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Show I1ERSIET j TO TALK GUTSi 1 Firm tor Eight Hour Day, Willing to Arbitrate Scale I of Wages OMAHA, Neb, March 9. The eight hour day and arbitration agreements on wages of packing house c mploves were expected to be the principal rec-ommendatlons rec-ommendatlons drafted by the executive execu-tive committee of the Amalgamated Me;it Cutters A Butcher Workmen of North America when tho committee went Into session this morning I'nion representatives from all the packing centers were present to confer on the recommendations. A wage cut, as announced by the packers yesterday, would receive the consideration of the employes and som.-. agreement probably could he M LChed, but the workers will not con-, sent to a ten hour working day with-; OUl protest, according to Dennis F. Lai . secretary of the union. 'The eight hour day is the thing on which we will make our principal fight.'' Mr Iane said today. "We arc willing to subtidt the matter of wages to arbitration, either between the Individual In-dividual packers and their employes or by a national agreement. But wei are determined to keep the eight hour! day strike will bo our last resort-' |