The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13
ACCEPTS MAYOR AS
STRIKE MEDIATOR
President Donnelly, Strike Chief,
Says There Is No Prospect of
Settlement.
MAYOR rs UNFAIR"
ON FEDERATION LIST
Strikers Stone House Of Woman
Who Refused to Join
Strike.

CHlCdSO, Aug. -TIeSiIieHt i'oii-
nelly of the butchers organization,
admitting that he was ready to waive
some of the demands that have caused
the deadlock between employers and
employees in the stockyards strike,
declared today that he does not be-
lieve there is any prospect of an i'm
mediate settlement.
I'VE are willing to accept the inter-
vention Of the mayor or any third
party, but 1 do not think the packers
want any third party to intervene,
said Mr.. Donnelly. Nor do l think
the board of strikers would welcome
such intervention"
He was asked if he was willing to
make any concessions, should Mayor
Harrison tender his offices as med1-
ator. In reply Mr.. Donnelly said:
II think we would be willing to
waive the clause upon which we first
insisted, providing for the reinstate
ment of all men within ten days and
all the skilled men within forty-eight
hours. Such concession, however,
would have to be made by the allied
trades conference board.
Mayor Harrison "Unfair."
Announcement that Mayor Harri-
son will be acceptable to the striking
butcher Workmen as mediator
caused considerable comment in view
Of the fact that the Chicago Fedora
ton Of Labor has declared the mayor
unfair" President Donnelly said:
1T is idle to hold that this strike
Is none Of Chicago's business-that
the contendfng parties must settle
their own differences, Chicago is vital
ly concerned-morally economically,
civcally. Our $4,000 unskilled work.
ers have been earning 1871 cents an
hours week. This gives them a
weekly wage of $3.50. This wage
'wretched as it is for an American
family to live on, the trust now pro-
poses to reduce to $3.50, the wage
they paid four years ago. Chicago
cannot afford this reduction"
The packers today. made public fig
ures to refute President Donnelly's
claim that the average wage of the
men is only $3.50 a week. According
to the packers compilation the aver
age wage in the killing department
was S9.46 a week. In other depart
ments where the men work from five
to fifteen hours longer each week the
wages were between $40 and $12.
Fear stockyards Fever.
Fearing that stockyards fever
would develop to a serious extent
among the thousands of cattle that
are held unusually long at the stock.
yards since the strike began, the de-
partment Of agriculture has intro
duced itself in the Chicago situation
by having special investigation
made. Report on the situation has
been prepared for the secretary OF
agriculture by S. F. Giles, who has
conducted his culture work with fever
germs.
"Acclimation Of cattle and horse.
shipped from one part Of the countr.
to another was found very difficult
said Mr.. Giles today, until the de
partrnent discovered the germicide b.
which fever in cattle and horses cal
be prevented. Fortunately there
little cattle fever in Chicago and tn
purpose Is not to let it become men
ace. Few realize the great import
ance of this work, not comprehend
ing the almost infinite number O
horses, cattle, sheep and hogs tina
may become infected with diseases.
Mob Stones Woman's House.
Women led an angry mob whic
stoned the house Of Julia Kalich, fore
woman in Armour & Co.'S plant. Sh
had refused to join the strike. Man
windows were broken. When a patrt
wagon arrived the crowd fled.
The conference between the reta
meat dealers and Mayor Harrison
which will have for it's object tn
securing Of Mr.. Harrison's interver
ton in the strike, has been postpone
until Monday. Secretary Archibald
of the meat dealers association sal
today that the postponement is ne
due to any new developments in tn
strike situation and there was moth
ing covert back Of it. The change
the time of the conference, Mr.. Arch
bald said, was at the request Of tn
mayor. The secretary said also ths
between now and the conference tim
there was no intention on the part
the dealers to meet either the packer
Or the strikers.
Settlement Elsewhere.
President Donnelly today receive
Geographic notification that settle
ment had been reached with the NJ
braska Packing company, Nebrask
City, Neb., thru which over 500 unto
men returned to work after a lockol
of more than a month. Union recos
milton and other points demanded t
the union are said to have bee
granted.
The Nebraska Packing company
one Of the largest independent col
Germs The resumption of work
this plant would increase the ind
pendent union output Of beef and pr,
visions materially.