The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-07-18
A GENERAL STRIKE.
PlttSburg Steel Workers Co G9t Ia
Large Numbers.
PRES. SHAFFER'S ORDER IS OBEYED
The Unionizins of the Painter Mill is.
Said to Be One of the Objects of the
Strike.

Pittsburg, Special.-From present IL
dications it looks probable that Presi-
dent Shaffer's strike order, issued Sat
urday night the tie Amalgamated AS
sociation members n the employ OF the
American Steel Hoop Conplny, the
American Sheet Seal Company a1d the
American Tin Plate Company, will be
obeyed, ard the great struggle between
the Amalgamatod Association AMI the
steel companies vii! BE- Cn in ea:nes..
In the union nils o. tne taTae c1mDa-
nies strike has b:en dee .2rsd. and Il
is predicted that 70; vince. will turn.
An effort viii be made aso ID close
down some OF the noa-Gn:2n mills OF
the companies and 10 cripple the rest
The Amalgamatad people a.c very san
guine OF Success.
The strike w@s Mt o. or SEEK
ing" said Presid d.nl Sa2Esr. 4: w.s
forced upon US. We wa:e lo5 contend
il3 for wages. bit for prnc c.p!e. for
self-preservatiOn. The tin aai sheet
people will not be able to turn a single
wheel. We have our forces thorough
ly organized aad there will be som.
surprises in store. | have not helrI
from a single lodge in arSTe- to ny
strike order. but an answer is not nee
essary. The order Will be promptly
o5eyed by all our men. Bu. there VII
be no trouble. Labor organizations
have changed. TIE Amalgamatei AS.
Sociation is net the association it was
20 years ago, not even five years ago
The men are more readily coItrolled;
in fact, we have our men undar con-
tro!."
Developments indicate that Pitts
burg is going to be a pretty lively
strike centre. The most interested at
taches to the Painters Mil, on tbs
southside, and to that Of Lindsay &
McCutCheon, in Allegheny. Both mills
are controlled by the American Sheei
Hoop Company, and have hitherto
been aggressively non-union and much
depends upon the men in these plants.
The employees Of both mills held open
meetings Sunday and both decided tc
strike Monday. The Painter Mill en-
ployes about 400 men and the Lindsay
& McCutcheon Mill about 300.
l. w. jerks, manager OF the Ameri-.
can Steel Hoop Company, said that Re
had heard of the attempt 10 be mad;
to tie up the two mills, but he had
heard such strike talk for several
months past. Mr.. jerks sa.d both
mills would resume as usual.
The fight at the Painter Mill is to b.
made the fight of the strike. Both side:
will make stubborn resistance. II thi
Analgamated people can close this mill
they believe they will have won the
greater part OF the strike. The mill is
not only an important one. but III:
Steel Hoop Company has fo: years
succeeded in thwaTt;ng the efforts
made 70 unioliza it.
1t may be said. however, on the
strength Of reliable information that
TIE strike within is present limits is
intended merely as show o. strength.
At the conference, last week. the rep
resentatives OF the steel corporation
we:e rep Teatedly warned that the asgo-
citation was much stronger than they
knew. They were even told Of the or
ganization OF mills OF which they had
no knowledge. But the steel men would
not believe that the association was
as strong as it was claimed to be.
Thus it is believed to be the first pu;-
pose OF the association to sao% lis
strength by confining the strike to ;he
three companies. When that show OF
strength has been made what 1t may
prove to be. the assoc.atitS. expec;s
the companies to ask for another con-
ference. If the compsn.e es saow no IN
clination to make settlement the
strike will be extended 10 three moe
companies. II the trust Will not yen
then. the strike will be extended to
such independent companies as SCI
their finished produces CT raw mate
rials to companies agains. which
strike has been declared. Should the
strike attain such proportions it woul II
be likely to go still further. The Anal
gamated Association and tie Fedora
ton of Labor two years ago forne1 a
secret alliance. it is claimed, When il
was agreed that the association Whe1
on strike could call out the s:eei men
OF the Federation. The latte" has i:3
organizations in many mills who's.
workmen are moi eligible to neEoer'
ship in the association.
E;re In Drouqht Stricken Town.