The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-26
PACKERS REJECT PEACE PLAN
STRIKERS COMMITTEE RE.
BUFFED IN OFFER TO SETTLE.

Compliant by Employees About Police Pro-
lection. with . story Of . PelitacaI
Fight In the P~aekingtewn Dsstvtet -
the Reason for Immunity from Arrest.
A committee Of the striking meat wagon
drivers waited upon George Noyes, oounsea
for the employers association, Last night
about s O'Clock. submitting an offer for >
settlement Of the strike. Mr.. Noyes re-
fused to conduct negotiations with the
men. The strikers committee than 70
turned to a meeting at Forty-hfth strses
and Third avenue to report. A debate
followed and it was promised that an i'm
portant statement would follow the mest.
ing. At a late hour this showed no sign q
finishing.
The meat packers held a meeting at the
Hotel Belmont yesterday afternoon. Al
though 40 formal statement was made
after the meeting, it became known that the
fight with the teamsters will be fought even
more ~strenuously than 1t was last week.
4The meat will be delivered under police
protection. as it was on Saturday" George
W. Morgan. counse for the packers. said.
Mr.. Morgan added that the packers nov have
more men han they need and that abse-
lutely no dealings with the union will DO
had. The statement also was made that
the political situation is interfering with
the conduct of the strike and that the polics
are not very active against the interests
~ kha afHiLara AaLa1 20 h. wraa a..s.G.A
with the police protection so far afforded
the new drivers. Mr.. Morgan hesitated per-
ceptibly and then said that the packers bad
no complaint to make. He added imme-
diately that from now on there would be
police protection" this vita emphasie.
Another member OF the packers COMMITTEES
was not so ~reticent as Mr.. Morgan.
1T seems absurd to say that we are salts
fed with the police protection accorded the
men," he said. "On Saturday there were
numerous assaults made and yet there was
not an arrest made on the East Side. Mind,
l say on the East Side. and that wasall cob
fined to one precinct Of which the captain
10 on vacation:
Here's the situatSoo rs | see IT," added
this packer. There 10 a fight on for thu
" 5tbtetsabJ cs Ntt N.o PhS1 ~ JAW
packing district. Lantry and Hassett are
in that fight. Dur old men are for the most
part residents Of that district and are voters
there. Lantry's brother is the police captain
in that district. Itseems to me that the ron
son the police made no arrests there. in spits
Of the fact that there were several assaults
and even the burning Of a Wagon right in
front Of the Hotel Belmont. lies in the fact
that thnxv ara ataaItnn - an A,&~~,. Gwhk
with their captain. Il is true that the Gap
tain himself Is not at present on duty. uut
there probably Ia a reason for that" =
Mr.. Morgan refused to discuss this phase
Of the strike in any a "I'm not inter-
ested in politics any more" he said. Il
slay or may not know OF such q situation,
but there is nothing to be said on the sub
ject. at present at all events"
On Saturday the men In charge of 1.-THE strike
said that they had a card up their sleeves
for this morning which would win them
the strike. but what it was they refused 70
gay. +
According to officers Of the other unions
employed in the packing houses they will
not 60 out oil a sympathetic strike. 50 the
strikers can hardly rely OH any assistance
from this direction
A pamphlet was given out yesterday
by the strikers accusing the packers Of
forcing the strike on the men. but thoss
packers who saw the pamphlet refused to
60 into the matter in any way.
No wagons were moved yesterday. a. II y
against the law The regular schedule win
be in force this morning. however. and al
deliveries will be made. according to the
packers. The first wagon to 60 out VIZ
cave the district in Packingtown at 7 O'Clock
and will be under police escort.