Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-08
No Further Disturbances
AT Chicago Packing Plants
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North America. which called the
strike after a wage decrease averag-
ing ten per cen had been put in eff
feet, tonight agreed with spokesman
for the big ave-" packers that there
was little change In the situation.
Union officials asserted that workers
in allied crafts in the packing plants
had walked out while the packers
said that, the new workmen were be-
ing employed. that strikers were ask
ing to b. reinstated and that plants
cen normal.
1t was admitted by the packers that
their plants in other cities were hard
er hit, and a number of independent
y ants here were either virtually at a
standetill or Handicapped by the walk
out.
Guardsmcn on Duty.
ST. Paul. Dec. 7.-Minnesota nation
al guardsmen late today scattered the
strikers picket lines around South st.
Paul packing plants. where a strike
of meat cutters and butchers went
into effect Monday.
Moving in doubleAquick time, ESQ
g%uardsmen with fixed b%ayonets dis
pefsed the lines which packers say
have prevented many loyal emp Dyes
from reporting for work since the
astrf1se started. The troops met with
no physical opposition.
Ad~jutant General w. r. Rhinow to-
night reported that the guardsmen
had the situation we'll in hand and
no further trouble in reference to
picketing is anticipated" He said
there would be no additional troops
called out for the present.
1t was declared by officials OF both
the Swift and Armour companies that
Immediately after the pickets had
been dispersed, many employees enter
ed the plants ana reported for work.
Armours reported their pant running
about 40 to As per cent normal"
Hearing Held.
| Kansas City, Dec. THE packing
situation in Kansas City, Kan. re-
manned unchanged today with the
usual statements by company officials
hat more men were back at work
n counter statements by strike
headquarters that the number Of me
out was increasing.
Members of the Kansas court OF
industrial relations, who came to the
scene OF the strike last week to con
duct a hearing designed to brine
about ar amicable settlement, held a
brief session, the purpose Of which
was said to have been to keep ths
court in touch with the situation. The
strikers held a mass meeting at which
speakers urged them to obey scrupu-
iously the Law in regard to pfcketinl
n to avoid any semblance Of vfo'
lence.
Ignore Injunction.
! Albert Lea, Mimi, Dec. 7.-Pickea
at the Wilson packing plant here ig
nored an injunction served here thi
! afternoon by Sheriff Peter Posse, re"
straining the pickets from interfering
with any Of the men wishing to com,
to work, and at a late hour tonigh
still maintained a line around tn,
plant, the strikers standing six fee
apart.
The sieam-fittera, engineers AM
firen1en who Joined the strike o
butchers and meat enters, foliowin,
Instructions from national ~headqnar
ters yesterday. were all out 1t wa,
said at the plant today.
Fighting in Omaha. e
Omaha, Seb.. Dec. street eight
ing followed by a dozen arrests IN
GLIDING two ONE marked the clos
ing hours OF the afternoon here q
the packing house district where
strike OF butcher workn1en and mea