The Minneapolis journal., 1904-09-09
BUTCHERS LOSE
THEIR FIGHT
President Donnelly Admits Defeat
and Officially Calls Off the
Strike.

days gs3'sG9k stFike sap Of the butehsrs and allied
trades at the stockyards is of:
Vice President Smith &C; Of - the seid Nsas fSs
vote Of the conference board Of the Al
lied Trades Council, to bring the trouble
to an end, was unanimous.
President Donnelly has telegraphed
the decision to all the cities where the
workmen have been on strike.
The following statement was issued
by James Tracey, secretary OF the al
| lied trades conference, board:
The strike was one of the most remark
| able that has ever occurred in the United
States. It was remarkable for the ab-
sence of disorder, altho $4,000 men ana
women were involved. It proves tnat
labor organiza tions are law-ab1ding podles
and their members are engaged IN d
peaceful effort to upift the masses. It is
remarkable for the fact which Is attesteo
bv the police that our ranks were practl-
callv unbroken in spite of most adverse
conditions 1t is remarkable because !,
was a fight against some Of the largest
corporations In the world in behalf OF un-
skilled work. The self-sacrlfice anc
heroism of the struggle has never peer
told, probably never will. Like al
strikes, it ended in a victory for the WORK
ers because rather than risk such a strug'
gle the employers will be ready 10 Urea
with the unions In the future on al
equitable basis. Every union Will retan
it's solidarity and will come out or th1
struggle stronger than ever.
The conference board Of the Allie
Trades Council officially announced tina
the strike was at an end. 1t then ad
iourned but met Immediately and re,01
ganized, the representatives OF IN
Butcher Workmen not being lncludeG
| consist
Of representatives Of mechanical trade
unions, and proposition is to be mad
to the packers that the members Q
! these unions be taken back as unlonlst
or not at all. The butchers decided
"a return to work Saturday morning.
ID Terms of Settlement.
N The terms under which the men, r
Is turn to work are the same as offered b
,d !. Ogden Armour last Saturday an
- which the men rejected by referendu
7S vote. They are in, substance that I'll tt
old employees shall be relnstated as IA
as possible, being given Preferen'
- when vacancies occur; that the wag
n of skilled butcher workmen will rema
SIS the same as before the strike, ana IN
i'll there will be no discrimination. again
t. any man because of his connection WI
s. IS. labor organization. q 30 40 :, .
v. f!iated unions at the stock yards W
st Quit work in sympathy with the butte
j. ers viii officially be called off.
is During the strike approximate
ps which IS estimated to have cost t
ly men about $5,100,000 in wages
no against an estimated loss Of 81 5000
ne to the packers in the loss of buslne
7s- and in increased expenses.
ch Men Apply for Old Places.
Chicago, Sept. 9.-More than {
hundred livestock handlers who we
out on strike appeared at the office
"a Manager Skinner Of the Union Sto
TVS li1 Yards and Transit company today.
~ " apply for their old positions. He b
lk- TX previously announced that he wo1
~; ~. employ all the old men needed.
cna Members Of other unions were
Iii so much in evidence when work y
,m. begun at the packinghouses today. M
ght of the men did not know that the str
n a was off.
b bnt President Donnelly has received
telegram from the last member OF
international executive board OF
butchers, giving permission 90 call
urg the strike.
ele, None of the stockhandlers were ia
back, being informed that they Wo
we'd be sent for when needed. It is un(
art stood that before going to work t
osi- will be required to sign an agreem
hile setting forth that they return as il
uth viduals and not as an organlzat
tact Business Agent Golden of the teams
hat said that the teamsters will go bach
lere an organization or not at all