The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-30

the country and that widespread
misery has been caused.
Trend of Resolutions.
Addressed to President Roosevelt,
the original resolution for considera-
ton by the allied trades, but which it
was expected would be somewhat
modified after consideration, is as fol-
lows:
Aware that strike of over $4,000
plants Of the United States is now
pending and the packers have opened
a fight with the object of disrupting
the labor organizations involved and
eff this struggle continues it will re-
suit in widespread misery and labor
war that can only have disastrous eff
fects on the public as we'll as upon
those directly concerned.
Feeling that the crisis is a grave
one, we appeal to you for intervention
to secure for us a just and equitable
settlement Of our grievances, which
have been of long duration.
One word from you will inevita bly, B
bring about an adjustment of the
present controversy, as the evidence
on which the government secured a
permanent injunction against the
meat trust is also sufficient to iIdict
| before a federal grand jury every man
engaged in this conspiracy to control
/ food product handled by the packing
industries
| Meat. Supply Cut Off.
The procuring of meat, supplies even
at the high prices asked has become
| a serious question with many retail
dealers of Chicago. A blacklist has
been put in circulation by the strik-
1 ers, bearing the names of retailers who
/ have purchased meat from the biee
packers, and the men listed are find
ing it difficult to get supplies from
the independent packers.
The system Of picketing in force has
made it almost impossible for them to
buy of the big companies.
The independent packers have been
warned that the penalty for selling
meat to the listed retailers will be the
ealing out of their own butchers.
| Several retailers, whose business
has been thus tied up, have stated that
unless conditions improve by Monday
next, they will go into the courts and
| seek an injunction against the strike
leaders, who are responsible for the
blacklist. Several big markets on the
west and south sides of the city have
| been forced to close.
Eastern Men Called Out.
| Unable to arrange conference
with representatives of the New York
packers, Michael J.. Donnelly, presi-
dent Of the Analgamated Meat Cut
i ters and Butcher Workmen of Amer.
lea, has ordered a strike Of all the
members of his organization employed
| in New York by Schwarzchild & Sulz-
berger and the United States Beef
company. The order does not go into
effect until Sunday, as the men in the
eastern packing plants do not report
for work on Saturday.
The decision to extend the strike to
the East was not taken until after
Mr.. Donnelly and his associates had
spent the day in a fruitless effort to
arrange a meeting with representa-
tives Of the eastern packers, who
came to Chicago last night to acquaint
! themselves with the situation here.
The general belief was that the New
York packers had come west to make
, terms with the butchers, but If such
was the case they changed their
minds after investigating the progress
that had been made here in working
, employees.
No Mercy on Pickets.
Obeying Inspector Hunts orders to
have no mercy on strike pickets found
J interfering, even by moral suasion,
with the non-union men employed in
: the stock yards, the police were more
j SAAASS
5 the strike began. The inspector de-
clared that he had set the ball rolling
/, by the arrest ofgPresident Golden OF
the teamsters'- union and that every
; policeman in the stock yards district
would be depended upon to keep II
t rolling.
r Strike pickets accosting teamsters
5 etc., were accordingly arrested un.
sparingly, both singly and in punches
and in some instances, when resisting
arrest, were dubbed by the police.
Recognizing the necessity for gem
eral action to relieve strikers fami-
lilies, the officers of the various locals
began today the distribution Of COM
\ missary tickets. These orders We're
honored in the strikers relief market
and at their grocery. No money was
: paid out.
Strikers Credit Withdrawn.
: Withdrawal of credit hitherto ex-
It tended by local merchants and retail.
q ers to Workmen on strike at the stock.
: wards. coupled with the close ap.
d / proach of rent day, which falls or
> Monday, is a new contingency that twill
j, / require ready cash or leniency on the
|. part of property owners A1tho it Is
5, i generally predicted that a possible ere
j; Of eviction. is not yet at hand, thu
n Il fact remains that on Monday more
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