The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-31
Both Sides Are Confident of
 Ultimate Victory
DONNELLY GOES 10 OMAHA
The Proposition to Petition President Roosevelt Is Scoffed By Donnelly. Officer Hunt Threatens
 the Sheriff.

Chicago, July S0-The conflict between the packers and butchers, which has been going on in the packing trade industry throughout the country for nearly three weeks, shows no sign of abatement To- night both the opposing factions seemed as determined as ever on a fight to a fin- ish, and the indications are that the struggle will continue for some time
 The packers tonight declare that they have won the fight, and that the strik- CTS are becoming demoralized.
 Strike leaders assert that the victory is with the workmen, and that 1t will be matter of but short time until the packers will be compelled to ask for peace.
 Leaders of four of the allied trades unions which went on strike in sympathy with the packing house butchers are said by the packers to have made overtures for reinstatement According to. the pack CTS, the emissaries from these four skilled trades sought to learn on what terms the strikers would be renstated should they return in body.
 The answer the packers say they gave to these emissaries was that the strikers would be re-employed as fast as condi- tions might warrant, but only as individ- las and not as members of the union.
 Mere Satisfactory Than Ever.
 The strike leaders disclaimed any knowledge whatever of such action taken by the four unions, and repeated their assertions that the outlook for the strik- ing workmen was more satisfactory than ever.
 During the afternoon there was an at- tempt on the part of several leaders to induce President Donnelly of the Butch CTS union to appeal to President Roose- welt to offer his good offices and bring the strike to an end. MT Donnelly refused to consider the proposition.
 We are winning the strike and do not ask the President to interfere.
 There may have been a few des rtsonS from our ranks but they are few and d1 not hurt our cause 70 any extent &Ass talk about the strikers being on the verge of starvation is nonsense Up to date, there have been about per cent Of the entire body of strikers who have applied for relief. We are prepared to carry on the strike indefinitely, having stations well equipped to supply all our men with food and the distribution will be increased as the strike continues"
 President Donnely tonight left for Omaha where he will talk with the strik- CTS. He will visit Kansas City and St. Joseph and will return next Thursday.
 Continue to Receive Men.
 The packers today continued to add to their forces of non-union men. During the day 500 strike breakers, most of them white men, arrived at the stockyards. Against the arrival of new employees, was registered the assertion of 300 men who have been taken into the yards since the strike began. The relief stations opened today by the packing trades relief com- mittee were besieged all day by men and women seeking food By evening, all the supplies had been given away. Several hundred persons failed to reach the counters until too late and were turn ed away empty handed. The strikers say the reason the supplies failed so quickly, was because hundreds of outsiders took advantage of the opportunity to secure food provisions.