New-York tribune., 1904-08-13
TO .dSK H4RRISON'S AID.
NGy0r Of Chicago To BE Requested
to InterUcnc an Strike.

tomorrow be asked to do what he can toward
settling the stock yards strike. With all prospects
of peace, even peace conferences. gone. the re-
I tail meat dealers and grocers decided tonight TO
/ ask him take a position in the present conflict
similar the he took in the streetcar strike
| settled through his efforts last autumn. At
meeting retail dealers this afternoon COM
! mttee OF ten appointed to wait the
Mayor tomorrow. Representatives of the strikers
were present. and said they satisfied with
the plan.
Previous the decision to request Mayor Harri-
ntercede for peace. Cornelius Shea. president
os the International Brotherhood OF Teamsters de-
clared that there would be sympathetic
strikes Of the members OF his union. He declared
that all the packing house teansters on strike
would stand pat" meaning that they would re-
main strike. Continuing. he said:
! There will be no extensions OF the fight,
/ far our organizations are concerned. and no
places which have been put under the ban OF the
unions
Mr.. shea's attitude is taken to mean that the
teamsters joint council will refuse TO sanction any
actual wak-out OF Its members when they meet
Sunday.
A riot in crowded Fifth-ave.. within square Of
tho City Hall. when missiles were hurled from the
windows of buildings capped the climax OF dis
. order in the stockyards strike to-day. In
the course Of the day half dozen men
were hurt IN various encounters and shots were
fired in an attack trainload Of strike breakers
All told tc-days violence widespread
Inan IN any previous iWeIEe AOLIS OF tIle hiilhc'
although mob OF great size took part in any o.
the assaults
Even President Golden Of the Teamsters Union
was attacked while trying to rescue Max FAX
union teamster. who was driving wagon loaded
with meat. -Four hundred persons had pursued
F'aIk rot knowing he was union man. when
President Golden appeared. Falk produced a
union button. and Golden mounted the wagon. took
the reins and urged back the mob Stones and
sticks wero shCwered at Colleen and Falk before
-, rrbo suffe IN was
nized
Seventy skilled butchers who struck here
ported have returned TO their former employers,
schwarzschild & Sulzberger and to have been
10 New-York TO take the places OF strikers in the
plant there. Other alleged desertions Of the
union in the last twenty-four hours are
claimed to aggregate Sls men. all skilled butchers.
l33 Of whom. it IS said have been sent 10 strike
affected packing plants st. Joseph. Mo. Omaha
and Kansas City. officials Of the labor union deny
( the truth OF the reports
At q meeting Of the Allied Trades conference
board to-day report by a special committee
buildings in the stockyards district received
and the committee was told 10 proceed OF legal
lines TO enforce the building laws of the city.
Rocks. gravel pieces Of furniture and other mis-
siles were hurled from windows while a crowd
attacked meat wagon IN F4fth-ave.. near Mad-
son-st, in the main business district OF Chicago
this afternoon. Police who tried protect n
driver pulled from his seat had send a call for
aid. The driver finally rescued by the police
SHOOuEg followed attack Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern train bearing a large number
OF strike breakers from their homes 10 work at
the stockyards Windows broken and a num-
Der Of the occupants Of the train had been struck
by flying missiles when OF the strike breakers
opened fire into the attacking crowd with a re-
volver. That struck was little short
Of miraculous. One Of the bullets passed through
the hat Of a spectator, grazing his scalp
Among the packing house teamsters there is
some bitterness because other teamsters are said
TO have failed TO give the support would make
the teamSters ue-up effective. Tomorrow. II Is
reported, the packers will wagon service
from the yards. for the first time in two weeks
The police have prepared to give police pro-
lection Some new plan OF action will be decided
on at to-morrow's session of the Transfers Joint
Council. Reports current to-day that n vote
would be taken 10 determine whether the packing
house teaInsters 60 back work.
II was also reported to-day that II the teamsters
a new contract for any time desired. In that ca
the plan 10 do away with teamins forces anG
handle All meats with cars would be abaEdoned.
The packers are said TO be making arrangements
sand less men than employed before the be
ginning OF the strike. one of the chief complaints
was that the union given
age OF only forty four hours work a week II
asserted 10 be the intention soon conditions
are normal TO employ lust enough O give a
q fun weeks work and fun weeks pay.
The opening OF commssary station for the
strikers to-day drew large a crowd that the
union officials found themselves unable to handle
Il As II was feared that the building would be
labor officials sent for police detail of two men
70 preserve order and prevent and children
from being tramplcd upon The request was de-
MED. on the ground that no officers were available