The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-30
UNION WILL NOT
BE RECOGNIZED
Packers Will Treat With the
Men as individuals.
STRIKE HAS NOT BEEN ENDED
BOTH SIDES LOOKING FOR IN
CONDITIONAL SURRENDER.

A .
board of the Neat Cutters
union adjourned after short
session. and the members then
went to confer with the allied
trades council. II was admitted that
d proposition for setting the strike had
been arranged and would be presented
20 the council for action but the de-
tails were withheld.
The peace proposition was discussed
by the allied trades council. but on ae-
count Of the complicated nature of the
proposition the council adjourned with
out taking action. The labor repre-
sentatives will meet the aldermsnic
committee today and the proposition
VIII be taken 10 again tomorrow.
Early trains arriving at the stock
yards were thronged, about 1900 men
and women being taken IN. The crowd.
however. proved to be the usual throns
Of strike breakers and there was 10
suggestion of disorder DeserUons
from the ranks of the strikers were no
greater than usual on Monday. they
Appropriated about 100.
Conference Refused.
Application was made to the packers
by the stock yards strikers today for
a conference. the purpose being 20
bring about peace in the conflict. The
conference was refused BY the packer
The application was made by the al
lied trades council and was addressed
to J. Ogden Armour and MS associates.
Mr.. Armour Immediately called the
other heads Of the big packing plants
into session. When the meeting was
ended a communication was addressed
to President DonBeily and HIS asseci
af
son given was that no good could come
from it.
Two hundred employees at a plant Of
the American Can company Went out
today because the company was fur
nishiuE cans to the packers. Investi-
cations are being made At the other
Chicago factories of the COMPANY. and
the leaders say IL the company is SUP
plying cans TO the packers IN violation
of their agreement to not do so during
The continuance Of the butchers strike,
the employees Of the company al over
the country viii be called out
With the strike relief funds deplefed
and crowds Of hungry men Vainly
scramDling for food at the commissary
stores. it taxed the labor leaders To md
a way to prevent a stampede 10 the
nOn-uniou ranks.
Wait until tomorrow and TIP snail
present 10 the packers a proposal which
they can't decline to accept, they told
the men.
Packers UItimatum.
There is nothing left for the men
but unconditional surrendcr.s said 2
packer. The leaders should not hest
tate in calling the strike of, 50 that
the men who are anxious can find
work Man- of them viii be rehired
in packing towns. but there 2re thou-
sands who must look elsewhere for en-
ployment, and they should De released
50 they can begin their hunt FOR work
outside the stock yards II doss tot
make any difference what peace pro-
posal the strikers have to suhmit-we
shall not deal with the unions The
only terms of surrender we shall con-
slider viii be the return OF the me-. as
individuals"
The packing house teamsters viii
meet tonight to discuss the advisa hiiify
Of declaring the strike of, so far as
they are concerned
Tt is understood that the peace pact
which the leaders have prepared pro-
tides that the men shall be taken back
as union men and the wage scale iu
effect before the strike be recognize
The effort Of the leaders is te devise
some means OF surrender that can -
construed as q settlement
Absolutely nothing. in Mayor Far-
riSou-s words. summarized the result ~
the meeting Of the aldsrmauic comBlit-
tee named to mediate, il possible. iH
the stock yards strike. after It had Al
jourued today The committee does HNC
expect to meet again.
President Donne1lv Of the butchers.
Matthew Carr. Nicholas GieC and JOHN
Fitzpatrick met the aldermen iu Mayor
Harrisou's Office. They reported that
the packers refused to make any con-
cessions.
No evidence was offered as TO viola
tons OF health laws in housing en-
ployes at the stock yards. Mr. Donuei-
iy saying ne had not yet prepared the
data. The union leaders withdrew and
Uot loug afterward the committee adj
3ourned.
No Action Taken.
Two important meetings were held b. .
labor unions tonight to discuss tbs
packing house strike but no action was
taken at either gathering
The first meeting was held BY the
packing house teamsters who went out
on a sympathetic strike. The session
was turbulent. but the sentiment was
strongly against returning TO work
Cornelius Shea leader Of the national
organization OF teamsters. was present.
He asked the men to take a vote on
return to work but they refused 10
take such a vote. Several speakers who F
advocated the vote were shouted down.
After the adjournment Of the team
sters' meeting the representatives u
the allied trades employed III the stock
yards held a meeting Nothing was
settled a It this gathering and the meet
ing viii be resumed in the morning
While declining TO enter into details.
a-s1rrz Of he lHrf
er WoTkmen's union. said the execu-
tive board had considered the question
OF calling off the strike
We .canvassed the entire session.
said he. but action was postponed un-
til morning There was some sentiment
expressed in favor Of continuing the
strike II also appeared that one or
two of the members OF the board nugH5
be in favor of declaring the strike at
an end"
TRYING TO GET TOGETHER.