The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-16
NOVE OF PEACE
WILL NOT LIGHT
ONLY HOvERS ABOVE THE
p,,vrs OF THE GREAT PACKING
COMPANIES.

S,ril.e of the Butchers and the
Mont workers Has Not Been Set
,Ied-CanmOt Agree With the Pack
ers as to the Basis Upon Which
tbe Matter Will Be Submitted to
ArbitratiOn-Deman of Both
sides.
Chicago, July 15.-Negotiations for
n4ace in the stock yards strike are
,,ractically at a standstill tonight, and
the strike will continue until one side
or the other abates something of the
demands made up to the present time.
Both sides are anxious for a peace
able settlement, but the stumbling
block to a final adjustment is that
neither side is prepared to allow the
other to dictate the basis of arbitra-
ton.
This afternoon the packers consid-
cred Mr.. Donnelly's reply to their prop
osition of last night, but it proved un-
satisfactory, and the union officials
were notified that it would be impossi-
bic to reach an agreement along the
their answer to Mr.. Donnelly the pack
ers declared themselves willing to ar
hitrate, but stipulated that the arbi-
tration should include the entire scope
of the strike, and not be subject to
restrictions or limitations of any kind.
This communication of the packers
was Identical with the one sent yester-
day by them to MIR. Donnelly and to
which his counter proposition of to-day
was a reply. With the reply of the
packers was sent note to Mr.. Donnel-
" notifying him that they would be
ready for his answer tomorrow, and
that if he desired another conference
with them they would be pleased to
meet him in another effort to reach
basis of arbitration. No arrangements
have as yet been made for another
conference, but the reply of the unions
to the last note of the packers will
he sent tomorrow morning, after
which Mr.. Donnelly will leave for St.
Louis. where he will address a mass
meeting of strikers on Sunday after
noon.
Demand of Strikers.
Mr. Donnelly's last proposition to the
packers was as follows:
"Au grievances to be submitted to
arbitration; all strikers to be rein
stated in a body: men employed by
the packers since the strike may be
retained if use can be found for them;
the temporary wage scale to be that
in effect previous to May 2S. This
means that unskiIled labor is to be
paid, pending the decision of the arb-
traitors, 1872 cents, instead of Is to
225
Position of Packers.
The following is the reply of the
packers to the proposition of Mr.. Don
nelly:
"Ai grievances to be submitted to
arbitration; the strikers to be re-
employed as rapidly as places can be
found for them, preference to be given
the strikers in the order of their ap-
plicatiOns for work; all men now at
work to be retained and the temporary
wages to be in accordance with the
schedule in effect at the time of the
strike"
Allied Trades May Quit.
The Allied Trades Unions at the
stock yards are becoming restless, and
unless a settlement is reached in the
near future they may decide to stop
work in sympathy with the men al
ready out. The members of the allied
crafts at the yards in this city num-
Der between $4,000 or $4,000 and a ma
Jority of them belong to the union.
A mass meeting of these men will be
held tomorrow night, when the ques-
ton of their quitting work will be dis
cussed
The work in the packing plants in
tnls city was continued to-day on a
much larger scale than at any time
SINCE the strike has been declared
Many new men have been employed
among whom, it is said, there are many
skilled workmen, and the packers de-
care they are doing better than they
expected they would be able to do ait
the time the old enlnloYes omit work