The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-17
BREACH is STILL
WIDE I'm CHICAGO
Four Hour Conference Ends in Sharp
Differences as Ever

CHICAGO, July 16.-Alf chance for
peace in the packers strike has van
1shed for the time being. Negotiations
came to an end late today, after con-
ference which had lasted nearly all Of
the afternoon between three officers of
| the strikers and a number of packers.
The final break resulted when the
union officers insisted that all the men
who had gone out on strike be taken
back and given their old places. The
packers declared that this would COM
pei the discharge of all the men they
had employed since the beginning of
the strike, and that they would not
consider it. The conference then broke
UP and the strike will continue.
Michael -Donnelly, president Of the
Meat Cutters union, replied today to
the note Of the packers received by him
yesterday. In this note the packers
suggested that another meeting be held
and perhaps something tangible would
result. To this Mr.. DonnelIy replied:
"As you are DESTROYS of giving us
every opportunity to present sugges-
tons that may tend to solution of the
present controversy, we desire to say
that we have, in our opinion, already
made such proposition at our con-
ference July IA, which, If agreed to,
would end the dispute satisfactorily to
all concerned. Agreeable to your Sug-
gestion, we will meet with you, and per-
haps at another conference we may
be able to bring about a definite I'M
defstanding."
Following up his note, MFR. Donnelly
arranged for meeting with the pack
erS this afternoon. With him were
John Floersch and William Sterling.
The representatives of the packing
companies were J. Ogden Armour, Ar
thur Meeker, T. J. Conners, T. r.
xryi u L o,,1 Ian Il, a
ward Morris, Ira Morris, Edward A.
Cudahy, j. E. Maurer and w. F. Bur-
rows.
The question of arbitration was first
|: taken up, and after a prolonged dis
tscussion the representatives of the I'M
ions agreed to waive the ground they
had taken when they insisted that the
arbitration should consider only an ad-
vance III wages and that the scale paid
| prior to May % should be paid pend
ing the decision of the arbitra tors. They
agreed to accept the demand of the
| packers that the decision Of the arbi-
traitors should cover the entire scope
of the strike and it's causes.
The question of taking back the men
who had gone out ON strike was then
considered Mr.. DonnelIy insisted that
all the men should be taken back pend
ing the arbitration. The packers in
sisted ON their declaration that the
men would be taken back in the order
| in which they applied for work, and as
many of them would be given places as
the packers could find room for. The
packers declared that they would not
discharge the men they had employed,
but would take back as many of the
strikers as were necessary to operate
the plants in addition to the men en-
ployed since the beginning of the
| trouble.
Mr. n<Nv7r 1oIlx C1y hot h.
agree to reinstate the old men within
a week, and the packers refused to
make the agreement. He then asked
them If they would set a time when
they would take back the old men. To
this the packers replied that they would
take back as many as they had room
for, in the order of their application
for work. This final answer broke off
the negotiations and the representa-
tiveS of the union left the meeting
We agreed to almost everything
| that they asked, and insisted only on
the reinstatement of our men," said
President Donnelly.
Working conditions at the local yards
were improved further today. More
than 200 men were put at work and
distributed through the various plants.
AT Armour's plant 1000 hogs and near
ly 400 cattle were slaughtered. AT Nor
ris & Co.'S twenty-five more butchers
were at work than the day before, and
$50 hogs were killed. At Swift's the
operations were increased considerably.
| L. F. Swift said tonight:
1.-The local market has suffered
nothing because of this strike. Thus
far the country at large is being sup
Piled with all the meat 1t needs With
| a few exceptions the prices remain
( just as they were before the strikeD
| A danger that confronts the strikers
ma a ynrl0 rarrf tod,
| learned that zee Polish butchers have
! deserted them since the strike began
| The fact did not become known until
! this morning, when every local union
held meetings and punched the strike
/ tickets of members. These tickets
! must be turned in every day in order
| that the leaders may know that the
| members are not at work. After the
unions had met today large number