The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-20
ALLIED TRADES
READY TO STRIKE
Packers Asked For a Confer
ence This Afternoon.
CRISIS HAS BEEN REACHED
OUTCOME oF THE MEETING CAN
NOT BE FoREToLD.

CHICAGO, July 19.-The crisis in the
u stock yards strike viii come to-
morrow afternoon. The allied
trades unions in the stock yards, which
are certain TO become involved in the
controversy if it is not soon settled,
held a conference this afternoon lasting
i've hours and at its cOnclu-
sion. letter was sent TO the
packers asking for joint con
ference between representatives Of
the strikers. OF the packers and Of the
allied trades, 10 see If settlement of
the strike along peaceful lines cannot
be reached. Tonight there was nobody
who would say that the packers would
agree to the conference and II IS i'm
possible TO say with certainty that the
meeting viii be held.
VIII Reply This Morning.
Arthur Neeker. manager Of the
Armour & Co. speaking for the other
packers as well as for his own eStab-
lishment, said that he would send a
reply in the morning TO the letter re
ceived this afternoon from the repre-
Eentatives Of the allied unions He de
clined 10 say. however, what the nature
Of the reply would be.
The unions joining in the request for
Il
Asssyaged III the packing industry and
tn~s-bave Joined in a final appeal for
arbitration between the packers and
the striking butchers President Don
nelly of the Butchers union said to-
night that be was anxious to have peace,
but that unless il came with the pro-
posed conference tomorrow there would
be a general sympathetic strike on the
part of the allied trades unions The
letter asking for tomorrow's conference
follows.
Letter to the Packers.
y Ogden Armour and associates;
"Gentlemen:-The Representatives OF
the teamsters. mechanical and other
trades engaged in the packing house
Industry of Chicago not already in
Volved in the present strike would like
to meet representative OF the packers
and the representatives of the meat
cutters who are now on strike. in joint
conference with a view Of helping ad-
Just the present trouble and prevent il
spreading to other organizations. The
unrest that now obtains among our
members make this request imperative.
If convenient we would like the confer
ence TO he held tomorrow.
"A similar request was made to the
representatives of the meat cutters
and they promptly complied with the
possible if cur request can be complied
with.
Many Unions Involved.
The letter was signed by representa-
tives Of the C0opers, packing house
tCemsters. stationary firemen, engin-
ecrs' steam filters, steam filters help
ers, electric workers. carpenters, car
workers. mill wTights and machinery
erecteTs, blaCksmiths and hOrseshOeTs
unions Both sides still claim 10 have
the advantage ia the strike. The pack
ers assert that they are operating their
plants almost TO their fun capacity.
while the strikers contend that the
packing house trade throughout the
country IS practically demoralized.
The packers also assert that there is
10 necessity for any advance in the
prices OF meat and declare it IS simply
e 'hOld-Up' b. the retail dealers.
Food For the Needy.
Bread and ice are TO be distributed
To needy families in the stock yards
district. In this way the packers are
10 help the wives and children of the
strikers. The plan was announced by
Arthur r Evans. attorney for Swift x
Co. in the following statement:
1T having come TO the notice Of the
Packers that the families OF their
former employees now on strike
are suffering for bread and ice.
Superintendent Crosby OF the
stock yards station Of the Chicago
hoard OF charities was Immediately
notified that a carload of ice and 1000
loaves Of bread were at his disposal
Tor distribution daily among those lin
need OF help with the understanding
that further assistance Of the same
kind would be rendered If necessary
pIar4v IF TaT,or
Arthur Neeker, general manager Of
Armour q Cos plant said today,
We are getting along fine without
the unions. This is d big country and
there is plenty of idle labor this year.
Our plant is fairly well supplied with
labor in every department. I think we
have the situation we'll in hand
Most OF the non-union workers sleep
on cots iu the packing houses and eat
in roughly constructed restaurants, on
the grounds
Swift < Co declared that 1900 men
are at work; Armour, 2,000; Nelson
Morris. I 500. The Swift company killed
l.000 cattle, and LOCO hogs today, ac-
cording 10 the statements of the Of
ficials.
Weary OF turmoil and hardships en-
coUntered while struggling for a living
in the face of strikes and lOckouts
sixty-twO families OF the strikers left
Chicago this afternoon TO return 70
Austria, Hungary. There they viii re-
ceive less pay. they say. but their enl-
ployment viii be more steady and de-
void of peril