Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-09

! the conference board of the allied
trades council to bring the trouble te
an end was unanimous this morning.
President Donnelly has telegraphed
the decision to all cities where work
men have been on strike.
Chicago, Sept. 9.-Over six hundred
striking livestock handlers appeared al
the office of the Union Stockyards &
| Transit Company this morning and
applied for their old positions. None
was given work, being informed that
they would be sent for when needed.
1t is understood they will be required to
sign an agreement that they return as
individuals before they are given en-
ployment.
| Not many members of other unions
put in an appearance at the packing
house early today, as but comparative-
4 ly few were aware the strike was de-
clared off.
The following statement was issued
by James Tracey, secretary of the al
lied trades conference board:
THE strike was one of the most re-
lmarkable that has ever occurred in the
| United States 1t was remarkable for
the absence of disorder, altho fifty
Thousand men and women We're involv-
led. 1t proves that labor organizations
are law abiding bodies and their MEM
bers are engaged in peaceful effort to
uplift the masses. 1t is remarkable for
the fact, which is even 4t'As.ed by the
police that our ranks were practically
unbrolsen in spite of the most adverse
was a fight against some Of the largest
corporations in the world in behalf Of
unskilled workers. The self-sacrifice
and heroism Of the struggle has never
been told, probably never will. Like all
strikes it ended in a victory for the
workers, because rather than risk such
a struggle the employers will be ready
to treat with the unions in the future
on an equitable basis. Every union
win retain it's solidarity and will come
out of this struggle stronger than ever"
Chicago, Sept. 9.-The strike of the
butcher workmen which has demoraliz-
ed the meat packing industry thruout
the country for the last two months,
was officially declared off last night by
President Michael j. Donnelly of the
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butch
ers' Workmen of America. Yesterday
Mr.. Donnelly telegraphed the members
of the national executive committee
asking their consent to an announce
ment of the end of the struggle and last
night, after receiving favorable answers
from all, he declared that the strike Of
the members of his organization would
end at midnight.
The strike of the members of the af-
filiated unions of the stock yards who
quit work in sympathy with the BUTCH
ers will be officially called off today at
a meeting of the conference board of
the allied trades This was decided
upon at meeting of the central body
of the allied trades held last night The
central body was at first in favor of
continuing the strike but Mr.. Donnelly,
who was present, announced that the
men were defeated and in order to save
his union from being entirely disrupt
ed he would order his men to return
to work this morning no matter what
course might be taken by other unions.
AS the other unions had no grievance
of their own, but had gone on strike
to aid the butchers, there was nothing
left for them but to follow the lead Of
Mr.. Donnelly, and they too decided to
call off the strike as far as they were
concerned.
When the packers were notified last
night that it had been decided to end
cf,,
would give places as far as possible to
the skilled men, but it was stated at
The same time that many Of these men
would be unable to secure their old
places, as in many cases the work was
being performed in satisfactory man
ner by men who had been secured since
the commencement of the strike. 1t is
expected that the majority of the un-
skilled men will be unable to secure
their places again. 1t was the question
of wage scale for this class of men
that brought about the strike, the pack
ers refusing to sign an agreement with
any class other than skilled worEmen.
During the strike, approximately
$4,000 persons have been involved in
the struggle, which is estimated to
have cost the men about $5.100,000 in
wages, as against an estimated loss of
s7,500,000 to the packers in loss of busi-
ness, and in increased expenses. The
greatest number of men idle in Chicago
during the strike was 26,600, and the
total In the country outside of this city
is estimated to be about the same.
The original cause of the strike was
a demand by the butchers union that
the packers pay to the unskilled work.
men 1872 cents an hour. The packers
refused to sign an agreement. but Of
fered to arhitrate the question. This
was accepted. the strikers agreeing to
return to work pending the decision
of the arhitrators. The men, however.