Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-06
President Shaffer Will Not Talk on
the Sabject
GREAT SECRECY is BEING OBSERVED
Doubts Felt in Some Quarters That
Strike Will spread-Reports From
Cities Other Than Pittsburs Show
That Strikers Are Strengthening.

Pittsburg, Aug. 5.-At the general
headquarters of the Amalgamated AS
sociation the same precautions to pre-
vent the public from obtaining infor-
nation were taken today as during the
conference last week No one not
connected with the organization is per-
mitted in the building. Secretary Will.
liams and number OF vice presidents
were present but nothing could be
learned. Williams would not say when
the general strike order would be is
sued, saying the matter is in the hands
of President Shaffer 1t is doubted,
II pressed in some quarters, that the
strike would spread further.
Supplies in Enemy's Camp.
1t is suggested that the employees of
! the Federal Steel Company, the Ma
tional Steel Company and the Nation
al Tube Company are at the present
time the strikers main source of reve,
nue., and to call them out would weak
en- the association in its fight by de-
priving it of the funds necessary to
carry on the struggle.
Ohio Trouble May Be Settled.
"a Wellsville, o., dispatch says the
wholesale arrest of the participants in
the riot Saturday has dampened the
ardor of the strikers and if other lab
or organizations keep their hands off
it is felt the troubles there will soon
be over. Seven more members of the
Association deserted this morning and
returned to work. 1t is stated that
five of the six mills there will be in
operation this afternoon.
Organizers Working Hard.
Reports from other cities where the
strike is on show everything quiet, but
the Amalgamated organizers are work
ing hard Strengthening their lines for
the coming struggle.
Expect Order This Week.
Pittsburg, Aug. 5.-Every union steel
mill in the possession of the United
States Steel Corporation will be closed
by strike before the end of this week
One hig order will call from their work
Amalgamated Association of Iron and
Steel Workers. All will go ont on the
same day, and then the number of en-
pleyes of the great corporation who
are idle will be close to 150 900.
Shaffer's Statement a
President Shaffer arrived at head
quarters at Has o'clock and fifteen
minutes later called the. newspaper
men into his private office. When ask
ed if a settlement would be reached in
New York Saturday and that they had
waived their rights at the Prainter,
Lindsay and McCutcheon, Wellsville,
plants, he said
"The Amalgamated association
clouds would have been settled in New
York if they had given up these mills,
but we could not do that. Just as long
as we can fight we are going to fight
them. | will issue calls for a general
strike within a week, but don't know
how many men the strike order will
affect"
will the board be called for any
more conferences" was asked.
No, the board has been dismissed
and will not be called unless the other
side wants peace" he declared.
Promised Aid.
President Shaffer said the statement
in the papers that his stop-off at Wash
ington was true, but he did not see
/ President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor, as he was not in
town. Secretary Morrison was seen,
however, and he assured Shaffer the
Federation would give it's financial sup
port. Shaffer has requested Gompers
to come to Pittsburg this week for
conference.
It's thought most of the vice,presi-
dents have left for their homes, as only
four or five of them visited the associa-
ton rooms during the morning.
No General Strike.
Pittsburg, Aug. 5.--The Chronicle.
Z Telegraph says this afternoon: "One
of the officials Of the Amalganated as
sociatlon this morning announced he
had been notified that there will be no
general strike ordered He is author
ity also for the statement that the di-
rectors of the steel corporation are
dissatisfied with Morgan's attitude and
are making every, effort to open nego-
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