Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-23
MAY Be SYMPATHETIC STRIKE.
Union Leaders Retire to Their Head
quarters to Discuss the
Matter
IT IS PRACTICALLY A GER TAlNTY.
The Big StOckyards Firms Did Not
Employ Any New Men Today Strlk.
ers Attack NOn.Union Men.

Chicago, July 23.-The Joint confer
ence today TO settle the stockyards
strike resulted In a disagreement.
Chicago, July 23,--The union leaders
have gone to their headquarters to dis
cuss a sympathetic strike,
THE JOINT CONFERENCE.
The labor leaders went into todays
joint conference with the packers, pre-
pared TO submit an entirely new basis
for a settlement Of the stock yards
strike. Their new compact calls for
the immediate reinstatement OF killing
gangs and meat butchers in body
and also specifically takes up the de-
mands OF the unskilled men. 1t was
contended that the action OF the packers
yesterday In discriminating against
some strikers In the matter Of re-em-
ployment amounted to abrogation OF
Wednesdays agreement for settle
ment
THOSE PRESENT.
Those present today We're members
of subcommittee appointed at yester-
days joint conference to report a basis
OF agreement to the full membership Of
the conference. They were. For the
packers: Thomas Connors, representing
Armour & Co.. Thomas Wilson, rep-
resentlng Nelson, Morris & Co.; Ed
ward Tilden, for Libbey, Mcneil &
Libbey Samuel Mclean, for the Ma
tional Packing company; }, e. Mauerer,
for Schwarzschld a. Sulzberger. Ed
ward Cudahy, for Cudahy & Co.
For the unions: Thomas /. Kidd,
American Federation OF Labor; william
Sterling Butchers union; George #.
Golden, Packing House Transfers; Jo-
seph +, Morton, stationary hremen;
William NJ. Schardt, Chicago Fedora
ton OF Labor, Michael Donnelly,
Butchers union.
Should no adjustment Of the trouble
he reached In the joint meetings, a
sympathetic strike Of the other trades
employed I'm the packing industry prac-
tically Is certain, II was arranged for
before the agreement was signed which
terminated the original strike, and the
plans have not been changed.
PROBLEM FOR LABORERs.
President W. G.. Schardt Of the Chi
cago Federation OF Labor says the
problem confronting the labor represen-
tatives was not 20 persuade the other
workers TO 90 out In support OF the
butchers, but TO induce them to remain
at their tasks until called out.
Two things were noticeable In the
conference between the contending par
ties. President Donnelly was not on the
sub committee OF labor leaders. swift
& co. did not appear TO be represented
on the packers committee.
A dozen or IL union officials were
present In an anteroom and Donelly
was among these. The two sub-com-
mittees were Closeted in an Inner apart
ment.
DONNELLY ABSENT.
The absence Of President Donnelly
from the active committee was by some
regarded as a rebuke for his action of
yesterday In ordering renewal OF the
strike.
Following yesterdays determination
to shut down the killing departments
until sufficient number of non-union
men can be procured to operate the
plants without imperilling the industry
not one OF the big stockyards firms EN-
ployed new men today though there
We're many applications for work,
The colored men who were dismissed
lust after the settlement OF the strike
cannot all be re-employed at present.
as many OF Them who are members OF
the Eighth regiment, Illinois national
guard, are now in annual encampment
at Springfield,
Not since the strike began were so
many idle men observed IN the streets
ms today. and cases OF minor disorder
were numerous. At the West Forty.
sixth street and Gross avenue several
hundred women Joined the men IN an
attack upon a crowd OF non union
workers who were on their way 10 the
wards gate. sticks and stones were
thrown. The non-union men escaped
with slight bruises by taking 70 highL
There were no arrests
MAYOR HARRISON.
In response to kilograms telling OF a
renewal OF the strike, Mayor Harrison
arrived i'm Marquette, Mich, from HUI
ron Mountain today but he was 700
late 70 connect with n train Tor en-
cago, he talked over the long distance
telephone with Corporation Counsel
Tolmnn. and decided TO remain In Mar
ouette FOR news from the strike, I'm
less the strike was settled before, the
MAYOR announced an intention 10 ter
inmate his vacation and take n train
that would bring him into Chicago to-
morrow morning.
President Golden, Of the stockyards
teameters. announced a delay In one
norton u the sympathetic strike pro.
gram He said that the teamsters had
been called together TO act today on a
sympathetic strike. but owing TO the
DELAY IN settlement negotiations the
meeting was postponed until tomorrow
PLANTS OPERATING,
The plants OF Armour q CO., Nelson
Morris q Go. and swift g. Co. were
reported as being operated IN nearly all
departments today with large forces
Including many women and men who
refused 90 iOin the strike.
Armour & Co. claimed 10 have 1889
men Independent OF mechanics. aud 22f
office employees at work.
These three plants were reported as
Keeping their killing departments So
fuII operation, but We're buying neither
cattle sheep or hogs, and 1t was eX-
pected would stop killing IN accordance
with plan announced yesterday as
soon as the animals now on hand are
Disposed off, Armour & Co. brought In
75 branch house employees today
The plants Of Sohwar2schild q Sulz-
berger and the Notional Packing COM
pany were said 20 be tied up In all de.
partments except the shipping.