The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-07
STRIKE ORDER Get RICH LOOT
ALL AN2ALGAMATED ASSOCIATION
EMPLOYEES OF THE STEEL
TRUST CALLED OUT
ARE TO QUIT WORK AUG. 10
UHiesS the Corporation Gives In,
Saturday Next VIII Inaugurate
Il Long and Bitter
Struggle.
WILL BE 100000 IDLE MEN

PITTSBURG, Aug. 6.-The die is cast,
The battle OF the giants is on in earnest,
whether to ignominious uefeat on one
side or the other, or a compromise, re-
mains to be seen. Up to this evening
fl has been merely a skirmish, each side
trying to find the vulnerable spot in the
others armor.
Now it is different. The issue has been
Joined by the actual PRONUNCIATION by
President Shaffer of the long-talked-of
general strike order This order was
published this evening" to take effect
alter the last turn of the mills or Aug.
Nlo. What the result will be no man can
foretell, but judging by the expressed
determination Of both parties to the con-
JroVersy, the battle will Be waged fast
and furiously. Much money will be lost,
thousands upon thousands of men will be
idle, great suffering is looked for; even
bloodshed and death are possible and
Cared
The strike call includes practically all
-Amalgamated men in the United States
Steel Corporation employ not now on
81 strike 1t was issued from the Amalga-
mated association headquarters and mail
ca TO an Amalgamated lodge officials,
who are expected to call their men into
the strike
The text Of the call follows:
SHAFFER'S FORMAL ORDER
"Erethren-The officials of the United
states Steel Trust have refused to rec
osniZe as union men those who are now
striving for the right to organize. The
executive board has authorized me to
Issue a call upon all Amalgamated and
other union men in name and heart to
JON IN the movement to fight for labors
rights.
We must fight or give up forever our
personal liberties
ha hot
contracts, but you never agreed to sur
render those contracts to the United
States Steel corporation. Its officers
think YOU We're sold to them just as the
mills were, contracts and all.
Remember, before you agreed to any
Contract you took an obligation to the
Amalgamated association. 1t now calls
You to help in this hour of need.
Unless the trouble is settled on or be-
tore Saturday, Aug. 10, 1901, the mills will
close when the last turn is made on that
day.
Brethren this is the call to preserve
our organization. We trust You and
need you. Come and help US and may
right come to just cause FraternalIy
yours, IT J. Shaffer;'
President Shaffer added this state
ment:
The call goes to the vice presidents Of
the district in which there are mills own
ed and operated by the National steel
National Tube and Federal Steel compa.
lodges in the mills.
NO notice has been, or is being sent to
ihe managers Of the mills. We think
the notice has come from the other
SIDE, and that they have had warninS of
inns ever since the Inauguration of the
strike. That ought to be sufficient"
ARMY OF IDLE MEN.
The order of President Shaffer is ex-
pocted to swell the number Of idle men to
over 100000 at the end Of the week Pres
ident Shaffer was asked If the call was
not intended also for the union men
IN the Carnegie company. He said that
he answered no questions on that score.
The Amalgamated association has lodges
IN the upper and lower mills of the Car
negle steel company, and a foothold in
the homestead, Duquesne and Braddock
mills, of the great bulIwark of non-un
Iohlshl In conformity to statements that
nave been made by President Shaffer he
lore, these men will be expected to Join
the strike, as will all Amalgamated men
ana sympathlzers in all plants of the
United States Steel corporation. The
other companies of the steel cornoratior
not mentioned by the Amalgamated pres
ldent, and whose operations the associa-
tion Will seek to hamper, are the Amer
lean Steel and Wire company and the
American Bridge company. In the wire
company the Amalgamated as lciation
"a has only lodges in the Cleveland Rolling
mill plant and the Joliet Rod mill plant
OF the company. The former Is now idle
In the plants of the American Bridge
company there is no organization of the
men The outside men handling and
erecting the work of the American Bridge
company are organized as the Interna-
uonal Association of Bridge and Struct-
ural Workers. They are not affiliated
with the American Federation of Labor
ATTITUDE OF FEDERATION
The attitude Of the Federation remains
uncertain and the president of the Anal
gamated association is unwilling to dis
euss II, although support has been prof.
fered by officials of the Federation. This
was without the concerted action of the
Federation executive board. Manv affili-
atea bodies of the Federation have an
nual or long-term contracts with their
employers, and beyond financial and
moral support, it is hard to tell how the
Federation may go.
1t has been the purpose of President
Shaffer to give the operating officials Of
the remaining constituent companies of
the steel corporation time to anticipate
the calling out Of their men. If it was
intended to give these managers any
formal notification, this plan was waived
today, although they will still have till
the closing of operations on Saturday to
prevent the striking of their men,
The call TO the men of the three com
panies in the mills Of which the Amalga-
mated association is strongest is expected
10 -bc generally and promptly responded
to on Saturday. The move will, it is ex-
pected, practically suspend operations of
the Federal Steel company and cut off
half of the production of the National
Steel and Tube companies, and throw
upwards Of 10000 men idle
In the most extensive plant of the Ma
tional Tube company at McKeesport, the
organization is new, and the effect of
the strike order is uncertain The works
employed upward of 5000 men.
Attitude of the man of the United
States Steel corporation so far not af-
fected by the strike has been carefully
eanvassed since the futile efforts at
terms of peace in New York last Sat
urday Most Of the nine vice presidents
OF the different districts have been
among their men, and their reports have
reached headquarters. In general way
the tone Of these reports indicates that
the men will support the stand of their
officials An aggressive move on Carne-
gle mills is intended and will be taken
promptly.
FRISCO 3TRIIxE SPREADS.