Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-23
Strike Leaders Issue an Ultima
tum and the Packers De-
cline to Accept 1t
THE FIGHT MAY BE PROLONGED
Strikers Leaders Go Into cnference
With Federation Officers With the
Object Of Securing Sympathetic
Strike - Looks Like a Long strus-
ale - Some Killing Done.

Chicago. July 2s.-Bulletin.-The
1oint conference today to settle the
stock yards strike resulted I'm dis
agreement. The union leaders left for
their headquarters to discuss the SYM
pathetic strike.
Chicago, July 23.-President Schardt
announced there would be general
strike at the yard Monday, unless an
agreement is reached before that time.
The superintendents of every plant at
the union stock yards Immediately al
ter the failure of the conference, began
hiring non -unionists in hundreds. The
receipts today were the lightest In the
history OF the stock yards.
Chicago July 2s.--A fruitless con-
ference was held today between the
strike leaders and representatives of
the packers The meeting broke up in
a disagreement and President Donnel-
ly.s followers adjourned to headquar-
ters OF the American Federation OF
Labor to discuss sympathetic strike
The union men issued the following ul-
tinatum soon after the negotiations
heean. "On account of the discrim-
lnation by the packers and violation OF
the agreement of last wednesday. all
stock yard employees on the strike shall
be reinstated within ten days. Those
who take the initiative in reopening
xhe activities, such AS butchers and
those who Kill, are TO be reinstated
~rithin forty-eight hours. This was
refused by the packers who in turn
inserted they would willingly adhere
70 the old contract and named Samuel
McI.ain az arbitrator. according to the
terms Of that agreement The labor
leaders stated there would be no more
conferences unless arranged Tor later.
Chicago, July s3.--The labor leaders
went into the joint conference today
with the packers, prepared to submit
nm entirely new basis for settlement
e the stock yards strike. The labor
representatives apparently considered
the former agreement abrogated by the
action of the packers yesterday. Iher
new demands call for immediate REM
statement of the killing gangs and
meat butchers in body
The new compact sought also spec
Ancally took up the demands OF the un-
skilled men. Following yesterdays de-
tarnoination to shut down the killing
departments until sufficient NUMBER
Of non-union men can be secured to
nnerate the plants without importing
1ha Industry. not one of the big stock
cards packers employed new men to-
day. tho there were many applications
Sor wnrk Not since the strike began
r,are 90 many idle men in the streets
.s today. Cases of minor disorders
.ra numerous. AT one point seHerai
r,,ndred women joined the men IN an
attac,x upon non-union workers on the
.rav n the yards. Sticks and stones
..ara thrown and the non-union men
n.caned with slight bruises. No arrests
were made.
Mavor Harrison, who is on vaca-
H,a, viii return here tomorrow.
E The meeting of the teamsters scheu-
..s eor today to act on the sympa-
snat,c strike was postponed until to-
morrow. ~ na,so,,
1sarris and swift were reported as be-
ino operated in all departments today
,.itb large forces, including many
,.o,,,ar and men. who refused to join
4he strike. These three plants were
renorted as keeping the killing depart
ments in full operation, but We're buy
ING no cattle. sheep or hogs. and 1t was
expected would stop the killing, In ac-
cnrdance with the plan announced yes-
terday. as soon as the animals on hand
were disposed of.
The plants OF Swartschild & Sulzer
Bros. and the National Packing Com
pany were said to be tied up In all de-
partments, excepting the shipping.
President Donnelly was not on the sub
committee of labor leaders. The Swift
Company did not appear to be repre-
sented on the packers committee. The
absence of President Donnely from
the committee was by some regarded
as rebuke for his action yesterday In
ordering a renewal OF the strike.
Kansas City. July 23--At three pack
Ing plants affected more business is
being done than before the strike.
Killing at the Cudahy and Swartzschild
& sulseberger plants was suspended
Temporarily. The allied trades unions
meet tonight on the question of call
ing sympathetic strike.
May Avert Fall River Strike.
Fall River, Mass. July 23-The state
board OF arbitration yesterday secured
conferences between the representa-
liyea of the manufacturers and the