The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29

chicago, july Zo.-Wltn all peace
negotiations broken of and with all
the allied unions employed at the diff
ferent plants. with the exception of
the teamsters and the stationary en-
gineers. out on strike m sympathy
with the butcher workmen. who quit
work two weeks ago. the stock yards
strike tonight had settled down to
what promises to be a long. bitter
fight.
AS mas been threatened for some
time. the allied trades employed in the
packing industry at Chicago quit work
striking butchers in their efforts TO
bring the packers to terms. In sew
eral instances the men did not wait
for the official notification from their
leaders to strike. but threw down
their tools and quit work Of their own
volition. At 6 o'clock tonight the
statement was made by Michael Dor
nelly, president of the Butchers IN
ion, that every union man employed
at the took yards, with the exception
of the teamsters and stationary enRi-
neers. had responded to orders for a
general sympathetic strike. The en-
gineers, he declared, would join the
strikers tomorrow morning. and unless
there was a speedy settlement of the
difficulty, he said. the teamsters
would undoubtedly join in the strug-
gle soon. According to Mr.. Donnel-
ly. today's strike swelied the nr<nber
of me- who have quit WORK at the
stock yards. in Chicago alone, to al
ly 10000 persons.
Both sides to the controversy de-
clared tonight that they were perfect
ly satisfied with the present state Of
affairs, and that they were willing to
make &c fight to a finish to determine
who shall dictate the terms of settle
ment.
According to the packers, the gen
era strike today was q failure. it be-
ing asserted by them that no more
than half the members Of the allied
trades quit work when officially called
out by the leaders this morning. The
further statement was made by the
packers that should all the union
men decide to join the strikers. it
would make little difference to the
employers. as they &C sufficient re-
sources to contest the ground for an
indefinite period.
On the other hand. the labor lead
els dSSSll lfdl oil Tile u1lOH cIhpIOy cS
All the different packing plants, to-
gether with several employees of the
Union Stock Yards and Transit Com
pany, quit work today in response to
the general order for a sympathetic
strike.
A new phase of the strike situation
developed late this afternoon, when
notice was given-by the unions to the
Independent packers at the toe
wards that fhair mon yyntl16 mot he
allowed TO handle animals which had
been handled in any way by non
union men. II is necessary for those
independent concerns to take all OF
their 1--we stock into the yards Over
Union Stock Yards runways, wher,
the stock must he handled by non
union mea. since the union men, en-
ployed by the stock yards company
in this line of work were among the
employees who joined the sympathetic
strike today. The ultimatum of the
union leaves the Independent packers
nc alternative but TO receive their livt
stock directly from the country. or &c
close business entirely. A meeting OF
the independent packers was held to.
night to map out some plan Of action
but no definite conclusion was reach,
| ed. Another meeting will be held to.
morrow to consider the matter.
Before peace negotiations had beer
broken off today, representatives OF
the teamSters' union, as "a beer
agreed on last night. We're in confer
nee with the packers in an effort Il
arrange some sort of settlement which
would prevent a spread of the strike
| At this meeting the packerr were
asked to concede that the first peace
agreement, signed last Wednesday
and which was later repudiated by ths
strikers when a second strike VIZ
| called. be considered null and void
and that the packers submit a new
| proposal for peace terms The com.
| mfttee also advised the packers tina;
| the striking butchers would stand BY
Saturdays demand, which was tina
all men be reinstated within ten day.
or their be submitted to imme.
dfate arbitration; all butchers ant
casing men to be taken back withfr
As hou after work was resumed
No toward a settlement wa.
teamsters' committee retired to con,
! slider a new proposal.
Immediately on the return of IN.
teamsters' committee to union head
quarters, they entered into a confer
ence with the representatives OF tn,
| allied a to consider a propose
which had been submitted to the VI,
ions by the packers. In the meetin,
between the teamsters and the pack.
| es, the packers offered to cf1ane,
| the time OF reinstafing all the strik.
! ers from A to 35 days. They made n.
! concessions other than this. and thf
/; proposal was submitted to the alice
/ trades committee. President Don
nelly. OF the butchers union. low
ever. refused TO consider the proposal
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