The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-20
UNABLE TO AGREE.
PACKERS THINK UNIONS ARE
TOO EXACTING IN THEIR
DEMANDS.

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Being Considered
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Chicago, July. 16.-All chances
Of peace in the packers strike has
vanished, for the time being at least,
The end of the negotiations came
late today, after conference which.
lasted nearly all of the afternoon
between three leaders of the strike
and, a number of the, packers. The.
final break resulted when the union
officials insisted that all the men
who had gone out on strike be TAX
en- back and given their old places.
The packers declared this would
necessitate the discharge of all the
men they had employed since the
commencement of the strike, and
that they could not and would not
consider it. The lcoferenee then
broke up, and the strike will con.
tinue.
Michael Donnelly, president
Of the Meatcutters' Union, re-
piled to the note of the packers re-
ceived by him yesterday. In this
note the packers suggested that
another meeting be held and ex-
pressed the hope that something
tangible would result. To this, Mr..
Donnelly replied as follows:
i "Your letter of July Is, has been
received and as you are desirous of
| giving every opportunity to present
suggestions that may tend to So
i luton of the present controversy,
we desire to say that we have, in
our opinion, already made such a
{ ipropositioh atour conference July
/ "A, which. if agreed to, would end
the dispute satisfactory to all con-
cerned. Agreeable to your sugges-
, ton, we will meet with you and
perhaps at another conference we
may be able to bring about def
mite understanding"
Following up his note, Mr.. Don
, nelly arranged for meeting with
the packers this afternoon.
Il The question of arbitration was
, taken up, and after a prolonged dis.
cussion the representatives of the
unions agreed to wave the ground
, they had taken when they insisted
! that the arbitration should consider
I only an advance in wages, and thai
the scale paid prior to May %
8 should te paid pending the decision
of the arbitrators. They agreed te
, accept the demand of the packer.
a that the decision of the arbitrator.
should cover the entire scope of ths
a strike and its causes.
! The question of taking back tn.
r men who had gone out on strik'
! was then considered. Mr.. Donnelly
; insisted that all the men should b,
g taken back pending the arbitration
: The packers insisted upon their dec
laration that the men would be
! taken back in the order which they
). applied for work, and as many o
g them would be given places as th,
packers could find room for. Th,
I packers declared that they woult
v not discharge the men they had EN-
3 ployed.
4 Mr.. Donnelly asked that th
,f| packers agree to reinstate the oil,
4 men within week, and the pack
n ers refused to make the agreement
He asked them If they would set
> time when they would take bacl
o the old men. To this the packer
i replied that they would take bacl
as many as they had room for il
1.-THE order of their application fo
e work. This final answer broke oi
; negotiations, and the representa-
h tives of the union left the meeting
"a After the conference was ove1
!. Mr.. Donnelly said:
d "We agreed to almost everythin
/ that they asked, and insisted onl
: on the reinstatement of our men
, We would have been willing
n wait month if necessary if the
IS would have agreed to take ther
f. back at some time. They woul
not agree to anything on this poin
# except as stated in their letter, tha
"a they would take them as fast a
ar they needed them in the order il
a which they applied, and there wa
nothing to do but break off,"
A danger that confronts th
strikers became apparent toda
when thew harmed that over %