The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-14
STRIKERS READY
FOR ARBITRATION
Conferences Begun With Packers
and Illinois Board of Set
Element.
FIRST VIOLENCE OF
STRIKE IN CHICAGO
Prices of Meats Advance in Sew.
eral Cities as Supply De-
creases. sM

Chicago, July 14.-The first stem
toward peace between the seven big
packing companies and their $4,000
Strlklng employees was taken today
When President Michael Donnelly Of
the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butchers Union of North America
held conference with representa-
yves or the clearinghouse in which the
strike was called. There are indi-
cations that the conference will open
the way for a settlement of the strike.
a prolongation of which would mean
suffering to the strikers, heavy losses
to their employers and privation and
general inconvenience to the public.
Both sides are in favor Of a peace-
able settlement upon an equitable
basis and it is believed that an arr
rangement will be made for the men
to return to work, pending an adjust
ment of the differences by arbitra-
ton. That this manner Of settlement
will be accepted by both sides appears
probable.
J. Ogden Armour for the employers
and Michael Donnelly for the workers
have united in declaring they favor
arbitration. The head of the union,
in counsel with President Samuel
Gompers Of the American Federation
of Labor, was advised to make terms
at once If he could secure what he
deemed fair consideration.
1t is understood that in the confer
ence today the union leaders will in-
sist that all strikers be reinstated.
Another point on which the labor men
will lay great stress will be that q
wage scale for each class of workers
in the packing plants be agreed on.
This brings up one of the original diff
ferences. The packers have main
tanned that any contract made should
not include the unskilled workers.
Terms for Peace.
1t was announced that representa-
tives Of the packinghouses had ara
ranged to hold conference previous
to the joint arbitration meeting. At
this conference, it was said it would
be determined just what terms the
packers would be willing to agree to-
Those selected to represent packing,
houses were Louis and e. F. Swift OF
Swift & Co., Edward Morris Of Nelson
Morris & Co., J. Ogden Armour, Ar
thur Meeker and Thomas Connors Of
Armour & Co., J. H. Bell Of National
Packing company, Max Sulzberger Of
schwarzchild & Sulzberger Co.
Employment Of non-union men is
increasing according to Arthur Meek
er, manager for Armour & Co. 1--WE are
getting plenty of outside help said
Mr.. Meeker. Yesterdays output was
rs per cent Of the normal. Today we
will produce more"
The packers preliminary meeting
was held in Nelson Morris company's
office. The result was the formulas
ton of note to President Donnelly
and Samuel Gompers, inviting the two
labor officials to a conference.
Mob of Strikers.
While diplomatic exchanges of thfs
nature were in progress, a mob Of
about three hundred strike sympa-
th1zers suddenly set upon dozen or
more non-union men who tried to en-
ter the yards to take the places Of
strikers. No blows were struck, but
the non-union men were led back to
the gates and given admonition to
go home" The non-unionists acted
on this advice.