The age-herald., 1901-07-15

of the most important sacrifices that had ever been offered by the association and in addition in offering to exclude the tin plate mills, the hoop mills and the sheet mills from all further difficulties with plants owned by the United States Steel Corporation should the agreement be reached on the final proposition of the Amalgamated Association, he was grant ing the manufacturers their most ear nest wish, of recognizing the individual responsibility of each of the constituent corporations of the parent organization known as the United States Steel Cor pcration. Their refusal was a surprise to the Amalgamated men.
 Willis l.. King vice chairman of the board of managers of Jones and Laugh lin',s an independent corporation, said to- day:
 Not Opposed to Unionism.
 'Mr. Morgan and his associates, as I understand 1t. are not opposed to union- ism wherever 1t exists, but they are op- posed to taking such a step as will ne- cessitate their non-union employees join ing the Amalgamated Association. IT in these non-union mills the Amalga-f mated Association has such hold as 1t claims, then, in my opinion, 1t is a very easy matter and only right that it should show its strength and if the ma jority of the employees are in favor of organizing, possibly 1t would be in a better position to go before board of arbitration and ask control of such mill or mills. but If 1t has not such a majori- ty, I cannot see any justice in It's claims.
 Should the fight become very bitter and be long drawn out, can see no earthly hope of the workngmen winning. They could cause trouble, but I don't think they could ever come out victorious. I can see no possible chance of a sympa- thetic strike upon the part of the non unionists."
 says:
 Fully 4O0O men will be affected in this city by the Amalgamated strike. Of these 2,OO0 are employed in the Shenango plant and 1, 400 in the Greer plant of the Ameri- can company, and GOO at the steel plant of the National Steel company. The men of the latter mill were not called out by President Shaffer, but notices were posted there today, stsating that the plant will not be in operation tomorrow. The pot mills departments of both the Greer and Shenango plants will be idle tomorrow, af- fecting 600 men at the former and 900 at the latter. Those departments are manned exclusively by amalgamated men. The balance of the employees of both plants are either unorganized or affiliated with the International Protective association of plate workers. Enough black plate is now on hand at either plant to last only two weeks, when both plants will be thrown into total idleness until the Amal- gamated men resume work in the pot mills, which turns out black plate for the other departments to work.
 Men We'll Pleased.
 The local members of the Amalgamated Association are highly pleased over the decision to strike. They will stand by President Shaffer to a man.
 Tomorrow moning not one wheel will be turned in either the Greer or Shenango tin mills, the largest plants of the kind in the country. The men are ready for a long strike. They have been preparing for this fight for months. Newcastle Is one of the strongest union cities in the country The tin workers who are not members of the Amalgamated Association also feel a vital interest in the present situation. Local men believe this will be the greatest strike in the history of the country They will offer no violence.
 At Greenville some seven hundred men will be affected by the strike and the great majority are favorable to a hold out to the end, in support of the demands of their leaders
 The members of the Amalgamated Asso- citation employed in the Pittsburg and Pennsylvania plants of the American Tin Plate Company at New Remington will not resume work tomorrow.
 Miners Will Help.
 The Post tomorrow will say:
 Fifty thousand miners employed in the many mines of the Pittsburg district are willing to lay down their picks. walk out of the mines and assist the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel workers in their fight against the steel trust. Patrick Dolan, district president of the United Mine Workers, is authority for this statement and If necessary the miners will immediately quit work.
 T deplore the strike for it will be the greatest in the history of the country said President Dolan, perhaps causing hardship for thousands. But the men are standing up for their rights and the of- ficials of the steel trust know this bet ter than any one else
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