Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-15
BIG STRIKE ORDER
IS BEING OBSERVED.
Shailer Forcing the Fight - Non-Union
StronghoIds Invaded Question is Of
Unionism and Not OF Wages.

Pittsburg, July ia report is cur.
rent In iron and steel circles this af-
ternoon that steps are to be taken at
once by the manufacturers toward a
settlement Of the strike It is re-.
ported that j. II. Mutt, secretary Of the
labor bureau OF the Republic steel and
Iron company, and j. I. Refs, Of the
Bayview plant Of the Illinois Steel
company. are to call the manufacturers
and workers together to consider a
plan Of mediation, Officials Of the or.
ganlzation, when told Of the report.
smiled and said:
when you see Mr.. Refs here you
can be sure that the report is correct"
President shaffer refused to state
whether any proposals had been made
to close The strike episode, stating that
he was busy in consultations with the
various officials in charge of the strike
A meeting OF managers Of all the
plants Of the sheet combine is being
held here this afternoon but no infor-
nation regarding its purpose was given
out
Pittsburg, Pa, July l5-The strike
OF the members Of the Amalgamated
association employed in the tin plate,
sheet and hoop mills which was or
dered Saturday night as a result Of the
disagreement between the conferees of
the United States Steel corporation
ana the Amalgamated association was
generally observed in the Pittsburg
district this morning. The skilled
Workmen who are under control OF the
union failed to put in an appearance.
or If they did go to the mills, It was
merely as spectators and with no in.
tention OF working. Early reports re-
eelVed at the general offices of the !
Amaigamated association indicate that |
the strike order was being observed |
al all mills Of the tin plate, sheet and |
hoop combines.
sHAFFER is CONFIDENT.
President shaffer is confident that
the association viii make such a
strOng showing I'm this preliminary sus- |
pension OF work that a general strike |
ID mil g of q
steel corporation will not be necessa- 1
ny. This strike resembles the his |
torical Homestead strike In 1892 i'm that |
II Is not a question of wages but Of |
recognition Of the Amalgamated assoc
citation. The association insists upon
unionizing all the plants Of the three
companies In question. The manu-
tacturers refuse to grant this demand
ana say that the individual contracts
win workmen which are In force at
number Of the plants must stand.
NoN-UNIoN sTRoNGHoLDs IN
VADED.
The Painter mill Of the American
sheet Steel company OF the south side.
mas shut down. The men have Joined
the Amalgamated association. and this
morning not one OF the workmen. save
four or five Hungarians and six boys,
showed un IL Is estimated that be-
tween seven hundred and eight hun
drcd are out
The Hungarians were hauling away
finished material and the boys were
working in the machine shops, the on
~ department in the mill where a
wheel Is turning. The strikers are
Keeping away from the plant
The Lindsay and McCutcheon plant
OF the Steel Hoop company in Allc-
enemy. is also idle and the Star and
Mohongahela plants Of the American
I'm Plate company are closed down.
The Painter and Lindsay and Me-
Cutcheon plants have been looked upon
by the officials OF the United States
Steel corporation as the strongholds Of
hon-unlonlsts In the hoop company.
FORCING THE FIGHTING.
The prompt action Of President
Shaffer In thus early forcing the fight /
ing and carrying it into the enemy s
camp was looked on as evidence thai !
the strike will be one OF the most
spirited Of Piitsburgs history
President Shaner declared that not
wheel would turn in either the Paint.
en- or Lindsay and McCutcheon works
until the strike was settled Presi-
dent Shaffer said that the Painter plant
was pivotal with respect to the other
plants OF the steel hoop
company, and that the men elsewhere
had promised II the Painter plant
would join the strike movement, there
would be no trouble organizing the
remainder Of the plants. He said that
there was no question that the men
would respond as they have been
anxious 10 Join the general movement
and were held In check and kept 40
work by the direction OF the Amalga-
mated officials.
President Shaffer said that the move
nent would be carried to the plants not ,
now recognized by the combine as un-
Ter the wing OF the association he ,
looked for a general response 10 his ,
strike order. as the men have been ,
waiting just such a command since ,
July l. He declared that the men I
we're prepared 10 fight Il out on the Z
original lines until doomsday' :
CARNEGIE PLANTS. {
In certain circles quiet interest Is ,
IN the effect the strike a
nay have upon the Carnegie indus {
rles, especially the steel mills at D
These mills are generally Y
to be non-union but there Il
rave been recent visits of Amalgamat- q
q officials TO Homestead that at this d
lime are somewhat suggestive. Many &
hint has been thrown out by Anal
-amated men within the past few days N
hat when the association felt the need D
Il showing It's strength the steel COM d
line folks would be amazed. Aside II
rom any interest the Amalgamated n
,eople may have I'm Homestead Il may
k possible that the American Fedora
ion Of Labor has intrenched itself
here. =
Should the strike be prolonged many | al
interests would be sure 20 suffer The | u
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