Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-07-26

The strike movement soon involved
every craft at the stock yards except
ing the teamsters.
There was a marked absence OF any
suggestion Of violence during the walk
outs.
The strike. although general. was
conducted without the oficial author
ization by the heads Of the various
unions, but solely upon the order Of
business agents who refused to await
the action Of the peace conference
which was still In session.
The joint peace conference of the
teamsters and packers at Morris 4
Cos. offices ended at noon without
making much II any progress. The
packers demanded that the union men
ton. The union committee returned to
headquarters to confer with the butch
ers and allied trades. in the hope, 1t
was said. that something definite in the
way Of a new proposal could be decid-
ed on.
The union emissaries left the packers
with the avowed intention Of securing
further instructions from President
Donnelly. after which. they said. they
would again call upon the employees.
The packers were in an uncommunica-
tive mood and merely declared that
nothing had been accomplished and
that no time for further conference
had been appointed.
After the adjournment OF the peace
conference the fact developed that the
sympathetic strike had been declared
ofiicially authorized by the proper
boards Of all allied trades at the stock
yards with the exception Of the pack
ing house teamsters. The engineers
and hremen, to whom word could only
be sent with great difflcuIty. were al
lowed to stay at their posts until 6
p. M.
In all other departments the strike
was actually In effect for two hours or
more before the official sanction was
made public.
1t developed that learning the ap-
parent hopelessness of an agreement,
the representatives Of the allied
trades urged by President Donnelly
adopted resolutions commanding the
chiefs Of all affected unions to enter
the stock yards and call upon every
organization man to quit and join in
general strike. 1t was this condition
that the teamsters' committee Of eight
found when it's members returned from
Morris & Co.'S. offices at noon. Immedi-
ately there was another conference be-
tween the committee Of eight. the allied
trades body and the representatives Of
the Butchers Union. 1t was still the
hope that arrangements could be made
for another meeting with the packers.
Chicago. July 25.-The long threaten
ed general strike Of miscellaneous
trades at the stock yards called to as
sist the butcher workmen, began. Mon
day about 10 o'clock with the walkout
Of nearly all the machinists. car work.
ers and the $50 millwrights and help
ers employed by the seven big packers.
This was done without awaiting the
result OF the conference between the
packers and the officers of the team
ster's joint council or the meeting of
the representatives Of the joint trades
being held in the offices of the Pack
ing House Transfers Union
In the packing house district every
thing was quiet. The force of non
union negro meat carriers who had
been employed at the outbreak of the
strike were working without molesta-
tion and the police guard which was
maintained for several days had been
withdrawn.
1t was reported by those in charge
Of the packing house that there is an
abundance of meat to supply the de-
mand even more than Is needed.
Despite the strogest efforts made by
President Michael Donnelly of the
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butch
er Workmen the threatened strike, in
volving not only all the packers at the
stockyards but the union stockyards
and transit company itself. was not
called Monday morning and develop
ments indicated that further efforts to
establish peace might prove successful.
The teamsters who had voted to go
out on sympathetic strike were still
held In leash by the central body COM
mittee of eight which was appointed.
Sunday night. headed by George F.
Golden. This committee met Monday
and decided to make arrangements at
once to meet the course Of the packing
houses at the yards.
While this conference was in progress
another meeting was being held by the
delegates and chiefs Of the allied
trades.
While both these meetings were In
session President Donnelly called up
on them. the teamsters' body first.
II am not going to ask the allied
trades to wait until they hear a re-
port from the meeting Of the team
sters governing body with the packers y
said President Donnelly.
II demand that they order the gen.
eral strike at once and let further ne
gotiatiOns come afterward.
THE time to strike Is right now"
President Golden Of the teamsters
governing body said:
II am extremely hopeful now that II
will not be necessary to call out our
people. believe that with a little com.
mon sense and reason. disposition moi
to want too much. We can avert threat.
ened trouble. 1t Is for that reason
am seeking a meeting with the pack.
ers.''
Another officer IN the governing body
Frank Boland. declared the teamsters