Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-31

Chicago, March 31.-There were no
fresh receipts of live stock at the
yards today and consequently no
market, owing to the continuance OF
the strike of stock yard employees.
Stock Being Cared For.
All stock at the yards still unsold.
which consists largely of stockers and
feeders. are being properly cared for
| by the commission men.
Every effort is being made to take
care of the live stock which was
caught en- route to Chicago, +. L..
Kemp, general freight agent Of the
Stock Yards district agency, stated
today. The cars which accumulated
at the Hawthorne terminal just out
side of Chicago have been sent to the
nearest feeding stations.
All stock is being cared for SAID
Kemp. 1--WE have no authentic infor-
nation on the number of cars en- route
but we hope TO have something later.
Statement by Exchange.
Officials of the Chicago Live STOCK
Exchange issued the following sctate-
ment on the yard strike situation:
The tie-up is complete-the en-
barge prevents the movement of live
stock into the union stock yards.
About two years ago, or at the
time of the last labor trouble set
Element was reached thru the federal
board OF mediation resulting in an
agreement between stock yards COM
panies, packing houses and their en-
ployes differences arising between
them to be submitted to Federal Judge
Alschuler as arbitrator.
This agreement has been operat-
i've and several complaints OF en-
ployes have been arbitrated there
under, their working hours have been
adjusted, the service restricted TO an
eight hour day, time and half for
overtime and double time for Sundays
and holidays, the hate per hour es-
tablished and bonus for service ad-
justed and paid Hereunder, and this
agreement provides that it shall be
effective until peace has been declared.
Company Agrees to Arbitrate.
at the inception of this contro-
versy between the employees and the
Union Stock Yard Company, the Of
ficials of the company called TO the
attention of the employees that the
agreement was still in effect and that
any demand for more pay, which is
the cause OF this trouble, should be
submitted to arbitration. The COM
pany stated to the employees that
they We're willing to 80 before the
arbitrator for the adjustment Of this
demand at any time, to which the
employees refused.
"On Saturday night the employees,
without previous warning, stopped
work and thereupon the stock yard
company, thru the junction railway,
placed an embargo against the move
ment of live stock into the stock
yards. This embargo applies to live
stock consigned for sale and to di-
rect shipments to packers.
Care for Stock.
The movement of live stock has
ceased and the tie-up is complete
and no stock can be moved until the
embargo is lifted or modified.
Requests have been presented to
the arbitrator that the federal board
of mediation take an active part in
bringing the contending parties be-
fore the arbitrator, the general opin-
ion being that the eXi ting agreement
should be maintained.
The Chicago Live Stock Exchange
is making every effort to care for the
live stock which has been unloaded
at feeding stations en- route and pro-
vide an early outlet for them.
"All interested parties desire that
an immediate effort be made to set
| tie the controversy by mediation and
arbitration, and at present writing
it looks as tho the matter would be
settled before long"