The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-22
SYMPATHETIC STRIKE PROBABLE
Leaders Have Hard Work to Keep Allied Trades Of
Chicago From Going Out TO Help the Butch
ers---Joint Conference Held
NEGRO STRIKE BREAKERS DEMAND RAISE

Between 8 and 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning the packers will give the un-
ions their answer. The packers held
conference tonight at which the COM
munication was considered and an an
swer drawn up. Mr 4ts
Mr.. Golden, who has been through
oneastruggle with the packers predict
ed widespread contest. He said, 1T
looks as II the men would take this
matter in their hands and the rank and
file will force a general walk-out The
teamsters are clamoring for a special
meeting. How long the allied trades
can be held in check it Is impossible to
say. The teamsters will not work un-
der police protection"
Shortly before o'clock GO non-union
men, eleven of wnom had their fam
lilies with them, arrived on Lake
Shore train and were taken to Armour
& Co.'S plant Three of the women car
ried babies, and the little ones attract
ed more attention than they would
have done had they been heiresses. The
men and their famlnes will all live in
the yards till the strike is ended.
Before noon more than so non-union
men employed in the various packing
plants decided to quit work. They were
escorted by policemen from the yards,
and when they reached the gates they
were picked up on the shoulders Of the
strikers and carried away in triumph
while hundreds of men and women
cheered.
1t was reported that two carloads
of men had arrived at the yards for
work at the plant of Schwarzschild &
Sulzberger. Ten men went to work
for Armour & Co. and number at
the plant of Libby, Mcneil & Libby.
The additions to the force of workers
were escorted to the plants by police
men. r-' ~
Increased additions to the operating
force of Armour &c Co.'S plant caused
the return this afternoon by that cor
poration of numerous borrowed" en-
ployes to the branch houses from
which they had been sent More. II
is expected, will be sent back tomor-
row. More men arrive for the packing
houses on every train that enters the
yards and old employees who struck
continued to desert their fellows and
seek their old positions today. It was
said at the Armour Plant this after
noon that IS of the old employees had
been given back their positions. Sew
eral were also said to have return
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er houses. These desertions were
viewed with alarm by the staunch un-
ion men.
Operations in the plants are rapidly
assuming normal aspect. A triI
through the packing houses, of Mel
son Morris & Co, Armour & Co. and
Swift & Co. by persons conversant
with the industry demonstrated head
way was being made toward breaking
the strike.
In each OF the plants every depart
ment is operated to an extent suffi.
cient to take care of all Immediate de.
mands of the BUSINESS and In many
departments the conditions are sc
nearly normal as to defy even thu
strikers who on last Tuesday gave VI
their work there to discern wherein
the men who have taken their places
are falling to accomplish as much as
has been customary under normal con.
ditions. Evidences of the. chaos ant
disorder apparent on the first days o.
the strike have almost disappeared
The new men are becoming familiar
with their work.