New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-21
CHEAP NEAT In SIGHT
Packing Plants to Start Up II gain
TIE Strike off.


Chicago, July 20.-The strike of packing house
employees, begun eight days ago. and which has
demoralized the packing industry throughout the
country, settled here tonight at a confer
ence between representatives of the packers. the
officials of the Meat Cutters Union and repre-
sentatives of all the allied trades employed at
the stockyards. The whole controversy will be
submitted to board Of arbitrators. both sides
agreeing TO abide by whatever decision this
board may reach.
Pending the decision Of the board. the men
will be taken back to work rapidly pos
sible by the packers. and it is agreed by the
packers that all the old employees are to be re-
instated within forty-fve days from the date
work is resumed If any of the former en-
pIoyes still unemployed at the expiration of
that time. such persons to have the privi
lege of submitting their cases to the arbitration
board for settlement.
The strikers will return to work as soon as
they be informed of the peaceabe adjust
ment OF the trouble. and 1t is expected that by
Friday morning everything will be in normal
shape at all the plants in the different cities
where the employees strike. Half an
hour after the decision had been reached to-
night 10 arbitrate. NJ. J. Donnelly. the strike
leader. had secUred communication by long dis
tance telephone with the leaders of the strikers
in outside cities and had informed them that
satisfactory settlement had been reached and
directed the strikers to return work soon
as possible
The settlement of the difficulty by arbitra-
tion brought about by the allied crafts at
the stockyards, who would have become in
voIved IN the controversy had it continued much
longer. The representatives of these unions.
which represent about fourteen thousand men,.
got together yesterday. and sent final appeal
to the packers. asking for three sided confer
ence to-day between the packers, the strikers
and themselves in a final effort to get both c>ies
of the controversy together again and arrange
some sort of agreement which would prevent
the strike spreading to the affiliated unions.
This appeal Of the allied unions received a
favorable response from the packers. and to-
days conference was the result.
The agreement entered into between the rep
resentatives Of the packers and the strikers TO-
lows:
Wages and working conditions OF ali en-
plOyes now or strike 10 be submitted TO arbi-
tration. each party to this agreement having the
privilege of bringing before the arbitrators for
decision any question of wages or conditions. or
any other grievances they may have. and both
abide by the decision of the arbitrators- The
packing companies signing this agreement TO re-
tain all employ now AT work who wish TO re-
main. and will re-emplOy all employees now out
as fast as possible. without discrimination. EN-
plOyeS to return to work ut the wages received
when going ON strike. pending the decision OF
the arbitratorS; arbitratOrs to consist of three
practical packing house men. TO be selected as
follows.
one representative OF the packing companies
one representative of the Arnalgamated Meat
Cutters and Butchers Workmen of North
America. these two select third member. The
two first named shall meet within forty eight
hours after resumption of work and proceed 10
elect the third member, and shall meet daily for
that purpose unit! this duty has been completed
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three shah meet daily. unless adjournment be
had by unanimous consent, until the final con-
clusiOn has been reached and the award made
ANY forme- employe not re-employed within
forty five days from the date work is resumed
To have the privilege of submitting his or her
case 10 arbitration. question of discrimination.
decision of arbitrators TO govern.
The agreement was signed by Thomas J.
Connors. Thomas Z Wilson and Edward Tilden.
the committee behalf of packing companies.
and approved by the committee on behalf OF the
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers
Workrnen of North America. NJ. j. DOnnelly.
William NJ Sterling. John Froersch and Thomas
/. Kidd
1t was also approved and signed by the follow
ing representatives of the packers: Armour &
Co. Arthur Meeker: Nelson Morris & Co. Ed
ward Morris; Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Com
pany. J. F.. Maurer; Swift & Co. L. F. Swift
National Packing Company. J. 2. Lyman; Cud
Mcneil & Libby, Edward Tilden.
The agreement reached is practically the same
as the proposition made last Saturday 10 the
packers by Mr.. Donnelly. The only difference Is
that in Saturdays communication Mr.. Donnelly
insisted that the strikers be all taken back to
work within seven days. This the packers re-
fused. though they agreed to accept every other
demand made by Mr.. DonneIy.
When the men return to work 1t will be under
exactly the same conditions prevailed before
the strike was declared, with the exception that
the question of a wage scale will he decided by
arbitration and by tomorrow night 1t is be-
lieved that all the establishments will be run
ming with full forces
Mr. Donnely made the specific statement be-
fore going into the joint conference this after
noon that the independent packers and the
strikers were working hands hand against the
pendent packers had combined to give the
strike fund assistance to the extent of as much
as 81 ts9Oun il needed, putting the gift on a
per "a pita BASH. to be paid in small allotments
An exciting demonstration took place to-day
Thomas Johnson a non-unionist employed by
/ libby, McNeill e. Libby, was captured by a
crowd of strike sympathizerS and nearly lynched.
The mob seized Johnson and gave him a severe
beating. Somebody cried Get a rope and let
him danglei" The rope quickly procured
but Johnson, struggling desperately managed
to jump the coupling bar of the last ear of a