Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-21
They Will All Go Back to Their
Old Positions Again TomOr-
row Morning.
REJOICING AROUND STOCKYARDS
Those Who Expected to be Called Gu
On Sympathetic Strike Feel
Relieved.

Chicago. July 2l.-Fifty thousand
butcher workmen who quit work July
IL, paralyzlng the meat industry Of the
country win go back to their posts
tomorrow morning. While they con-
tnue peacefully at work, a board OF
arbitration will pass judgment upon the
contentious OF the laborers for high
er wages and less arduous working con-
ditions--and the decision Of the arbitra-
ors viii settle the issues Of the great
strike.
President Donnelly Of the Butchers
union had today promptly received the
approval Of all the executive board
members except two, The points 20
be heard from yet are Syracuse and
San Francisco.
Around the Chicago stockyards today
there was rejoicing among the strikers
as well as the stockmen and packing
interests.
The unionsts who had looked for
ward TO seeing the strike spread today
I'm a sympathetic movement involving
all the mechanical trades and perhaps
the teamsters and fremen learned with
relief that instead Of the greater strike
there was TO be peace In packing town.
Many speakers, however, expressed
disappointment that the strike, after
causing them TO lose eight and half
days in wages, had resulted IN the
reference Of their demands TO arbitra-
ton.
Only one formalty remained today
80, lya Nla "a 40 A o. tt DO. nal A
and that was the process Of having the
agreement ratified President Dom
nelly telegraphed members Of the ex-
ecutive board Of the Amalgamated
Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen
last nights result OF the conference and
recommended that they approve II.
Donuelly. who occupies n commanding
position in the union, was certain that
the ratification Of the entire executive
board would be received in Chicago
today.
Mr. Donuelly Issued call for special
meetings of the various local unions
Of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butchers workmen to be held tonight,
at which meetings instructions viii be
given the men about returning to work,
Meanwhile he arranged 10 have a talk
with the packers and learn from them
what departments are to be re-opened
tomorrow.
Thousands OF laborers who have been
on strike appeared AT the yards today
with their lunch pals and applied for
work. thinking, since the strike had
been declared Off, there remained moth
ing to be done except to go back to
their old places. They were told at the
time-keepers offices OF the different
plants that they would not be taken
back until tomorrow.
Supt. Conway. Of Armour & CO., said
Practically all OF the skilled men
will be put back 10 work tomorrow,
but not all of the laborers will be taken
back now"
Throngs gathered about the entrance
to the yards TO discuss the settlement,
and there We're murmurings against It's
terms Some workers wanted 10 go back
without delay and few could UNDER
stand apparently why the question of
wages, vital to them, had not been
decided.
During the day nearly 800 Of the
strike breakers employed IN the vari-
Gus plants ceased work and were paid
OFF, the men quitting apparently fearing
to work with the union men who will
return tomorrow