Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-08
GREATEST EDUCATOR
PRESIDENT DONNELLY'S STATE
MENT ABOUT THE STRIKE.
Denounces Employment Of Child
Labor in the Stock Yards-Many
Strike Breakers at Work.

CHICAGO. August S-President Michael
Donneily of the National Meat Cutters and
Butcher Norkmens Union said today:
The packing house strike is the greatest
educator of socialism the west has ever ex-
perienced. From being unconscious social
lists, the workers are realizing that they are
in reality part of the great socialist
movement. The harsh treatment melted out
to the strikers by the packers and the in
human conditions under which they are
willing to have men and women live and
work In their slaughter houses has brought
organized labor to the conclusion that the
propertied class has no hesitation in con-
signing the masses to fate worse than
that of the slaves. Mr. Edward Tiiden's
advocacy of child labor In the yards has
also added fuel to the flame of socialism.
From this class distinction and recogni-
ton will arise the great socialist third
party to achieve reform by the ballot In
stead of the strike"
such a man as Mr.. Tilden." continued
President Donnelly. with his view of the
good of enslaving children. las no business
on the board of education
Mr.. Tilden Is a member Of the Chicago
public school board. He is a director of
the firm of Libby Mcneil & Libby, ana Is
vice president of the Drovers' Deposit Ma
tional Bank.
Carried Direct Into Yards.
Twenty-Five railway cars of white and
colored strike breakers who left the stock
yards Saturday night and yesterily re-
turned to work today. the cars being ear
ried direct into the stock yards to the
doors Of the various pa cking houses. avoid
ing all contact with the strikers. In add
ton there were a number of italians. who
made their first appearance a the yards,
laden down with baggage. The twenty
cars comprised three trains and We're
crowded that efforts to collect tickets had
to be abandoned.
Nearly 700 colored persons thr0nged the
platform of the 31st street passenger sra
ton and fought for room on the trains
Two big colored women INDUCED in pitch
ed battle. pulling each others hair scratch
ing and biting to gain supremacy When
the last train had left 200 Disappointed men
and women remained ut the platform clam
oring for means of transportation to the
yards.
Riot Over Non-Union Man.
y riot. in which Police Lieutenant Moore
knocked down a score of men while defend
Ing non-union man. occurred today near
the yards. When fifteen Italian strike
breakers quit work at the Armour plant
they We're attacked by strike sympathizers
and one of the foreigners was beaten al
most senseless. The other Italians escaped
hen Lieutenant Moore started to take the
injured man to street car. the policeman
was attacked by crowd Of several hun
bred men
knocking down twenty or more men with
his club, the lieutenant fought his way to
the car line in Ashland avenue. where sew
eral cars passed the motormen refusing
10 stop.
with his charge stood in the middle of the
track and another fight took place, the
lieutenant threatening to shoot. The next
car stopped. and with the aid Of three po-
tIrl In y-nI at fhnf
jured Italian was put aboard and was soon
out of reach of his assailants.
Aldermen Take a Hand.
Aldermen took a hand in the big strike
at the stock yards today. They will make
effort at least to prevent the housing OF
strike breakers" at the plants of the pack
ers. With several labor leaders the city
law makers made visit to Building Com
missioner Williams. and laid before him the
alleged Illegal conditions in the sleeping
apartments of the non-union men and wo-
men at work in the yards.
After a general exchange of views II was
decided to formulate a statement of griev-
ances to be placed before Mayor Harrison
VINO Will say whether or not Building Com
missioner Williams and Health Commits
sioner Reynolds shall be asked to act
Workmen Return to Old World Homes
Fifty foreigners. nearly all former en-
ployes of the stock yards packing houses
left today for their homes abroad They
were discouraged, they said, with the pre-
dicament that faced them, with no settle
ment of the strike In sight. living expenses
high and their savings dwindling away just
before the advent of cold weather The
majority OF them spoke no English though
1ney mad been In the country for years
There were Bohemians. Poles and Italians
In the party, and all were of thrifty class
who had saved the greater part of the
money they had earned in the yards.