Show WILL VOTE ON CALLING OFF end of the long struggle between the packers and their men Is in sight first serious break in strikers ranks came 1 last night chicago sept the tribune today says As the result of a conference enst held between representatives ot the unions involved in the packing house strike and ot the owners of the plants the end of the long labor struggle is set for the middle of this week an understanding was arrived at by which the men will meet today or tomorrow and vote on the question of calling oft the strike according to the plans made they will be instructed to cast their ballots in the affirmative these plans were made with secrecy and care they originated a week ago in chicago with certain of the packers and of the conservative labor leaders fearing the execution of the scheme would fall it attempted in chicago it was determined to make the first move in new york the ending of the strike in the eastern city by the vote of the men on saturday was the first step the settlement there made was the sam ag that now proposed tor chicago the following are the chief points of the arrangement the unions to call off the strike the packers to re employ as many of the strikers as they can give corll to and to give the preference to the former employed emp loyes in the future as many of the new workers aa wish to remain are to be retained wages of tho skilled men to remain at the rate paid before the strike the packers who have often declared they would not meet the labor men will undoubtedly deny today that a conference has been held but the tact remains that duly authorized representatives of the owners of the packing plants did meet the labor men what doubt existed as to the position af the switchmen in the strike has by grand master frank of the organization hawley at a meeting of the union said the men would remain at work the first serious break in the stock yards strike in chicago came last night cheif fifty striking livestock handlers were reinstated and at once resumed their former DONNELL DENIES chicago sept michael killean Kl llean president of the livestock handlers unions nicholas gler president of tho packing trades council john floersch secretary of the council and president donnelly have had a conference with W E skinner of the unload stock yards and transit company it was said terms in the strike were talked of after the conference however donnelly denied that submission of the question of calling off the tie up to a vote of the strikers had been definitely decided upon mr donnelly and thomas J connors of armour held a conference last saturday night mr donnelly denied that there had been such a meeting but the packers admitted there had they declined however to explain its results president donnelly who left the yards to participate in the labor day demonstrations also refused to discuss the report that the first move to settle the strike waa the return of men in new york TENDS TO OPEN SHOP outcome of 1904 strikes in new york is decided step in that direction new york sept 5 labor day 1904 presents many interesting facts and conditions both to employers and employed emp loyes in new york city as compared with the same period a year ago says tho herald within the five months between april 1 and september 1 this year losses in to workingmen in new york city from and lockouts have been more than one third less than during tho same months last year and losses to employers have been correspondingly spon smaller in all of the 1904 strikes except possibly in the building trades tho outcome has marked a decided step towards the open agop and in several instances the employers have achieved a decided victory the striking union meri having returned to work side by side with nonunion non union employed emp loyes this was especially noted in the strikes of the marine machinists the tailors and the butchers in 1903 the building trades strike waa the most stubborn and disastrous ever known in that branch of industry in new york city during the season 31 unions of skilled mechanics comprising men were idle mosi of the time involving a loss of days work and in wages the loss to builders and members ag 1 gre gated more than in addition to this last year than laborers were idle much ot the time including unskilled workmen in the subway teamsters masons helpers and other this year at no timo have there been igwe than men in the building trades idle at any time and here auvo been strikes ot consequence ial 4 f among the unskilled classes in march and april masons helpers quit work which forced an equal number ot bricklayers brick layers into idleness for twenty days this was the only trouble ot importance in the building trades until the recent lockout and this fight has been ot a sporadic character which has not brought about a complete tie up of building operations such as occurred in 1903 in the building trades at the present time there are only about men in enforced idleness there are union workmen skilled and unskilled in the metropolitan district at no time during the season has the army ot idle exceeded |