Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-25
WOULD SETTLE. STRIKE
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ASPIRATIONS OF CHICAGO CITY.
COUNCIL FOR SETTLEMENT.
New York Packers Cut Beef Prices
Omaha Packing Interests Want
Federal Troops.

A dispatch from Chicago last night says:
The city authorities are to make second
effort to settle the stock yards strike Al a
meeting of the city council tonight a reso-
luton was passed empowering Mayor Har-
rison to appoint a committee OF eieVeh
aldermen who are to make 1t their bust
ness to bring about a settlement. lhere
was some opposition to the resolution d
number of the aldermen declaring that. IN
their opinion the result would be nothing
The resolution was passed, however. and
the committee appointed by the mayor.
Invitations were al once sent to the lead
ers of the strikers and to representatives
of the employers inviting them to meet the
members of the committee tomorrow morn
ing.
President Donnelly of the Butchers
Union will be before the committee at ~
o'clock. and in the invitation sent to the
packers they were asked to appear one
hour later. The aldermanic committee mas
not mapped out any particular program
but intends to see what 1t can do after 1t
has listened to the statements from both
Sides
Beef Trust Cuts Its Prices.
A djspatch from New York last night
saws. Several of the strike leaders admit
ted tonight that both Schwarzschild &
Sulzberger and the United Dressed Beef
Company are now killing a large number
Of cattle daily, and that the distribution
departments of both firms have a full
working force 1t is expected that by Sat
urday the most skillful Of the old men will
break away from their unions and try to
get back with the trust nrmS before all
the places are filled.
Thus far the strikers have remained firm
and since the strike large percentage OF
them have been working for the independ-
MT. ht,ct lrf% ~
has been cut into during the past couple
of days by the 3 cents pound reduction
made by Schwarzschild & Sulzberger and
the United Dressed Beef Company.
Marseilles, France, Has Strike.
A cablegram from Marseilles. France
last night SAYS The Strike of sailors and
dock laborers here .has completely pros
trated the extensive MARITIME interests of
Marseilles and threatens disastrous results
to the city The stEike, which has con-
tinued intermiAtentlyii for two years, has
now become acute. ltIt is estimated that
IS 900 workers of all grades refuse to load,
unload or operate shtps. The sixteen COM
panies carrying yen the principal commerce
of the Mediterranean shave formally decid-
ed that 1t wasnuse3ess to continue their
service and today began the withdra wal of
all merchant ships. zane government has
ordered a number OF gunboats and torpedo
boats to take I'D the Mediterranean mail
routes. Thus fur there has been no dis
order. but large force of troops Is ready
to meet eventualit1esC The companies en-
gagged in the transatlantic service are not
affected, but the strikers are seeking to ex-
tend the movement to Havre and other
, ports of departure for America.
| Omaha Packers Want Federal Troops.
! A dispatch from Omaha last night says:
| T. j. Mahoney, one of the attorneys for
South Omaha packing interests, today
made the statement that efforts were being
| made on the. part of his clients and their
| associates to have federal troops stationed
about Omaha and along the railroads lead
| ing to Omaha over which the packers are
running, morning and evening a chartered
| train for the accommodation of their pres
ent workmen, and to take all strike cases
| to the federal courts
The packers representatives claim that
| this course has been determined on for sew
| eral reasons, one of which is that they can
] not get justice in South Omaha, and that