Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-01-31 | Page 3 | Attacks the Packers

ATTACKS THE PACKERS. Union President Accuses Them of Bad Faith in Keeping Agreement? CHICAGO, Jan. 30. In his first official offi-cial statement since the statement of the great stock yards strike, President Donnelly of the Amalgamated Cutters and Butcher Workmen, has attacked the packers on the ground of bad faith. Violations of the settlement agreement, discrimination ngalnst union men and attempts to dethrone Donnelly from control arc among the charges registered. regis-tered. President Donnelly asserts that wages have beon reduced arbitrarily and that additional hardships have been Imposed upon the union employees. He also refers re-fers to a bribe offer from one of tho packing companies with the comment that he Is prepared to furnish proof.