Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23
CONFERENCE FAILED
Strike Leaders and Packers
Reached No Agreement.
SYMPATHETIC STRIKE
ULTIMATUM FROM UNIoNIsTa
ULTIMATUM FROM UNIONISTS
FOR REINSTATEMENT
Refused by Representatives of Pack
ing Houses-No More Meetings
for Settlement Now.

CHICAGO. July 23.-A fruitless confer-
ence was held today between the strike
leaders and representatives of the packera
at the offices of Swift & Co. The meeting
broke up in disagreement after a short
session, and President Donnelys followers
adjourned to the headquarters of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor to discuss a sym.
pathetic strike.
An ultimatum was delivered by the strik-
ers soon after negotiations began 1t was
as follows:
''On account of the discrimination shown
by the packers and their violation of the
agreement Of last Wednesday all stock
yard employees on strike shall be rein-
stated within ten days Those who take
the initiative in reopening activities-such
as the butchers. those who kill-are to be
reinstated within forty-eight hours"
This was refused by representatives OF
the packers, who in turn asserted they were
v iiling to adhere to the old contract and
that they had named Samuel McIIain as an
arbitrator according to the terms of hat
agreement In the reply to the ultimatum
of the strikers the employers also asserted
they stood ready to remedy any errors or
mistakes made in efforts to fulfill the old
contract.
Union Men Firm.
The union men announced that they were
firm in the determination that tie old
agreement made null and void by the
alleged discrimination shown yesterday.
After the breaking up of the conference
Thomas I. Kidd of the American Federa-
ton of Labor. who was practically the
spokesman of the labor leaders. said:
There will be more conferences un-
less they are arranged for later. The pack
ers said they would stick to the first agrees
ment.
THE strikers said that the agreement
had been rendered void by the discrimina-
ton of yesterday. and that a new agree-
ment must be made. This new agreement
provided for the taking back of the butchers
within forty-eight hours and of the other
men within ten days. The packers would
not agree to this, and peace is not in sight"
Light Receipts.
The receipts today were the lightest in
the history of the stock yards, consisting
of only 400 cattle, 5000 hogs and 1900
sheep. The reduction was due to action Of
the commissioner warning shippers to
keep live stock at. home till the strike has
been settled Nearly all the live stock that
came yesterday was hurried out of the
yards last night and sent to outside planto
to be slaughtered.
For an Entirely New Basis.
The labor leaders went in today's joint
submit an entirely new basis for settle
ment Of the stock yards strike. The labor
representatives apparently considered the
former agreement abrogated by the action
of the packers yesterday. Their Aew de-
mands call for the immediate reinstate-
ment of killing gangs and meat butchers
In body. o..
The action of the packers which II was
contended amounted to abrogation of
Wednesdays agreement for a settlement
consisted in alleged discrimination against
the men in the matter of accomplishment.
The new compact sought provides not only
for the reinstatement of the killing gangs
and the meat butchers in a body but also
specifically took up demands OF the un-
skilled men
Membership of Conference
Those present today were members of
subcommittee appointed at yesterdays
joint conference to report a basis of agree-
ment to the full membership of the confer
ence. They were:
For the packers-Thomas Connors repre.
senting Armour 4 Co: Thomas Wilson
representing Nelson Morris & Co; Edward
Tiiden, for Libby, Mcneil & Libby: Samuel
Mclean. for the National Packing Com
pany; j. L. Maurer, for Schwarzschild a
Sulzberger; Edward Cudahy, for Cudahy &
Co.
For the unions-TEomas T. Kidd Amert-
can Federation of Dor: William Sterling
Butchers Union: George f. Golden pack
ing house teamsters: Joseph Morton sta
tonary firemen; William G.. Schardt Chi.
caso Federation of Labor.
Two things were noticeable in the con for
ence between the contending parties Presi-
dent Donnelly was not on the subcommittee
on labor leaders. Swift & Company did not
appear TO be represented on the packers
committee.
Union Officials. in Ante Room.
dozen or fifteen union officials were
N
among these The two subcommittee were
closeted In an inner apartment
The absence of President DonneIly from
the active committee was by some regard
ed as a rebuke for his action of yesterday
in ordering renewal of the strike.
President Donnelly said that last night
the packers submitted proposal that @
representative of each trade at the stock
yards be at each plant to see that the old
agreement was kept in the returning of the
men to work.
The proposition was rejected by President
Donneily, the strikers position being that
the former agreement had been violated and
not In effect.
After the joint conference had been In
session a short time the packers withdrew
in order to consider proposition made to
them by the representatives OF the union.
1t was understood if agreement was
reached the entire joint conference would
have to pass on it.
Problem for Settlement.
President W. G. Shardt of the Chicago
Federation of Labor said the problem con-
fronting the labor representatives was not ,
to persuade the other workers to go out in
support of the butchers. but to induce them
to remain at their tasks until called on.
Following yesterdays determination to
shut down the killing departments until a
sufficient number of non-union men can be
procured to operate the plants without i'm
periling tie industry, not one of the big
stock yards packers employed new men
today, though there were many applica-
tions for work. The colored men who were
dismissed just after the settlement of the
strike cannot all be re-empoyed at present,
as many of them. who are members of the
sth Regiment. Illinois National Guard are
now in annual encampment at Springfield.
Many Idle Men
Not since the strike began were SO many
idle men observed in the streets Today
and cases of minoI disorder were numer<
Gus. At West 48th street and Gross aves