The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-02-11
PRES. .DONELLY TELLS
ABOUT THE BEEF. TRUST
Breaks His Long Silence by
Relating Condition Of
g Packing Trades:
Charges Beef Trust With Vio-
lation of Contract and Pre-
diets Trouble.

Sto~eHeit VI tne packing CraQeS SlCua-
ton from the standpoint of the Anna
algamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Workmen of North America, met with
no response up until this week, when
the following statement was made by
McDonelly:
Il have refrained from entering in
to public print relative to condition of
the workers in all Beef Trust plants
since the strike. The leader of a lost
strike is usually severely criticised,
and being possessed of average patti
ence, I have patiently waited a change
In public opinion. The strike having
left nearly all plants in a disorganized
and unsanftary condition., statements
of public officials and the Beef Trust
officials to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, 1 consider it fair to all parties
that ample time be given the Beef
Trust to reorganize and overhaul their
plants before stating publicly what re-
suits the strike had upon the employees:
The following is copy of the agree
ment entered into between Mr.. j. O..
Armour and Mr.. Thomas Corners. rep
resenting all packing companies, and
Mr.. M. Donnelly and Mr.. c. E.
Schmidt, representing the strikers:
1.-THE strike Of the Packing House
employees, members of the A. M. c.. and
B. w. of N. A. and Allied Trades, has
been adjusted on the following con-
ditions:
Unions to call the strike off.
Packers to take men back as fast
as needed.
"Rafe IF MA oov ~ ,a>;1,o, = '~,o, =. -
main as before the strike.
The above to cover all points af-
fected by the strike"
All meetings of the organizations
were well attended Immediately after
the strike, but many of those taking
active part were soon discharged. This
brought about lack of interest, conse-
quently seeming weakness among the
men which the Beef Trust took ad-
vantage of, and have reduced the
wages of skilled men, which is a viola
tfon at the agreement. They are be-
ing driven to perform more work than
the average MIN ls able to perform, BE-
sides being obliged very frequsntly, to
work many minutes after quitting time
without being paid, which, in Stock:
the church" Foreman, superintendents
and assistants never cease casting re-
Elections on the union, and very often
sarcastically will say, well, am
Business Agent now; II things don't
suit you, fill your coat and get OUT
The workers, through subtle influ-
ence of paid hirelings of the Beef
Turst, have been led to believe that
I had become rich through calling off
the strike, or, in other words, had be-
come traitor to the cause and sold
them out. The weapons used by the
Beef Trust to carry out their plans of
complete annihilation of labor organiza-
tion in the packing houses are innuem-
porations, the one which apparently
brings the best results-no matter what
it may be or whom it hurts-is the one
which is always pushed to the front.
All the weapons used to stampede the
workers from the organization be-
tween the strike acted in the opposite
direction, but after the strike was de-
clared off by referendum vote Of the
workers themselves, paid hirelings of
the Beef Trust, seemingly acting under
instructions, circulated the story among
the employees that the writer was
building a magnificent home on one of
the boulevards with money secured for
influencing the strike to be declared
off,
am prepared to prove that I was
offered large sum of money, and
monthly salary, as q. bribe by party
representing a packing company some
time ago. The words used, as near as
I can recollect, in replying to the gen.
tleman who brought me the offer to
my home, were these: "They could not
make me a present Of mansion on
Michigan Avenue to live in; nor has
all the banks in Chicago sufficient
money to get me to turn traitor to my
fellow workmen.'
hereby challenge any living human
being to prove that ever took one
dollar from any source or party at any
time in my life, other than as working
at my trade as butcher, or for my
services as an official of the organiza-
ton. I own no real estae, have no
bank account, and less than five hun
dred dollars worth Of personal proper
ty, and as can not love contentedly
while the children, of those whom +
daily associate with are in want, for
that reason I have been giving away
to my unfortunate. brothers more than
half my monthly salary.
Organized labor stands for the pres
ervation Of human rights and liberty.
The slander Of the trusts may retard
it's progress, but labor will arise in its
might, and will one day crush the bribe
offerer as well as the bribe taker. The
bribe is one of the weapons which the
capitalists always employ to destroy
organized labor, and when unable to
get their bribes accepted, resort to
slander." - q 81: a.4sss ..a:. ~
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
PORT CHESTER. n. r, Feb. S.-A
man, supposed to be 3. G. Allen. general
sales agent for the Appleton Car Mover
company OF Appleton. Wis, was struck
and killed here today by an express train
on the New York. New Haven Z Hart