Evening star., 1907-08-26
MEAT DRIVERS STILL OUT
NEW YORK PACKERS REJECT
STRIKERS PEACE PLAN.
Complaint by Employers About Police
Protection, With Story Of
Political Fight.

NEW YORK, August ga committee
Of the striking meat wagon drivers waited
upon George Morgan, counsel for the EN-
ployers' association, last night about
o'clock. submitting an offer for settle
ment Of the strike. Mr. Morgan refused to
conduct negotiations with the men. The
strikers committee then returned to
meeting at 18th street and Sd avenue to
report debate followed. and it was
promised that an important statement
would follow the meeting. At a late hour
this showed no sign of finishing.
The meat packers held meeting at the
Hotel Belmont yesterday afternoon. AL
though no formal statement was made
after the meeting. it became known that
the fight with the teamsters will he fought
even more strenuously than 1t was last
week.
Protection for Packers.
"The meat will be delivered under police
protection, as it was Saturday" George w.
Morgan, counsel for the packers, said MIR.
Morgan added that the packers now have
more men than they need. and that abso-
lutely no dealings with the union will be
had. The statement also was made that
the political situation is interfering with
the conduct of the strike and that the po-
lice are not very active against the Inter
D.
isfied with the police protection so far af-
forded the new drivers, Mr.. Morgan hesi-
tated perceptibly and then said that the
+ packers had no complaint to make. he
added Immediately that from now on there
would be police protection" this with EN-
phasis. Another member of the packers
committee was not so reticent as MI Nor
gan
1T seems absurd to say thai We are
satisfied with the police protection ac-
corded the men, he said On saturday
there We're numerous assaults made, ana
yet there was not an arrest made On the
East Side. Mind | say on the East SIDE,
and that was all confined to one precinct
of which the captain is on vacation.
Politics in the Strike.
Here's the situation ! see il added
this packer. There is a fight on for the
district supremacy on the East SIDE In
the packing district I.antry and Hassett
are in that fight. Our old men dre Tor the
most part residents of that district and
are voters there. Lantry's broth .r is the
police captain in that district. 1t Stems to
me that the reason the police made no
arrests there in spite of the !drt that
there were several assaults, and even the
burning of a wagon right In front u the
Hotel Belmont. lies in the fact that they
are standing in Lantry5 fight with
their captain 1t is true that the captain
himself is not at present on duty, but
there probably Is reason for that
phase of the strike in any way m not
Interested in politics any more. he said.
Il may or may not know of such situa-
ton. but there is nothing to be said on
the subject, at present at all events.
No Sympathetic Strike.
On Saturday the men in charge OF the
strike said that they had card mp their
sleeves for today which would win them
the strike. but what 1t was they refused
to say.
According to officers o. the other onions
employed in the packing houses tney VIII
not go out on sympathetic strike. 50 tile
strikers can hardly rely on any assistance
from this direction.
A pamphlet was given out Yesterday by
the strikers accusing the packers Of fore
ing the strike the men, but those
packers who saw the pamphlet fused To
go into the matter in any way.
No wagons were moved yesteIdiy, rs II
Is against the law. The regular schedule
will be in force this morning. however,
and all deliveries Will be made. ;'rordin"
to the packers. The first wagon 20 go out
will leave the district In Packingtown AT
7 o'clock and Will be under police escort.