Show WANT WA HIGHER WAGES Skilled Workmen Place Placa Request est Be Before Be Before fore Packing Houses Houes Kansas City Aug Aug 31 Michael Don nelly nely president of ot the te Amalgamated Meat eat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of ot North America gave out an official statement today explaining the move movement movement ment meat started at Chicago and Omaha maha for an increase in the wages of the skilled union butchers butches at all al the prin cipal packing centers Mr r Donnelly said sid that the proposition had been laid before the the packers In n the form of a request quest r and they tey would not or be asked for Lot a reply until after Labor day It I applies apples only to the butchers I and their helpers in the beef bee killing de of the packing houses and I involves an advance of 10 per cent In L the wages of the men employed ed on the I cattle catte beds The membership of the organization L in all al the he cities cites where it is represented is At Kansas City 1500 1 O men will wil be e benefited by the advance in wages wf If It it is granted No increase is i asked aked I for men employed in other depart ments meats The increase ase would raise the wages of or some of the workmen suc I as the skinners and splitters from the t present schedule of ot 45 cents cent an hour houi to 50 cents en ts Mr Donnelly Donnely said the relations with I the packers were pleasant and they will nIll wi be given ample time to consider the request request Mr Donnelly Donnely Insists Insist that it I is not a demand and declares that thai reports of a threatened strike are mis leading He would not say what action I will wU be taken in the event their re request request quest is denied deni d The request request as Mr Donnelly Donnel calls it I was made first at Chicago It I was wa laid I before the management there therewith tere with wih a view of covering the Armour plants at Kansas City plant Chicago and L Omaha It I was made on Nelson Mor Morris Morris ris Co to cover their branch houses I in St Joseph and St Louis Luis on Swift Co to cover coer the te plants at Chicago Omaha Omaha Kansas City St St Joseph St St Louis and St St Paul on Cudahy at Omaha to cover both that point Int and Kansas City on the Hammond Pack ing jag company at Hammond Ind to in include elude clude St Joseph and the Omaha Pack PackIng lag Ing company compan at Omaha which has ha Its is cattle catte killed at the Fowler packing house in Kansas City The only Kan Kaa sas sas City packing house which was wa served with a B copy of the request was the Pack Packing Packing Packing ing company This company has its is headquarters In this city The Te union coopers employed in Kansas City on Thursday presented a request st for Tor an Increase of wages from 27 to 30 cents cent an hour The Cudahy Cuday company at once discharged the ten coopers in iii its It employ One hundred I and Cudahy butchers butcher are on strike |