Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-18
PACKERS ENGAGE MEN
DECLARATION THAT PLANTS
WILL SOON BE VERY BUSY.
Heads Of Departments Training the
Recruits-Employers Planning to
Run Without Union Help.

today still in a receptive mood. On re-
turning from East ST. Louis today Preei-
dent Donnelly, however, declared he would
! hold no further conference with the pack
ers unless the packers asked for a meeting.
He also said there would be no effort to
call out the live stock handlers for the reA-
son that the strikers were unwilling to
cause the widespread suffering among the
| cattle now in the pens that must neces-
| sarily follow the neglect such a strike
would bring about
AS soon as President Donnelly arrived he
met Homer Call. international secretary
and treasurer of the butchers organization,
and went into conference with Morton and
C l.. Champ of the Firemens Union Then
President Donnelly met Business Agent
McClelland of the elevator men, oilers and
| millwright helpers. McCleliand called q
special meeting of his organization for to-
morrow afternoon, at which IL will be de-
cided whether to strike.
This strike cannot be broken unless the
packers come to proper terms" said Dom
nelly They are talking about the great
business thest are doing Why, they are
not doing per cent of normal business
now, and / know for fact that Armour
killed only sixteen hogs from the time the
| strike started till Saturday night"
Tied Up in St. Louis.
I'm st. Louis the one trust packing plant
is tied up tighter than drum and the in.
dependent packers are doing a rushing busi-
ness, running both night and day. We arc
sending them all the union men they need
in East ST. Louis.
when l started back to Chicago last
night a blanket injunction was being writ.
ten at Belleville restraining our ptckets
from being near the stock yards and pre-.
venting them from speaking to the nom
union men.
In Chicago the Independent packers
and butchers are reaping benefit from the
strike. / intend to send big gangs of cat.
tie butchers tonight to independent plants
in Philadelphia. New York and Buffalo.
This was brought about by Secretary Calls
visit. We make no secret of our desire 10
! give all the help We can to the independent
fair, union-employing companies for they
are helping us in our fight. We want this
pubic to suffer as little as possible
Packers Statement.
From the packers side came a statement
that about GOO more men were at work than
were employed Saturday. Receipts of tho
day were the largest since the strike began.
cor sisting of 5000 cattle, 1O,0Oo hogs and
5000 sheep.
Renewal of peace negotiations was not
locked for by the employers and the opin-
ion that the contest will resolve itself into
a contest for ultimate supremacy was re-
ported to be gaining ground.
There was no marked change in tho
prices of meat to retail dealers In the down
town district. The same press ranged as
Sc turday, but the small dealers anticipated
famine If the strike continues.
Donnelly's Circular
President Donnelly today sent out new
circular, urging the men against violence,
as follows:
I'VE must win.
Because every American citizen must
have living wages.
Must have a good home.
Must have the very best for the chill
dren.
Must have recognition for the union.
I'VE can win.
''If you stick by the union.
''If we obey the union when 1t says Mo-
lest no person or property and abide strictly
'' '''' laws Vi MICHAEL DoNNELLY."
No Excuse for Advances.
A representative of Swift & Co. said to.
day there was a large supply OF beef of all
kinds on hand and this supply would prob.
ably be increased during the week with the
enlarged scope of operations by the
packers.
There is no excuse for an advance OF
and 3h cents a pound to the consumers"
said a packer. I'VE are forced to make
slight advance because the cost of getting
the meat to market has been slightly In.
creased by the strike. but that advance
ought not to last"
Choice to high grade cattle are up one
cent a pound over prices before the strike
and cuts have also advanced an average OF
one cent a pound" said w. J. Russell Of
Swift & Co.'S wholesale market. II do not
anticipate a further advance and the mar
ket is so sluggish today that there may b
a reduction"
Both sides are preparing for the test Of
strength which will come this week In the
NJ
the new men taken on in the last five days
the packers expect to add many thousands
in the next Ave.
Workers who have been hired. 1t 10
claimed, are now on the way to the differ
ent plants from all corners Of the country.
Office employees and heads OF departments
who have had experience in tho killing
rooms have been called in to help and teach
the recruits.
The packers already equipping their
plants in western centers with full crews
of men. Within a week the plants at KAN
sas City, Omaha and East st. Louis viii
be turning out trainloads of supplies aos
cording to a positive declaration made by
one of the packers
Armour g. Co. Morris & Co., Swift & Co
and Schwarzschild & Sulzberger today
renewed killing operations on much
larger scale than during the first week OF
the strike.
Strikers Confident Mood.
The strikers were in confident mood
today and appeared to place little credence
in the reports of progress by the packers
In filling vacancies On the contrary. the
strikers declared that many Of the nom
union men employed have deserted
Nicholas Gier, president Of the Packing
Trades Council, said that efforts had been
made by the independent packing houses
to secure the services of some OF the strik-
ing butchers. The efforts had failed. Tho
men replied said President Gier. that it
fa too hot n work This shows that the
men are satisfied to be out and that they
feel confident of getting their old places
back"
Strikers Bombard Tarin.
A crowd of men concealed behind a fence
bombarded Lake Shore train which had
on board fifty negroes bound for the plant
of Armour & Co. The train was crossing
Wentworth avenue when . vellsy ef brlcka