Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-08-13
FOURTH WEEK OF BIG STRIKE
BOTH SIDES OF MEAT PACKING
STRIKE ARE CONFIDENT.
Chicago Federation of Labor, Com.
posed of 100000 Membership,
Pledges Its Support In Moral and
Financial Way-Packing Houses
Operate at Loss.

W0J-T dCklnH FIOuScS
Operate at Loss.
All the labor unions in Chicago have
Endorsed the stockyards strike.
After listening to the strikers side
OF the controversy, which was present
ed to them by Michael j. Donnelly,
president of the striking butchers
union, the Chicago Federation of La
Dor, which is composed of every labor
organization in Chicago and has a
membership of nearly 300 ,000 adopted
resolutions Sunday night pledging the
moral and financial support of the fed
Grated body as long as the strike con-
tinues. Each member of the central
body will be assessed a small sum per
week and the whole amount will be
turned over to the striking unions to
help in the support of the strikers and
their families during the struggle with
the packers. The exact amount each
member Is to be assessed was left in
the hands of a committee with orders
to report results tomorrow.
Big sum Available.
While the officials of the federation
of labor were unable to give an exact
estimate of the amount of money which
would be secured from this source, it
was stated that the total sum would be
we'll up in the thousands each week.
After a fight which has lasteu for
nearly four weeks, settlement of the
strike seems to be as remote as at
any time since the struggle for SUI
premacy began Neither side to the
conflict during all this time has shown
any signs of weakening.
| The packers, while asserting that
they will soon have their affairs in
normal condition again, so successful
have they been in securing nonunion
men, still admit that so far they have
been able to get but $50 of their old
employees back and that the majority
of their men are unskilled workers.
Operate at a Loss.
In the last statement given out by
the packers it was said that nearly half
as many men were at work now as be-
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have been brought to Chicago from all
parts of the country, the majority OF
them having never seen a meat pack
ing house before coming here. With
these men the packers have succeed
ed in accomplishing great deal of
work, but according to the strikers
every animal that has been slaughter
lO.l civ he Ii
a financial loss to the packers, as in
the majority of cases the loss of skill
ed men has made it impossible to work
in the byproducts in the departments,
and thus this business which, under
normal Conditions, is clear profit to
the packers, has been allowed to go to
waste.
According to Michael J. Donnelly,
president of the butchers union, the
strikers are in a better position than
they were on July IL, the day the strike
was called.
Much Help Promised.
| There are not enough men and wo-
men on this continent to break this
strike, despite the assertions of the
packers that they have nearly all the
workmen they require and that their
| business is about back to its normal
basis. | have received assurances from
the most powerful labor organizations
throughout the United States that they
are with us in this fight and are only
waiting to have representatives from
our union sent before them and make
the request when contributions to our
| financial support will be freely made.
Under these circumstances there is
nothing for us to fear, since victory
will be with us in the end, no matter
how long that may be-"
Chicago, Aug. 10.-With an army
of more TINA 800 pickets the ice wagon
drivers and helpers union today estab-
lished a blockade of the retail meat
marKet business of Chicago. The union
determination to extend the strike to
the cold storage warehouses came as a
distinct surprise to the packers. and
this was accumulated by the action of
the ice car helpers, who today declared
an intention not to handle ice for any
dealer who patronized the strike az
fected packers.
Adding to the complication came
declaration today form the business
agent of the market wagon drivers
union that his men would have nothing
to do with meat which the ice wagon
drivers refuse to ice.
Vice President Rath of the packing