The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15
AppeaI to Public for Aid.

appear 10 fuDl1c IOF Alu.
The appeal for financial assistance
was prepared on Friday last, put was
not sent out until Monday. 1t reads
as follows:
"To the Members Of Organized Labor
Brethren: As you are undoubtedly aware
the United States Steel corporation are
now waging a war against organized labor
by making the Amalgamated association
the subject on which to begin operations.
A our last convention II was unanimously
decided TO ask the United States Steel cor
poration. when settling their annual scale
with the ~Amalgamated association, that
they sign or recognize the scale Of the
AmaIgamateG association In all their mills.
When the matter was preached the matter
was peremptoriIy refused. After the hold
ing Of several conferences. the demand Of
our organization was modified so as to
take in only the mills OF three Of their
constituent companies, viz: The Amer
ican Sheet Steel company, the American
Tin Plate company and the American Steel
Hoop where local lodges had
been formed, and where the men were
very DESTROYS Of being union men. and We
are now out on strike for recognition.
"ln the conferences which were held by
the representatives Of the United States
Steel corporation and the ~Amalgamated
association, the representatives Of the
United States Steel ~Company's only argu-
ments were that they cid not desire the
Amslgsmstsd association TO become too
powerful, and that they should hold the
balance Of power. Later conferences were
held with the heads Of the United States
Steel company, who submitted a PROPOSE
ton that VI only sign for the mills signed
last year. with the exception Of the sheet
mills in SaltsbuFg and Scottdale. which
were signed for the year previously. Their
proposition was rejected. as It meant that
the Amalgamated association would mere
ly AVE to remain in a quiescent state,
while they were expanding Il adding TO
their n]onunlon possessions.
They are Waging a fight for the eX-
termination Of the ~Amalgamated assoeia-
ton and for the w~orkingmen TO combine,
a principle which they nave demonstrated
20 the people Of the United States they
desire themselves, and so pers!stently re-
fuse TO grant US. This blow is not alone
directed at the Amalgamated association.
but at organized labor In general, and
should they succeed in defeating the Anal
gamsted association II will affect every
organized labor body IN the United States.
ITO succeed in this struggle IL win be
necessary 10 seek the aid OF every organ
lied body as well as the general public,
whose sympathies We know are with US
in the present struggle. To this end we
ask hat you give us your more than finan-
cial aid. A liberal Response financially win
materially assist VI in conducting a VIC
~torious campaign for a principle which 10
the inalienabls right Of every American
freeman.
III you desire 10 aid the ~Amalgamated
association in the present struggle inan-
cially, all money should be forwarded 10
John Williams. secretary-treasurer, Bis
sell Block. Pittsbugg. Pa. F~raternaIly
yours.
J. sHAFFER.
President.
%. John WILLIAMS.
"Seeretary-TreaSurer.
IN. r. TIGHE,
aE Assistant Secretary.
"BEN j. DAVIS.
Journal Manager"
The sItnation.
The men who are directing the
tight in the field for the steel corpora-
ton and Its constituent companies
! would give no Indication of their