Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-25
WERE CHEERED BY STRIKERS.
While These Walk.0uts We're Occur.
ring Conference With Packers
Was Being Held,
TRANSFERS PRIEST. TALKS SENSE
lie Urged Moderation, but Dounelly
Opposed Such a Course aud Declared
The Time to Strike is Right Now"

Chicago, July 25-Chicago's sympa.
thetic general strike at the stookyards,
predicted by its leaders TO be the great.
est and most expensive this country has
ever known began at 10 o'clock today,
when thousands OF transfers, cattle
handlers and members Of the mechan-
zeal trades quit work and made grand
rush for the gates leading from the
busiest square mile Of buildings, yards
and pens in the world.
FIRST BIG DETECTION.
The first big detection came when zoo
men, Including the scalders and pom
cleaners employed by the Union Stock.
yards and Transit company refused to
work further
First to go We're the handlers. This
eliminated the usefulness OF teamsters
and they followed.
As they passed out OF the big gates
at Exchange avenue they were greeted
with cheers by the thousands of strllS-
ers gathered in the vicinity.
oILN lAIuLAR BNODUS.
Prior TO this spectacular exodus came
small strikes in the various plants, in
Guiding carpenters, fremen, elevator
men, mnchnists, etc. but thesn did not
hove ene Hfeofos iielns up tho plants
since sucf acton had been anticipated
and as often MS u union man stepped
out non-union man, or a union man
who had deserted his orgai2atlon, was
there TO take HIS place. The teamsters
and cattle handlers as whole, employ
ed by the various individual firms re-
fused to Join in the pre-conference
movement 80 much desired and ardent
~ urged by President Donnelly's union,
but a large number OF them quit and
quietly left the yards 10 attend big
mass meeting called for the benefit OF
al who had refused to await results
OF further conferences.
A CONFERENCE.
While these walk outs were taking
place a conference between strike re-
representatives. and the packers was be-
ing neld at the Offices of Nelson, Norris
x Co, az the yards and the delegates
representing the allied trades were in
session al Emerald avenue and Forty
first street.
Earlier in the day the allied trades
and the comnlttee OF eight teamsters
chosen last night to seek peace anew
before permitting the teamsters TO
strike, had been urged by President
Donnelly, OF the meat cutters, TO de-
clare the general strike, and then seek
a further conference with the packers.
LIVELY DEBATE.
There was lively debate. President
Il, Golden, for the teamsters, declaring
his belief that common sense cam
paign would end IN peace. He pointed
out the danger Of shutting up the Union
stockyards a Transit company. which
he said, would he detrimental 10 the
strikers, as the independent packers
were doing the blg packers almost az
much damage as anybody else. He
urged that the stockyards company be
permitted 10 continue under some kind
Of agreement, but his argument had no
weight with President pounelly, who
said
THE TIME TO STRIKE.
The time to strike Is right now. Let
us talk about the independent concerns
and about settlements later"
Then II was arranged that President
Shardt representing the Chicago Fed
Grafton OF Labor. ana Barney Cohen.
representing the Butchers union, should
join the Transfers union committee.
10 which had been added John Sheri-
dan, business agent OF the ice wagon
drivers, There are 1900 OF the ice wag-
on drivers employed by the packers and
with their striking, It Is admitted the
packers would have much difficulty in
getting Ice TO their refrigerator cars,
Before going 20 meet the packers the
committee OF teamstcrs had n joint con-
ference with the allied trades represen-
tatives and then, with Messrs, Schardt
and Cohen, went to meet the packers.
While this latter conference was IN
progress the allied trades meeting was
continued, the delegates being anxious
10 learn the result OF the latest EFFORT
TO bring about a settlement
LABOR LEADERS TO MEET.
Then Il was arranged that President
Schard.. representing the Chicago Fed
Grafton OF Labor, and Barney Cohen,
representing the butchers union. should
join the Transfers union committee,
TO which had been added John Sheri-
u0n, business aRtQ NJ OF the lceNhBQH
drivers, employed by the packers and
with their striking Il IS admitted the
packers would have much difficulty IN
getting ice 10 their refrigerator cars.
Before gong TO meet the packers the
committee Of teamsters had q Joint cor-
ference with the allied trades reprqsen-
tatlves and then with Messrs, Schardt
and Cohen went to meet the packers.
while this latter conference was in
progress, the allied trades meeting was
continued, the delegates being anxious
10 learn the result OF the latest EFFORT 10
bring about a settlement
WON'T WAIVE DEMAND.
Under instructions the representa-
tives OF labor told the packers that they
could not waive their demand for REIN
statement within IS hours OF the cat-
tie butchers and meat cutters and with
In 10 days for all other and Individual
arbitration IN all cases OF alleged dis
elimination.
After the conference representative
OF the packers said that no progress