Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-12
No Change in Chicago
Beef Strike.
No Nearer Solution Than When
Struggle Began.
Efforts of Retail Butchers and Brokers
to Bring About Conference Between
Packers and Strikers Has Been Of
No Avail.

Chicago. Aug. 1.-THE stock yards
Element than it did since the struggle
began. Efforts of retail butchers and
brokers to bring about a conference
between the packers and the strikers
were of 10 avail. today. The retail
committee was in conference with rep
resentativeS of the packers for three
hours, today, and at the end the fol-
lowing statement WAS given out by the
committee of business men:
I'VE were courteouSly received by a
committee of packers and we were in
formed that considering all past and
present conditions no good reason eX-
listed why any further conference with
the strikers would be beneficial.
The packers refused to discuss the
matter further than to confirm the
statement given out by the interme-
diary committee When the strike lead
ers We're Informed of the decision of the
packers to refuse to enter into further
conferences with the unionists they be-
gan to form plans to force the hand
of the legal department of the United
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bring about settlement. This move
ment was decided upoii by the legal ad-
visers of the strikers after they had re-
ceived what they considered reliable
information that the attorney general
would not make move to bring into
operation the perpetual injunction now
held by the government against COM
binations, among the packing firms I'M
less ordered to do SO by President
Roosevelt.
The plan in effect is this:
Tomorrow or next day. an action will
be started in the federal court in the
name Of Il striker who holds stock in one
of the biggest of the packing companies,
demanding that the mjunctions he put
into operation. on the ground that the al
gal combination still exists and through
it's shareholders are suffering a loss. This
it is expected by the strike leaders. Will
induce President Roosevelt to take up the
question and the packers to produce their
books. contracts and agreements in opcn
court. Such a step. il Is believed by the
strikers will bring the packers to terms
and end the struggle. The officials of the
Market Wagon Drivers Union have or
derrd a vote to be taken by the union on
Sunday on the question of a strike of
those men.
Building Commissioner Williams and
Health Commissioner Reynolds finished
their inspection into the sanitary condi-
tions surrounding various packing plants
wrere strike breakers arc being housed
today. The report OF the investigation
will I've ready for Mayor Harrison. tomor-
row.
While standing in his doorway, tonight
John Schuman. a strike breaker employ
ed by Swift < Co. was attacked by riot
ers and severely beaten. A riot call was
sent in but the crowd scattered. but no
arrests were made. Schuman'S injuries
are fatal.
Immediately following the visit of c.
w. Foster to the yards, representatives;
Of the packers went into Il conference.
There We're present j. Ogden Armour,
+. J. connors, j. p. Lyman, Samuel
M"I can. Edward Morris, Ira y. Nor
ris, Thomas Wilson, and Edward Til
den. The conference, it was said, franz
cd an answer to give the retail mea t
dealers committee.
Building Commissioner Williams in
spected the Schwarzschild 4; SulZbergnr
plant ct the stock yards. today, and
found that ago nOn-union WOrkmcn
were housed on three floors of the
cooling building and that there no
ventilation except through two small
doors. There is not window in the
structure.
Mr.. Williams ordered every cot TAX
on out of the building. Alderman Peter
Vending. a former butcher and JOHN
Joyce. business agent of the Butchers
Union. made an effort to accompany
the city officials through Armour &
Cos. plant but We're refused admit
lance. Newspaper men We're also bar
| red.
The investigators visited first All old
storage house of Armour & Co., where
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