Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-08-19
SEEK TO END SIRJI
MARKET MEN MAKE AN -,
CESSFUL EFFORT
Peace Plan Rejected by Packor,
Refuse Further Conferences
Leader Foresees Long Contest
Confident as Ever.

Plans to settle the packing \
strike in Chicago through the ma J
ton Of the retail dealers have CON,
nothing. The packers told the No,
men they saw no reason for 9n,]
conference with the Representative
the interested unions. 1t was IS
after a five hours meeting in the h.
of Nelson Morris & Co. that the D..
dealers were satisfied the negative
swer of the employers was final a
The failure of the attempt to re,
negotiations left the union labor n
mittee at sea as to the next sten
taken toward a successful terminus
Of their fight on the packing cones
Later the market men met the lpa
of the butcher workmen and Of b
Transfers to discuss ways and nsR
by which the dealers can obtain rs
while the strike lasts.
M. +. Kelly of the grocery and n
ket wagon drivers said the result
the session would be a coalition Of
market men and the tCamsters aga
the big packers. G. w. Foster Of {
dealers contented himself with deH
ing that the public would be prov
with supplies.
No Hope of Arbitration.
independently Of tho efforts Of /
retail dealers to arrange for a cor'
ence an attempt was made to @s
the sentiments of both sides to h
controversy, regarding negotiations
peace. The result of this inquiry d
that there was no prospect of set3
the strike along any lines involving
arbitration of the differences. Wi
they would not discuss the matG.
is known that one of the reasons of
packers for refusing negotiations
in their claim that they 'pracicl
have broken the strike and are Opa
ing their plants at almost normal
pacity."
The packers insisted that the uni
had broken faith with them, and Pc
ed out that nearly a full compiler
Of employees has been secured in ey
western city affected by the Strike
they agreed to take back all men
strike, they said, it would be neceS
to discharge those who have beenl
to supplant the union men, and
action, in their opinion, would be
fair. The difficulty of reaching 4
isfactory agreement at this tint
account of the many unions invC
and the multiplicity Of grievances
was referred to.
Ethelbert Stewart of the govern
Department of Commerce and L
and G. A. Carroll, who has been a
ing him, have almost concluded
investigation. They found that mo
the union men now working in tht
cago packing houses had come
other cities. On the other hand,
learned Of many assertions fror
union in Chicago by men who had
to other cities for work. 1t was
that the packers were transpC
men to other cities, and that eacl
men were applying for transport
and a chance to work.
Donne11y Says Men Will Win
President Donnelly says: ut
looks like a long contest. We ar
termined to win and will use
means we can to do so. The mel
as confident and as firm as ever.
President Shea of the Internal
Brotherhood Of Transfers arrive
Chicago and reiterated the state
he made at indianapolis regardin!
position Of the transfers union.
President Shea: "We intend to ali
butcher workmen throughout
strike, but we do not expect to
anyone but the packers to trouble
convenience. 1t is not our polio
injure the business Of employers
are friendly to us. The men nov
strike are teamsters who were EN-
ed by the packers in delivering ne
the butcher shops and other P
where it was sold at retail. We
do all we can to help the butchers
no one else will be brought into
strike unless it be through his
fault
Following the line Of action q
mined upon by the business agen
the unions pickets have been stat
near large number Of wholesale
retail markets receiving supplies
the packers and at branch depo
the packing houses. There were nu
Gus instances Of teamsters refusH
make deliveries because of "IntlL
tion," and in a few cases violence
resorted to by the union watchers