Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-11
Efforts Continue at Chicago
TO Effect Settlement.
IN CONFERENCE TODAY
AGENT OF RETAIL BUTCHERS
AND GRoCERS MEETS PACKERS.
Answer Framed for Presentation TO
the Committee of Retailers
New York Status.

CHICAGO III August 11.-With
view to bringing about peace con-
ference between the opposing forces IN
the strike C. W. Foster, a member or the
committee appointed by the Retail Butch
ers and Grocers' Association met Louis +.
Swift of the packing firm of Swift Il co.
today With the aid of Mr.. Swift, MT.
Foster hoped to induce all the packers 10
consent to another conference with the
labor leaders.
Immediately following the visit of C. w.
Foster to the yards representatives OF the
packers went into a conference. There
were present j. Ogden Armour. T. J. Con-
nors. J. p. Lyman. Samuel MCLEAN. Ed
ward Morris Ira n. Morris Thomas VII
son and Edward Tilden.
The conference. IL was said. framed an
answer to give the retail meat dealers
committee.
Has No Faith in Peace Efforts.
President Michael Donnelly of the Butch
ers Union today said he had little faith In
peace negotiations to settle the packing
house strike.
1t looks to me as though this Is only
the beginning OF the fight" he said. Il
will not stand now for the first agree
ment The matter is now beyond me. The
to approve OF any terms offered. / do not
think the packers will agree to terms that
I would insist upon now and. OF course. the
strike cannot be settled unless terms are
satisfactory to all the unions in the allied
trades
Strike at Can Plant Averted.
At the Diesel plant of the American Can
Company II was declared today that the
management had agreed not to furnish any
cans to the packers. By this means the
calling of strike of the plant Will De
averted. Should strike of the can work
ers' union be called it would affect the
can workers in three plants OF the Ameri-
can Can Company President Norton OF
the American Can Company has been IN
formed OF the situation and 1t TO make an
investigation.
The officials of the company say that they
have a large number OF orders from the
big packers and that great part OF the
goods Is ready for delivery.
Government Agent Sees Donnelly.
Ethelbert Stewart, representing the
United States Department of Commerce
and Labor visited President Donnelly TO-
day and had "A conference with the strike
leader. MIR. Stewart has been In the city
several days studying the strike situation
in conjunction with United States Special
Agent T A. Carroll During the life OF
Senator Hanna Mr.. Stewart was active in
the interests of the National Civic Fedora
ton. This fact gave rise to theory that
the federation is becoming interested In the
stock yards situation.
Not in a long time has there been so
much apprehension of loss among shippers
and commission men as there was In the
yards today. The live stock receipts To-Day
consisted of 1850 cattle; $4,000 hogs and
800 sheep, and to this was added more
than half of yesterdays receipts. Ihere
was little buying yesterday ana less To-
day and a result prices fell lower. ms
was largely due to the shutting down OF Dig
eastern plants which bought heavily IN TINS
market.
Lodging Quarters Overcrowded.
Building Commissioner Williams inspect
ed the Schwartchild and Sulsburger plant
at the stock yards today and found that
400 of the firms non-union workmen were
housed on three floors of the cooling build
ing and that there was ventilation eX-
cept through two small doors. There Is
not A window in the structure. Mr.. VIII
Uams ordered every cot taken out OF the
building.
Alderman Peter Vending and John
Joyce. business agent of the Butchers
Union made effort to accompany the
city officials through Armour < COS plant.
They were refused admittance. as were also
newspaper men. Aldermen Vending. who
Is a former butcher, objected To Deiils
barred.
II am city official and have right
to take part in the investigation, the al
derman declared. Despite this. the repre-
sentatives of the company refused him ad-
mittance.
The investigators visited first an old
storage house of Armour q Co. where they
found 600 beds on the third and fourth
floors When the investigators emerged.
Commissioner Williams intimated that the
quarters were crowded and that the nre-
fighting apparatus were not adequate to
nrptaCt life.