The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-25

SlF1ke.
1t is claimed that four men now en-
ployed in Swift & Co.'s plant broke the
diphtheriaS quarantine that was placed
over their homes by. the authorities of
st. Paul Park, a village but a short
distance from South st. Paul
Complaint has already been made
and 1t is claimed that the cases will be
Followed up. ItNis possible that the
health board may take drastic meas
ures. not only see to it that the men
are not again employed in the plant
out that proper precautions are taken
20 prevent the spread of the disease
1t is claimed that practically all of the
500 to 400 men in the plant have been
exposed.
Charles Gilmore, acting for the viii
iage of St Paul Park, started the agi-
tatlon along this line yesterday by
calling upon Chief Of Police McCor-
mick, OF South ST. Paul, in an official
capacity and demanding that McCor-
mick take from the Swift plant Elmer
Delzelle, H. Wendell, Charles Mozer
and r. Peters. Gilmore claimed that
the men had broken quarantine at st.
Paul Park, and to add to the serious
nature of their offense had gone to
work with a.large number of men en-
ployed in the packing house.
Chief Mccormick held that he was
not responsible and that in his oninion
1t did not devolve upon him to either
put a quarantine on the plant or To
place the four men mentioned under
arrest. In the absence of Mayor Lytle,
who was spending the day with his
fan1i1U a
dld not feel like acting unless, Gilmore,
as the representative of the city gov
eminent of ST. Paul Park. village. Sc
cured warrants for the men on the
charge that they had violated the quar-
antine.
Mayor Passes the Question
Gilmore appealed to Mayor Iytle
over the telephone, but the latter did
not think the question of sufficient i'm
pertance to interfere with his ontine
holding that it could be attended to
teday. The mayor was Of the opinion
lhat the officials of the company would
not permit the men to work in the
plant if the facts were reported to-
them.
Gilmore's story is that the four men
were under Quarantine up to Saturday,
When they reported for work at the
swift plant. and being given employ
ment have been there since. He says
that they claim they have not slept in
the same houses with the members of
their families ill with diphtheria since
gong to work, but he holds that this
does Eot lessen the danger of their
causing an epidemic among the en-
ployes OF the house. He endeavored to
secure communica ton with DR.. Rraek-
en-, OF the state board of health, but
did not succeed, and when he left
South ST. Paul said that he would con
tInue to work on the matter today.
The strikers seized upon the incl
dent and made a formal demand that
the Swift plant be quarantined. 1T is
claimed by the strikers that the state
board OF health has always been par
tlcular in preventing the employment
OF men in the packing houses who
have come in contact with such dis
eases as dlphtherias- and they promise
to bring the cases cited to the atten-
ton of the authorities. Mayor Lytle
is the health officer and must take the
initiative if anything is done
Stock Yards Will Be Swamped
The stock yards will be swamped
with stock tomorrow, there being In
the yards last evening total of almost
forty loads of cattle and twenty-five
OF hogs. With the number OF men
WORKING in the plants at this time it
will require some days to kill the 1000
cattle now on hand. and great many
additional are expected to arrive today
The commission men say that they will
be compelled to feed the cattle some
days, as there is little use of shipping
them, the packing plants in other
cities being in fully as bad condition
as is the one at South st. Paul. The
twenty-five cars of hogs will also be
placed on the market today.
The commission men feel blue over
the situation, realizing that the claims
OF Swift & Co. that the concern will be
in complete operation this morning can
hardly be made good. These ship
ments are the first result of the news
of The settlement of the strike, the
stock having been loaded before it
was learned that second strike had
occurred. 1t is expected that ship
merts will continue to arrive for some
days.
South st. Paul was quiet yesterday.
the order of Mayor Lytle that the sa-
looms be closed having been obeyed.
Hundreds visited the scene of recent
stirring events, the spot where the
blockade line was maintained attract
ing the greatest attention. There were
not many ef the strikers on the scene,
about fifty pickets being on duty dur
ing the day. The number was more
than doubled. for the night. 1t was
claimed at labor headquarters by Busi-
ness Agent Steep that good news was
expected from Chicago He said:
MY opinion is that the strike will
be settled and that the men will get
what they are. contending for. 1t is
realized by the packing companies that
their daily expenses are just as great
as they We're before the strike, if not
but about one-tenth of the product
from inside the plant is that the men
who have been cooped up there are
growing restless, some of them holding
that if the company will ever be able
to give them protection such would be
the case now. 1t would not surprise
me if a number of the non-u union men
desert their places. Although a num-
Der of our men have gone back there
is no reason for discoura cement, as the
expert Workmen are still out, and the
company cannot long do business with
out them.
Burns Thinks End Is In Sight
Supt Burns says that from the
standpoint of the company the situation
is most favorable, and that every de-
partment will be in operation today.
Said he:
II expect to have 500 men at work.
Monday, and with this number we can
take care of all the, business for a
month The shipments of cattle will