The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
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be. made in the demands OF the
lstrikers.
! About the time set for a meeting of
the packers, the Transfers committee
OF eight, accompanied by Barney
Cohen. representing the butchers, and
President Schardt of the Chicago Fed
Grafton of Labor went to Nelson Nor
r1s & Co.'S office, where the situation
was explained.
Insists on Original Demand.
| The packers were told that the I'M
lon must insist on the original de-
mands: reinstatement of all butchers
within 48 hours and reinstatement of
all others within 10 days with indi-
vidual arbitration in all cases of al
legged Discrimination.
One of the strongest arguments of
1ered by the opponents of a general
strike order was that it would pre-
vent the unions from using one of
their strongest weapons = that by
which they could prevent the big pack
ers from doing business and at the
same time give their small rivals the
trade. The many commission men and
others active at the stock yards en-
dorsed this argument. 1t was argued
| that II the unions were anxious to nit
the Dig packers hard, the way to do
1t was to refrain from calling out the
beef handlers and others employed by
the Union Stock Yards & Transit COM
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out the strikers would deprive the big
packers of only such business as is
lost during the strike. By letting the
handlers work and keeping hands eff
the stockyards & Transit company. the
strikers, it was claimed, would enable
the little butcher to attend to his bust
ness and increase it. There was no
question, it was asserted, that this in
| and butchers
All the big plants in the yards were
reported as killing cattle, sheep and
ed, killing 200 cattle. 1000 hogs and
5000 sheep and the others about the
same. The receipts for today were 5000
cattle, 5000 hogs and 5000 sheep or
about Is per cent of the normal run.
without waiting for a strike order
ABOUT 90 carpenters employed in the
various plants struck this morning An
EFFORT was made to get the millwrights
to go out, but all except one in Armour
& Co.'s plant where % are employed
rejected the instructions and remained
at work.
Waiting on Chicago.
Kansas City. Mo-, July 25.-Allied
unionists in the packing houses here
are waiting for the Chicago unions to
take the initiative in a sympathetic
strike. They will, it is stated, follow
from Chicago. Work on an increased
scale was resumed today at the plants
of Armour & Co., Swift & Co. and
Fowler Brothers. The Cudahy plant,
which had been shut down since the
second strike was called, was opened
late in the day with small force.
Practically nothing was accomplished
at the plant of Schwarzschild & Sulz-
berger, while the Rudy Brothers
house is closed down until the strike
shall have been ended one way or
another.
Up to 80 the allied trades at the
MIA hnd y+,-sIr
}. A. Keller, president of the Central
Labor union, which composes most
of the unions which correspond to the
allied trades in Chicago, said that the
order would be given and he expected
the 800 men here would go out during
the day. = -.-..--
c. w. Armour, for Armour & Co.;
Manager Rich of Swift & Co., and T. o. |
Cunningham, manager of Fowler & Co.
assert that their plants would not be
seriously affected by a strike of the al
lied unions.
Up to o'clock no order to strike had
been received from Chicago by the al
lied unions here as far as could be
learned. None of the officials of the al
lied unions was at headquarters and the
strikers themselves professed to know
nothing regarding the situation.
Ffremen Are Waiting.
Omaha. Neb., July 25.-The firemen
have not yet gone out in the packing
plants here. but are expected to do so
settlement should develop today. News
from Chicago that the mechanics had
left their work in sympathy with the
strikers seemed not to have discon-
certed the men here, but they are I'M |
decided what course to pursue.
1--WE are still hoping for peace and
I think the mechanics will not leave |
their work today, but unless some |
are opened today a general strike of
the firemen may be looked for tomor- |
row. said Vice President Vail of the |
Amalgamated association, who has |
charge of the strike here. The situa-
ton is quite here, little apparent
change having taken place since last
week. All the packers are operating |
on small scale and hiring what men
they can get. Forty to fifty were
hired at each plant this morning.
Strike Is Endorsed.
ST. Louis, July 25.-The strike of
packing house employees has received
the unanimous endorsement of the
Central Trades and Labor union,
which means. in case sympathetic
strike should be called, that the strik
ers would have the support of the al
taken in the outcome in the effort
made today to have the injunction
secured by the packers last week at
Belleville, ILL.,, dissolved. Each side
injunction and the efforts of the strike
leaders themselves have resulted in
peace and quiet about the east side
packing plants.
Up to noon the Allied union had not
received orders from Chicago to join
the strike, but they were holding them
selves in readiness to go out. Plants
on both sides of the river were in OPP
Grafton today.
Packers Granted Three Days.
Belleville, ILL.,, July 25.-Judge HI
der of the circuit court today granted
attorneys for the packers of East st.
Louis three days in which to consider
the affidavits of strikers who have APP