The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-24

what could have been readily adjusted
had the organization desired to do 50.
We regard Mr.. DOnnelly's action as
entirely unjustified in calling the second
strike on sensational and misleading re-
ports within an average Of thirty min
utes from the time the men were or
dered to work and before II was posi-
bic for any considerable number to have
been placed without making the slight
est effort To verify such reports, or TO
have remedied them If found To exist.
I'VE have a definite agreement with
our employees. the same having been
signed by their representative and rep
Tesentatives of all the mechanical and
allied trades, and we stand ready on our
part To see that il is carried out. Yours
ARMOUR & co.
BY Thomas J. Connors.
SWIFT 4 CO,
BY l.. l.. Swift.
NELSON MORRIS < co.
by Edward Morris
"SCHWARZSCHILD& SUIZBERGER,
by J. F. Maurer.
NATIONAL PACKING co.
by J. =. Lyman.
'LIBBY. MCNEIL & LIBBY,
by Edward Tilden.
"CUDAHY PACKING CO,
by A Borcherdt,'
Armour Talks of Prices.
- BOSTON. July 23-"There is no rea-
son that / know of why the price Of
meats should be raised either in New
England or any other place as result
of the present strike situation IN CHI
. cago," declared j. Ogden Armour TO a
reporter at the Hotel Touraine today.
Asked why. in his opinion, the Chica-
go packers had not lived up to their
agreement made with the striking en-
plOyes Mr. Armour said:
Il am not aware that the packers
have not lived up TO the letter OF the
agreement II may be. you know. that
when the strikers returned To work,
more men presented themselves than
there was work for. Naturally. the
overflow could not be given employ
ment
Mr.. Armour does not think the men
Wlll resort 10 violence.
~. AS a rule he said, I'VE have a very
decent lot employed in our tablish-
ments The police will preserve order.
Besides, this Is not a matter for trOu-
BILE. for everything viii undoubtedly be
settled satisfactorily in a reasonable
length Of time"
Mr. Armour intimated that he would
return 10 Chicago on Monday. In the
meantime he is making lying trip
through the East on an unofficial tour
Of inspection among the larger cold
storage warehouses located in that sec
tfon.
Packing District Deserted.
ST. LOUIS. July PA deserted ap-
pearance is presented in the East St.
Louis packing house district. more pro-
nounced than ever since the second
walkout.
At the Nelson Morris general plant
large webs Of canvas have been stretch
ed In front Of the loading platform
diagonally across St. Clair Avenue from
the strikers headquarters. In order 10
prevent the latter having a view Of the
Idle interior.
Kansas City Orderly.
KANSAS CITY, July 23.-The strike
situation in Kansas City IS practically
unchanged tonight Perfect order has
Teigned IN the packing house district
throughout the day.
No killing was done in Cudahy's or
the SchwarZschild Il SulZbergcr plant.
J. p. Cudahy announced today he would
make no effort TO reopen until the strike
had been settled.
Armour and Swift were killing both
cattle and hogs. Superintendent TOurtO-
lot. at Armour's, claiming 10 have 2.Jl6
men at work. The Ruddy Brothers
plant was entirely shut down and very
little was accomplished at FOwlers.
There was no advance in meat prices
either at the packing houses or In the
butcher shops.