The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-12
SEEK TO FORCE
PRESIDENTS HAND
Meat Strikers Would Precipitate
Action Against Packers as
q Trust.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-When the strike
leaders were informed Of the deter
mination Of the packers to refuse to
enter into further conferences with
the unionists, they began to form
plans to force the hand Of the legal
department Of the United States gov
eminent in an endeavor to bring
about a settlement. This move was
decided upon by the legal advisers of
the strikers after they had received
what they considered reliable infor-
nation that the attorney general
would not make a move to bring into
operation the perpetual injunction
combinations among the packing.
firms unless ordered to do so by Pres
ident Roosevelt
The plan, in effect, Is this:
An action will be started in the fed
eral court in the name Of striker,
who holds stock in one Of the biggest
of the packing concerns, demanding
| that the injunction be put into opera
ton, on the grounds that an illegal
com animation still exists, and that thru
| it the shareholders are suffering loss.
This, it is expected by the strike lead
! ers, will induce President Roosevelt
to take up the fight and force the
! packers to produce their books, con-
tracts and agreements in open court.
Such step, it is believed by the
strikers, will bring the packers to
terms and end the struggle.
| No Peace Conferences.
Retail meat daelers will not con-
tinue their efforts for a joint confer
ence of packers and stockyards strik-
ers. They will now seek to arrange
with the union transfers so their
business will not be tied up.
There is some bitterness among the
packinghouse teamsters because other
teamsters are alleged to have failed
transfers tie-up effective.
1t was reported that tomorrow the
packers will resume wagon service
from the yards. This will be the frs
time such work has been done in two
weeks. The police have prepared tt
give the packers extra police protec
| ton for the wagons. 1t is expected
that new plan of action will be de
cided upon at tomorrow's session O.
the teamsters' joint council.
Reports were current today that {
vote would be taken to determine
whether the packinghouse teamster:
go back to work.
Shooting ARRAY in Yards.
Shooting followed an attack today
on a Lake Shore & Michigan trair
bearing large number Of strike
| breakers from their MONIES TO WORK a
the stockyards. Windows were
broken and a number Of the occupant
of the train had been struck by fly
ing missiles when one of the strike
breakers opened fire into the attack
ing crowd with a revolver. That NJ
one was struck was little short o
miraculous. One of the bullets passe,
thru the hat Of a spectator grain.
his scalp. Had the course been hal
an inch lower the man would hav
!, been killed.
. Packers Offer Concession.
It was also reported that if tn
! teamsters voted to return the packer
were willing to make a new contrac
for any time desired. In that case tn
plan to do away with teaming force
and handle all meats with cars WOul
be abandoned.
The packers are said to be maxim
! arrangements for running when tn
strike is over with 5000 less men tina
: before the strike. It is asserted to b
the intention as soon as condition
are normal to employ just enoug
men to give all a, full weeks work an
t a full weeks pay. This, it is est
5 mated, would mean that 5000 me
/, will be dropped permanently.
Heretofore many cattle have bee
bought on one day and fewer on an
t other. The result was that tn
: whole force was employed on som
!, days and only a part of the force o
: others.