The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-08-29
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since the strike started, and no vote has been
taken by the executive board.
Speaking of the reported meeting at
Milwaukee, called for next Sunday night.
he said:
l know nothing of the proposed meeting.
The Bay View men can meet whenever they
want to.
Referring to telegram from New York
quoting oflcials of the United States
Steel Corporation as reiterating their
statements that the Amalgamated asso-
citation would not be recognized until the
latter was incorporated, Mr.. Shaffer said:
The Amalgamated Association Is not incor-
porated, 1t is true. l know OF no reason for
this save that there Is no law providing for
such Incorporation. Other labor organizations
also are not incorporated. presumably for the
same reason. The only labor organization
that know to be incorporated Is that OF the
Knights OF Labor. This body, believe was
incorporated under a special act of congress
Personally can see no objection to the incor-
poranon OF the Amalgamated Association, but
such a step could be authorized only by the
annual convention of the organization. The
officials Of the association have no power in
the matter
After next Monday the Amalgamated
association VIII begin the disbursement OF
strike funds to such as are still out of
employment. The rate is 81 week. The
sheet and hoop workers will have been
out nine weeks by the end Of August, the
tin workers seven weeks and the Federal
and National steel employees and tube
workers three weeks The question of
strike benefits for employees of the Ma
tional Tube company who are not mem
bers of the Amalgamated Association has
been the subject of discussions. These
men are nearly all members of certain
trades unions affiliated with the Fedora
tion of Labor and 1t appears went out in
sympathy with Amalgamated strikers
without the formality provided by the
Federation constitution. For this reason
no benefits can be paid them by their own
organization.
Several meetings of the tube workers
have been held recently to consider the
question and committees were appointed
to ascertain their standing with the
Amalgamated Association. 1t is under
stood the. strikers officials assured them
they would be looked after in the hour of
need.
Secretary Williams received a check
from the flint glass workers to-day for
$4,000, besides several other large dona-
tfons. Advices from Lisbon, Ohio, say
that the strikers have erected several
large tents at different points outside the
tin mill enclosure. The pickets have in
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to keep all non-union. men from entering
the plant. At McKeesport the strikers
continue to guard all approaches to the
town but good order prevails. Mayor
Black was notified to-day by the officials
of the Demmler tin plate, works that an
attempt will be made to start the plant
next week and police protection was
needed Repairs have been completed
and the mill is now ready for resumption.
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lower mills, in this city, started up to-day
after an idleness of several weeks for re-
pairs. Forty additional men were given
employment. This mill, the strikers
claim, was not running because Of scar
city of skilled workmen.