The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-09-03

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guard and last night began ,prepara-
tons to attempt to move to their Full
ton and South Water street branch
markets, which have been practically
closed since the big strike began.
Pickets are Ordered Back.
With the packers thus throwing
down the gage, the strike leaders or
dered the army of pickets gack to Wig
orous duty. More than 1900 pickets
took up watch about the yards and at
the various points where supplies may
be hauled to the various branch mar
kets.
Vice President Raft Of the Transfers
Union, which declared last night to
stay in the strike to the end, asserted
that his men would aid In the work of
picketing.
"Contrary to reports in some quart
ers,' said he. we have never with
drawn our pickets. We are increasing
their number and they will do duty az
before, stopping ice deliveries to those
dealers who persist in handling 'un-
fair meat"
International Secretary Call Of the
DuLCIlSI w - HUI, 6hAu'
"Everything is most satisfactory.
We stand as a" unit. We are con-
WINGED that this strike can be won."
1T will be strike now that will
strike some surprise to this city, said
President Donnelly of the Butcher
workmen's union. I'VE have made
every possible e0ort for peace. Now
the blame for the results must rest on
the packers. Our men stand firm to
man. They will fight to win If we
have to stay out until Christmas
The Conference Board Endorsed the
action of the Butcher Workmen's ex-
ecutive board by unanimous vote.
President Donnelly and Secretary
Homer D. Call of the Butcher Work
mems Union, as a special committee,
carried to the conference board the re-
port of the action Of their body.~
They were greeted with a terrific
outburst Of cheering.
We'll stay out until Christmas"
shouted the members Of the conference
board I'VE intend to win.'
The executive board Of the butcher
Workmen voted unanimously to keep
up the strike to Tie end.
International officers Of the Butch
er Workmen's Union from all sections
of the country voted unanimously to
keep up the strike. Among the num-
Der were International Secretary HON.
err D. Call of Syracuse and Vice Presi-
dent Stephen Vail Of Omaha, George
| McMeachin of St. Joseph, Cass E
Schmidt Of San Francisco. Louis Rein
hart OF Kansas City and John F1oersch
and William ]. Sterling Of Chicago.
state~ent by Donneily.
Immediately after the. executive
board determined for a fight to the
end the following statement. was issued
! by President Michael Donnelly, vino
presided at the meeting.
AS many conflicting statements have
appeared in the pres$ from the 1ncep-
ton of the strike, the executive boa D
of the Butcher Worknen desire to sub
; nit the following to the public:
! AS has been previously stated, thu
! conditions under which the packing
house employees work were intolerable
After repeated efforts to adjust thu
same, and being refused by the pack
; ers, this strike was forced upon us.
i The admission of the packers tina
they now intend changing working
conditions TO practically what w
sought is positive proof that our Gauss
is just one.
Hence, why refuse an interview i,
order to adjust the differences II tn
end sought by them is not destruction
Of our organization, which has i'm
proved the moral condition of the but
cher worknen one hundred fold?
After careful Investigation Of al
points we find that our members ar
| standing as firmly for the mainten
ance Of the principle involved as the!
were at the inception Of the Exstriks
Hence we continue the strike untilsw
are accorded such honorable adjust
7 ment~ We are voicing the sentiment
Of our constituents.
NJ. DoNNELLY.
President OF the AInalgamated Mea
Cutters and Butcher .Workmens - q
&: North America ~. zz ss5' I
hat states out position absolute
/ lzly..Y, resident Donnslly said later..s''W
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