The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-15
.STLEL WORKERS URGED
TO JOIN The STRIKE
Continued from Page i

&
Taking the strike as q whole. we c
are making gains everywhere, every
day Our membership is increasing at {
a rapid rate. and many non-union mills {
where we have never DeIOre been able =
TO secure a fOOthOid are now organized
or partially organized. Besides those {
already so organized, i know Of others
that will soon take the same action,
though of course cannot go into de-
tails on that score
AT the meeting at the state fair
grounds at Wheeling, President Shafer
said in part 1T has been said that
this is not alone "a fight Of the Amalga-
mated association. Ihat IS true. Even
today in Wheeling / was approached BY
a communities of the Clothing Workers
union and given assurances that they
were with US and would extend both +
moral and financial aid. We realize
also that the glass workers are with US, 4
as also are the trainmen and. of course, (
the local miners are with US 7 want
to say 70 the representative OF the var /
{ ious trades that the Amalgamated as
/ ISOLATION needs your moral ana nnanclal
/ assistance We do not ask you TO DIS
I obey your own leaders or violate the
/ law Of your organization. / have re-
/ ceived letters from many subordinate
! lodges Of other unions, saying We
/ VIII stop working too. If you say the
word.
I've don't want YOU to do that Obey
] the directions of your own leaders; see
that your laws are preserved invloIate
I believe the time is coming in this de-
fensive movement when, II necessary,
vOur leaders viii unite with the Anal
gamated association to preserve ali Ia
bor orga MIA tons from the tyranny or
trusts When your leaders say come
z out there viii be such a coming out
p as VIII make Wall street tremole, ana
p cause those whom we have enflcned 70
: tremble behind their piled up millions
Would Merit Approval
< Let the Amaigamated association so
- depOrt itself TO merit the approval we
{ have already received, and with the en-
7 coura cement and support o. church ana
Q state. What / say may not DC 4ecelNeu
G with favor. but right is right rms y
e z time when mems blood bOiIs with in
: dignariOn and hands are ClcnCneu Al
q anger. but this is no time for angry
n words or overt deeds. II organized Ia
2 Dor. BY observance Of the law can " IN
a peaceful victory, it Will be the gfahu-
IL est achievement known TO the annals o.
the world Hence I ask you TO be care
Il ~. Be law abiding, but be determined
~ The trust cannot run the mills Wllhou
FL you. There is not enough skllileo AGO
a left to make more mllllonS Tor thes'
j. men who have centralized capital
ID They have said. Don't you dare u
initiate our example Weu' you nav
dared Now be steadfasL ana u le
don't Weld an inch. stand firm IN IN
position YOU have taken. Ny opinion J.
n that YOU will win I know that II IN
men who are out stay out the victor.
is sure and certain -
Is IF the mills ever run, you viii Iu
c: them. You may as we'll ENJOY sum
p. mer vacation aid make up your mira
. that when the mills are run again. 70
will run them FighL-
st President Shaffer closed with pie
st for the admission Of negroes 10 mem
r+ I bershiD in the Amal5amaJed-
The strike headquarters were
81 charge Of Secretary John Williams q
IL day. and several members OF Iht eAeSo
1g five hoard were on hand TO advise WI
Cd him and assist. They denied poslllNel
Id +bet there was dissatisfaction with IN
n Dolicv of President Shaner; that L,iel
OF was arv disa greement in the board
81 that there was any WdNetIHS 80 -
alt tfseir battle front All stores ~ =
contrary they pronounce5 .lt,,,.e III +be
started BY the enemy TO inquire .ilS
cause. They said so many ndepehqel
de plants were being started, anu ,LiO.
- already in operation were tah4hs
~ MANY of the skilled men ON stlike, - -
We the steel cOrOpratlOn alone "o"ie' 94'-
in as q result of the strike.
~ - -yVorlxmen began today 20 dlsIla Il.
are the Charters mill at Carhesle- II
81 machinery viii be taken to LeechDur
where the new mill viii pc locate
49, Ix-orl- on the Devices Wood proper
To- at AIcKeesport has been SUSPENDED.
Is fac+ that the annual encampmenI OF T.
INV second brigade of the national 3 uAl u
of Pennsylvania was postponed anu ~
the If is to be held at Somerset, near ~ -
f,f,rer is regarded as signincanJ- I
e1cernnnneut will begin this week,
viii last until the latter part OF ue
week Within two days the atsltS =. y.
hal he IN position to throw troops ~
1 III Pittsburg. McKeesport ana Ne" q
al Ivitbin few hours, The present ;
tort ,,s+:o7 however. does not warrant
~ calling o. state troops