Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-05
Trying to Settle Chicago
Labor Trouble.
Efforts Made Thus Far Have
Been in Vain.
Train Load Of Emisrants Employed by
the Packers-Hints of Outside Infiu
ences to Break the Strike-AiI Par
ticuIars Of Situation.

port that negotiations are in progress
TO bring about another conference be-
tween the packers and the labor lead
crs is declared to be entirely unfound-
ed. The packers assert that there Is
not the slightest possibility of further
conferences with the strike leaders.
According to this statement the pro-
gress being made at the plants is salts
factory to all the packers, more men
are being employed daily; all contracts
and current orders are being made at
lower prices than before the strike COM
menced.
In a table accompanying the state
ment it is shown that the total num-
Der of men at work, tonight, at all
points Is more than $4,000, distributed
as follows:
Armour & Co, 9115; Swift & Co.
Se23; Nelson Morris & Co., 364S; Ma
tonal Packing Co, 4105: Libby, Nc
Neill & Libby, S2l: Schwarzschild &
Sulzberser, 1926; Cudahy & Co.. 1431.
With this number of men at work
the packers claim to have shipped a
total of S31 carloads of fresh meats
from all points, yesterday.
i'NS''i' s'tNiiS tiiit iic oittl Iio-
hibiting the deliveries of ice to retail
ers who have been hauling their meats
from the stockyards themselves them
selves since the transfers struck, was
observed, the strikers, today, did very
little. Up to date the ice supply OF
100 of these markets has been cut Off
Chicago, Aug. 4.-According to the
leaders of the packing house strike
certain powerful influences have been
brought to bear on the packers and 1t
is expected negotiations will probably
be renewed between the strikers and
their former employers. The announce
mcnt was made by President Schardt
of the American Federation of Labor
and j. ]. keppler, business agent of
the Machinists' Union.
Neither Mr.. Schardt nor Mr.. Keppler
would reveal the identity of the peace
makers, but said that the men who are
about to intercede We're not identified
with any of the former peace efforts.
Il am not at liberty to give the
names of the parties who are trying to
bring about another conference" said
President Schardt.
several influential men by appointment
and at the solicitation of disinterestcd
parties. Just what they are doing or
how many of the packers they saw |
don't know. / am convinced that they
We're successful in a measure from the
fact that I was asked if President DOH
nelly would return to the city soon and
ii a conference for Friday afternoon,
would be arranged satisfactory"
Mr.. Keppler said that President Dom
nelly would return to the city. Thurs
day. and that the matter would be laid
before him.
Il believe the parties who are try
ing to bring about another conference
mean business" he said. THE labor
men will meet them more than half
way"
Early Thursday, Robert Collins and
James Moore of Cleveland. who came
here to work in the packing houses
were intercepted by pickcts while OH
their way to the stock yards. Collins |
was badly beaten, robbed and left I'M
conscious in the street. where he was
found by a milkman. Moore escaped |
by running. Frank Polaski. who admits |
he was doing picket duty in that locali- |
ty has been arrested on suspicion of |
connection with the assault,
International Secretary Homer d. |
Cali of the Butchers organization de- |
clared, Thursday, that outside influ-
ences were again trying to bring about |
Il settlement of the stock yards strike. /
81 expect to meet an intermediary" |
said Mr.. Call. This person is a third |
party but Mr.. Call declined to indicate |
who the person is. nor would he dis
cuss further the prospect for an i'm
mediate end of the strike.
Il expect no direct overtures from |
the packers before Monday" continued !
Mr.. Call, but by that time I hope to
accomplish something of a beneficial |
nature BY Monday the packers will be |
ready to talk to u.s.
1t was reported that the intermediary |
referred to by Secretary Call had con-
ference Thursday, with Louis Swift |
and that Mr. Call. the intermediary.
and Mr.. Swift would meet at Swift e
Co.'S stock yards offices.
President Donnelly. who has sum-
moned back to Chicago by Information
al Secretary Call is expected i'm the city
shortly. Mr. Donnelly said in Kansas
City. Wednesday night. that any move
for an end of the strike must be made
by the packers and that he wished he
could settle with honor. today"
officials Of the butcher workmen's
organiza ton severely criticised, Thurs
day. the utterances Of a police inspec-
tor who is alleged to have said that af-
ter this rioters would be taken to the
morgue instead of the police station.
"The police said Secretary Call,
"are doing more to incite riot and law
Iessness than are the strikers. Such
bravado is enough to drive some of our
men. and probably the hot heads. to
carry reviewers themselves. A can Of
baer would do the rest. We have been
irving to conduct peaceful strike"
Numbers of,strfke breakers employed
in the packing plants are reported as