Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-05

meeting"
These and other significant state
nents were made tonight by Theodore
! sbaffer. president of the Amalgama-
ted Association of Iron, Steel and Tin
Workers upon his return from the fruit
less conference with J. Pierpont Morgan
and others in New York. 1t is now
fight to the bitter finish between the
great billion dollar steel trust and Or
eanized labor. Mr.. Shaher 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 requested. The entire
management of the battle has been
pIaced in the hands of President Shat
fer. He has absolutely power to call
out every nah who is connected with
the organization, and he intends to do
Il. He is satisfied with the progress OF
tbe 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 that the Amalgamated
association has strong roots in many
Of its mills.
Mr.. Shaffer, Secretary WNliams, B.
/ Davis. NJ. f. Tighe and John Chappell
Of Wellsville, came in from New York
over the B. & o. road at about O'Clock
this evening. They were expected over
the Pennsylvania, but Mr.. Shaffer en-
Joys mystery and his chief pastime now
IS eluding reporters. The president did
not appear to be in the least cast
down.
Il have simply been whirling through
a set of reporters since left Pitts
burg" said Mr.. Shaffer, land the tide
does not seem tcshave turned the other
way There is not much that can say
about the situation at present.
"wiII there be a meeting of
the advisory board tonight to
order general striker was
asked.
$40, 1 always endeavor to
prevent Sunday meetings when
can. We held none on the
train to-day" was the reply.
"WiII there be a meeting to-
mOrrOw:"
None will be needed. The
fact of the matter Is that we
held one in New York last
evening""
"Was there any action taken
Mt the meeting about calling
out all of the men i'm the en-
ploy of the United States Steel
CorpOration:"
II was given full authority
to act. The meeting empOw-
cred me 10 issue call when
ever, in my Judgment, 1 thought
1t was time to act"
"Wnen will the call be is
| sued.-
THAT depends upon n NUM-
her of things. 1t is difficult to
say just the exact day that I
will be ready to exercise the
authority invested in me-"
lis the order likely to go
out tO-night."
IL would hardly think SO. 1
| am of the opinion that I could
not prepare myself to issue the
order Tonight"
"WiH you do anything In
the matter this EVENING""
NO, 1 will not. i am going
home to rest, and will wait un-
al Tomorrow to resume the
cares of my position"
Cannot you fix some definite
date when this order will be
issued.o
You can say that within
week every union man and
every union man at heart in
the employ of the United States
steel Corporation will be re-
auested by me to join the ANAL
s"mated Association IN win
ming this strike.o
DO yOu tAink you will be
"hle to close all the mills Of
the steel COrpOratiOn."
II am of the opinion that
every one of them can be clos
ca. We have some great sur
prhses in store for the trust.
the men have been organized
In some of their mills that
'ney never dreamed could be
'ouched. We have the SYM
Dathy of the workmen and they
VIII not threw any straws i'm
me way Of our absolute VIC
tory"
Mr.. Shaner said that the stories that
~ Morgan had bean ugly during the