The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-19

WAS your withdrawal Of the pickets
the outcome of an understanding with
Gov. Van Sant?" he was asked
II do not care to make a statement
at this time
But for a time the blockade of the
Swift plant is removed %
Yes. But the picket system will be
continued. Only moral suasien will be
union men to refuse to take the vacant
places"
us this permanent arrangement p.
At meeting of the union tomorrow
I will make a full report of all the oc-
currences that induced me to order the
withdrawal of the pickets, and the adj
visibility of abolishing the blockade
entirely will be submitted to the
union
If the decision is contrary to the or
der that you gave will you continue
to act with the men %
Il am an officer of the union, and am
subject to the members. The full facts
will be reported, and at the meeting it
will be decided whether the blockade
shall be removed. do not care To en-
ter into the details of the matter at
this time
sition OF John Longquist and others to
your order, and of the fact that they
contemplate a renewal of the blockade
Tuesday,"
NO one has spoken to me of such
opposition, but among such a large
number of men it is to be expected that
there will be different opinions on a
matter of SO much concern
VIII you sanction a renewal of the
r1IHC da
My decision was made to last until
the union has acted upon the PROPOSE
ton"
Burns Fears Trick
It was clearly shown by Supt. Burns
that he had no faith in the. announce
nlent that the blockade had been with
drawn. He expressed the opinion that
the action may have been taken with
the idea that the company would ac-
cept the decision in good faith and uer-
nit the employees in the plant to go to
their homes. He reasoned that if this
was done the nonunion men. Office
men and travelling men would return
the next morning to find that they
were up against q solid a blockade.
through which they could not break.
They will not catch US in such a
trap said Supt. Burns. Until we can
give our men protection thew will re-
Ildlu III the DullQ1nSS, although those
who desire to leave are not detained
against their will. If the strikers are
acting in good faith in the withdrawal
OF the pickets the strike is at an end
TO all intents and purposes. If they are
permitted to return to their positions
without interference many of the ex-
pert workmen will come back. as they
know that their old places at the old
wages are up to this time waiting for
them.
Among those in the plant, who I'D to
yesterday enjoyed their freedom are
forty travelling men who have been
called in from the road These men.
some of them high-prfced employees. are
working as common laborers doing
such jobs as packing. scaling and car
rying. A great majority of the men
who are ordinarily employed in the
ONCE are doing the same kindsof work.
and present a far different appearance
IN the long busters from that they do
IN their ordinary clothes. Every man
IS compelled TO work, and with this as
slstance there was yesterday killed but
zoe hogs and 40 cattle, whereas the ay-
erage production OF the plant is $500
hogs and 800 cattle per day.
This proves that while there are
quite number Of men in the plant. es-
t1mated at about 800, there are but few
expert butchers