The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-08-11
Every Labor Union in Chicago
Will Give Them Moral and
Financial Support.
MEMBERSHIP OF NEARLY 300, 900
Each Member Will Be Assessed q
Small Sum Per Week For the
Benefit of the Strikers.
Amount Thus Raised viii Be Well Up
In the Thousands Each Week.
Nc Settlement Of the Trou.
BILE Is in Sight.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-The packers on
Thursday introduced a distinct nov.
city in strike-breaking-a train load OF
immigrants said to be direct from El.
lis Island. The immigrants were un.
loaded at obscure spots about the
yards and we're smuggled In groups OF
ten or twelve to the various depart
ments where the newcomers were put
to work. This took place while rep
resentatives of the packers were reit-
Grating the declaration made Wednes-
day that scores of applicants for work
are being turned away because only
skilled men are being offered employ
ment.
Chicago. Aug. S.--All the labor un-
ions IN Chicago have endorsed the
stockyaTds strike. After listening to
the strikers side of the controversy,
which was presented to them by Mi
chael J. Donnelly, president of the
striking butchers union, the Chicago
Federation of Labor, which is COM
posed Ct every labor organization in
Chicago, and has a membership Of
nearly 100000, adopted resolutions
financial support of the federated
body as long as the strike continues
Each member of the central body will
be assessed a small sum per week and
the whole amount will be turned over
40 the striking unions to help in the
support of the strikers and their fami'
lies during the struggle with the pack.
ers. The exact amount each member
is TO be assessed was left in the hands
of a committee with orders to report
results Monday. While the officials
of the federation of labor were unable
Sunday night to give an exact esti-
mate Ct the amount of money the
strikers would secure from this source
IL was stated that the total sum
would ne we'll up in the thousands
each week
After fight which lasted for near
ly four weeks. a settlement of the
mote as at any time since the strug.
gle for supremacy began. Neither
side 10 the conflict during all this
time has shown any signs of weaken
ing.
The PACKERS, while claiming that
they VIII soon have their affairs in
norma condition again. so successful
have they been in securing non.union
worilmeu, still admit that so far they
have Teen able TO get but $50 of their
old eu.r loyes back and that the major
ity Of their men are unskllcd work
ers In the last statement given out
by the packers II was said that nearly
half as many men were at work now
as before the strike began. These
men lave been brought to Chicago
from 81 parts Of the country. the ma
jority q them having never seen a
meat packing plant before coming
here With these men the packers
have sgCceeded in accomplishing a
great deal of work, but according 10
the strikers, every animal that has
been slaughtered since the strike was
called has been at a financial loss 10
the packers, as in the majority OF
cases lack of skilled workmen has
made II impossible to operate the by
products department and this source
of revenue, which under normal con
ditions is clear profit to the pack
ers, has been allowed TO go TO waste,