The Washington times., 1908-08-16
WILL ACT,
MAY BREAK STRIKE
Men Must Return to Work
Before Tuesday or There
Will Be No Jobs.

Unless the l25 striking butchers re-
turn to their jobs by Tuesday their
places viii be filled with imported men,
brought by n.sted strikebreaker. ac-
eording to a statement made BY secre-
ttry Charles Phuger, Of the Packers
Association. last night
The members of TIE Packers Asso-
ciation are 10 held a conference with
this strikebreaker today.
Everything viii be arranged to bring
the necessary 100 men here unless the
local butchers return 10 work.
should they remain out, as they
eemed determined 10 do last night, un-
Isss nile-hour day is granted. MIR
PHuger said two strikebreakers had
agreed 70 iii all places with lIgh-class
men IN less than tWenty-four hours
after notice
Strikers Meet Monday.
The striking men will hold q confer
ence at Besaler's Hail early Monday
morning and viii consider the latest
move OF their opponents. a number of
them were s5en about headquarters
last night Apparently they were opti-
tnlstlc over the outlook and significantly
remarked: You see we are stu out,
don't you? We viii remain out and win
the fight They cannot Ill our places
with expert men. a high-class bItcaer
union man or not. will return to his
nome after lie reaches Washington and
sees the conditions. A number. Of those
already brought here are doing so.''
The Packers Position.
secretary Phuger outlined the posi-
ton Of the packers as follows.
1 believe four OF the seventeen men
already brought here afterward quit
Later one OF these returned 10 work
we have been in communication with
TWO strike-breakers from large cities
near BY, in which are located large pack
ing houses. One of these men we will
see IN person today. The other teIe-
phoned me that he can have all the
men we need here IN tWenty-foar hours
Personally, 1 ike a number Of the
men who have gone out on strike I
have advised some OF them 70 return
while il is time. I am frank 70 say that
unless the men return by Tuesday, there
VIII be no jobs for them. We would
Ike 10 retain the old men II il can be
DONE otherwise, we will put n i'm
ported men, ana business viii proceed
as usual
IT the men return, We can probably
utilize the old men and the new ones
already engaged at about three-fourths
time for several weeks After this. as
business opens Up, they can all make
fun time. In event that none Of our
old men return We shall ask our strike
breakers 10 bring 100 new men early
in the week
Although no open threats were made.
the strikers We're not in a very pleasant
mood when discussing the Importation
OF outside men, after they became
aware Of the packers intentions last
night. II was said that other unions
might be asked 10 aid. and the matter
viii be laid. in all probability, before
the Central Labor Union at the regular
Monday night meeting.
Open Shop Declared.
As before published an The Times, the
refusal of the packers TO sign a new
a agreement with the Butchers Union at
the expiration of the old contract. June
30, was a virtual notice that the open
shop was declared. Since that time
there has been much palavering, and
finally noting that their demands for a
nine-hour day, all union men, ten-hour
pay, and similar demands would not be
granted. the men walked out three DAYS
ago.
I'VE signed a contract with the
Butchers Union for the past eight
years" said Secretary Pfulger, of the
Packers Association. This year we
did not renew it on June 80 when il ex-
pired. At our meeting yesterday we
adopted a resolution that in future the
members OF our association hiring a
butcher, salesman. or other employe,
would contract with the Individual