The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-09

Placed in President Skaters Hands,
AmaIsamated Committee Makes a
Statement-Gives the Proposition
Offered by Each Side to the contro'
versy-Strike Status Unchanged.
Pittsburg, Aug. 5.-"Within week
every union man and every union
man at heart in the employ of the
United States Steel corporation will
be asked TO join in the strike now
being waged by the Amalgamated AS
sociation. We must settle whether
unionism is to stand or fall.
There will be no more conferences
with the United States Steel corpora
ton unless the meeting is asked for
by the officials Of that corporation.
The Amalgamated Association will
not request a peace meeting"
These and several other significant
statements were made by President
Shaffer of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
upon his return from the fruitless con-
ference with ]. Pierpont Morgan and
others in New York.
1t is now a fight to a finish between
the great $1,000 900 steel trust
and organized labor. Mr.. Shaffer
says that he is ready to employ every
peaceable means within the power Of
man to win victory. No quarter is
TO be given and none will be request
ed. The entire management of the
battle has been placed in the hands
of President Shaffer. He has abso-
lutte power to call out every man who
is connected with the organization and
ne intends to do it. He is satisfied
with the progress of the fight to date.
He finds that none of his battle lines
have been broken. Promise is made
by Mr.. Shaffer that the trust will find
the Amalgamated Association is
strong in many Of its mills.
The Associations Statement.
After the conference with the trust
officials in New York was concluded
the executive board of the Amalga-
mated Association gave out the fol
lowing statement:
I'm the following proposition, which
the United States Steel corporation
gave US as its ultimatum, it will be
observed that the preamble states
simply that the united States Steel
corporation officials will advise settle
ment by the underlined companies:
Preamble, conditions under which
we are willing to advise settlement
of the labor difficulties:
"'Tin Plate company-Should pro-
coed under the contract signed with
the Amalgamated Association as Of
July 1. 1901.
american Steel Hoop company
Company should sign the scale for all
the mills owned by the American Steel
Hoop company that were signed for
last year.
" American Sheet Steel company
Company should sign the scale for all
the mills of this company that were
signed for last year except the Old
Meadow mill and the Salisbury mills
+ Eve desire to preface our PROPOSE
ton by directing attention to the fact
that it is a modification of that which
was offered originally. At the last
conference, as at those preceding it,
we required the signature of the
scales for all the mills owned and OPP
Grated by the United States Steel cor
poration, while in the proposition
given below we ask that the scales be
signed for none but those mills which
are organized and where the men by
ceasing to work have signified their
desire to be connected with the Anal
gamated Association.
: Modified Their Demands.
"This modification has been made
because the trust officials declared
that we wished to force men into the
organization against their will and de-
sire. We, therefore, asked that the
scale be signed for only those men
who desired it.
"Now comes the proposition Of the
Amalgamated Association:
1--WE, the members of the execu-
tive board of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation, hereby present the following
proposition as reply to that received
from the United States Steel corpora
ton:
"'Sheet mills-All mills signed for
last year, with the exception of Salts
burg and Scottdale, and with the ad-
dition Of McKeesport and Wellsville.
Hoop mills-All mills now known
to be organized, namely, Youngstown,
Girard, Greenville, Pomeroy, Warren,
Lindsay, McCutcheon, Clarke, Bar
Mill, Monessen, Mingo, Pinch, 9-inch
and hoop mills of the Cleveland Roll
ing Mill company.
"'Tin mills-All mills except Mon
essen.
"'Note-All other matters of de-
tail to be left for settlement by con-
ference"
Actual Status of the Strike.
Concerning the actual strike status
In this city there seems to be little or
no change. The mills on strike are
still idle, with no indications of an at
tempt by the combine to start any of
the plants. No fires are being started
and the only evidence of work about
any of the plants is that of men max.
ing necessary repairs.
A sample of the condition Of the
men is that at the Lindsay-McCutche
mills it was learned that not a man
among the strikers VINO wants to work
q idle. They have secured employ
ment in the numerous independent
plants. Those who are idle are en-
joying a much needed vacation.
From McKeesport this announce