The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-07-11
STEEL WORKERS STH!1E
Ordered BY President Shaffer he
Amalgamated Association,
WILL INVOLVE $500 I'm.

0moA uAAotOu hooOOIutIOls
WILL INVOLVE $500 I'm.
Fight Not for Wages, but for the sc
osnItion Of the orsanization-Tss
Branches Of the United States eel
Cooperation Arraysd Against the
Association.
Pittsburs, July As . result Of the
refusal OF the representatives Of The
American Steel Company and the
American Steel Hoop Company. sub
sidiary companies Of the great United
States 6teel corporation. to sign the
workers new scale At Saturdays con-
ference. circulars were sent out from
the national headquarters OF the Anal
gamated Association OF Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers Sunday and yesterday de-
clarins q strike at all the plants Of the
two combines.
The great strike Is now on, but II
will be several days before It's actual
extent Is known. At the outset. how
ever, over 5000 men will be involved.
These men are employed at mills In
Western Pennsylvania. Ohio and In
diana.
What the strike Just inaugurated
may eventually lead to is prOblemeti-
cal. Three months ago when u strike
occurred in the Wood plant OF the
American Sheet Steel Company at Nc
Keesport. because the company re-
fused TO allow It's men to become me n
bers OF the Amalgamated Association,
President Shafer threatened II the Nc
Keespor strikers could not win with
their own strength he would order a
strike In every plant Of the company.
II the latter would not yield he
would then call out the union men In
every plant OF the United States Steel
Corporation. Such . course would now
end In the biggest strike the country
has ever seen. involving several hun
dred thousand men.
For the first few weeks the situation
will not show the strength Of the as
sociation. Almost all the plants Of the
company, union and nom union. will be
compelled to shut down during the
early part Of July to give the men a
rest
II will be after, perhaps. the first Of
August when the combine makes a Sc
rious attempt to start up In full, that
the real battle will begin II no set
lement has been reached at that time.
The urgent orders now on the books
can scarcely walt through July. Thus
the association has almost a month or
moro to prepare for the coming strug-
gle. II 10 the boast Of the Amalga-
mated Association ofiicials that by that
time they will control 80 per cent. Of
the capacity Of the combines plants.
The strike against the American
Sheet Steal Company has been ordered
because this portion OF the United
States Steel Corporation has thus far
stood out against the increase In union
mills, now recognized as union. to re-
main so. The American Steel Hoop
Company stands in the same position.
Thus Is arrayed against the union or
ganization the two branches OF ths
United States Steel Corporation. The
strike now threatened in the bar mills,
following so closely upon that OF the
sheet mills, has therefore a most Sc
rious aspect and may spread to snor-
nous proportions.
The fight IL not for wages. but for or
ganization. Either tho Amalgamatet
Association must bow to tho will OF
the greater combine. or else tho great
Or denied that there was any need OF
non union mills.
The rumor that President Schwab. Of
the United States Steel corporation,
might be asked to CONS TO PittsburR
to settle the trouble now pending.
caused some little discussion, but both
Secretary Jarrett and President Shat
fer denied hat there was any need Of
his services.
The indications are that President
Shaffer himself expects an early ad-
justment OF the complication. A we'll
known independent sheet manufacturer
stated to-day that indications pointed
to = peaceful; settlement Of the trouble.
Tugs Crew OF Five were Drowned.
Houghton. Mich. July 2-The tug
Fern. OF Algenac. Mich. foundered OF
here Saturday morning. She carried Q
crew OF five men. all Of whom were
lost Three were from Algonac and
the other two were Frank Johnson, Of
this place. and Will Anderson. OF Ea-
gle Harbor. The wreck OF the yacht
of Hancock. was also dis