The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-16

to Be Made.
Chicago, Aug. 12.-As forecasted In
these dispatches last night, the strilk-
ers, desperate at every attempt at set
llement OF the great meat strike ending |
In failure, are booming again resort
Ing to violence.
Pickets guarded all approaches to the
packing districts and all other dis
tributing points and had 1t not been
for extra-strong police details blood
shed would have resulted.
A mob beat driver In Center ave-
nue., pulled his wagon apart and cut
the harness to pieces. Stones were
thrown at Lake Shore train on which
strike breakers were being taken to
the yards and one of the negro strike
NO one was hit.
A number of oLner drivers were as
saulted and the police In several in
stances had to charge the crowds and
vigorously use their clubs. The tur-
bulent area was greatly extended and
scenes of violence were enacted in the
downtown district as well as near the
yards.
The wholesale and retail meat deal
ers who failed to bring about confer
ence between the packers and strikers
have not given up hope that something
can yet be done and they will appeal
to Mayor Harrison tomorrow to inter-
cede. The ice dealers will be repre-
sented on the committee.
Just what method OF intercession the
meat dealers will advise has not been
decided upon but they believe that
some suggestion will come from the
conference with the mayor.
This new move Of the meat dealers
( was agreed to today after long con-
/ ference with the officials of the team
sters union and the Chicago federation
of labor. The meat dealers, however,
! are acting on their own responsibility
as the labor officials declined to be
parties to the new peace move.
The meeting was called to hear the
report of the meat dealers who failed
Thursday to bring about a peace meet
ing between the packers and the strlk-
ing butcher workmen. James s. Agar
gave a detailed report of the meeting
with the packers He said that every
argument used by them was met by the
packers with the statement that they
could not see where any benefit could
come from a conference with the strik-
ers. International President c. p.
Shea, of the teamsters. then outlined
the position of the teamsters. He said
that the packing house teamsters would
remain on strike until settlement was
made/
There will be no official order is
sued for any other class of teamsters
to strike" he said, eve will live up to
the contracts made by us, but none OF
our members will be expected to work
where he may be in danger from vio-
lence"
1t was then agreed by those present
that the market wagon drivers should
not haul meat from the branch houses
of the packers, from the stock yards or
cold storage warehouses. The market
wagon drivers will simply deliver to
customers and no other union teamster
will be permitted to do the work OF
the striking packing house drivers.
A heated debate then ensued regard
ing the sending Of joint committee
TO Mayor Harrison to ask him to in
tercede and endeavor to settle the
strike. President Shea objected to this,
stating that he could not understand
what good could result from such a
proceeding. John j. Fitzpatrick. who
represented President Donneily of the
butcher workmen at the meeting also
objected to joint committee The
meat dealers then decided to act In
dependently of the labor officials and
appointed a committee to wait upon
Mayor Harrison.
The meat and ice dealers said after
the conference that they feared the
danger that would arise from a contin-
ance of the strike by the teamsters
cutting work as individuals. During
the freight handlers strike, they said
every teamster doing business with the
railroads quit in sympathy notwith'
standing that no official order was Is
sued,
eve fear this may be repeated In The
stock yards strike" said one of the
meat dealers, 'it would practically
paralyze business as well as cause
serious trouble"
The teamsters' joint council will
meet Saturday night to consider thu
situation and outline a plan Of cam
!, paign for the teamsters. The marke
wagon drivers will also meet to In
sstruct the members as to how far they
should go in a sympathetic strike. Th'
packing house teamsters will NEE
Sunday afternoon. The reports tina
the packing house teamsters desired t.
return to work was ridiculed by the