The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-22
STRIKE ON AGAIN.
President Donnelly Orders Out
All the Departments
At Every Packing Center in the
Country.
BAD FAITH ALLEGED.
Says Companies Have Not Kept
Their Agreement.
Only Half Reporting for Work
Were Given Places.
Allied Unions Are Called on to
Allied Unions Are Called on to
Strike in Sympathy.

Chicago, July 22-Tne packing house
strike was today ordered renewed in
Chicago and all other cities. Violation
of agreement by the packing house
proprietors is assigned as the reason.
The following telegram was sent by
President Donnelly to all the employees
of various packing houses in the diff
ferent cities affected by the previous
strike:
| 'Order out all the departments again.
Companies violated agreement
'MICHAEL DONNELLY,
President International Meat Cutters
and Butcher Workmen.'
Today three thousand cattle butchers
reported at the stock yards here for
work. They reported in a body at
their union headquarters. The general
order for a renewal of the strike was
soon forthcoming.
When the 5000 butchers and their
helpers went into the yards here to-
day to take their old places the gen
eral greeting received was: 1--WE can
not take back more than half the reg
ular force
Immediately there was a woeful dis
play of chagrin and disappointment.
The men held a conference of an
agreement to act as a unit or not
at all.
"You must take US all back or
none," came the reply of the union
tasks they had done before numbers
of non-union wOrkmen. The packers
refused to accede to this and COM
mittee was sent to see President DON
nelly. The latter was quick in COM
munication with his advisers. Within
an hour and a half the decision was
reached to reopen the strike. Pres
ident Donnelly's telegram was accord
ingly sent to all unions.
The breaking of the agreement, as
alleged by President Donnelly on the
part of packers and the ending of all
peace plans on the parts of the union
came as a violent surprise to the pub
lie despite the widespread knowledge
that the men were far from satisfied
with conditions consequent upon the
signing of the terms of peace.
Immediately on hearing that the
strike had been renewed te1egrams
were sent by City Comptroller Mccain
to recall Mayor Harrison who had
gone on a vacation. He had left for
Marquette. Mich, where he was to take
a boat today. Not since the beginning
of the strike had such degree of ac-
tivjty been observed in the stock yards
as today. Long before the whistle
had begun to gather at the various
gates. Exchange avenue was packed
with humanity. There were a few
cases of personal violence on the part
of the strike sympathizers, though the
strikers needing President Donnelly's
advice to avoid trouble, let nonunion
men pass generally without molesta-
ton.
Smiles Change to Frowns.
The strikers when they appeared
at the packing houses carried their
tools and overalls and were in fine
humor. When the men found that the
packers intended to take back only a
small proportion today the smiles
changed to frowns. A committee was
quickly appointed and was sent to in
terview the packing house superinten-
dents. The committee returned with
long faces and reported the situation.
Howls of rage went up and the pack
ers were cursed roundly. Then the
great army of strikers turned and filed
out of the yards
The new strike apparently places the
packers in worse plight than before
for great number of the non-union
men have quit. Many of the nom
union workers left last night, fearing
to remain and face the returned
Those who did come back re-
ceived quiet warnings that there would
be trouble.
The summary action of the strike
leaders in ordering renewal of hos
tilities was followed by equally Wig
orouS efforts at a restoration of peace
As a result the news of the strike at
the stock yards was followed within
an hour by an announcement that a
Joint conference at the offices of Ar
rnour & Co., had been arranged to take
place this afternoon between the pack
ing house proprietors and the labor
leaders. The purpose of the Joint con-
ference was stated to be to discuss the
alleged unjust discrimination OH the
part of the packers.
The portion of the packers circular
Objectionable to the unionists is as fol-
lows:
I'm the agreement reached the pack
ers reserve the privilege of retaining
in their employ all employees that have
been hired while the strike has lasted,
thus guaranteeing to these men the
fair treatment they deserve and gaining
portant points for which they contend
ed and for which they stood out so
long. The privileges of arbitration
within the time limit of As days covers
the question of discrimination only
is in no way intended to guarantee to
the striking employees that they will be
taken back and given the places now
filled by nonunion help.
DonneIly's Statement.
President Donnelly Immediately af-
ter calling the men out the second
time gave out the following statement
relative to his action:
''The packers agreed to replace the
men without discrimination. They
agreed that the men should report for
work and be taken back Instead of
being furnished with checks this morn
they were met by a superintendent
or a policeman who picked out GER
tain men and told them to go and get
their checks. They told others to go