The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-02

Chicago, July 2S.-After issuing a gen.
eral order that would have involved all
the Chicago railroads in the stock yards
strike, Lawrence j. Curran, president
of the Freight Handlers Union, tonight
reconsidered his action and is now hold
ing his order in allegiance pending a
conference tomorrow morning with
leaders of the allied trades unions,
whose members are on strike.
Chicago, July S.-All the railroads
entering Chicago have become involv-
ed in the stock yards strike. A gener-
al order was issue today by Lawrence
j. Curran. president of the freight
handlers union, notifying all members
of the union employed by the various
railroads throughout Chicago to refuse
10 handle any freight whatever for the
packing houses, where the men are now
on strike. If the freight handlers live
up to the order OF their president, II
will work a sever hardship on the
packers as the notification to the men
states explicitly that no freight de'.v-
cred or billed by the companies wheth-
er delivered at the freight houses by
teams or in cars, is TO be touched by
the members OF the union. What the
railroad officials will do in such an
emergency is not known. A meeting OF
the railroad managers was held tonight
TO discuss the situation. but what ac-
ton. if any was decided Upon. was not
made public.
At the same time that this step was
being taken by the freight handlers
president, the first move in an effort to
bring about another conference between
the packers and the strikers was being
made Henry e. Wallace. the well
known writer and lecturer on agri-
cultural topics. of Dies Moines, Iowa.
and A. l. Ames, of Buckingham, Iowa,
president of the corn belt meat produc-
ers association, are the sponsors OF the
new movement for peace. Mr.. Donnel-
" and his associates were told by Mr..
Wallace of the hardship the strike was
imposing on the live stock ~raisers, and
they were asked IL some concession.
besides those offered at the last on
ference between the packers and the
strik leaders could not be suggested.
Mr.. Donnelly said that the strikers
are willing 10 concede the time TO which
the men are TO be reinstated.
On the Otner ndnd, the LABOR leaders
declare the packing Industry in this
city is completely demoralized. and hat
business is almost at a stand still. That
the statement Of the labor leaders is
not altogether true is evidenced by the
fact that the packers are slaughtering
thousands of animals every twenty
four hours. There were several deser-
tions from the ranks of the strikers to-
day, but this loss was offset by an equal
number Of strike breakers quitting
their new positions.
The packers today won an important
incidental victory. Eight hundred live
stock handlers threw aside their allie
glance to the allied trades and the
ships began TO handle shipments in
discriminatory, both for the packers In
the combine and for the independent
companies.
Most OF these 500 men went to work
yesterday TO handle the goods OF the
independents and they a worked
on this basis until today. The change
this afternoon on the part OF the hand
lers was regarded by the employers as
as serious loss TO the cause OF the strik-
ers.
h afternoon 1873 men. all members
of the Mol deserted the strikers and
returned to work at Armour & Co.'S
plant. Every man was put at work at
once.