Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-25
FIGHT TO A FINISH
Chicago Butchers Call For
 Sympathetic Strike.
TRANSFERS LIKELY TO GO OUT
All Conferences Have Been Called Of-Both Sides Await Develop ments-It Is Thought Struggle
 Will Re Long and Bitter.

OR-BOth Sides Await Develop
 ments-It Is Thought Struggle
 Will He Long and Bitter.
 CHICAGO. July Predetermined on a fight to finish to enforce the de- mands of the striking butchers, sym pathetic strike of all the union work men employed in the meat packing in- dustry throughout the country, with the exception of the teamsters, will be declared today. The indications are that the teamsters will join the other onions in order to bring the packers to terms. The teamsters employed in the Chicago plants at a meeting have de- clared in favor of the sympathetic strike, but their decision has not been ratified as yet by the joint council of the teamsters' unions.
 The joint council will meet for the purpose of considering the proposition. The general belief is that the decision of the teamsters to join in the strike will be indorsed by the council. This indorsement of the joint council is not final, however, as the international off, cers of the teamsters' union have to sanction the proposed strike before the men can leave their work. Under these circumstances it is not likely the team sters will be officially called out before Tuesday.
 No conferences were held either by the packers or the labor leaders, or Jointly, in an effort to reach an adjust ment of the controversy Both sides rested, apparently waiting for today's developments Whether or not the packers would make any concessions to the demands of the labor leaders in order to prevent general walkout of the trades at the stockyards would not be discussed by any of the packing house representatives, but from the preparations going on at the different plants during the day it was plainly evident that the packers intend to fight for their independence.
 All the labor leaders declared that they would await today's developments before considering further negotiations and that the packers would have to A1cAC li1C AOq qbSolLOA q AS9OAIipl1OAA VI peace negotiations as the unions had no intention at the present time of do ing so.
 The packers claim to have nearly 5000 men with which to start opera tions this morning.
 A report is current that Cudahy & Go. and Schwarzschild X Sulzberger company will not make any effort to resume business today. Instead, ac- cording to this rumor, these two firms would make a settlement with the un- ions, and when they opened for busi- ness it would be with full force of union men. None of the officials of either of these companies would con firm or deny the report
 Preparations for the struggle which is expected today has been made at the different packing plants. Four train loads of new employees have been taken to the yards to join the non- union. men already established inside the plants. Stockades have been erected at all the different plants to protect men whose work exposes them to danger from mob violence. Super intendents, police officers and union leaders gave expression to anticipation of troublous times to come.