The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-01
DonneIly's Latest Move Applies
to But Two Cities.
Affects Independent Plants In
Chicago and st. Louis.
CHECK BY TRAINMEN.
SWitchmen's Union Members
Refuse to Go Out
Because Members of the Brother
hood VIII Not Join.

Chicago. Sept. 1.-The strike order
of President Donnelly with regard to
the independent packing plants is to
apply only to those plants in Chicago
and St. Louis.
at was President Donnelly's idea, -"
said a national officer of the striking
butcher workers organization, ito tie
up the independent plants and to bring
on a meat shortage in order to awaken
public interest in the strike This was
opposed because it was felt such action
would hurt us most by throwing our
men out of employment in large num-
bers. Confining the order to Chicago
and St Louis is not an effort to pro-
duce a meat famine, but is simply a case
of cooperation with the striking meat
handlers. Comparatively few indie
pendent houses will be affected"
stock handlers" said President
Donnelly. ARE on strike only in Chi
cago and ST. Louis
Union men employed in independent
packing houses will not be permitted
TO dress cattle handled on the hoof by
nonunion men. The fate of the out
side independent packers depends on
their ability to secure stock without
recourse to the stock yards company
The EFFORTS of President Donnelly 10
spread the strike against the packers
throughout all trades that are in any
way connected with the packing house
industry was only partially successful
The step was in calling out the men
employed by the independent packers
and the stock handlers that were still
at work for the packers against whom
the original strike was made The to
tai number of men who quit work in
response TO the appeals of President
Donnelly was about 5000.
1t was announced by President Dom
nelly that he had made arrangements
for a strike of the switchmen on the
railroads doing business in the stock
yards. and in a short time the pack
ers would find il impossible to ship
out their products. The switchmen,
however. have refused to strike. At
ter long meeting which was attend
ed Jointly by members of the switch
mems union and members of the
brotherhood of railway trainmen, it
was decided that the members of both
would remain at work. The members
of the Switchmen'S union declared
themselves ready to strike but those
switchmen who are members of the
brotherhood of railroad trainmen de-
ciined to do so. When this was made
known to the members of the switch
mems union they declared that the
strike on their part would be useless
until the members of the brotherhood
went out at the same time and they
rescinded their action.
A telegram has been sent by officials
of the Chicago Federation of Labor
to President s. A. Gompers of Ameri-
can Federation of Labor asking him
10 call meeting to be held in Chi
cago of the executive committee of
their organization for the purpose of
devising means of assisting the strik-
ing butchers.
Riot at East st. Louis.
East St Louis. ILL.,, Sept. 1.-Several |
persons were seriously injured today
I'm a riot preeipitated by the arrival
near the stock yards of a street car !
nOnunion men. The pas
sengers were attacked by a crowd of |
n -e1 IL.
The passengers fed for their lives
One, James Johnson, suffered a frac-
tured skull and several others were |
badly beaten before they got away /
Several of the nonunfon men We're |
and a pistol battle ensued. A |
fusillade of shots was fired but no /
one was struck. Three men were |
as a result of the riot.