The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17
THE MEAT STRIKE
CAN'T Be BROKEN
NEGOTIATIONS ARE ALL OFF
r.cI<ERS AND STRIKERS CANNOT
COME TO TERMS.

,,-o,osition of the Strikers Was
That All of Them Be Taken Back
WITHIN a Specified Time-Packers
refused to Discharge the Strike
Rrenkers Hired, and That Was
the Rock Upon Which They Split.
was RiOting in Chicago.
chicago, July 16-All chances of
reaoe in the packers strike has van
shed. for the time being at least.
THE end of the negotiations came
late to-day, after a conference which
had lasted nearly all of the afternoon
between the officials of the strike and
a number of packers. A final break re-
suIted when the union officials insisted
th,t all the men who had gone out
on strike be taken back and given their
old places The packers declared that
this would necessitate the discharge
OF all the men they had employed since
the commencement of the strike, and
that they could not and would not con-
slider it. The conference then broke
up and the strike will continue.
After the conference was over Mr..
Donnelly said:
I'VE agreed to almost everything
that they asked and insisted only on
the reinstatement of our men. We
would have been willing to wait a
month, if necessary, if they would have
agreed to take them back at some
time. They would not agree to any
thing on this point, except as stated
in their letter, that they would take
them as fast as they needed them in
the order in which they applied, and
there was nothing to do but break
Of"
Statement of Packers.
The packers issued a statement after
the conference, which, after announc-
ing that conference was held, con-
oludes, as follows:
After discussion, the packers letter
Of July IA was accepted by Mr.. Don
nelly, excepting the provision contain
ed therein that the men now out on
strike should be taken back as fast as
possible Mr.. Donnelly insisted that all
of the men should be taken back with
in seven days. To this the packers OBJ
jected, as it would involve the dis
charge of all men who have been enl-
pIoyed to fill the strikers places, which
they could not and would not consider,
with the result that all negotiations
were declared ended
Working conditions at the local yards
We're improved further to-day Over
200 more men were put at work. and
distributed through the various plants.
At Armour's plant over 10000 hogs and
nearly 400 cattle We're slaughtered. At
Morris & Co.'S twenty-five more butch
ers were at work than the day before,
aud 450 hogs We're killed during the
day. At Swifts the operations were
increased considerably.
Polish Butchers Back at Work.
A danger that confronts the strikers
became apparent to-day when they
learned that over 200 Polish butchers
have deserted them since the strike
began. The fact did not become known
until this morning, when every local
union held meetings and punched the
strike tickets of members. These tick
cts must be turned in every day in or
der that the leaders may know that the
members are not at work. After the
unions had met to-day large number
Of Polish butchers were discovered
missing. Investigation revealed that
lley mad returned to work.
Mixed i'm a Riot.
While the packers were preparing to
act upon the latest message from the
strike leaders a riot was precipitated
at West Forty-third street and Ash
idnd avenue, by the arrival of omni-
buses which carried stenographers to
Inc office of Swift & Co, Nelson Nor
ms y Co., and the Armour Packing
company. Three men were injured by
lhe blows of the officers clubs.
Nhen the first vehicle was driven up
10 the sidewalk, where the young wom-
en- were waiting for it, strike sympa-
tnIzer rushed from a saloon and stood
uIeetly in the path of the horses. The
ponce commanded the man to move on.
q crowd gathered and several police
men detailed at posts near by hasten
e9 TO the scene, drew their clubs and
eharsed the crowd, which gave way
DeIoIe them. The leaders retreated
!llo o saloon and made their escape
through rear door,
Many of the girls were so frightened
lnat they sought refuge in the saloons
"ilch line Ashland avenue at this
toint only to be driven out by the
,siIeats of men drinking in the places
most OF the young women were found
Snu went on their way in the omni-