The San Francisco call., 1904-07-23
BUTCHERS RESUME STRIKE
AND ROTOUS ERA BEGINS
Packers Accused
of Violating
Pledge.
Alleged Discrim-
ination Against
the Union.

CHICAGO, July 22-The stockyards
strike, which was renewed this morn
ing in Chicago and all the other points
where the big packing companies have
branches because the strikers were dis
satisfied with the manner in which the
employers proposed TO reinstate former
employees pending a settlement by ar
bitration. VIII continue for another day
at least. A joint conference between the
representatives Of both sides Of the con-
troversy and representatives Of the al
lied trades in an attempt to bring about
a ueaceable adjustment Of this second
strike was unsuccessful. and the meet
ing was adjourned tonight with the
understanding that another conference
would be held at o'clock tomorrow
morning.
At to-day's conference, which lasted
five hours. a committee, consisting Of
five representatives. Of the packers and
five representatives Of the Butchers
Union, was appointed TO go over the
whole situation, but it was unable to
reach a working basis With which both
sides would be satisfied. Whether the
difficulty can be satisfactorily settled
at to-morrOw's meeting is problemat-
ical. as each side maintains that it is
living uD TO Wednesdays agreement
for a settlement by arbitration and that
ii is the other side that is responsible
for the renewal Of hostilities.
GENERAL STRIKE PROBABLE.
Unless a settlement be reached to-
morrow the general belief is that a
sympathetic strike Of the allied trades
in the packing industry, which was
threatened last week to enforce the de-
mands Of the strikers, VIII be called
All these unions have signified their
willingness 10 stand by the butchers if
they are called upon TO assist in the
struggle with the packers for su-
premacy.
In a statement given out tonight
President DonneIly OF the Butchers
Union says:
The packers signed an agreement
that there would be no discrimination
IN the rehiring OF the men. This was
accepted by the officers Of the organiza-
ZION IN good faith. On the return Of
the men this morning they were lined
UP Ike cattle. The foreman, walking
through the line. would pick out man
and say, You come up The next man
would be pushed out Of line and told
that he could not be used, and il was
always the good. active union men
whom they could not use
Superintendent Pension Of the Ar
mour canning department addressed
the employees in the following language
this morning: You went away Ike cat
tie, and we viii take you back like cat
tie This language was used both to
men and women"
SERIOUS RIOTING BEGINS.
The first rioting Of the day came
when man named Hank Miller was
Get upon by a crowd Of strike syrnpa-
thizers, who beat him so badly that at
the hospital 10 which he was taken II
was said that he had little chance of
recovery. Miller was set upon in front
OF Armour & Co.'S plant, and after he
mad been kicked almost TO death he
was found by pedestrians, who sent
Tor doctor. It was found that Afiller's
Skull was fractured and his jaw broken.
turther trouble came when Joseph
Aounichs, employed at Nelson. Norris
& Co.'S plant. was taken out of the
yard so that his knee, which had been
fractured BY the falling of a skid. could
be cared for by physician. The doctor
after attending the wounded man called
an ambulance 10 have the sufferer
taken back to the company's iu1pro-
vised hospital in the yards. A crowd
assuming that Younichs was a nom
union man, attacked the ambulance and
nearly upset the vehicle in an endeavor
70 reach the supposed foe With drawn
revolvers two policemen and the doctor
defended their charge, the doctor de-
claring 70 the strike sympathizers that
the wounded man was a fellow union
list. This took time, and the defenders
had TO Withstand a siege till helm came
from the stoclzyards police station a
considerable distance
Other men were severely beaten by
strikers.
STRIKERS ATTACK A Girl.
AS soon as il grew dark small-sizad
riots became numerous. and it kent the
police busy until far into the night
scattering the belligerents. In one of
these disturbances Josie Rominslxv. who
had taken a strikers place in one of
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