Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-04-19
STRIKE SITUATION
STILL UNCHANGED
Steel Workers Awaiting De-
cision of Advisory Board.
RIGHT OF ORGANIZATION

That, From the Standpoint of the
Men, Is the Great Question at Issue
Between the Steel Company and Its
Employees.
PITTsBURo, April lS-The strike situ-
alton at McKeesport today was quiet,
pending the decision of the advisory
board of the Amalgamated association.
which is expected to decide today
whether or not there shall be strike.
Apprehension was felt when 2 o'clock
neared, that being the time set by Man
ager Cooper when the men should re.
turn to work or get their money and
consider themselves discharged. But
two men applied for work, however,
and as they quickly yielded to tho per.
suasion of the strikers, the attempt to
resume operations was for the time
abandoned. A committee Of strikers
congregated about the entrance of the
mill, and the entire police force was out
In citizens clothes, ready to quell any
disorder, but their services were not
needed. The strikers, acting upon ad.
vice of the labor leaders, did not call for
the wages due them, but decided to wait
until the regular payday, April 80.
Situation Discussed.
The national advisory board got to.
gether again about 10 o'clock. Previous
to the meeting there was formal dis
cuSsion Of the situation. The trend of
sentiment seemed to be that union men
in all sheet mills of the United States
Steel corporation should be called out,
and if that did not affect the company
every union man in every plant con-
trolled by the company should be or
dered to strike. II the board declines to
order the men out, formal notification
to the United States Steel corporation
and the officers of all unions will be
drafted, notifying them that within a
reasonable time the failure of the Amer
lean Sheet company to settle with the
men will result in general strike. In
this way the association expects to enlist
the efforts Of the entire trade and ex-
haust every means to secure settle
ment before the difficulty spreads be-
yond' the plants Of the one company.
The Question at Issue.
One member of the board said that
the whole question seemed to simmer
down to ''the right of organization.
The company had admitted to the board
that the men had been discharged be-
cause they were members of the Anal
gamated association, and for no other
reason.
''If this is the case,'' said he, "the
company has fred direct shot at or
ganized labor. If 1t, as the American
Steel company, is determined to stand
in that light and to declare open war
against its men, there seems to be no
way out of determined struggle
1t is reported that trouble is brewing
among the men employed on the Nc.
Keesport terminal railroad, the proper
ty of the American Sheet Steel compa-
ny and the National Tube company.
The grievance of the men is one of hours,
and it has been referred to a committee
Of the Brotherhood of Railway Train.
Aged Lady Burned to Death.
CHARLOTTE, n. O., April l8-Mrs.
Elizabeth Guntrr, an aged woman of
Chatham county, went out into a new
ground which was being burned off by
her son, Thomas Gunter. While there
her clothing igniEed, and before the
flames could be put out she was burned
in such a manner that she died in few
hours afterwards. Her son useda heroic
efforts to save the life of his mother. In
trying to put out the flames his hands
were fearfully burned, the bones being
left exnosed in places