Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23

in an attack upon a crowd OF non-union
workers Who were on their way to the
Varfs gate. Sticks and stones were thrown.
The non-union men escaped with silght
bruises by taking to flight. There were no
arrests.
In response to kilograms telling of a re-
newal of the strike. Mayor Harrison ar
rived in Marquette, Mich. from Huron
mountain today. but he was too late to
connect with a train for Chicago. He talk
ed over the long-distance telephone with
Corpora ton Counsel TOman and decided TO
remain In Marquette for news from the
strike Unless the strike was settled be-
fore night the mayor announced an inten-
ton to terminate his vacation and take a
train that would bring him into Chicago
tomorrow morning
Delay in Strike Program.
President Golden of the stock yards
Transfers announced delay In one portion
of the sympathetic strike program. He
said that the teamsters had been called to-
gether to act today a sympathetic
strike, but owing to the delay in settlement
negotiations the meeting was postponed un-
til tomorrow.
The plants of Armour & Company, Nell
son Morris & Company and Swift Il Com
pany were reported as being operated in
nearly all departments today with large
forces. including many women and men
who refused to join the strike.
Armour & Company claimed TO have 33S
men. Independent mechanics. ana I'D
office employees at work in the various de-
partments. Four hundred were union men,
Swift & Company claimed to have 240
men at work. including 400 old employees.
and Morris & Company LIP. including 337
former employees. all union men.
Killing Departments Operated.
These three plants were reported as keep
iI.g their killing departments In full opera
ton. but were buying neither cattle, sheep
or hogs. and 1t was expected would stop
killing, in accordance with plan an
bounced yesterday. as soon as the animals
now on hand are disposed of. Armour Il
Company brought in seventy-five branch
house employees today.
The plants OF Schwarzschid & Sulzberger
and the National Packing Company were
said to be tied up in all departments except
the shipping.
Trouble occurred at ADD street and Ash
land avenue today when six girls attempted
to enter the yards to go to work. mob
of strikers tried to prevent the girls from
entering.
The police were summoned dispersed the
crowd and escorted the girls through the
gates.
A Lake Shore train carried twenty-five
Italians and negroes into the yards amid
the jeers of the strikers Ten poll semen
guarded the Italians and negroes and ~
violence occurred
General Strike Monday.
President W. G. Schardt of the Fedora
ton of Labor announced there would be
general strike at the yards Monday unless
an agreement was reached before that tlre
Previous to the meeting In union headqu&r-
ters which Mr.. Schardt addressed, ne said:
AT present negotiations for a strike set
Element are at an end. as the result of the
re fusal of the packers to accept the unions
terms at the joint conference this MORN
ing"
Get just as big nOn-unfon force as can
possibly be obtained and have the men
ready for full resumption of work Monday
morning. This was in substance the tele-
phone message received by the sIDerntsrd-
ent of every plant at the stock yards I'M
media ely after the joint conlerei.ce in
Swift & Co.'S office had been declared
failure. At once the Superintendents began
the task set out for them and began hiring
men In hundreds.
Strikers Chilled.
News of the failure of the joint confer
ence threw a chill over the strikers at the
yards and scores Of them were reported to
have declared that 1t meant they must go
back to the companies and ask for work
Independently of their unions.
The strikers gathered in great groups and
talked of nothing but the latest failure to
reach peace basis Many of them de-
clared that II their leaders did not force
sympath strike the unions would take
the fight into their own hands and bring
about a sympathetic walkout that would tie
up the yards and the railroads leading
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