The age-herald., 1901-09-17
STRIKERS ARE
 NOT PLEASED
 WITH TERMS Several Committees CalI on Shafer and to Away
 Dissatisfied LEADERS ARE DEPRESSED Newspaper Men Caused Shaffer So Much Trouble That He Finally Ordered | hem From Build
 ins--Men Go To Work.
LEADERS ARE DEPRESSED

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 PIttsburg, Pa, September 16.--1t was a turbulent day for President Shaffer and the general ofiicials of the Amalgamated Il Association today. Tho headquarters of the organization were crowded from morning untn evening with strikers and representatives of lodges where the mills were stiIl idle and workers were await ing word from the leader regarding the settlement of the strike. President shaf+ fer arrived in his office early in the day 1 and remained until o'clock tonight. He I had dinicuity in seeing aA who came. I and finally arranged to sec individual delegations from each lodge under prom ise that what they learned from him was to remain secret except when the sub ject was brought before the lodge andI in the iodre room. The callers at the | general ofaces were ah more or less exk cited, and many were deeply incense4 Some of the strikers declared they would not respect the order calling the strilfe | off until they were given full partioulafs of the settlement. Others were cahilg | boldly for the resignation of President | Shaffer, and another class demanded the I withdrawal of their lodges from the o)r- ganization.
 The most worring feature to Presidept Shaffer was the presence of newspapfr l men. He finally ordered them from the building. Ills order was not obeyed, but l upon his promise that an official statet ment of tho settlement would be giveb out later some of the men withdrew This statement was not given out asser all. /.e-y"
 Shaffer. Depressed.
 Alter 6 o'clock Tonight President Shaf- fer lef.'the office for his home. He l rocked neither to the right nor to the left. He seemed much depressed and wanted tS avoid every one. Other officials of tho organization busted themselves cir culating among the angry men about the offices and making a~plea for quietness and patience. They assured all that the settlement would not prove to be so bad as had been reported. Those who were finally permitted to; see President Shaffel departed from headquarters looking de- cidedly .displeased and muttering much against what. had been told them
 One of the officials other than MT shaffer said 1t was but natural that nothing could be said about the settle. ment. oHA added that 1t was galling enough to be beaten without talking pub licly about 1t.
 The tin workers of the Star mills today decided to keep up the strike until they hear from President Shaffer. They added that in case terms were such as to make the Star mill non-union they would posi- lively refuse to return to work and would fight the battle single-handed The strikers at the Monongahela plant of the same company have taken similar action. When these facts were presented to Pres ident shaffer he only laughed sarcastic ally. He offered no comment on the men or their decision.
 Strikers Return.
 The American Sheet Steel Company re- ported that the strikers had returned to idle mills in New Philadelphia. O., Piqua, O., the Aetna Standard mills In Mingo Junction and some had asked for work in the Canal Dover mills In the first three they had all started to work. In the Canal Dover works the strikers were l running partly with non-union men and for reasons not vouchsafed the officials decided to hold off until Wednesday before accepting any of the other men who wanted work. The American Steel Hoop Company reported the five plants in Ohio which were idle as a resuH of the strike all operating today. These plants are all union and will remain so, With the : American Sheet Steel Company it was stated the starting of the additional union | mills the company was turning out S5 per cent. of the normal tonnage. Before the strikers returned they were getting out 65 per cent The actual loss to the company on account of the strike was comparative ly small
 4,oO0 Return at Mckeesport.
 The reports from the National Tube company's mill showed that over 40o) strikers in McKeesport asked for work thsre in the various plants during the day. Of this number about 2000 were em- ployed. The other 2000 were not employ ed owing to the mills not being ready for them. It is expected that they will all return to work during the week.
 The indications that the tin workers will withdraw from the Amalgamated Association and form an independent or ganization are becoming stronger.
 Twenty-Five hundred men went on the | night turn in the tube works at MoKees- port. The mill will be picieted.
 Union lodge of National and Shnffer lodge of Boston Rolling voted to stay out or go back In body. A majority of the strikers were disgusted with the sympathetic strike and treatment receiv- ed from Amalsamated headquarters The minority threatens a local tie up, but 1t Is not believed possible. The result of the strike in McKeesport is that the Wood min probably will be lost to McKeesport and the Demmler lost to the Union. More than one million dollars were lost In wages as follows:
 , Nine thousand five hundred national tube men out five weeks sT5o 0Oo: s0t Wood men out eleven weeks, $65. 900: 70t | Demmler men out nine weeks. $90, 900. To- , tai. $,06,00c.
 The report from Wheeling tonight says:
 ''T.he settlement of the steel strike with out giving publicity to the terms of agree. ment has resulted In a rather. chaotic state of affairs here. At the Riverside and Beilaire mills there has been nc I compliance with President Shaffer's or ders to return to work. The Aetna Standard will be ap association mill and ! win start Monday. The enmities at the