The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-06
700 Meat Men Walk
Out in Seattle
Continued From Page I


waEr. than a union man. We didn't
ask for a closed shop. as the parkirai
house owners would wish u tn an
pear. We simply want Tho Same
wages and tr~atuen, that the other
employees get
1T ia rather early In tho strike 20
say Just how farreaching u will be
I he majority OF the cutters In the
independent shops viii remain Ri
work until the supply Of fresh meats
has been sold. and then they will so
out. but. n Barton. or a Frye. or a
Henry wagon drives up 20 any OF tho
markets and attempts 10 deiivcr any
meat. why tho cutters viii Leave their
post. Immediately and ioin those al
ready on strike"
May Settle Soon
Strike leaders expressed opinions
that the differences would probably
be settled within a week or 80 and
do not look for a long drawn contro.
vcrsy.
Engineers In tho various packing
houses announced for patriotic rea.
sons they would remain at their
posts 20 that meats In cold storage
would b, preserved. But n the or
orators attempt to continue work
with nonunion help. they announced
they would Join the strikers. About
30 engineers will DO involved n n
syrnpathetic strike IN declared.
Despite the fact that the unioniatH
declare their strike IL 100 per cent
complete I'm both the Henry and Bar
ton plants. and about "a. per cent ef
ficient in the Frye plant. the pro
prietors say that only n small per
ceutaFe OF the men employed In tho
various shops arc involved.
Took Advantage
Unioniata iurist that the Frye
company took undue advantage in
alleged ''jobbcry- In connection with
the strike.
Tho article reports the unionivts
agreed to n settlement with the Frye
people on September and that
placards to this effect were posted
In all Of the Frye markets.
The article further says that the
majority OF the cutters and meat
employees are adverse To the strike
and that the Frye firm had been
"johhed" by some one high in Ru-
thority in the union. insisting on at
lacking Frye & Co because II was
the largest firm In the city.
The unlonists insist this article
was simply anti-union propaganda
given out by the managers Of Frye
4 Co.
Tho vote for the strike was taken
Tuesday night
Frye Cutters nj Work
Seattle's meat cutters and pack.
ers' strike assumed definite proper.
tons at noon Thursday. when II be
came evident that tho fight lay he.
tween the 500 or more strikers and
Frye & Co. principally. and with
Barton & Co. and James Henry In n
lesser degree.
A tour OF the Frye markets
showed that not a single meat cut
ter had left his post at 0 n. m.
when the strike was declared.
a boss butcher In one Of Frye &
Co.'s largest markets. said that aitho
tho Frye cutters had Joined the
union. they did not feel that they
were justified in throwing their en-
ployers down by Joining the strike.
"The rest of the cutters are Ieal-
Gus Of the Frye butchers" he ex.
planned. simply because Frye pays
moro money than the average con.
Germ on tho other hand. n higher
a. IF t. IaI
Plenty OF Meat Now
II was said by the Frye managers
Thursday that the supply Of meat
was sufficient to last for weeks. and
that there was no danger OF n retail
shortage.
The majority Of tho independent
markets announced several weeks
supply OF meats were on hand, and
that they woud not be materially
affected at present,
The cutters. on the whole, In many
OF these markets, have consented to
remain nt work until the supply Of
fresh meat is sold. but declare they
will automatically go out on strike
when the supply runs out or. II an
attempt Ia made to bring I'm fresh
meat from unfair" packers.
A mass meeting of several hun
dred striking packers and cutters
was held before noon In the Labor
temple 10 discuss ways and means
az ..rnt.gtirU tba nj fiko.