The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-07-27
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THE TWO LEADERS OF LABOR AND
CAPITAL.
Striking Personalities Of Plerpont
Labor Leader Formerly a Meth
odist Preacher in Pennsylvania,
Money King = Prominent EpiscO-
PAL Layman.

PITTSBURG, July 21.-Theodore ].
Schaffer, president Of the Amalgamated
Associat ton of Iron, Steel and Tin Plate
Workers. was formerly Methodist
minister. That very fact Is more than
of little Importance. Mr.. Schaffer is
pitted against Mr.. Morgan. J. Pierpont
Morgan is the head Of the steel trust,
the greatest combination OF capital in
the history of the world Mr.. Morgan
is an Episcopalian.
One of these men, Mr.. Schaffer, is the
head of the richest labor union in Am
erica. He saved his pennies to go to
college. While there he studied to be-
come Methodist preacher and saved
to aid In supporting his mother and
sister. Mr.. Morgan was born moderately
wealthy. He became a business man
and affiliated himself with the Episco-
pal church. Mr.. Morgan has become
one Of the strongest lay supporters of
his church. AS his business success in
creased his contributions to his church
became larger. In the national confer
ence Of his church he leased magnif-
cent private residences and had for his
guests the chief dignitaries of his
church. He entertained these and their
guests in splendid style. He was
princely in his donations. He has been
more than princely in his charities.
While this was going on Mr.. Schaffer,
who is little younger, was perspiring
in a steel rolling mill, earning money
to get standing in a small college in
Pennsylvania. He went through the
college and afterwards got a church
in a small village in Somerset county.
Pennsylvania. He had scattered flock
of poor farmers and Miners among the
hills. 1t was here that he married his
wife. His health deserted him and he
went back to the mill. He made. a liv-
ing in the mills while J. Pierpont Nor
gan became the greatest financier in
the world. At the same time Mr..
Schaffer was advancing in the union
cause. Three years ago when Mahlon
H. Garland, president of the amalga-
mated, was made surveyor Of the port
of Pittsburg by President Mckinley,
Theodore J. Schaffer was elected to the
vacancy.
There they stand facing one another:
Theodore J. Schaffer, one of the strong
est leaders Of organized labor, giving
death-like combat to j. Pierpont Nor
gan, the chief leader of capital in the
world. One Methodist preacher who
became a labor leader and the other
a strong and influential layman of the
Episcopal church.
Within two weeks the writer has had
iptorviouyc with both 81 fhooo mon In
an instant they are strong, bold, self
reliant and fearless men. Mr.. Morgan
strikes one as standing four-square to
all questions and propositions which
may come. He is bigbodied, tall, COM
pact, fearless, certain, coldly diplomatic
with reserve power which is confident
of it's own force and needs. He is brus-
que to the impairment, but fair for
even and proper questioning. At no
time was he afraid of what he should
not do. His plans were made. The
whole world could not bother him ex-
cept in conventional and financial
way.
Mr.. Schaffer I met in the third story
of the Bliss building in Pittsburg. The
first floor is taken up by a saloon and
restaurant. The elevator is pokey and
there is nothing Of the air of business
about the place. I went there one even
ing and no one was around, and no one
seemed to know why the amalgamated
association was not to be found when
such an important fight was on hand.
The waiter in the saloon suggested that
possibly the union labor leaders object
ed to working more than eight hours a
day.
Next morning I learned that the
Methodist preacher was as easy to ap-
proach as the Episcopal layman.
found Mr.. Morgan on the porch of his
residence at Cragston, and he was as
considerable and courteous as a man
could be. He wanted to know my bust
ness and was very thorough in explain
ing why he could not oblige me. I am