Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-26
PRESIDENT DoNNELLYs PLEA TO
ALLIED TRADES BRINGS A
GENERAL TIE-UP.
THOUSANDS MORE IDLE
At First 1t Was Thought the Efforts
Of the Butchers President Would
End In Failure But At 10 O'clock
Every Live Stock Handler Quit
York and Left the Yards.

Every Live Stock Handler Quit
York and Left the Yards.
Chicago, July %. = At a meet
Ing of the butchers representa-
tlves and the allied trades dele
gates It was decided this afternoon
to send another committee to call
upon the packers.
Chicago, July 25.-The long threat
ened strike of the miscellaneous
trades at the stock yards, called to as
sist the butcher workmen, began at
10 o'clock today with the walk-out of
Z nearly all the teamsters, machinists,
scan workers and $50 millwrights and
helpers employed by the seven big,
q packers.
VI Every Branch Crippled.
Every live stock handler in the
!. yards has quit. The packers and
a,teamsters are still at work but the
steam filters, electricians, plumbers,
box makers, engineers and firemen
have Joined in the general strike.
No Disorder Reported.
Thousands Of men carrying their
lunch buckets left the yards today. No
cases OF disorder were reported.
4 Efforts at First in Vain.
l Despite the strongest efforts made
| by President Donnelly, of the ANAL
d gamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Workmen, the threatened strike, In
volying not only all the packers at the
stock yards but the Union Stock yards
9G& Transit. Co. itself, was not called at
u n O'clock this morning and develop
4 hents Indicated then that further ef-
eorts, to establish peace might prove
a Gsuccessful Later the general strike
\ was ordered.
/ Meetings are Held.
The teamsters' governing ommittee
s met early today and decided to make
arranements to meet the chiefs of the
packing houses and there will be an
other conference between the dele
gates and the chiefs of the allied
u trades. Both these conferences were
visited by President Donnelly, who de-
handed that the allied trades order a
Eenecal strike at once and let further
J, Negotiations come afterwards.
q Most Quit Promptly.
tU While the peace conference was in
iptsession, news came of the strike of
liksEhe live stock handlers and most of
ltshe men quit promptly. but many were
llIAllowed until 2 o'clock this afternoon
Ito finish delivering cattle outside the
yards.
Business Agents Rush Strike.
h The strike, although general, was
" conducted without official authori-
cation by the heads of the various
I unions. but solely upon the order of
u che business agent, who refused to
5j4ence which ended about noon without
Y making much if any progress.
Want Definite Proposition.
{. The packers demanded that the
tunion men come to them with def
mite proposition. The union commit.
zee returned to headquarters to confer
with the butchers and allied trades in
4 hope, it was said, that something def
Z mite in the way of new proposal
could be decided upon.
8 Y
& Conditions Unchanged Outside Chicago
Up to p. M, advices from st. Louis
St. Joseph, Kansas City, Omaha and
4 st. Paul state that there is little or no
s% change in the packing house strike in
IL those cities and that no orders for a
sympathetic strike of the allied trades
u have been received.
Expect General Order
4 The men, however, in most cases.
are holding themselves In readiness to
4 go out when the order comes.
Strikers Stand Firm.
At conference this morning at the
Office of Morris & Co., representatives
of the labor unions under instructions
told the packers that they could not
waive their demand for reinstate
ment within forty-eight hours of the
4 butchers and meat cutters and within
ten days of all others and for individ
K ual arbitration in all cases of alleged
discrimination. The conference was
secret and lasted several hours
4 Walk Out Separately.
The teamsters and cattle handlers
as a whole refused to join in the pre-
II conference movement SO much desired
Fl and urged by President Donnelly, but
\ nevertheless a large number of then
quit quietly and left the yards to at
tend the big mass meeting called fol
the benefit of all who had refused tc
81 await the result of further confer
snces.
Conferences Are Held.
S While these walk outs were taking
i place conferences between the strike
!.