The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-08-16
Packers Refuse to Confer
with Strike Leaders.
WILL GO TO THE COURTS.
Strike Managers Decide on .
New Course Of Action.
AS THEIR LAST RESORT.
They Will Demand that the inlunetloN
Now Held by the oovernmsnt
Against the Beef Trust bs Put Into
Operation.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-THE stock yards
strike seems no nearer q settlement
than 1t did the day the struggle be-
gan. Efforts of committee composed
of retail butchers and grocers to bring
about q conference between the pack
ers and the strike leaders was Of %
avail yesterday. The retailerS' CON-
mittee was in conference with Edward
Tilden, John e. Maurer, Thomas VII
son and Thomas ]. Connors, repre-
sentatives of the packers, for three
hours and at the end Of the meeting
the following statement was given out
by the committee of business men:
I'VE were courteously received by .
committee representing the packerss
and we were informed that consider-
ing all that had passed and present
conditions no good reason existed
why any further conference with the
strikers would be beneficial"
No statement was issued BY tho
packers regarding the conference and
they all refused to discuss the matter
further than to confirm the statement
given out by the intermediary COM
mittee.
When the strike leaders were In
formed of the determination Of the
packers to refuse to enter into furthsr
conferences with the unionists they
began to form plans to force the head
of the legal department Of the United
States government In an endeavor to
bring about q settlement. This move
was decided upon by the legal advis-
ors of the strikers after they had re-
ceived what they considered reliable
information that the attorney general
would not make a move to bring into
operation the perpetual injunction
now held by the government against
combinations among the packing
firms unless ordered to do 80 by Pres
ident Roosevelt
The plan, In effect, il this: To-day
or tomorrow an action will be started
in the federal court in the name Of q
striker who holds stock in one Of the
biggest of the packing concerns, de-
manding that the Injunction be put
into operation on the ground that tie
illegal combination still exists and
that through 1t the shareholders are
suffering a loss. This. 1t Is expected
by the strike leaders, will induce Pres.
lQtul lAOOSCtCll W I8hC oR tA4C A8A
and force the packers to produce theil
books, contracts and agreements II
open court. Such a step, 1t Is believet
by the strikers, will bring the packer
to terms.
The officials of the Market WagoI
Drivers union have ordered . vote Il
be taken by the union on Sunday OF
J the question of . strike Of these men
While standing on his doorstep las
night John Schuman, q strike breake'
employed by Swift & Co., was attack
} ed by rioters and severely beaten Be
fore the police could reach the seem
! lof the disturbance q crowd OF 400 riot
ers had gathered about the place
Schuman was thrown to the groun'
and every one of the disturbers VII
could get near enough administered
kick to the PROSTATE man. A riot cal
was sent in, but the crowd seeing tn
policemen coming, scattered and n
arrests were made. While Schumnl
was seriously hurt, it is not believe
his Injuries are fatal.