Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-02
BIG STRIKE STILL ON
Independent Packers Likely
to Join in the Contest.
SWITCHMEN TO APPEAL
WILL DEPUTIZE COMMITTEE TO
URGE A SETTLEMENT.
Police Record of the Stock Yards
Trouble-Strikers Keep Up Strong
Picket Lines.

CHICAGO, September 2.-1ndicatlons are
that the five independent packers wlthn
the stock yard inclosure will JON the Dig
packers in their fight, while those OUTSIDE
will endeavor to continue operations with
union crews Two of their number received
consignments of cattle at the outside rail-
road yard today, and will have them driven
to the yards through the streets. WITHIN
the yards the independents are obviously
preparing for war, a wagon load OF cots
having been taken to one plant.
The union switchmen employed by the
Chicago junction railroad in handling stock
yard business will send committee to the
packers today to urge plan Of settlement,
the details of which are not now known.
The police record of the strike at the
stock yards station to date reads:
Assaults, 46; murders, a; accidents, 81;
removed to hospitals, 43.
Conference With Donnelly.
independent packers, accompanied by
committee of retailers held long confer
ence with President Donnelly and the strike
leaders today, asking permission to remove
from the stock yards live stock purchased
before the stock handlers strike was de-
clared. Only one such permit was issued
allowing 500 sheep to be taken out. Union
drovers rounded up the herd. Its appear
ance at the gates was not understood by
the throng of pickets and strikers, and was
the signal for an angry demonstration. 70,
lice officers drove the crowds away, and
with a dash and hurrah the big flock was
run TO the packing plant.
Meat Famine for Weapon.
"A meat famine will be forced at all
costs. 1t is the best weapon with which TO
fight the trust packers, although 1t may
not be welcomed by the independents.
In these words President Donnelly of the
butchers Natioral Organization today de-
Clared a boycott against all meat, and an
nourced that union men will quit in all
pa cking establishments this afternoon re-
gardless of where live stock is secured.
DonBelly's announcement was made at
the conclusion of a meeting of the Allied
Trades conference board.
The executive board of the Retail Meat
Dealers Associa ton of Chicago had just
been in conference with Mr.. Donnelly and
his associates, having come to ask certain
concessions for the, Independent packers
and to seek authority to attempt to bring
about meeting between the packers and
representatives of the strikers.
BY ignoring these latest attempts at
peace and by adopting such an aggressive
step the strike leaders demonstrated the
intention to make it fight to a finish.
Donnelly Issues a Statement.
The following statement was given out
by President Donnelly:
THE conference board, representing all
organizations involved in the present pack
ing house strike, has taken action to place
all meats upon the unfair list. This order
Will be sent to every packing house in
the country, and no member of the lIeat
Cutters and Butcher Workmen Union will
be allowed to dress any animal until the
strike is settled. The packers have re-
sorted to eXtortion as the result of the
strike, buying live stock on the hoof for
almost nothing and charging almost any
price for the dressed product. The pub
lie will now be given an opportunity TO re-
tallate by refusing to eat meat until such
time as they can procure the same at fair
market pricp -