The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-07-23
MEAT STRIKE SETTLED
Whole Controversy to be Submitted
to Board of Arbitrator.
WILL RESUME WORK AT ONCE
Packers Agree to Reinstate All Old
Employees Within Forty-fiVe Days
Conference Was Held at the Stock

Packers Agree to Reinstate All Old
Employees Within Forty-fve Days.
Conference Was Held at the Stock
Yards.
Chicago, July 2l.-T The strike OF
packing house employees. begun nine
days ago, and which has demOralized
the packing industry throughout the
country. was settled here at confer
ence between representatives OF the
packers. the officials OF the Meat Cut
ters Union and representatives OF all
the allied trades employed at the stock
yards. The whole controversy will be
submitted to a board Of arbitrators,
both sides agreeing to abide by what
ever decision this board may reach.
Pending the decision OF the arbitration
board, the men VIII be taken back to
work as rapidly as possible by the
packers. and it is agreed by the pack
ers that all the old employees are to be
reinstated within 40 days from the
date work II resumed. II any OF the
former employees are still unemployed
at the expiration OF that time. such
persons are 10 have the privilege OF
submitting their cases TO the arDltra'
ton board for settlement
The strikers will return to work as
soon as they can be notified of the
peaccable adjustment Of the trouble.
and it is expected that by tomorrow
morning everything will be in normal
shape at all the plants in the different
cities where the employees were on
strike. Half an hour after the decision
had been reached 10 arbitrate. NJ, j.
Donnelly. the strike leader, had SCI
cured communication by long distance
telephone with the leaders Of the Strik-
ers IN outside cities and had notified
them that a satisfactory settlement
had been reached, and directed the
strikers to return 10 work as soon as
possible
The settlement of the difficulty by
arbitration was brought about by the
allied craft at the stock yards, who
would have become involved in the
controversy had it continued much
longer. The representatives OF these
unions. which represent about $4,000
men. got together and sent ii final ap-
peal 10 the packers, asking for a
three.sided conference between the
packers. the strikers and themselves.
in ii final EFFORT to get both sides OF
the controversy together again and
arrange some sort of agreement which
would prevent the strike spreading to
the affiliated unions. This appeal OF
the allied trades Unions received q
favorable response from the packers,
and the conference was the result.
The agreement reached is Dracti-
callv the same as the proposition made
last Saturday 10 the packers by Mr..
Donnelly. The only difference is that
in Saturdays communication Mr.. Don
nelly insisted that the strikers be all
taken back 20 work within seven days.
This the packers refused, although
they agreed to accept every other do
mand made by Mr.. DOnnelly.
As many q. the old employees as can
be reached by the officials OF the union
will be notified to return 10 work. All
the strikers who appear at the plants
will be put 10 work as fast as possible.
and by tonight it is believed that all
the establishments will be running
with full forces.