Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-19
But No One StarI'ves for
Want Of Meat.
The Great Centers Feel that
Strike Is Still Young.
Beef Is Higher, but Little BEING
Shipped and There May Be Short
age-Packers and Strikers Leaders
Watch Each Other.

Chicago. July 1S.-Although express
ing faith in the strikers ability to win
should the packing house wage struggle
become a test of endurance, the strike
leaders We're. today. still in receptive
mood. On returning from East st.
Louis, today. President Donnelly, how
ever declared he would hold no fur
Their conferences with the packers I'M
less the packers asked for a meeting.
He also said there would be no effect
to call out the livestock handlers for
the reason that the strikers We're I'M
willing to cause the widespread suffer-
ing among the cattle now i'm the pens
that must necessarily follow the neg
lcct such a strike would bring about.
AS soon as President Donnelly arriv-
ed he met Homer Call. International
secretary and treasurer of the butch
ers organization and went into confer
ence with Jos. w. Morton and G.. L.
Champ, officials of the Stationary Fire
mems Union. Then President Donnelly
met Business Agent McClelland of the
elevatornen. oilers and mill wright
helpers. McClnl!and called a special
meeting of his organization for 2
O'Clock, tomorrow, at which it will be
decided whether to strike.
This strike cannot be broken unless
the packers come to proper terms"
said President Donnelly. IN ST. Louis
the on" trust packing plant is tied up
tighter than a drum and the indepen-
dent packers are doing a rushing bust
ness. running both night and day We
are sending them all the union men
they need in East st. Louis.
when | started back to Chicago.
last night, n blanket injunction was
being written at Relleville, restraining
our pickets from being near the stock
yards and preventing them from speak,
ing to this non-union men.
I'm Chicago the independent packers
and butchers are reaping benefit from
the strike. l intend to send big gangs
of cattle butchers. tonight. to indepen-
dent plants in Philadelphia, New York
and Buffalo.
we make no secret Of our desire to
give all the help we can to the indie
pendent. fair. union-employing COM
panieS, for they are helping us in cur
fight. We want the public to suffer as
little rs possible"
From the packers side came state
ment that about Goo more men were at
work than We're employed. Saturday.
Renewal of peace negotiations was
not looked for by the employers and the
opinion that the contest will resolve it.
self into one for ultimate supremacy
was reported to be gaining ground.
A flank movement by the strikers de-
VI Hoped. today. in the announcement by
President Donnelly that in conjunction
with William Sterling. vice president
Of the Butchers Workmen's Union.
John FlOresch secretary of the Pack
ing Trades Council. and Phillip Muir
ply. champion butcher of the West
recently employed by Swift & Co.. will
start n small packing house where
union butchers may secure supplies at
prices which will enable strikers to pur-
chase meat without contributing to the
profits of the big packers. Cattle and
hogs have already been bought, said
President Donnelly, who also asserts
that the plant has been secured and
operations would begin, tomorrow.
A special meeting of the Packing
House Transfers Union will meet
Wednesday. to decide whether or not
the drivers will quit work.
The operating forces of the big plants
Appropriated about half the normal
strength, today. according to reports
given ont. All did great deal of kill
ing. Armour & CO., with 2O00 men en-
ployed, Strengthening cattle at the rate
of 140 an hour and Nelson Morris &, Co..
with 1900 men at work. slaughtering
100. Swift & Co. were said to have 1900
men In their plant. killing 100 cattle and
$50 hogs an hour. All the departments
were asserted 10 have been in opera
ton.
Chicago. July 1S.-Both sides are
preparing for the test of strength
which will come this week in the
strike Of the packing house employees.
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