The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-08
NEAT fAMINE
BEST WEAPON
DONNELLY DECLARES A BOY
CoTT AGAINST PLANTS.
FIGHT TO TIE FINISH
Freight Handlers Throughout Coun-
try viii be Called upon. Miners in
District No. 10 to Vote on the Ulti-
matum Of the Operators. NJ

Chicago. - meat famine will be
forced at all cost. It is the best wea-
pom with which to fight the trust pack
srs, although it may not be welcomed
By the Independents.
In these words President Donnelly,
Of theButchers National Organiza-
ton declared boycott against all
meat, and announced that union men
will quit in all packing establishments
regardless of where live stock is Sc
cured.
Donnelly's announcement was made
at the conclusion Of meeting Of the
Allied Trades Conference Board.
The Executive Board of the Retail
Meat Dealers Association, Of Chi
eago, had just been in conference
with Mr.. Donnelly and his assistants,
having come to ask certain conces-
sions for the independent packers and
to seek authority to attempt to bring
about meeting between the pack
ers and representatives Of the strik-
srs.
By ignoring these latest attempts
at peace, and by adopting such an ag-
gressive step, the strike leaders de-
monstrated their intention to make
lit fight to the finish.
The following statement was given
,ut by President Donnelly:
"The Conference Board, represent
ing all organizations involved in the
present packing house strike, has tax
en- action to place all meats upon the
unfair list. The order will be sent
TO every packing house in the coun-
try, and no member Of the meat cut
ters and butcher workmen will be al
lowed to dress any animal until the
strike is settled. This action is the
result Of the request that the public
refuse to eat meat, and no person,
40 matter in what capacity employed
IN handling meat, should handle the
same any longer. The packers have
cesorted to extortion as the result of
he strike, buying live stock on the
1oof for almost nothing, and charg-
ng almost any price for the dressed
product. The public will now be CIV
IN an opportunity to retaliate by re-
fusing to eat meat until such time as
hey can procure the same at fair
1arke5 price,
Independent packers accompanied
,y committee Of retailers, held a
ong conference with President Don
nelly and the strike leaders asking
permission to remove from the stock
yards live stock purchased before the
stock handlers strike was declared.
Only one such permit was issued, al
owing 500 heep to be taken out. I'm
'on drovers rounded up the herd. It's
appearance at the gate was not I'M
1erstood by the pickets and strikers
at the gates and was the signal Of an
cry demonstrations. Police officers
1rove the crowd away, and with a
lash and hurrah the big flock was run
% the packing plant.
The police record Of the strike at
he stockyards station to date reads:
Assaults, 46; murders, 4; accident,
81; removed to hospitals, 49,. With the
beginning Of the general strike
against all packing companies the
freight handlers employed by rail-
roads throughout the country will be
called upon to cease handling meat.
! This was based on action taken by
The Freight HandlerA' Union three
weeks ago when that organization
voted to support the, stockyard strik-
ers to the extent Of hoycotting meat
shipped by the strike-affected packing
houses.
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