The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-11
PACKERS REFUSE
WAGE MEDIATION
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venienced. Eastern packers have
Slaughtered heavily and have taken
up the slack II is our expectation
that we will he operating in normal
manner within "A week. We have
had no difficulty in Keeping our
plants operating In cities whore our
workers have been accorded proper
protection.
The reduced output OF the past
week 6,9t4, last week i.022, previous
prices other than for fresh pork pro-
ducts which always are particularly
sensitive TO conditions or supply and
demand"
Nelson Morris, chnlrmnn OF Nor
rts and company's board Of directors,
issued the following statement:
In view OF many conflicting state
ments made by persons who know
nothing about conditions at our
plant, the following actual figures
will be OF Interest: Cattle Killed this
week 6,9l4, last week 7.022, previius
week 5,s77; hogs killed this week
1899, last week 1881, previous
week 9.562; sheep killed this week
9,20l, last week 1884. previous
week 9,269; calves killed this week
s,2S5, last week 3,S9o, previous week
i,l62."
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 1O.--Mayor
Henry B. Burton OF Kansas City,
Kan. today telegraphed President
Harding stating that the packing
house strike is affecting public well
fare and asking the president
whether there is a possibility OF arbi-
trailing The strike through the fed
eral govern ment.
In his telegram Mayor Burton
said;
Packing house strike affecting
public welfare. Situation serious.
Citizens demand relief. Ia there
possibility OF arbitration by govern
ment authority"
Mayor Burton's action was taken
after a conference with packing
house union officials who called at
the mayors office. Various aspects
of the local strike situation were dis
cussed. the mayor said and the sug-
gestion that a test case be made OF
the strike in the Kansas court OF in
dustrial relations was offered. This
suggestion was declined by the labor
union officials who stated that they
| could accept arbitration only on a
national basis. Any other action, the
union men told the mayor, would be
disloyalty to their fellow workers In
other cities.
The union men held mass meet
ings this afternoon. Newspaper rep
resentative were not admitted.
The weather WAS warm and bright
today and many Of those out on
strike were on the street. No at
tempted violence was reported by the
police during tho day.
ST PAUL, Mimi, Dec. i0.--An al
legged plot to entangle the meat cut
ters and butcher workers now on
strike in South ST. Paul, in an at
tempt 10 blow Up the Armour com
pany boiler pls NJ. was uncovered
here today. when chief Of Police
Crepeau arrested o. J., Duyall, al
legged former convict
Duvall. according to the chief Of
police. has signed confession ad-
mitting that he made offers TO union
leaders The union officials, when
approached by Duvall, went 20
County Attorney r.. -. O'Brien and
trap was then set by the chief OF
police 10 catch Duyall,
FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 10
I ne lltbk lFtL 'l ltW Tar lhNhllh
house strikers may go in picketing
Fort worth plants will be made here
Tuesday. when George Taskhoff is
arraigned on contempt OF court
charge. One OF the packing houses
alleges ne threatened loyal workers
In an endeayor TO get the,G 10 Join
the strikers. Two women employees
made affidavit that Taskhoff intl-
mated that the homes OF the work.
crs might be burned down II they
did not quit their Jobs Taskhof
denies this The hearing will be
held before the Judge who issued the
original Injunction against picket
ing but held that peaceful" picket
ing Is legal His order was against
physical interference with en-
ployes. The hearing was originally
set for this morning but the striker
was not served with the proper cita-
ton until midnight last night and
asked for further time.