New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-30
MEAT STRIKE COMES HERE
BUTCHERS ORDERED OUT.
Nesc- FORKS Dressed Beef Supply Is
Noe Threatened.

Chicago, July 29--CnabIe to arrange > con-
ference with representatives Of the New-York
packers. Michael J. Donnelly. president of the
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Work
men Of America. has ordered a strike OF all the
members OF his organization employed in New
York by Schwarzschild & Sulzberger and the
United Dressed Beef Company. The order
which was telegraphed TO NewYork tonight.
does not go into effect until Sunday, the men
in the Eastern packing plants do not report for
work Saturday.
The decision to extend the strike to the East
was not taken until after Mr.. Donnelly and his
associates had spent the day In a frutIess ef-
fort 10 arrange meeting with representatives
OF The Eastern packers who came to Chicago
last night 70 acquaint themselves with the sit
uation here The general belief was that the
Neyy-York packers had come West TO make
terms with the butchers. but II such was the
case they changed their minds after 'nvesti-
eating the progress that had been made here
in working the plants with non-union employees.
When Homer q. call, secretary os 'he ma
tional organization of the hutche. vorknler'
late this afternoon made a final appeal over the
telephone the representatives Of SchWara-
schId & Sulzberge- for a meeting between the
members of that firm and the officers Of his
union. ne vas told that the Eastern packers
had nothing 20 offer the men should such a
meeting be arranged. and that the conference
would only be a waste Of time. When this an.
nounoement of the Eastern packers had been
communicated 10 Mr.. Donnelly, he decided on
the strike order
That the proba bities Of a settlement by the
opposing interests in Chicago remote as
ever was plainly demonstrated to-day when
Henry {. Wallace of Des Moines. Iowa, and
l. Ames. of Buckingham. Iowa. called on the
H.
strike leaders offering TO concede the most i'm
portant point in the controversy il the employ
ers would agree to renew peace negotiations
Mr. Wallace and Mr. Ames told by the
packers that there was no possible chance for
any further concilidtory move and that the
packers were now In position where they could
ignore the labor unions. and that they proposed
do so. The packers answer was delivered to
the strike leaders. and the men from Iowa left
for home tonight.
From a statement made ny President DonncUy
tonight 1t would appear that the men be-
coming anxious 10 get back 10 work.
we shall be glad TO confer with representa-
tives OF the packers at any time" said Mr.. Don
nelly. While | cannot say that our position Is
I'm any way changed are not anxious to keep
up a running fight, and shall be glad is a set
tlement can be effected
LIVESTOCK HANDLERS AT WORK
meeting Of the allied trades was held to-
day to consider the question of a renewal 81
the strike OF the livestock handlers These men
quit several days ago. but returned work at
the instigation of the Independent packers. who
were unable TO obtain livestock enough to carry
on their business with these men on strike.
The men went back tn work with the under
standing that only animals intended for the in
dependent packers were to be handled. \ few
hours after the returned TO work. how
ever. they were handling livestock iudisCrim-
iuately.
No decision reached at to-,lsys meeting
a com toe tn call he
officials Of the Union Stockya-ds Company to-
morrow morning 10 request cessation of the
handling OF livestock for the packers whose
forces are on strike. The advisa bity of aC-
cepting tha offer of the freight handlers TO join
in the strike considered at the meeting but
no decision reached
More business was done to-day by the packers
than at any time since the strike began. With
the additions to-day TO the new employees OBJ
tanned from outside sources. the statement was
made tonight by one of the packers that fully
thirteen thousand men are at work In the
seven plants where the union men strike
This is nearly half as many men as went on
strike The packers declare that they have more
unskilled labor than they want and that when
all the skilled labor which they have procured
in other cities reaches Chicago all the by
product plants will open for operation.