Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-29

| the Amalgamated Association head
quarters officials. The plan proposes:
| First. That the New YORK offer Of
| July o. made by Messrs. Schwab and
Morgan. be accepted. This provides
that the tinplate mills resume under
the scale signed for the year beginning
July /; that the Hoop 60. sign for all
the mills signed for last year, and that
| the Sheet Steel 90. sign for all mills
signed for last year except Old Meadow
and Salisbury.
| Second. That provisional scale be
arranged but not signed. for Painters,
| Lindsay 81 McCutchcons ard the Clark
| mill, leaving recognition Of the Union
| open.
Third. That the United States Steel
| Corporation formerly declare It's atti-
| tudc toward organized labor. this de-
| claration to take such form as will
| have a rc-lssuring effect upon the men
| in the mills.
| President Shaffer consented to these
| propositions and lis now awaiting the
result Of the vote by mail. II approved
the civic Federation people will en-
/ deavor TO secure an audience with the
| steel Corporation officials in New
| York.
! President Shaffer. addressing the
strikers of Painters mills. tonight un-
| dcrtook 10 refute the charge that the
Amalgamatcd Association had violated
its contracts with constituent com
panics Of the United States Steel Cor
| poration.
! I'll ~ true" said he. that some
| Gales were signed this year. but they
yvpfs.
| condition that other companies Of the
| United States steel Corporation would
sign. This was the c1se with the Amer
| loan Tinplatc 90.
The other companies did not sign
ana consequently the Amalgamated
men broke no contracts by striking.
While at work We faithfully adhere
IL every part OF the contract. We are
are ready to go to work now il our
| right to organize Is recognized. -
Many Of the machinists Of the Ma
| tional TuDe Works 81 Mckcesport de-.
cidcd to accept the offer Of the COM
| pauy made. today. and 300 Of them re-
| turned to work. tonight. The offer Of
! thr company was for the men to re-
| turn 10 make necef sary repairs to the
| nachlnrry. Some interpret the move
ncnt az the first real break in the
| Anna ieamated ranks while others con-
I slider Il merely as anticipatory Of an
! ca rlv settlement OF the strike and the
resumption ~ work at the plant.
Tho organized tube workers who are
| striking in sympathy with the Anal
eamated Association. and who walked
,ut w the plants ~ the National Tube
90. without the fOrmality Of submit
ting their cause ~ the general officers
~ the American Federation ~ Labor.
have discovered 50 the men say, that
they have violated the constitution Of
thr Federation
4 clause in the constitution provides
that before going on strike. local
lodge receiving a charter direct from
the American Federation of Labor
must submit "A list Of grievances TO the
executive council Of the Federation for
approval Failure 70 DO this cuts of
thu striking lodge from an strike ben
eHts from the Federation pr from other
allied trades unions.
An appeal is to be made 70 president
Shaffer ~ the Amalgamated Associa-
tlou. to take hand in any settlement
fnr the tubc workers when such set
tlrInrnt is made. Ii is claimed. how
ever that ID Will not " possible f"I |
this - be- done. as President Shafte! |
cannot att iur any other body than his |
own.
Many NJ the men, while declaring
that they win stay "ut as long as the
NmalEamatcd men do. are making No
secret az their pcrpleXity regarding the
outcome Of their strike \ movement IS
WI foot it t. said. To form national
body of the tube workers.
President Shaffcr. today, reiterated
his IositiV" statement that all efforts
fnr peace that were being made by the
sIyic federation were without author
ity from him. H. said that i ofhclal
81 crtu'oS were made by the combine,
they would he considered. but that was
III. He denied that he knew OF any
ul"v" that was being made in New
York. except what he has seen in the
papers.
E-pnrts from all the mills now par
tally operated are to the effect that
the management is making gains III its
force.
Officials of the Dcmmer tin mills
have announced their intention to start
that plant during the week. It is claim
"a that the men to operate the NH !
will como from the ranks Of the former
employees ana NJ mon will be imported
The excitement at Mckeesport at
midnight is intense. Between 200 ana
800 strikers arr parading the streets IN
an angry mood over reports TO the ei-
feet that the Demmer tinplate plant
would resume at s o'clock in the morn
ing. About 10 o'clock, a boat was seen
cndcavoring to make z landing near
the mills As soon rs the strikers
caught sight Of the boat a rush was
made for the river bank. Questions
were asked of those on board. but the
boat was turned around and went
down the river.
SCFIWAB IN CONTROL.