The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-06
SHAFFER HAS HOPES
BILE TO SETTLE THE STEEL
STRIKE
IS HOLDING OFF HIS ORDER
Leader of the Strikers Will Confer
With Heads of Federal Steel,
National Steel and Ma
tiOnaI Tube

PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. Dust a faint
gllmmer of hope that the great scecl
workers strike will be set was en-
lcdied in statement given oIt by Presi-
dent Shaffer, of the Ana se'nated assn-
ciation tonight. When asked il lie would
f;nn1e the same policy i'll ordering a
strike In the mills of the Federal Steel
the National Steel and the Na4ional Tube
companies as he did in calling out the
men in the mills of the American Tin
Pate company, he replied:
IF it had not been for this Gatarmina-
ton n my part, the general strike would
have been ordered on Saturday night"
Before calling out the tin workers, and
after failing to get any satisfaction from
the officials of the American Sheet Steel
aEG the American Tin Steel Hoop COM
panes. President Shaffer sent telegram to
Vice President Warner Arms, of the
American Tin Plate company, notifying
HIM that under article 49, sectiIl So Of
the constitution of the Amalga muted as
sociation, he would be obliged ro call out
the tin workers in all Of the mills owned
by the United States Steel corporation
unless the difficulty was settled within a
Teriod Cf ten days AS result of this
notice, Mr.. Arms succeeded in getting to-
gether anoth r conference, and vain
attempt was made to settle the dispute
end prevent strike which would in
volve the tin mills.
The conference was ono that broke up
i'll the Hotel Lincoln threa weeks ago last
Saturday.
In order to be equally fair to the other
constituent companies of the United
States Steel corporation. ana accord them
the same treatment, President Shuffer
has sent similar notice to the officers of
the Federal Steel the Nationa; Steel COM
pany and the National Tube company
giving them the same time in which to
make any effort they may desire to bring
about a settlement or he Will put in
1orce this same clause in the Aplalga~
mated association constitute n. 1t is pre-
sumed that the delay in issuing the gen
eral order will be at least until the end
of the present week Possibly ii will not
be issued until early next week In the
meantime the men in the mills of these
three companies will be prepared to come
cut when the strike order is issued.
BARE POSSIBILITY.
The possibility of a settlement of the
strike is based on the bare hope that the
officials Of the three additional companies
Will bring to bear sufficient influence to
urge an adjustment of the difficulty be-
fore the strike order is issued. President
Shaffer did not express any hope that
cuss the matter but the inference was
quickly seen that there was such a prob
ability in Sight. 1t is a faint one, though,
and but little interest was taken in it in
the general offices of the association to-
day
When President Shaffer and the other
national officers of the association got
down to business this morning they found
hundreds of letters and kilograms
awaiting them. The burden of work be-
fore them was so great that they were
forced to close the doors of the Offices
and keep out all callers.
1t was nearly o'clock tonight before
access was gained to the headquarters OF
the strikers again In an interview
given out at that time, Mr.. Shaffer said
he would delay calling out the other
union men in the mills Of the United
States Steel corporation for the reasons
stated above He said he believed the
strike was on for some time. He was
convinced that it would be a victory for
the workers in the organization. Regard
ing the publication of charges that the
Amalganated association would be vio-
lating contracts with the constituent
companies of the trust, with which they
had signed scales for the present year,
President Shaffer said that all contracts
and scales are signed at all times sub
ject to the provisions of the constitution
of the Amalgamated association. This
constitution was in the hands of all the
officials of the companies affected or
likely to be affected and they are fully
aware of the provisions that it contains
for this very difficulty. 1t was false and
he said whoever had deliberately made
this statement was either q knave or
denseIy ignorant of the true situation
Vice President Fred Williams, of the
Alabama fields of the Amalgamated as