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Show PACKERS' STRIKE 1$ OFF. Differences Will be Adjusted by Arbitration Ar-bitration at Once. CHICAGO, July 20.-The strike ,of the packing house employes, begun nine days ago, and which has demoralized de-moralized the packing industry throughout the country, was settled here tonight at a conference between representatives of the packers, the officials of-ficials of the Meat Cutters' union and representatives of all the allied trades ( employed at the stock yards. The v, hole controversy will be submitted to ; a board of arbitration, uoui siues asking ask-ing to abide by whatever decision this board may reach. Pending the decision de-cision of the arbitration board the men will be taken back to work as rapidly as possible bv the packers, and it is agreed by the packers that all the old employes are to be reinstated within forty-five days from the date work is resumed. If any of the former employes em-ployes are still unemployed at the expiration ex-piration of that time, such persons are to have the privilege of submitting their cases to the arbitration board for settlement. Eack tb Work. The strikers will return to work as soon as they can be notified of the peaceable adjustment of the trouble. and it is expected tnat Dy rrmaj morning everything will be in normal shape at all the piants in the different cities where the employes were on strike. Half an hour after the decision had been reached tonight to arbitrate. , M. J. Donnelly, the strike leader, had got into communication by long distance dis-tance telephone with the leaders of the strikers in outside cities and had notified noti-fied (hem that a satisfactory settlement settle-ment had been reached, and directed the strikers to return to work as soon as possible. How Agroemenc CTas Ksached. The settlement of the difficulty by arbitration was brought about by the j allied crafts at the stw:k yards, who j would have become involved in the controversy had it enntinued much longer. The representatives of "these I unions, which represent about 14,000 men, got together yesterday and sent a final appeal to the packers, asking for a three-sided conference today between be-tween the packers, the strikers and themselves, in a final effort to arrange j some sort of agreement which would prevent the strike spreading to the affiliated af-filiated unions. This appeal of the allied al-lied trades unions received a favorable : response from the packers, and today's conference was the result. Basis cf Settlement. I The agreement entered into between the representatives of the packers and strikars follows: "Wages and working conditions of all employes now on strike to be submitted sub-mitted to arbitration, each party to j thi3 agreement having the privilege of i bringing before the arbitrators for de- cision any question of wages or conditions con-ditions or any other grievance they may have, and both to abide by the decision of the arbitrators. The packing pack-ing companies signing this agreement to retain all employes now out as fast as possible, without discrimination. Employes to return to work at the i wages received when going on strike, pending the decision of the arbitrators; arbitrators to consist of three practi cal packing house men, to be selected as follows: "One representative of the packing house companies: one representative of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America; these two to select a third member. The two first shall meet within forty-eight forty-eight hours after resumption of work, proceed to elect the third member, and shall meet daily for that purpose until this duty has been completed. When the third member has been selected, the three shall meet daily, unless adjournment ad-journment be had by unanimous consent, con-sent, until the final conclusion has been reached and the award made. Any former for-mer employe not re-employed within forty-five days after date work is resumed re-sumed is to have the privilege of submitting sub-mitting his or her case to arbitrators." Question cf Wages. The agreement reached at tonieht's conference is practically the same a3 the proposition made last Saturday to I the packers by Mr. Donnelly. The only difference is that in Saturday's communication com-munication Mr. Donnelly insisted that the strikers be taken back to work within seven days. This the packers refused, although they accepted every other demand made by Mr. Donnelly. When the men return to work it will be under exactly the same conditions as prevailed before the strike was declared, de-clared, with the exception that the question of a wage scale will be decided de-cided by arbitration. The old wage scale under which the union worked last year expired May 2S. Since that time numerous conferences have been held between the packers and the union- in an effort to settle upon a new schedule, but without advance. ad-vance. Nine days ago it was decided to call a strike bringing the employers to terms. . Packers Offered to Arbitrate. Five hours after the strike had been called Mr. Donnelly received a communication com-munication from the packers offering to arbitrate the whole difference. Mr. Donnelly declared that the offer had come too late to prevent the walkout, although the packers claimed that the . communication Lad been mailed to Donnelly 24 hours before the latter received re-ceived it. Forty-eight hours after the strike had been on Mr. Donnelly offered of-fered to accept the arbitration proposition, propo-sition, but insisted that all the old em--daoou aqj jj.ioav oi md sa.toid ance of the proposition. The packers refused this demand but offered to reemploy re-employ the strikers in the order of their application. A number of conferences con-ferences were held in an effort to reach' some sort of a- compromise, but the question of reinstatement proved a stuinbling block at all these meetings and finally peace negotiations were broken off altogether last Saturday. Fear of Strike Spreading. With the probabilities of the strike spreading, the allied trade unions took a hand in thfe:. controversy and after a conference lasting' three nouns tonight to-night the whole trouble was amicably amica-bly settled. As many of the old employes as can be reached tonight by the officials of the union will be notified to return to work tomorrow. All the strikers who appear at the plants will be put to work as fast as possible, and by tomorrow to-morrow night it is believed all the establishments es-tablishments will be run by full forces. |