The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-30
STRIKERS WAIT FOR
VICTORY AT CHICAGO
Messages From President
Donnel!y Alone Cheer Men
at South St. Paul
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

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The South St. Paul strikers appar-
emily have good reasons for pinning
their hope of victory on the outcome of
the strike in Chicago, as there are 100
men employed in the butchering and
other departments connected with the
killing, packing and shipping in Swift
& Co.'S plant. Many of these men, so
far as can be judged by seeing them at
work, are expert in their lines, and as
there is a great amount of work that
can be done by ordinary laborers the
plant is apparently able to care for the
usual receipts at the yards.
On the other hand, there are about
$50 of the most expert men formerly
employed by the concern who are still
out and promise to remain firm until
the strike is settled. If these men are
taken back it will be necessary to dis
place some of the men now employed in
The plant or run with greater force
than has been customary.
Under the circumstances it is evil
dent that the union acted with an ac-
curate knowledge of the situation
when it withdrew the picket system
and concentrated its efforts in an at
tempt to establish an effective boy
colt of the products of the company
1t is admitted by members of the
union that the Swift plant is able to
take care of all the receipts customary
at this season of the year, and that
should there be an influx of live stock
1t is altogether likely that the concern
can secure enough men to take care of
the additional work. They hold, how
ever, that in spite of the favorable
showing by the packing firm there is
scarcity of expert butchers and knife
men in the plant. This is not notice
able to the inexperienced visitor, as to
all appearances the killing, cutting,
curing and other work is being cared
for with dispatch.
Workmen Handle All Stock
But thirty-two loads of stock were
received at the yards yesterday, and
Swift & Co. managers took all they
could use, and this was not sufficient
to keep all the non-union workmen
busy.
A total of twenty-five carloads of
dressed and cured meat was shipped,
but it is admitted that this cannot be
kept up unless the receipts of stock in
creases, it being claimed by Manager
j. s. Bangs that the ordinary run of
stock can be cared for and that butch
The trouble seems to be- explained
Mr.. Bangs, that the shippers fear
that something may happen to prevent
their getting market when the stock
is received here. So far as South st.
Paul is concerned the strike is at an
end, and there is every reason to be-
HeVe that conditions will continue to
improve Our men, in some instances,
are not able to do the amount of work
secured from the old Workmen, but
they are rapidly improving and all
good butchers stock received will be
purchased at the top market price.
The strikers have shown no DISPOSE
ton to interfere with the shipment of
STOCK and there is now no reason for
Shippers to delay in sending in their
cattle, sheep and hogs"
BUSINESS Agent Steep showed that of
the S25 men who originally left the
Swift plant when the strike was call
ed, 4SV can still be counted as out, 225
have returned to work for Swift and
1ZO haVe-left the city in search of en-
ployment elsewhere. He admits that
1t is likely number of the $50 have
also gone, but if such is the case. thew
have not reported their departure to
the union.
Steep Continues Hopeful
But our information causes us to be
more than hopeful" continued Steep.
and there is every reason to believe
mat the strike will be settled in man
ner satisfactorily to the men. We have
good reasons for being hopeful. there
lore We insist that the firm has not
enough expert men with which to do
business, and that through incompetent
eIhpioyes the business is being con-
Quoted at loss"
The strike situation Yesterday was
without features of interest until about
o.oo last night, when Special Police
man Bllnn placed James McNeary
ooiored non-union man, under arrest
IL oelng claimed that McNeary drew a
cutting knife and threatened to stab
Guy Williamson, striker
The affair occurred at the Craa+
Western depot. MeNeary had come
from the Swift plant and was an
preached by Williamson and asked to
Ie1uSe TO go to work today. William
son claims that McNeary became an
Eereo at once and pulling the knife
threatened to do execution. Officer
Blinn was called upon. and there was
quite struggle between the officer
and the colored man, who declined tn
surrender the knife. McNeary was
taken TO the police station and released
upon bond furnished by George witt
e,ian and Joseph BADLY, employees of
pack into the plant.
'e'S'SS Suo9e OoSS
The strikers protested stronply
AGAINST McNeary's release, CLAIMING
that he is dangerous man to he at
liberty. and declaiming that they would
ME charges with the governor against
Judge Doss. They claim that the iudes
acted In an arbitrary manner. II was
asserted by the strikers that Doss has
shown himself strongly prejudieed in
favor of the non union men and that
they Will today file a charge against
McNeary before some other instice
The incident caused considerable AZ
cltement and brought out the STRIKERS
and strike sympathizers in full force
number of kilograms were re-.
ce1ved yesterday from National Pras;-
dent Michael Donnelly, all of when
were designed to give the strikers con
ndence in the outcome and begging
that they remain firm until SETTLE.
ment is reached. Financial assistance
was promised
Mayor Lyle has made public his
correspondence with Gen. M. D. Flow
er, president of the Union Stock Yards
company. in which the mayor claims
That the company has been guilty of
selling short weight hay and corn to
Shippers. In his letter to Gen. Flower
tne mayor SAYS that if the alleged abuse