The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-18
.RIOTING
STRIKERS
Neat Packers Troubles at
Chicago Causes Death.
ALL NEGOTIATIONS OFF
Citizens Fear Violence and Police
Precautions Have Been
Doubled.
ALL NEGOTIATIONS OFF


ing out of the meat packers strike at
the Chicago stockyards three men We're
Injured, one fatally. A squad of po-
licemen. summoned on riot call, final
ly suppressed the disturbance after
considerable difficulty.
-Four colOred strike breakers were
attacked by mob composed Of spec
tators at an amateur baseball game in
the vicinity of the stockyards and two
white men, one policeman, and the
four strike breakers were severely in
jured Three of the injured men are
In serious condition.
On their way home the negroes had
10 pass the baseball grounds.
As the four workmen approached
some one yelled "Scab!' and instantly
b rush was made for the negroes. Two
Of the negroes had each revolver
and knife and as the mob started
for them they drew their weapons.
Before they could use them. how
ever, they were knocked to the ground
by Il dozen white men. One of the ne
groes named Baker scrambled to his
feet and began slashing right and left.
Before the knife could he taken away
from him he stabbed James Kiely near
the heart, perhaps fatally. Another Of
the negroes fired into the crowd two
Of the bullets hitting William Durand,
one of the attacking party.
This opposition of the negroes set
the crowd in frenzy. and had not the
police made quick response the
strike breakers would undoubtedly
have been killed Several of the riot
ers We're placed under arrest, as also
were Wood and Baker.
All negotiations for a settlement Of
the stockyards strike here are off.
Chicago is in grave fear of the re-
suit To what ends the irresponsible
foreigners and roughs among the strik-
ers and their sympathizers may go TO
obtain what they call justice is mat
ter Of the greatest concern.
In the final conference between the
packers and Michael Donnelly, head
of the strikers, Mr.. Donnelly offered
TO concede every point save one. He
would submit the question OF wages
and labor conditions TO arbitration,
even though the decision resulted In
reduction of the wage schedule for
the men In this offer Mr.. DOnnelly
gave away. one Of the two principal
demands for which the strike was call
ed. He expected the packers would
yield the other point-namely, that they
would take back all the strikers as fast
as possible He suggested seven days
TO complete the installation.
The packers did not yield. More tlan
that they said they never would con-
cede the point.
With the announcement Of the fail
ure of peace negotiations came increas
ed apprehension Of violence Police
precautions have been doubled and
every safeguard taken TO protect life
and property. The temper of con-
servative strikers has been held in
check by a sustained hope Of settle
ment Now that they are deprived
of that peace stimulant the worst is
feared. 1t is the opinion of the po-
lice that little is needed to precipitate
one of the most disastrous labor wars
in the history Of the city. For that
emergency they have made full prepa
rations.
Just now there is fear that a sympa-
thetic strike involving all the trades at
the stockyards will be called. Aside
from those already on strike, there are
1900 men employed at the yards con-
nected with unions.