The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-11
army OF LABOR IN BATTLE
WITH The IRON MASTERS
thousands Of Steel Workers Go Out in Response to
President Shaffcr'S Strike Order.
Peaceful Struggle Looked for and Both Sides Are Full
Of Confidence.


steel strike on the general order of
President ShaTer Of the AmaIgamated
association became effective today.
Thousands Of workers lei, their places
10 return az some indefinite time in
t5i.g future. either victorious over the
iron masters or in humble defeat. The
order u strike was generally Obeyed
wherever the workers were organized
and enrolled ia the lodges OF the Anal
gamateG a-suclatlon, but it viii be
Monday before an accurate count can
Do made oi the men who have zone
out. A great majority of the mills
close 0h saturday and reopen SUNDAY
niEht, and The true test of strength of
the c0ntendlng sides viii be furnished
by ll6 men who return 90 work -OmOr-
row or Monday
The policy of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor has not been fuUy dis
closed yer, and that fact contributes
another element of uncertainty 10 the
situation. The action of the executive
board OF the mine workers at Indian
ap5-is today in resolving to- support
Che strike, cheered the AmaIgamated
men, and they are confident that the
Federation VIII aid them to the fullest
extent.
The closing hours Of labor lacked
spectacular action. This city, which is
the strike center, was calm and undjs-
turDed There was no violence. The
police issued an order suspending fer
the time being the vacation system.
They do hot anticipate trouble. but
want 20 have every man here ready for
duty lu case trouble comes. They -av
President Shafsr has cCuuseIed peace
1ul methods. and they hope the strik-
ers and their sympathizers viii heed
his advice.
The strikers held a series Of demon
STATIONS i'm the outlying towns. and
PRESIDENT Shauer spoke a final word of
encouragement 20 his Industrial troo0s
Great throngs of workers turned out IA
greet and cheer the leader. and 10
maintain the contest upon which they
have entered
Another Move by tbs Trust.
A striking development of the Law
was an onclal announcement of the
American Tin Plate company to he
EJECT that certain plants criDplad In,
lie SlilAe would be dismautle5 and re-
LILo.eL 70 Monessen. Tho formal an
N'lHteLnenE given 7v William eds /
90 ihe Associated Press after "A Is. INV
CONFERENCE OF the officials of the COM /
pauy follows.
The officers Of the American Tin
rae company authorize the follow
ing statement; Since the relations be-
tween the American Tin FIate and the
lhihen az MonesSen have been mu-
tudliy satisfactory, insuriuE steady and
pfohtaoie operation. it has been deter
mined 10 more than double the plant
at that point. and some of the minis
now Idle on account of the strike de-
Clared IN violation of the conrra.-e
signed by the Anal gamatad assoris
uon, VIII be dismantled and moved IN
None 'sen. Undoubtedly this win he
cone IN case of works in which the SEN
uh3nJ OF the employees delays the re-
sumption OF work"
Almost az the same time It was m
ollcIaiy announced that there was a
Shance that the plant of the American
oteel HOOP company at Warren. o.
would be torn down and removed to
some community more favorable to f6a
corporation The order of veSter7s.-
directing that the Devices Wood DTaDt
az .1tNeespOrt be dismantled was al
ready being carried out. and the an
heuheement from the American Tin
L!alt company created a marked i'm .
representatives, OF the strikers in /
SlSiel lHat the company was NOT act
lub la good faith in the announcement
a-t-, mat even if it was. il could NOT
N WIN such methods Opponents of +.
49, mixers counted the plan another
49,, ,'.y.'y and declared that the strike
action. ''~H uVelSlNf
--A-eLs are quiet.
no. .'eaI leaders on either side did
Tar. ' T.-,,.,.anueh activity today. Score
lrar.5 -@ '-','''s was the only AmaIga- Z
srtsII1 representative who sDant tn,
--e Q2y at the strike baa5rr74s--+.-- J
rsf '..t l'lal The Office would be- closed !
sr-s. 1'.-As and not re0DeDef 44rtfI
go. morning. He denied I-Dov-I
ana .oLE definite move for naara /
tit 'alS about the situa- I
None Of the Amsrp7r,o+.5 LODI
$50 a.-'uSS the c.1fara1o. ,--it,7 3
Fa5s,.... Jumpers Of the American :
snDr79-L5 '- LABOR but all who were Z
fb5-s lie. ~ on the subject denied rbsr
parf ~ ~, - s-l any friction as 10 the (
eratfcn i'''aiiS played by the Fed a
nav, .ss Ies. Corey of the Carnegie com
Ste,s ~ N mid aftern0Cn for Hone vi
ea-i-.' ny tNe other officials went home
fr--,, ~ lsEpn Schwab reached here e
sai5 - A'i-i shortly after noon. bu- :
80. -. ne was merely here on a S,l,,5e,-
-sil 20 his family ne So 1li-.ls-y I
LIED knowledge OF anv rss.- - !
80 sdlQ that they were erfarf-,-- ------,
--i-iii5 usht They said +be+ ~ =
-. .'eSle plants would lose M 49, y
- lnr reports Of general s+.-.,---. . !
nAeeung was Inaccurate 80 = q Z
5is 81 their men would renaI1, - >
vas reported that Trey had aD--ss- =.
u e numbers Of nOn-union mon -7-15 -
49, pId-4ned % rush into diffs~s-,+
49,, As auected by the strike early 49,
- cur no confirmation OF the STAT ;
1' was obtaina0le.
shafer Among the Strikers.
sesldent Sha6er began his final TOM [
isfr s. me strikers carly today. IA
81 -teourg this morning. and short !
eaeLle noon reached New Castle
tsf,----9l lsand workmen paraded there
ssor-s ms arrival and were lined uu
81 ~ me station as he arrived. IH
II ~ alApnitheau-a at Cascade park
e1a a,lplJneatre Mt Cascade park. :
san IL '-,ilttec an offer for the submits
e,las sAe issues OF the strike TO ar :
cs f This vas his formal ten +
arbitration.
u ~. N our willingness TO settle
1t H. we are ready To arbitrate ?
et ~ Aiaalgamated assOcia dion Sc ?
e ~ nan, and the trust select =
an ne two 10 select Ia third. y
ses adhe by the decision of the r
A.osas wish this to be generally 4
h Il
~ suass President Shaf,er said +
S5ss..as matter OF wages ard
IRIS = ,-9ts. Notwithstanding the G
. per casss Position 10 prejudice the q
81 81 allegations 10 the con !,
The 6s added !
VIII not na---,it 4ha -