday, de-
clared in favor Of sympathetic
strike, but their decision has not been
ratified as yet by the joint council of
the teamsters' unions. No confer
ences were held either by the pack
ers or the labor leaders, or jointly, in
an effort to reach an adjustment of the
controversy. Both sides rested, appar.
emily waiting for Developments.
Whether or not the packers would
make any concessions to the demands
or the labor leaders in order to pre-
vent general walk-Out of the trades
at the stickyards, would not be dis
cussed by any of the clearinghouse
representatives, but from the prepare
lions going on at the different plants
during the day, it was plainly evident
that the packers intended to fight for
their independence. All the labor
leaders declared that they would
await developments before consider.
ing further negotiations and that
hackers would have fn ho
quest for a resumption of peace nego-
tiations, as the unions had no inten-
ton at the present time of doing so
Preparations for the struggle which
is expected to reach a climax today
were made at the different packing
plants all during Sunday and far into
the night Dozens of representatives
of the packinghouse are scattered all
over the country in search of men to
I'LL the places Of the strikers. Four
trainloads of new employees were ia
ken to the yards to join the non-union
men already established inside the
plants. Clerks are being initiated into
new duties, and employees who had
been promoted from trades were re-
turned to their former work to take
the places of the regular workers.
Stockades have been erected at all the
different plants to protect men whose
work exposes them to danger from
mob violence. All through the stock
yards there were not only evidences of
preparations for a long and bitter
struggle, but superintendent Of the
packing establishments, police officers
and union leaders gave expression to
anticipation of troublous times to
come. Chief of Police O'Neil said:
mo one knows what will happen.
The opportunity is here for one of the
greatest labor contests in the country,
and apparently there is no hope for
averting it. The police will be able
to handle the situation, however, with
out outside assistance, no matter what
happens"
The indications are that instead of
joining in the sympathetic strike the
teamsters will make another effort to
bring about an adjustment of the
controversy by arbitration. Whether
the Transfers efforts for peace will
prove successful none of the packers
representatives who were communi-
Gated with will say