The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-07-30
ALLIED TRADES TAKE |. |.
-. up BUTsHERS' CAUSE.
Peace Negotiations Are Broken
Off and: War Settles Down
Into Endurance Struggle
Between Bosses and Mem
bers Of Various Unions.
Organizations Included in AL
+ lied Council Make Demands
Which Will Be More Diff
cult to Settle Than Conten-
tions Of Original Strikers.


CHICAGO, July &3.-With all the
peace negotiations broken and all the
allied trades unions employed at the
different plants, with the exception of
! the teamsters and the stationary engin-
GERS, out on strike in sympathy with
| the butcher workmen who quit work
| two weeks ago, the stock yards strike
! tonight had settled down to what prom
ises to be one Of the bitterest fights
between capital and labor in the his
tory Of America.
Allied Trades Quit.
AS has been threatened for some time,
the allied trades employed in the pack
| ing industry quit work when called on
today to assist the striking butchers
| in their efforts to bring the packers
| to terms. In several instances the men
| did not wait for the official notifica-
ton from their leaders to go on strike,
| but threw down their tools and quit
work of their own volition.
At 6 o'clock tonight the statement was
made by Michael J. Donnelly, president
Of the Butchers union, that every
union man employed at the stock yards,
with the exception of the teamsters and
engineers had responded to orders for
general sympathetic strike.
, Expects Others to Follow.
The engineers, ne declared, would
! join the strikers tomorrow morning and
unless there was speedy settlement
Of the difficulty, he said, the teamsters
! would undoubtedly join their brother
workmen in their struggle for suprem-
acy. According to Mr.. Donnelly today's
/ strike sWelled the number Of men who
have quit work at the stock yards in
Chicago alone to nearly 10000 persons.
;! Both sides to the controversy de-
! clared tonight that they were perfect
ly satisfied with the present state. Of
i affairs and they were willing to make
it fight to a finish to determine who
shall dictate the terms Of a SETTLE
ment
Make Rival Claims.
According to the packers the general
strike today was failure, it being
claimed by them that not over one-half
work when officially called out by their
leaders this morning. The further state
ment was made by the packers that
should all the union men decide to join
the strikers it would make little diff
ference to the employers, as they had
sufficient resources to contest the
ground for an indefinite period
On the other hand, the labor leaders
assert that all the union employees at the
d1tferent packing plants, together with
several hundred employees Of the Union
Stock Yards company, quit work today
IN response to the general order. for a
sympathetic strike.
Takes, a. New Turn. H.. e.. s.
i a. new phase Of the strike situation
4 Velopedalate this AFT ernoon when NOS
Stice Wasz.giXen Il III
I dependent packers at the stock yards
that their men would not be: allowed to
handle animals which had been brought
into the yards or handled in any way
ny non-union men, It is necessary for
fhaco ind
OF their live stock into their yards over
the Union stock yards runaWays, where
the stock must be handled by non-union
men, since the union men employed by
the stock yards company in this line
OF work were among the employees who
joined the SYMPATHETIC strike today
Must Get Stock Direct.
The ultimatum of the unions leaves
the Independent packers no alternative
put to receive their live stock directly
from the country or else close down
business entirely. A meeting of the
independent packers was held tonight
TO map out some plan Of action, but
no definite conclusion was reached. An
other meeting will be held tomorrow ia
further consider the matter.
Before peace negotia tons had been
entirely broken off today, representa-
tlVes of the transfers union. as had
been agreed on last night, were in con-
ference with the packers in an effort to
arrange some sort Of settlement which
would prevent spread of the strike.
Demands of Unions.
AT this meeting the packers were
asked to concede that the first peace
agreement, signed last Wednesday and
"hch was later repudiated by strikers
when second strike was called, be
considered null and void and that the
packers submit new proposition for
PEACE terms. The committee also no
tlned the packers that the striking
butchers would stand by last satur.
Gays demand. which was that all men
De relnstated within ten days. or their
cases be submitted Ito immediate arbi-
tratlon; all butchers and casing men tc
De taken back within forty-eight hours
a1ter work was resumed. No progress
eowaru a settlement was made at the
conference and the transfers commit
Tee retired to consider a new proposal,
Immediately upon the return of the
transfers committee to union head
quarters. they entered into conference
with the representatives Of the allied
Traces to consider a proposition sub
m1tted to the unions by the representa-
t1ves of the packers 8
:. Offer One Concession,
ana the packers, the latter offered tn
cnange the time of reinstating all the
Az tllhsrs from forty-five days to thirty
I've oays. Ihey made no concessions
other than this, and this proposal was
submitted to the allied trades commit
Zee zee; PRESIDENT Donnely of the Butch.
eis union, however, refused to con
stuer the proposal and all hone of an
4niileuiate settlement was lost.
,,,,ta resldent Golden of the teamsters
unioh strongly urged that the propo-
slt1on be considered and that another
eLort for a settlement be made. The
w vGntlment of. the meeting was over
the committee adjourned without IL
: , cenp1ng to arrange any more meetings
Are Ready to Strike. = I :. :. !:
:. After failing In the peace nepotia /.
IONS: President Golden Of the. team
ste sters union, notified the members =of
Inc International committee Of, team
sters, union that his efforts to- brine
! about peace today had been jinsuccess=
+ 1pi and asked their sanction for a sym sym
pathetic strike Ut the packing. trades
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