Omaha daily bee., 1904-07-28
irain Broker Believes Hs Can Bring the
Parties Together
lNKs OF THE sTMKERs ARE INcREAsED
and Htablemen Go Out with
Striking Teamiten.
iRAL FIRE ADDS TO GENERAL TURUIT
FLAMES at svvifes Lard FsaaerT occ=-
sion COmn'OtiOn and several HounE
women axe Imprihoned IN
an EIevateF.

CHICAGO. July I've had an agrees
ment with Mr.. Donnelly'a organization ana
the allied trades which they failed TO live
up to, and under the circumstances we do
not care to make any further agreements
with them"
This Is the statement which was signed
by the representatives Of the packers and.
handed to the members of the State Board
OF Arbitration tonight at the end of oon-
ference between the two bodies, held at the
request OF the state board IN an endeayor
20 bring about another meeting for the
settlement OF the butchers strike between
the packers and the upikers.
The packers received the state board
courteously and listened to its arguments
for a peaceabie adjustment Of the difn-
Guilty. The announcement that the packers
were opposed to any further peace nego-
tiations with the strikers was handed to
the board by Arthur Meaker and Thomas
sented the packers.
While from their statement Il would ap-
pear that the packers are opposed 70 Dset-
ing the strikers again on any terms. such
is not the case. AZ the iast conference be-
tween the strikers and the packers the lat-
ter Informed the union leaders that any
time they expressed a desire 20 live up 70
the original arbitration agreement, signed 3
week ago, which provided FOR the roinStete-
ment Of the striking butchers inside of
forty-fvo days and for the arbitration Of
all grievances, the packers would be Will
ing to renew the agreement.
Another Attempt 20 ne Made.
The contention OF the packers Is that
this agreement is stu In force, and aa
they are unwilling 70 offer any further
concessions to the strikers they say a re-
newal OF peace negotiations with the hope
OF securing better terms would be useless
The labor leaders say that when the
butchers went on the second strike because
OF alleged DETERMINATIONS by the packers
IN rehiring striking employees, the arbitra-
tion agreement was nullihed and that 4 IA
necessary to sign a new agreement before
a settlement can be reached
After tonights conference with the state
Board OF Arbitration Arthur MeeIer, mani
ager for Armouc & Co.. said that the pack
ers were stu willing to live up to the terms
OF the original agreement, but that the
initiative would have to be taken by the
strikers.
Mr. Meeker also intimated that the
sooner the strikers adopted this course the
better II would be for them. az In his be-
lief IL the strike should last longer all the
places Of the strikers would be filled by
new men and there would be no necessity
for the packers to wish to settle on any
basis with their old employees,
notwithstanding todays failure 70 bring
the contesting parties together, another at
tempt, II was said tonight, would be made
tomorrow to arrange e oonfsrence between
the packers and the strIkerh James H.
Walker. a grain broker on tAe Chicago
Board OF Trade, Is the man who purposes
to do what the State Board Of Arbitration
failed to accomplish Mr.. walker was IN
consultation tonight with the leaders Of the
allied trades unions and several of tho
packers. He said that he had made con-
siderable progress toward the d6alred con-
ference and that It was his firm heiief that
before Tomorrow night he would be Able TO
announce that his mission had been sue
cess.
Police Rule at stock YaFdh.
Police rule" today was declared In the
stock yards region. During the DAY there
were several minor disturbances a spite oe
the police, but when night came the chief
Of police said he Was master of the sltua-
ton.
Al least L000 new employees were taken
into the yards and put 20 work A con-
servative estimate Of the number of ani-
mails slaughtered today By the Inherent
plants placed It az about one-half the
amount disposed Of under normal condi-
tions. The following agurss were given
out by the packing companies comparing
their nonunion forces at work today to
their normal force IN numberss