Evening journal., 1904-07-21
BUTCHERS STRIKE
IS DECLARED OFF
Packers and Union Employees
Agree to Arbitrate.
ZEN RETURN TO WORK AT oNOE
Strikers Resume Under Same cond.
tions Prevailing Before tho Rupture
Pending Arbitration on Wage Scale
Old Employees TO Be Reinstated.

Pending Arbitration on Wage Scale
Old Employees to Be Reinstated.
Chicago July p. - The strike OF
packing house employees. begun nine
days ago and which has demoralized
the packing industry throughout the
country, has been settled, and this
morning thousands Of old employees
returned to work. 1t is expected by TO
morrow full resumption will have been
made at all the plants
The agreement was reached at q con
ference between representatives of the
/ packers, the officials Of the Meat Cut
ters union and representatives of all
the allied trades employed al the stock
| yards. The whole controversy will be
submitted to a board Of arbitrators.
/ both sides agreeing 10 abide by what
ever decision this board may reach.
Terms Of Settlement.
The agreement entered into between
the representatives Of the packers and
the strikers follows:
Wages and working conditions Of
all employees now on strike to be sub.
mitted to arbitration, each party tc
this agreement having the privilege Of
bringing before the arbitrators for de.
cision any question Of wages or condi.
tions or any other grievances they may
have and both TO abide by the decision
Of the arbitrators The packing com.
panies signing this agreement TO re.
tain all employees now at work who
wish 10 remain and will re-employ all
employees now out as fast as possible
with discrimination. Employees 10 re-
turn 10 work at the wages received
when going on strike pending the de
cision Of the arbitrators, arbitrators to
consist Of three practical packing house
men to be selected as follows:
"One representative Of the packing
companies and one representative OF
the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmen Of North America
these two TO select third member
The two first named shall meet within
forty-eight hours after resumption OF
work and proceed 10 elect the third
member and shall meet daily for that
purpose until this duty has been com
pleted. When the third member has
been selected, the three shall meet dai-
ly unless adjournment be had by unan-
imous consent until the final conclu-
sion has been reached and the award
made. Any former employee not re
employed within forty-fve days from
date work is resumed TO have the
privilege Of submitting his OF her case
to arbitration on question of discrimi
nation decision of arbitrators 10 gov
ern.
The agreement was signed by the
committee in behalf of the packing
Z companies and the committee in behalf
Of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters ant
Butcher Worbmen Of North America
The agreement was also approved anC
signed by the following representatives
Of the packers: Armour & Co. by Ar
thur Meeker. Nelson, Norris & Co. by
Edward Morris. Schwarzschild & Sulz
berger company by ]. L. Maurer, Swf
& Co. by L. f. Swift, National Packing
company by !. 2. Lyman, Cudahy
Packing company by E. A. Cudahy
and Libby. Mcneil & Libby by Ed
ward Tiden.
Donnelly Yielded Point.
The agreement reached at last nights
: conference is practically the same al
the proposition made last Saturday t,
the packers by Mr.. Donnelly. Th'
only difference is that in Saturday
communication Mr. Donnelly insisted
that the strikers be all taken back t'
work within seven days. This th'
packers refused, although they agreed
to accept every other demand made b.
) Mr.. Donnelly.
When the men return 40 work IL will
be under exactly the same conditions
as prevailed before the strike was de
clared. with the exception that thl
] question Of a wage scale will be decid
, ed by arbitration. The old wage scal
= under which the union worked las
year expired May 2S. Since that tim
, numerous conferences have been hel,
between the packers and the union fl
an effort 10 settle on a new schedule
q but without avail.
!. Nine days ago it was decided to cal
a strike in order to bring the employ
K ers 70 terms Five hours after tn
S strike had been called Mr.. Donnelly re
. ceived a communication from the pack
ers offering to arbitrate the whole dil
ficulty. Mr.. Donnelly declared the OF
fer had come too late TO prevent tn
= walkout, although the packers claimet
g that the communication had been mail
ed to Donnelly twenty-four hours be
fore the latter received it. Mr.. Don
nelly offered 10 accept the arbitration
proposition. but insisted that all tn
Y old employees be put to work with tn
acceptance Of the proposition. Tn
packers refused this demand. but OF
fered to re-employ the strikers in th
order Of their application.
A number OF conferences were hell
q in an effort to reach some sort of
: compromise. but the question Of rein
e statement proved a stumbling block a
L all these meetings. and finally peac
negotiations were broken of altogethe
r last Saturday. With the probabiHtie
: Of the strike spreading. the Allie
I, Trades unions took a hand in the con
troversy, and after a conference last
: ing three hours last night the Who'll
h trouble was amicably settled.
d Good News For Tin Plate Workers.
Y Neurcaefip Pa Julv y Tho Oh,