Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-07-22
THE FIRST STEPS
TO END STRIKE
Proposition Made by DonnelIy
Containing All Demands
of the Men.
AT THE VARIOUS POINT :
ST. Louis and Kansas City Report ha1
More People Have Joined the
Strikers-Meat Prices Tend
ing to Move Upward. as5

Chicago, July 1.-THE strike which
has demoralized the packing industry
throughout the country has not yet
been settled, but there are indications
that il will soon end by the adjust
ment OF the differences by arbitration.
After a conference which lasted all OF
the afternoon between representatives
of the packers and the officials OF the
unions, the employers are waiting Tor
an answer to the counter proposition
which they yesterday afternoon SUBJ
mitted to Michael ]. Donnelly. in reply
to a statement of the terms upon which
he would be willing to make a settle
ment.
Mr.. Donnelly stated hat the counter
proposition OF the packers will be re-
jected and that he will in turn present.
a counter proposition today.
Over Reinstatement.
The hitch in the negotiations is oven
reinstatement of the strikers. me
union demands that every man who
went. on strike shall be given his place
back before an agreement TO arbftrata
shall be considered. The packers de-
clare that they will retain the men they
have employed since the strike and WIFE
take the old men in the order in Whlrh
they file applications for their old posi-
lions.
While the peace negotiations were IN
progress yesterday additional prepare
tions were being made by the packers
at the yards for q Ions fege. The
packers, hearing that efforts We're 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, were busy all
day putting in great stocks OF coal,
should the railroads attempt to stop
their supplies.
DonneIly's Proposition.
The proposition made by Michael r..
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 n repre-
sentative of the packers and n of the
strikers, the two to select a third. the
nfbitrators TO be practical packing
house men: the award in wages to be
made by the arbitrators shall take eff
feet from the time of resumption of
work, but that the award shall not in-
Yolye any reduction in wages,
Packers Make Reply.
The representatives of the packers,
replied to Mr.. Donnelly as follows:
In reply TO your note and your eX-
PLANTATION OF what you are willing to-
arbitrate, we annot accept the same.
We are willing to arbitrate the whole
matter, covering wages and working
conditions OF ali employees out or strike,
you have the privilege of bringing be-
fore the arbitrators for decision any
question of wages or conditions or any
other grievances you may think YOU
bave, we TO have like privileges and
both to abide by the decision of the
hrbitrators. 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 at the wages
received when going on strike pending
the decision of the a~rbftrators."
The note was signed by Armour &
Co, Swift & Co., Nelson Morris & 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.