The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-08

CHICAGO. Aug. After fight
IL which lasted for nearly four weeks.
settlement of the stock yards
strike seems tonight to be as remote
as at any time since the struggle Fo.,
supremacy began. Neither side 80 tine
conflict, during all this time. has shown
any signs of weakening.
The packers, while asserting that
they will soon have their affairs ip
normal condition again. 50 successful
have they been in securing nou-uuiou
men, stiIl admit that so far they have
been able to get but $50 of their Ola
employees back and that the majority
of their men are unskilled workers IL.
the last statement given out by the
packers il was said that nearly half as
many men We're at work now as before
the strike began These men have oeeu
brOught TO Chicago from all parts Of
the country. the majority of them hay
ing never seen d meat packing hOuse
before coming here. With these men
the packers have succeeded in accom-
plishing a great deal of work. but ac-
cording to the strikers every animal
that has been slaughtered since tn.
strike was killed at financial loss tn
the packers. as III 1he majority of cases
the loss of skilled uasn has made 1t i'm
possible TO work i'm the by-prOducts i'm
the departments. and this business,
which under normal conditions -
a clear profit to the packers, has beeu
allowed TO go TO waste
Last week the packers were figuring
on a break in the ranks of the strik-
crs when work * resumed tomorrow
morning. but there is nothing tonight
to indicate. that the men We're even
considering such step or that they
had any idea of surrenderiBg tomorrow
or AT any future time
dr. Donnelly's Statement.
According to Michael J. DonneUv.
president of the Butchers union the
strikers are in q better position than
they were on July II. the day the
strike was called
During the four weeks that the
strike has been in force said Mr.
Donnelly tonight. there has been less
than 200 deserticns from the various
unions whose members have Joined the
struggle for living wages. and not one
of these wOrkmeB who have gone back
TO the packers is skilled workman
. To offset these deseTti0ns our men nave
secured at least twice that number of
new recruits from the men the pack
erS have brought To Chicago 70 take
tween the packers and butchers the
strike has spread into a struggle be-
tween organized capital and labor. bue
there are not enough meL and women
on this continent to break this strike.
despite the assertions Of the packers
that they have nearly ali the workmeu
they require, and that their business
is about back TO its normal basis I
have received assurances from the
To 2
throughout the United States that they
ere with US in this fight. and are only
waiting TO have representative from
our union sent before them and make
the request. when contributions 20 our
financial support will be freely made.
Under these circumstances there is
nothing for US to fear. as the victory
viii he with Us in the end, no matter
! Low long that may be"
Situation in New York.
New York Aug Homer D. Call,
the secretary of the national organiza-
ton of the Amalgamated Meat Cut
tiers and Butchers -WOrkmen Of North
America, arrived IL this city today.
He met Henry I. Eichelberger. one
I Of the general organizers, and several
Of the agents of the local unions. &
meeting of the advisory board VIII abe
/ held tomorrow night. when the situa-
ton VIII be gone over with the secre-
tary, and if he so directs, q strike viii
I be ordered by Wednesday
\ canvass has been made Of over 400
of the retail butchers in the effort 10
induce them TO stop buying the trust
meat and deal with the independent
slaughterers. It is alleged that all but
I one Of the retail men pSomised to
change their slaughteTers. 1t is planned
| to call out every union man who il
! employed as a beefcutter in the retail
| trade, if the employers do not chance
| from the trust TO the independents.