The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-21
Declares That the Trust Magnate
Has Set the Signal for
Violence.
STRIKERS ALL DETERMINED.
Promise to Fight the Steel Trust
. to the End-Vandegrift EN-
ployes Refuse to En-
- ter the Union.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Pittsburg. Pa. July 20-Upon seeing
i dispatch tonight quoting an official of the
United States Steel corporation as saying
that the company would reopen its mills
and protect nonunion workers. IL necessary,
with injunctions. deputies and the militia,
President Shafser said:
1T seems to me incredible that ]. p.
Morgan should take the step he has taken
;. He has set the signal for riot and violence.
: He has made an appeal to Iawlessness:
now let him open his mills. get his injunc-
lions. post his deputies and incite the men.
: We can point to this statement and say
that was the starting point. He flung down
the challenge.
have yet to be convinced that the
-cAmalgamated Association cannot stand the
strain az long as Morgan's millions II the
charge that We are coercing nonunion men
t. be an
: interfering with employees who become
members OF labor unions. We can get hun
were discharged because they Joined unions
=. We have not begun to light yet. When We
do, the other side will have on its hands
, breadth OF this country. will take every
: union man from the mills. and 1t Will be
impossible ..Hs to operate Nas then Meet,nr..
The first week Of the steel strike ended
: today in this district. with two big meet
isEs ens Ing. held n a
dregTift this afternoon. where the sentiment
Of the workers of the vandergrift. Leech-
American Sheet Steel Company was ex-
pressed in speeches and resolutions. More
than L60o men attended the gathering;
s workers. indorsing nonunionism. and de-
.yciaring loyalty to the company.
NOnuni0n Resolutions.
he fins 1uda
the following resolutions were adopted:
steel ana I'm WorteTs and the American Sheet
Steel Sompany which has arisen sen, by reason Of
mill, be organizedsante The union which demand
sssosed 81 The Iron workers. rs Of vanaersrifs
S a. hS snd q I T has
the sssrse Sheet ssei
8 company was thanked for its liberality.
America"
=, The meeting at McKeesport was diamet-
rically opposite to the Vandergrift gather
ing in its object and action. It was held
In Whites Opera-house, under the auspices
Of the Amalgamated Association, and was
addressed by several OF the prominent Of
whom whom was President sSafrer. The hail Twas was
crowded to the doors and much enthusiasm
was evinced.
fer urged the mill men to stand up for
their union. In the course of the talk. he
said:
; Steel Company have repeatedly told me
that Il the laborfng men were all organized
z the associations would become too strong.
men are now nut ON q strike. and I advise
=. them TO stand together. .-
nonunion mills in order to hold the balance
OF power. Men OF McKeesport. are you not
tired chewing bones? The trusts have not
you The combine has threatened to move
Whoods's mill to vandergr4ft II the men do
not return to work. but you can rest as.
70 vandergrift or any other place. The mill
s0mcinls have tniplored the officials of the
Amaieamated Association 70 start the plant,
ing circnisted that the mill viii start Mon
day With nonunion men. but 1t never will
1s The only thing which VIII start the mill
long a. the men are out the mill cannot be
started. There ar0 not enough men in the
Is not now suincient time to make men to
! put the plant In operation next Monday.
1. NEEDLES victory wanted.
Organized labor = bound to win but re-
vscto1y l. fns bot and most honorable VIC
:. Rory. I would mot advise the saloons to be
c1osed du!4ng the present trouble because
1lcenn TO operate thsm. advise. however.
% Be careful 20 abstain from Intoxicating
$500 g szos g .,d to observe the law and
~: The MN odnclals, Il Is said. have made
the statement that II they start the mill
S1s m in,unction o. BRING soldiers To- your our
l lsS.aSsdinx citizens. Wish they would
g Wuek In WcodS'o NM. / would be one
ssake snioa msn q them. Stay away away from from,
S over. Why should the combine be op-
Hsa e sns w = OF. Sr9y,niaings Why.
Minister1 We have saevanses. and want to
Hen me- eol ss Dns ~
the Anslsamsted Association. to adjust
S69 ex1syepce and De white dove OF peace
n sprsaA ID wings over the entire coun-
1as.s ssssH vsr: given to Mr; Smarter
q = $3.50 re sd6ress NJ e. s ha then
rsssH.. Who nAds their way TO the stage.
Was sla4s6 to-night IN NcKeesport that
IS. c g aolsn nss been BEEN q so sns Ss
c5$95aaZs and that tWenty-eight men had
9hs9 ths as.smeut 70 Join the associa-
:. =, = =. Wagoe AAvaAeea.
Il. An alspart.nt announcement was made al
sioa an al, S.,. %ils e,
% mn nm Re Re ce s,s company to the
q al psid IN the Carnegie minis. 'A'eu :"
TIA ma1ufncturefu claim to be wen sat.
naed With the devsiopments q the week
- 6 yendsrsrift Chester. Duncans.
s e th sssi: ~ I sa.s 8 s9 ees ssp.cy
Rsnasss,on 8 =. p.rti.i sts5t made 3,