Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-18
MAYOR HARRISON
MAY END STRIKE
Has Been Asked to Use His Influence
to Effect Settlement.
ASSAULTS STIR THE POLICE
Inspector Hunt Has Ordered That
All Men Picketing the Yards Be
Cancelled to Move On
without Controversy.

Chicago, Aug. 16.-Mayor Harrison
will, on Tuesday, attempt to settle the
stock yards strike. He will meet The
representatives of the strikers and hear
their side of the controversy. Later in
the day he will have a meeting with
representatives of the packers and
listen to their statement, and he will
then undertake the task of r~econcilina
the differences.
A large committee of the retail
dealers called upon him Monday after
noon, and asked him to use his good
offices in ending the strike. The may
or said that he would gladly do all that
lay in his power to put an end to the
trouble, and a meeting between him
and the labor leaders was at once ar
ranged for Tuesday morning.
The mayor then set about arranging
a meeting with the packers, and they
promptly sent him word that they
would meet him, but they were unable
" agree 'upOu oil uOul " thS o'ihS
ence, for the reason that the mayor
could not tell how long his session
with the labor leaders woud continue.
He will meet the packers, however,
soon after the meeting with the men
is over.
There were a number of conferences
during the day, all having the settle
ment of the strike in view, but none
of them resulted in anything.
1t was asserted Monday that the al
legged secret meeting between the
packers and the strikers was arranged
for by w. E. Skinner, assistant gen.
eral manager of the Union Stock
Yards G. Transit Co. 1t is said that he
went to President Donnelly of the
Butchers union with a written propo-
sition providing that the packers rein
state their old men as rapidly as posi-
BILE, and that the question of wages be
left to arbitration. 1t is said that he
told President Donnelly that if he
would sign the proposition, Mr.. Skin
ner would undertake to see that II
was signed by J. Ogden Armour. Dom
nelly said that he could not sign, as he
was compelled to submit all PROPOSE
lions of settlement to the allied trades
before he could take action. He agreed
to do this, and the representatives OF
the allied trades accepted the PROPOSE
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eff all details can be satisfactorily ar
ranged"
This proposition, it is said, was taken
by Mr.. Skinner to Mr.. Armour, and
it was suggested by the latter that 1t
be shown to the other packers. The
matter went no further than this.
The entire matter was conducted in
profound secrecy, and Mr.. Skinner
Monday night denied positively that
he had anything to do with the matter
in any way. The proposition, however,
was made either by Mr.. Skinner or
some other person, and resulted in
nothing.
The numerous assaults that have
been taking place every day and night
in the neighborhood of the stock yards.
have stirred the police to more ener-
getic action than they have taken
heretofore. Inspector Hunt, who is in
charge of all the police stationed
around the yards, ordered that all men
picketing the yards should be COM
PEELED to on, and should be ar
rested if they declined to do so.