The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-19

Pittsburg, April 1.-THE chances OF
all the men of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation employed in the organized mills
of the American Sheet Steel Company
and subsequently OF all the organized
men of the association in the mills OF
the United States Steel Corporation
tremble in the balance tonight On the
one hand President T. j. Srafer is
backed up, in his determination TO call
a general strike. by a majority OF the
members of his advisory board and the
district vice presidents and trustees
who were in session all day today. On
the other hand there is a new move to-
ward conciliation and arbitration.
which may end the entire controversy
in Pittsburg tomorrow may be car
ried to New York TO be adjusted by
higher powers.
President Z. j. Shaffer said tonige&
that the outlook for settlement is bet
ter than at any time since the McKees~
port trouble started. He refused to exc
plain this statement.
Union took no action on the presidentf
proposed resolution giving him power
to call out the men of the Sheet Conn
pany and, subsequently, as he sees fit,
| all the men of the new Morgan Compa-
| n.y. This is accounted for in the alb
sence of two officials who will be pres
| ent tomorrow.
~ ha
| en- up in a conference with John jar
rett. head of the labor bureau Of the
| Sheet Steel Company. Mr.. Jarret, con-
| tended that the men had violated / rir-
| agreement of a year ago in which y
| agreed to remain at work under The
| condition then existing, the violation
| being in their joining the associat N.
! The Amalgamated men were firm In as
serting that their Joining of the associ--
alton was not a violation Of the agree
| ment.
| A canvass of all parties to the dispute
! indicates that the declaration OF .
| strike will not take place for severa.
days. The effort at conciliation to b<
made tomorrow will be followed by
others that will take time.
The officials of the Amalgamated As
sociation have been considering the
matter of a strike carefully They
have decided that in case of a general
strike the anti-combine cry will sweep
over the country like wildfire. and that
there will be an array OF public senti-
ment on their side such as was never
before arrayed on the side OF a striking
body Of men.
New York, April f.-William p.
Hamilton of J. p. Morgan &c Co. when
asked today concerning the strike Of
the employees Of the American. Sheet
Steel Company. at McKeesport. made
the following statement:
II see that one Of the labor leaders
has spoken of the danger OF a spread
Of the strike. / assume that IL is his
duty to speak in this manner: but as
far as this firm is concerned, Its atti-
tude toward labor is we'll known. We
are friendly, and there is no possibility
| of a clash.
Madisonville, KY, April 1.-THE
strike situation here has become alarm
Ing and 1t is feared 1t may be necessary.
to call out the troops. A strong force
Of non union men are taking an aggres-
sive stand against those In the union
and several assaults have been commit
ted.
James D. Wood president Of District
No. q Of the American Mine workers
Union, was struck by a non-union man
named Jim Blanks, last night but not
| seriously hurt
Scranton, Pa, April 1.-two hundred
Delaware, Lackawanna and western
| yard men, who went on strike Tuesday
| noon, because two OF their number were
! discharged. returned to work today
| without exacting any conditions, but.
| when they resumed their places they
found one Of their grievances had been
| redressed: the two men who had been
brought on from Hoboken to take the
places of the discharged men had been
| sent away.