The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-07-22
The FIRST STEPS
TO END STRIKE
Proposition Made by DonnelIy
Containing All Demands
of the Men.
AT THE VARIOUS POINTS
st. Louis and Kansas City Report Tina
More People Have Joined the
Strikers-Meat Prices Tend
ing to Move Upward.

Chicago, July 16.-The strike which
has demoralized the packing industry
throughout the country has not yet
been settled, but there are indications
that it will soon end by the adjust
ment of the differences by arbitration.
After conference which lasted all Of
the afternoon between representatives
of the packers and the officials of the
unions. the employers are waiting for
an answer to the counter proposition
which they yesterday afternoon sub
rnitted to Michael j. Donnelly, in reply
to statement OF the terms upon which
he would be willing to make a settle
ment
Mr.. Donnelly stated that the counter
proposition of the packers will be re-
iected and that he will in turn present
a counter proposition today.
Over Reinstatement.
The hitch in the negotiations is over
reinstatement of the strikers. The
union demands that every man who
went on strike shall be given his place
back before an agreement to arbitrate
shall be considered. The packers de-
clare that they will retain the men they
have employed since the strike and will
take the old men in the order in which
they file applications for their old posi-
lions.
While the peace negotiations We're in
progress yesterday additional prepara-
tons were being made by the packers
at the yards for long siege. The
packers, hearing that efforts were be-
ing made to induce the railroad men
who are members of unions to refuse
TO handle supplies for the plants where
the men are on strike, We're busy all
RI. - ro1lt In,
should the railroads attempt to stor
their supplies.
Donne.y's Proposition.
The proposition made by Michael j.
Donnelly for the strikers which led to
the conference yesterday contains the
following demands:
That all employees who struck shall be
employed in their old positions within
three days; that the packers pay the
wages prevailing prior to the strike
pending arbitration; that the arbitra-
ton board be composed of one repre-
sentative of the packers and one of the
strikers the two to select a third. the
arbitrators to be practical packing
house men: the award a. wages to be
made by the arbitrators snail take eff
feet from the time of resumption of
work, but that the award shall not in
VolVe any reduction in wages.
Packers Make Reply.
The representatives of the packers
\ replied to MI DOnnelly as follows:
In reply to your note and your eX-
PLANTATION Of what you are willing to
arbitrate, we cannot accept the same.
We are willing to arbitrate the whole
matter, covering wages and working
conditions of ali employees out on strike,
you have the privilege of bringing be-
fore the arbitrator for decision any
question of wages or conditions or any
other grievances you may think you
have, we to have like privileges and
both to abide by the decision of the
arbitrator. We will retain all now at
work and will re-employ the men out
as fast as possible. giving preference
in the order of application a the wages
received when going on strike pending
the decision of the arbtra tors
The note was signed by Armour &
Co. Swift &; Co., Nelson Morris e Co.,
SchWarzchild & SulZberger, the Ma
tional Packing company. Cudahy Pack :
ing company and Libby, Mcneil &
Libby.
This counter proposition of the pack
ers was submitted to the executive
committee for its consideration.