The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-12
NO NEARER SETTLEMENT STOCK YARDS STRIKE DRAGS ITS WEARY LENGTH ALONG. Efforts of Retail Butchers and Grocers To Firing About Conference of
 Men and Packers Un.
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Chicago, August 1.-The stock yards strike tonight seems no nearer set- clement than 1t did the day the strug- gle began. Efforts of committee composed of retail butchers and gro- cers to bring about a conference be- tween the packers and the strike lead CTS committee was in conference with CTS committee was 1 nconference with Edwin Tilden, John E. Maurer, Thom- as Wilson and Thomas J. Connors, rep resenting the packers, for three hours this afternoon and at the end of the meeting saS following statement was given out by this committee:
 We were courteously received by a committee representing the apckerA and were informed that considering all that had passed and present conditions no good reason existed why any further conference with the strikers would be beneficial"
 No statement was issued by the packers regarding the conference and they all refused to discuss tho mat ter further than to confirm the state- ment given out by the Intermediary committee. When the strike leaders were informed of the determination of the packers to refuse to enter into fur ther conference with the unionists they began to form plans to force the hand of the legal department of the United States government in an endeavor to bring about a settlement. This move was decided upon by the legal advis- ors of the strikers after they had re- ceived what they considered reliable information that the attorney general would not make a move to bring in- to operation the perpetual injunction now held by the government against combinations among the packing firms unless ord6'ed to do so by President Roosevelt.
 The plan, In effect. Is this: Tomor- row or next day an action will be started in the federal court in tho name of a striker who holds stock in one of the biggest of the packing con- cerns, demanding that the injunction be put into operation on the ground that the illegal combination still exists and that through 1t the shareholders is suffering a loss. This, 1t Is expec- ted by the strike leaders will induce President Roosevelt to take up the fight and force the packers to produce their books. contracts and agreements in open court. Such a step, 1t is be- lieved by the strikers, will bring the packers to terms and end the strug- glc.
 There will be a meeting of the gro- cerS ana market wagon drivers Sun day afternoon, and should u decision to strike be reached. the meat sup ply of the city will be cut off Monday morning.
 Building Commissioner Williams and Health Commissioner Reynolds finish ed their inspection today into the san- itary conditions surrounding the var ious packing plants where strike breakers are being housed. The report of the investigation will. 1t Is said, be ready for Mayor Harrison tomorrow.
 While standing on his door step to- night John Schuman a strike breaker employed by Swift and Company, was attacked by rioters and severely beat en. Before the police could reach the scene of the disturbance a crowd of 400 rioters had gathered about the place. Schuman was thrown to the ground and every one of the disturb CTS who could get near enough admin istered kick into the prostrate man. A riot call was sent in but the crowd, seeing the policemen coming. scattered and no arrests were made. While Schuman was seriously hurt 1t is not believed his injuries arc fatal.