The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-07-23
OLD MEN REPORT FOR DUTY, BUT
NOT MORE THAN HALF GET
FORMER POSITIONS.
PACKERS THREATEN TO SHUT C0Wa
SAY THEY WILL SUSPEND KILL
ING OPERATIONS IN ALL
PLANTS AFFECTED.

strike has been ordered renewed IL
Chicago and all other cities. Viola
tion of agreement by the packinghousC
proprietors is assigned as the reason
During the morning 5000 cattle
butchers reported at the stock yard:
here for work. Only half of then
were given places. Thereupon all re
fused to work. They reported in {
body at their union headquarters. The
general order for a renewal of the
strike was soon forthcoming.
While the immediate proyoeatior
for the renewal of the strike was ap
parently the failure of the packers tC
take back larger portion of the strik
ers who reported for work, the rea
cause of the rupture was inferred tG
be circular issued by the packers
The circular purported to explain tc
the public the agreement entered into
with the labor leaders. Seemingly the
circular could be taken as implying
the agreement did not bind the pack
ers to re-employ all of the men who
walked out. The construction the La
Dor leaders had placed upon the agree.
ployed within forty-fiye days.
Joint Conference Agreed To.
The summary action of the strike
leaders in ordering a renewal of hos
tilities was followed by equally vigor
GUS efforts at a restoration of peace
AS q result the news of the strike or
der was followed within an hour by an
announcement that a joint conference
at the offices of Armour & Co. had
been arranged to take place during the
afternoon between the packinghouse
proprietors and the labor leaders. The
purpose of the joint conference was
stated to be to discuss the alleged un
just discrimination on the part of the
packers.
The strikers, when they appeared at
the packinghouses, carried their tools
and overalls and were in fine humor
When the men found that the packers
expected to take back only small
proportion the smiles changed tc
frowns A committee was quickly ap
pointed and was sent to interview the
pao kinghouse superintendent. The
committee returned with long faces
and reported the situation. Howls oil
rage went up and the packers 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 be
fore, great number of nonunion men
having quit. A great number of these
nonuEion workers left last night, fear
ing to remain and face the returned
strikers. Those who did come back
received quiet warnings that there
would be trouble.
Donnelly Issues Statement.
President Donnelly, Immediately aft
er calling the men out the second time
gave out the following statement rel
ative 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 when the
men went back to work they were met
by q superintendent or a policeman
who picked out certain men and told
them to go and get their checks. They
told others to go home; that they did
not know when they would be needed,
or whether they would ever be needed
This was a plain violation OF our agree
~aent."
President Donnelly has requested
leaders of all allied trades to order out
their men in sympathetic strike.
AS an example of the discrimination
charged 1t was pointed out that Mich
olas Gier, president Of the joint coun
Gil and cattle butcher at Armour's,
was passed three times in the examina
tion OF those who presented themselves
Tor reinstatement. In consequence OF
the attitude Of the company the men
QNif fbGIefe4kwith.
About the yards the strikers were
loud in their denunciation. charging
the packers with bad faith in showing
discrimination and declaring the pack
ers had no desire for peace and had
intentioally forced the issue again for
Interior motives. On the other hand,
the packers asserted that they acted
entirely within the provisions OF the
agreement. Both forces proceeded to
line up for what they termed a real
strike"
Packers Side of Controversy.
Representatives of the packing
houses affected by the strike held
conference during the morning and al
its conclusion issued the following
statement:
.Much to our surprise the men. aft
Or reporting for work and aftar rel