The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-17
10 SHUT down PLANTS
UNITED STATES STEEL CORpORA-
THON HAS WHIP HAND ON
LABOR UNION
M'KEEsPoRT STRIKERS FIRM
PRESIDENT sHAFFER SAYS WHOLE
ANIALGAHATED IS READY
TO Go OUT
TO BE STRUGGLE OF GIANTS
Test of Strength Between the Or
ganized Stee. and Iron workers
and the Trust May Be Pre-
ctpitated by the Trouble.

PITTSBURG, April 16.-The strike at
the w. Devices Wood plant of the Amer
lean Sheet Steel company at McKeesport
is still on. The mill is being operated
in crippled condition with about the
same number of men working as yes
terday. The strikers are patrolling the
streets for the purpose of inducing the
Workmen to remain away from the m H.
but they are keeping off the company's
property, and no trouble has occurred.
President Shaffer, of the Amalgamated
association, said he would probably cali
the national advisory board together to-
morrow to consider the extreme action
or calling out the men in the other mills
OF the United States steel corporation
Samuel ]. Cooper, general manager of
the Wood plant, is opposed to the recog-
milton Of the Amalgamated association
In an interview he said:
This mill will never recognize the
union. The Wood mill has been op-
posed to the Amalgamated association
for over forty years, and the men at
the head of the mill now are lust as
much opposed to the association as the
former propretors were 1 have re-
ceived word from headquarters that the
company will never recognize the uni H."
If the plans now completed by the
Amalgamated association are carried out
the result will be a suspension of opera
tions at all the union plants of the Amer
lean Sheet Steel company before the
close of the week
President Shaffer in speaking of the
meeting tomorrow said with considerable
emphasis:
''I shall advise and urge all the men-
bers of the board to vote for an immedi
ate closing of all the plants Of the
American Sheet Steel company in the
country. This will be the beginning of
the fight, and | will say nothing further
on the subject. ~---~-~-~-i---
MAY CLOSE THE PLANT.
The officials of the American Sheet
Steel company stated today that about
eleven fires were at work and that ap-
plications for employment were coming
i'll rapidly. 1t was stated that seventy
three applications were received yester-
day, but the applicants were informed
that no definite answer would be given
them for several DAYS.
An official very close to the mana ge-
ment of the sheet steel company said to-
day that it is the intention of the com
pany to close down the McKeesport
plant for an indefinite period. The pres
emit is not an opportune time for a labor
contention, owing TO the tranSitorv7 state
Of the company's future policy. caused
by its absorption by the United States
Steel corporation.
1t was further stated that the nom
union plants of. the company were pro-
ducing As per cent of the tonnage of the
combination and that no serious incon-
venience would result to the trade by
the suspension of the union sheet mills.
President T. J. Shaffer. Of the Amalga.
mated association, stated today that the
workers were driven to the stand they
have taken by not one, but many acts
OF bad faith on the part Of the sheet
steel company. He said:
1.-THE affair in McKeesport is not the
only trouble existing between the
American Sheet Steel company and the
Amalgamated association At the last
general conference, when the scale was
signed for this year, we tried to secure
the signing of the scale for all the mills
they control and pointed out to them
that if they refused to sign for all great
losses would be entailed and trouble en-
sue on our attempt to organize non,
union mills
Mayor r. j. Black, of McI<eesport. has
ordered the entire police force to remain
duty constantly to prevent any dis
order that may arise. The leaders Of the
strike, however, state that Trey will be
able to control the men and that there
is no danger of any resort to violence.