Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-23

President Donneliy, OF the BUTCH
ers' union, today received the ap-
prevail Of all the executive board
members except two.
During the day nearly 500 strike
breakers ceased work and were
paid. The men, quitting apparent
lysfeareo to work with the union
lists who are to return tomorrow.
Peace and harmony have been re-.
stored in the packing industry. The
greatest strike of the year is settled.
The $4,000 butcher workmen In Chi.
cage and throughout the west will re.
turn to their posts tomorrow morning.
The settlement is compromise,
brought about through conference
and conciliation. The wages and
working conditions of all men who
went on a strike and will be settled by
an arbitration board composed Of
three practical packing-house men.
The packers will reinstate all men
who went on a.strike as fast as possi-
BILE without discrimination. II any
man is not reinstated within forty-fve
days he has the privilege Of bringing
his case before the arbitration board.
lieve that such a contingency will
arise
Packers Waive Original Demand.
The packers waived their original
demand that the strikers should make
application for reinstatement as indi.
viduals, and the workers go back In
q body with their organizations intact
Several times during the four
hours conference yesterday AFTERNOON
the packers and union leaders we're
on the verge of split. On each occa.
sion when 1t seemed that the confer
ence would break up, President Don.
nelly and Thomas I. Kidd stood out
for peace and tried to smooth over
the difficulties, A rupture would
have meant a sympathetic strike OF
all the mechanical trades, not alone
In Chicago, but in the other packing
centers, and President Donnelly has
fought against that move from, the
first George F. Golden, president OF
the Packing House Transfers union,
who acted as chairman of the labor
representatives, was also given credit
, last night for keeping the conferees
/! together until they reached mutual.
ly satisfactory basis of settlement. =
Both Sides Happy. :
Both sides expressed satisfaction
when the settlement was reached and
there was feeling of good will
shown by the representatives on both
sides.
II am very glad it is settled" said
Arthur Meeker as he left the confer.
ence room. Now can go on my va.
cation. do not care to say anything
about the settlement, as the docu'
ment itself will tell the story.
1t had to be satisfactory to both
sides before 1t was signed
We did the best we could to re.
lieve bad situation" said Thomas
Kidd, vice president of the American
Federation of Labor who was select.
ed as representative Of the butcher
workmen. 1--WE are glad 1t is set.
tied"
The agreement was signed by all
the packers and representatives of the
butcher workpen and approved by
the representatives of all the other
trades In the stock yards,
Text Of Peace Agreement.
Following is the text Of the agree
ment:
Wages and working conditions oil
all employees now on strike to be sub
mitted to arbitration, each party tc
this agreement having thesprivilege oil
I bringing before the arbitrators for de
cision any question of wages or. con
ditions, or any other grievances they
may have and both to abide by the de
cision Of the arbitrators. The packing
companies signing this agreement tc
retain all employees now at work who
wish to remain and will re-emplos
all employees now out as fast as pos
sibie without discrimination.
Employees to return to work at the
wages received when going out, pend
Ing the decision Of the arbitrators; ar
bitrators to consist of three practica
packing house men. to be selected ds
follows:
Zone representative of the packing
companies, one representative at The
Amaigamated Meat Cutters anf
Butcher Workmen of North America
these two to select third member
The two first named shall meet With
in forty-eight hours after resumption
of work, proceed to elect third mem
Der and shall meet daily for that pir
pose until this duty has been coraplet
ed. When the third member has beer
selected they shall meet daily, Unless
adjournment be had by unanimous don
sent, until the Anal conclusion has
beer, reached and the award NADIA a