The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-07-28
PACKING STRIKE AGAIN IN FORCE
AIleaed that Discrimination was Made
in Rehiring, All the Active union
Men Being Rejeeted-Applieants

Men Being Rejeeted-Applicants
for Reinstatement Left in Body.
Chicago, Special-The stockyards
strike. which was renewed Friday
morning in Chicago and all the other
points where the big packing compan-
les have branches, because the strikers
were dissatisfied with the manner IN
which the employers proposed to rein
state their former employees pending a
settlement by arbitration, will continue
for another day at least. A joint con-
ference between representatives Of both
sides to the controversy and represen-
tatives OF the allied trades, in an at-
tempt to bring about a peaceable ad-
justment of this second strike, was un-
successful and the meeting was ad-
journed at $50 o'clock, with the un-
derstanding that another conference
would be held. At Fridays conference,
which lasted five hours, committee OF
ten. consisting Of five representatives
of the packers and five : .esentatlVes
of the meat butchers union, went over
the ground thoroughly. Whether the
difficulty can be satisfactorily settled
is problematical, as both the packers
and the strikers maintain that they are
living I'D to Wednesdays agreement
for a settlement by arbitration, anu
that it is the other side that is respon-
sible for the renewal of hostilities. Af-
ter adjournment, committee appoint
ed for the purpose merely announced
that the peace negotiations had failed,
but that there was still hope that an
agreement could be reached in the near
future. No written statement or wnat
transpired in the meeting was gwen
out, as has been customary at former
conferences, and the committee declln-
ed to give any further information ex-
cept that another meeting would be
held Saturday. Unless a settlement IS
reached the general belief Is that a
sympathetic strike of the allied trades
in the packing industry, which was
threatened last week to enforce the de-
mands Of the strikers, will be called.
These unions have signified their WILL
ingness to stand by the butchers II tney
are called on to assist in the struggle
with the packers for supremacy.
In the following statement, given out
Friday night by Mr.. Donnelly, presi-
dent of the Butchers Union, the rea-
son why the strikers refused to return
to work is given:
"The packers signed an agreement
that there would be no discrimination
in the re-hiring OF the men. This was
accented in good faith. On the return
of the men this morning, they were
lined up like cattle.
"The fofemen, superintendent ana
others, walking through the line, would
pick out a. man and say: You come
up.' The next man would be pushed
ont of line and told that he could not
be used, and it was always the good,
active union men whom they could not
use.
Superintendent Pension, of the Ar
mour canning department, addressed
the employees in the following IAN
guage: you went away like cattle.
and we will take you back like cattle. -
According to estimates, $3.50 men
were directly affected in Chicago alone
bv Fridays strike. Fully that NUMBER
of strikers were on hand at O'CLOCK
expecting Immediate employment
while others were expecting reinstate-
ment later. The cattle butchers LETT In
a body. and Mr.. Donnelly's general or
der declaring another strike followed.
II was sent to all employees OF various
packing houses in the different cities
affected by the previous strike, and
read:
"Order out all the departments
again. Companies violated agree
ment."