The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-20
.FIREMEN WON'T QUIT
Packers Say They Have Won Over
international Brotherhood.
DoNNELLY HOPES FOR PEACE

Thinks Employers Should Make Lit
tie Concession IN Return For Al
That the Men Have Given uP-Talk'
of Sympathetic Strikes.
Chicago July 2o.-The packers ex-
pressed themselves as confident that
there would be no important spread Of
the strike. They authorized this state
ment:
Joseph w Morton, business agent q
the International Brotherhood of sta,
tlonary Firemen, international Score
tary and Treasurer c. L. Shamp Of
Omaha and Charles IT Wall Of Kansas
City, chairman Of the executive coun
Gil, have met a committee representing
the packers at the stockyards with Q
view TO ascsrtaining the status Of 81.
fairs.
"The packers committee went over
the ground thoroughly with them, civ.
Ing them the exact data from the com.
mencement Of the controversy until the
end Of negotiations ON Saturday night
last 1t Is understood that Messrs
Morton, shamp ana wall indicated that
they had not up to this time fully an
derstood the matter, and upon the
showing made by the packers commit
tee admitted that the right was On The
side of the packers As result Of the
investigation made By Messrs Morton
Shamp and Wall il is not thought that
the stationary firemen viii strike
I'VE still hope tie packers win make
little concession ii return for an We
have made, said President NJ. J. Don !
nelly. eAlen still at work are anxious
to 70 On sympathetic strike. but ! win
not ask them to strike until an mean,
for a satisfactory arbitration Of the dis
pute have been exhausted
More Men Called Out
Cutters, luggefs and statesmen EN-
ployed ia the scattered wholesale stores
owned by the packers have been called
our. About 100 were overlooked in the
first call Ter i strike These were al
work In markets ia Sixteenth and State
streets and in South Water street.
Bread and re are to be distributed
by the packers To needy families ia tle
stockyards district IN this way The
packers ire 10 help wives and children
Of the strikers. The plan was all
nounced BY Arthur r. Evans attorney
for Swift 4 Co. in the following state
ment
1T having come to the notice Of tie
packers that the families az their for
mer employees now ou strike were saf
fering for bread and iet. superintend
ent Crosby Of the ssoekgaras station ot !
the Chicago bureau OF charities was /
Immediately notified that a chr load ol i
Ice and 1000 loa8es of bread were ii
bis disposal foT distribution aailr (
among those u need of heln. with tle !
understanding that further assistance I
IF the same kind would he rendered II 9
r
The stoekEard drms made an appeal !
Tor additional protection for theh {
plants. The appeal was accompanied
ne police assert, hg d statement maj
.ronbie was looked for AZ the STOCK
fards. Twenty reserve police were dis Il
PATCHED 70 points where an outbreak v
would be most likely to occur Tls r
hackers fears were contrary ia the ex J,
dressed opinion Of police officials INV O
he force guarding tie plants was mor, [,
han adequate and that it lad beon
he intention 10 reduce the number N
aen stationed there from 30 II 20a
Well Dressed Strike Breaker. ,
A Michigan Central train conveved 4
nto the stockyards number NJ mer n
whose appearance caused much eo.n n
aent ana about whom there was -,
II IS mystery The men we've = Il
larkaoly We'll dressed and most II \
hem carried suit cases. Many wors i
We glasses. Il was said these ner
fere intended for Nelson. Morris =
o. n
The mail Is said to have brought =.
ackers communication from a5s
tockmen's association Of Montana u
ring e furnish 900 cowboy butchers
be letter read: m
These men can take care Of tbcm
lives shan we send them onT
The offer win mot he accepted
The packers say they are ealpip.
-ouaa iast y Is claimed that thert
e from 1000 10 6O00 Honunion man
'w working ia the packing bopses
Arthur Meeker. general nance I.
rmour 4 Cos plant sald. 4wa ~
'tting along dne without The unions
bus Is big cause and there 4 plars, ~
idle labor this year. VI
SWIFT a "a. declare 600 men are /.
ork, Armour 2o0o and Nelson. NM,
& Co 1900.
New York Poor suffer