Evening journal., 1904-07-26
FIGHT
AND LONG ONE
This Is the Outlook For the
Stockyards Fight.
IN CHICAGO ALONE 10000 ARE IDLE

! eamsters and Stationary Engineers
Fail to Respond to Call For Sympa-
thetie Strike-Trsinloads Of Nonun-
ionists Brought to the Packing Plants
Chicago. July 26.-All peace negotia-
tions have been broken of, and all the
allied trades unions employed at the
different plants, with the exception OF
the tcamsters and the stationary en-
gineers, having gone out on strike in
sympathy with the butcher workmen
who quit work two weeks ago, the
stockyards strike has now settled down
to what promises TO be a long. bitter
fight. Michael ]. Donnelly, president
of the Butchers union, claims that
every union man employed at the
stockyards, with the exception OF the
teamsters and stationary engineers, has
responded to orders for general sym
pathetic strike.
In Mr.. DOnnellys estimate today's
strike swelled the number Of men who
have quit work at the stockyards in
Chicago alone to nearly 10000 per-
soas.
Both sides to the controversy assert
that they are perfectly satisfied with
the present state Of affairs and that
they are willing to make il a fight TO
a finish TO determine who shall dictate
the terms OF a.settement.
The packers say the general strike is
failure and that not more than half
the members Of the allied trades quit
work when they were called out by the
leaders. The further statement is
made by the packers that should all
the union men decide TO join the strik-
ers 1t will make little difference TO the
employers. as they have sufficient re-
sources to contest the ground for an
indefinite period.
On the other hand the labor leaders
assert that all the union employees at
the different packing plants, together
with several hundred employees of the
Union Stockyards and Transit com
pnny, quit work in response to the gen
eral order for a sympathetic strike.
Independent Packers Warned.
A new phase of the strike situation
became apparent late yesterday when
notice was given by the unions to the
Independent packers at the stockyards
that their men would not be permitted
to handle animals which had been
handled in any way by nonunion men
II Is necessary for these Independent
concerns to take all Of their live stock
into the yards over Union Stockyard
runways, where the stock must bs
handled by nolunion men. since th'
union men employed by the Stock
yards company iu this line Of worl
were among the employees who JOINED
in the sympathetic strike.
The ultimatum Of the unions leave
the independent packers no ALTERNATIVE
but TO receive their live stock directl.
from the country or TO close business.
The allied trades unions which wen
on a sympathetic strike held a meeting
last night and signed an agreemen
that none of the unions would return
to work until the packers had signe'
working agreements with each uniol
represented at the stockyards. As th'
majority of the labor organizations haC
been working without an agreemen
before todays strike a settlement o.
the sympathetic strike will, IL is be
lieved. be a great deal more Difficult
than the adjustment Of the controversy
with the butchers workmen. the orig
inal strikers. If the unions live up 4
their pledge with each other it mean
that all the unskilled workmen mus
be granted working agreements witt
the packers before resuming work witt
the packers in thccr present state o
mind. 1t is the general opinion tina
they will never agree TO accept such
proposal.
Police Guard New Men.
With a detachment OF policemen o
each car six trainloads of nonunio
men were unloaded at the stockyard
during the night TO take the places o
strikers. These arrivals. II was sal
by the packers, brought the number o
employees distributed among the plant
up to more than 1000.
Disturbances near the stoclzyard
] were MUlllflUnrs lNAAAN WIZ "
the alert, however. and in each cas-
the rioters were dispersed before the
had been able 10 injure any of their II
tended victims.
The meat famine is rapidly becomin
fact. Practically all the resery
stock in the storehouses is said to hav
been exhausted. and the retail market
are having difficulty in securing sufi
cient meat 10 accommodate customer
The resources OF the independent pacl
ers and the country butchers are no.
being taxed TO the utmost
The same conditions prevail in man
Of the large cities in the middle ives
From Cincinnati comes the report this
tenderloin beef is so scarce that eve
the highest priced restaurants are III
able to serve il.
st. Louis. Kansas City, Topeka
Springfield and st. Paul Nre among th
cities which already are beginning
experience the first symptoms of fan
inc.
J Farmers Capture Murderer.