The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-23
PEACE MOVE in
THE MEAT STRIKE
Transfers Induce Former Arbiter
to Inspect Stockyards, Look
ing to Mediation.

Chicago, Aug. 23.-Action that may
have an important bearing on the
clearinghouse strike is expected to
take place at a meeting of the team
sters joint council to be held this
evening. President Cornelius Shea of
the international organization will be
present and the question of the future
action of the teamsters in relation to
the strike will be canvassed.
Last Friday and yesterday a COM
mittee of teamsters of the organized
Transfers, headed by John S. Field,
president of the Knickerbocker Ice
company, and former member of the
Chicago board of arbitration, visited
the StockyardS on a tour OF inspection.
This was due to an effort to induce
Mr.. Field to act as an intermediary in
bringing about some suggestion of
peace and his refusal to offer any sug-
gestions until he had made q personal
Investigation Of conditions at the
packinghouses. The report of the
committee that accompanied Mr..
Field will be made to the joint council
on this occasion.
Injunction Argument.
Arguments before Judge Brentano
In connection with the injunction
asked Dy Tie pdChSIS " restrain the
city from interfering with the housing
of workmen of the stockyards were
concluded today. Judge Brentano
took the matter under advisement and
said he would announce his decision
tomorrow morning.
IS The packers began active work
today to put into effect a scheme
to house their non-union en-
.ployees in the old Hammond plant
at Hammond, Ind, in the event of
failure to secure an injunction against
the city. In any event the Hammond
company, which is short of rooms here
to use for living quarters. will proba-
fbly put the plan into operation. The
packers assert any interference with
trains carrying employees to and from
Hammond will constitute a violation
of the interstate commerce law and
would necessitate federal action.
Union pickets have now established
o. system of espionage extending en-
tirely about the stockyards enclosure.
The pickets are established away from
the principal entrances and have lists
of those who come and go to the yards
daily. Men are being stopped blocks
away and warned against continuing
work.
The office Of Secretary Tracy of
the Allied Trades conference board
was thronged today with persons
working at the yards demanding per-
mits to avert interference from pick
cts. The applicants include union
printers employed by Armour & Co.,
employees of two newspapers pub
lished in the yards, and a dozen
watchmen. All were refused permits.
Student Attacked.
Jackson Thompson, member of
the track team Of the University Of
Chicago, who has been working for
Morris & Co. in the shipping depart
ment during his vacation, has been
assaulted and robbed vile return
ing home from work. The fam
ily with whom Thompson lodged here
was warned that he was a strike
breaker and that if he was given fur
Their modations the house would
be wrecked. When he appeared he
was told he would have to leave. He
took his suitcase and started. A short
distance away he encountered six men
who knocked him down and robbed
him of q small amount Of money. He
was then beaten and allowed to go.
He related his experience to the po-
lice and three suspects were arrested.
Two Of the prisoners have been iden-
titled by the student as his assailants.