Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-23


Chicago railroads -. .S125,000 5
Average advance in price
I of meat ........ -. 20 per ct. :
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ed within forty-five days from date
work Is resumed to have the privi.
lege of submitting his or her case to
arbitration, on question of discrimina-
ton; decision of arbitrators to gov
ern.
Committee on behalf of packing
companies:
ri Thomas j. Connors,
Thomas E. Wilson,
's" Edward Tilden.
Committee on behalf of the Anal
gamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Workers of North America:
NJ Dpnnelly.
w. M. Stirling.
John Floersch,
Thomas l. Kidd.
The attached memorandum of agree
ment is approved of by the undersign-
ed:
Armour & Co., by Arthur Meeker;
Nelson Morris & Co., by Edward Nor
ris; Schwarschild & Sulzberger COM
pany, by ]. E. Maurer; Swift & Co.. by
l.. F. Swift; National Packing Com
pary, by ]. P. Lyman: Cudahy Pack
ing, Com pany, by E.. A. Cudahy; Libby,
Mcneil & Libby, BY Edward Tilden.
Approved by the representatives of
the following organizations: ~
Chicago Federation of.Labor, by viii
liam q. Schafdt and j ohm Fitzpatrick;
Journeymeh Horse shoers' Union, .bX.J.
s.. Kilroy; Packing House Transfers,
Union, by George F. Golden; Interna.
tional brotherhood of Firemen, by ].
w. Morton and F. Wall: International
Association Of, Car Workers, by G. c..
Gaskins. and NJ j. Morgan: United
Brotherhood of Carpenters, by James
Kirby; Can Makers, by John j. Red
den; International Association of Ma
chinists, by ]. J. Keppler; Internation-
al Freight Handlers, by j. F. O'Neill;
International Union. of Steam Engin-
GERS, by w. Reilly; International Asso-
citation of Steam Filters and Helpers,
by ]. H. Miller and Philip Moran; In
ternational Brotherhood of Firemen
Representing outside locals), by F. w.
Wall; Coopers'' International Union, by
Morris, ODonnell and Joseph Moore;
ls3AIS anu N1uSllASly ElcCIOIS,
by John Norman
After leaving the conference Presi-
dent Donnelly sent kilograms contain
ing the substance Of the settlement to
his lieutenants and asked them to wire
their approval at once so that the
strike might be officially declared off.
Replies were received approving the
settlement from all of them last night.
The kilograms were sent to H. L. Eich.
elbergar, New York.. Homer D. Call,
Syracuse, N. Y; George Steep, St.
Paul: Charles Mcclure, Sioux City;
Stephen Vail, Omaha; George Nc
Meachan, st. Joseph; H. L. Rienhardt,
Kansas City; Patrick Moran, East St.
Louis; Gus Waeckerly. ST. Louis;
James Corrigan, Fort Worth, and c.. e.
Schmidt, San Francisco.
Last night President Donnelly issued
a statement setting forth what he con-
sidered had been gained by the work
men in the agreement.
Butchers Gain by Strike.
His statement is as follows:
Il consider the settlement a sub
stantial victory for the butcher work
men. OF course we made concessions,
as we have keen ready to accept any
thing reasonable from the first. The
advantages which we have gained are
these
.The strike was caused primarily
through the refusal of the packers to
make agreements with our unskilled
men. Under the terms of the settle
ment the arbitration award must ap-
ply to all men on strike, which means
agreements for all unskilled men.
For years the butchers have en-
deavored to get agreements that would
apply to all packing houses controlled
by the Chicago packers. Wahave won
on that point as the award made here
must apply to other houses owned by
the big packers.
The retaining Of the non-union men
by the packers is a minor point with
usI in fact we did not insist on the
discharge Of such men. We can at
tend to that. The packers need our
men and will reinstate them all with
out discrimination.
II sincerely hope that the strike
may prove valuable lesson to both
and. that peace and good feeling may
prevail in the packing houses for
years to come. / am glad the trouble
has been settled without violence and
l believe 1t has fully demonstrated the
thorough discipline in our organize