Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-15
TRANSFERS 70 STRIKE
Packing Houses OF Chicago to
Resist Demands For Increase
in Wages
PREPARE FOR HARD STRUGGLE
Packers Decide to Stand Together =
Strike Will Be Called Monday-Po-
lice Department. Prepares for Trou-
BILE and Riotins Will Not Be Toll
Grated.

Chicago, June 10.-f1oPe VI aNei .As
a strike of packing house teamsters
practically vanished yesterday. AT the
same time it was given out at the city
hall that if the strike is called as ex-
pected there shall be no rioting in the
streets. Repetitions OF the scenes VI
violence of the former teamsters' strike
will not be permitted.
The situation among the telegraph
ers grew more acute. A strike is ex-
pected and If one occurs Chicago will
be the first city affected. The execu-
tive committee of the union he'd
meeting in New York and decided that
IL strike is ordered only the men al
important centers shall be called out
operators in smaller towns being left al
their keys.
There is still a possibility of inter-
vention between the packers and the
unions from outside source. Thus lar,
however, no move has been made in
this direction The packers and their
employees. in any event, have ended
their negotiations and are preparing for
conflict.
The drivers will meet tonight at Cor
coran's hall, West Forty-seventh street
and Princeton avenue, 10 receive their
final strike orders.
I'VE will call the men out early Mon
day morning" said Business Agent
George Golden. Nothing can stop the
strike, so far as l can foresee.. Not a
wheel will turn out of the stockyards
beginning Monday"
Golden in the afternoon telegraphed
to Secretary 7. L. Hughes of the Inter-
national Brotherhood of Transfers In
Indianapolis for the official indorse-
ment of the executive board. This will
be necessary before the strike can be
legally" called. An answer is ex-
pected today or tomorrow. There is
little doubt that it will be favorable.
Golden's action In communicating
with Hughes instead of President Shea
is said to be significant. Labor leaders
expressed the opinion that the car"
of the teamsters union will be ignored
by the packing house men.
Another branch of teamsters are
scheduled to strike Monday morning.
These men are the drivers of grease
wagons. Notice was served during
the day, upon soap manufacturers and
other employers that the strike will go
into effect on Monday.
II. G.. Fitzpatrick of Fitzpatrick
Bros, 1042-1O44 Thirty-second place,
said his firm and several others are
prepared to run their wagons despite
the strike. The police have been asked
to furnish protection.
With the bone and tallow wagon
Transfers also threatening to go out on
a strike on Monday the labor condi-
tons are more serious than at any time
since the drivers strike in 1905.
That the packing house drivers would
not be able to effecr a settlement with
the packers became evident in the
morning. Representatives of the larger
firms held conference in the executive
office of Swift & Company at II o'clock
and the report later leaked out that an
them to stand together.
The committee representing the
teamsters afterwarc! called on the SUI
perintendents of Armour & Co., the
Schwarzchild & Sllzberger coinpanN,
and Morris & Co.. and found them i'm
Upon request Of the drivers, the SUI
perintendents promised to carry a final
appeal to ,the heads of the big firms
this morning. A telephone message
then will be sent to the union head
quarters, announcing the result of the