The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-09
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President Shaffer is Confident
of Winning Strike.
The Two Labor Leaders Still in
Conference.
THOUSANDS OF MEN
Can BE Added to Strike Ranks
by the Federation.
Clark Mill Said to Have Been
Crippled Again.
TRUSTS NEW MOVE.
Will Remove Plants From I'm
F-So-IT~ Eo~oTS<s~.
Clark Mill Said to Have Been
Crippled Again.
TRUSTS NEW MOVE.
Will Remove Plants From Un-
friendly Localities.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug 9--The steel cor
poration made no attempt during the
night to reopen the Painter mill. and
the strikers claim that they blocked
the plan to start the plant by winning
over the non-union men who had
agreed to go to work The mill Off
cials deny that there has been any in
terference with their plans, and say
that in due time the mill Will be start
ed up. President Shaffer and one of
his brother officials of the Amalga-
m ated association are engaged on the
effort to secure the cooperation of the
American Federation of Labor. They
say they are sure of obtaining it. and
that their complete success is thereby
assured.
Neither President Shafer nor Presi-
dent GOmpers. nor any of the men en-
gagged in conference with them has
given any intimation of their plans.
but it is predicted that they will make
the bold stroke of transferring bodily
to the Analgamated associat ton all
mem bers Of the Fedora ton of Labor
who may be affected by the strike In
the iron and steel trades are many men
whose labor has not been sufficiently
skilled to admit them to membership
in the Amalga1 ated association The
federation has for some time past been
organizing these men. and it is said
that there exists an agreement between
the Amalgamated and federation that
in the event of trouble they are to be
transferred to the former. If such a
plan We're carried out it would add
thousands of men to the membership
of the Amalgamated association.
Secretary Williams was the first of
the Amalgamated officials to reach the
strike headquarters this morning. He
claimed that the meeting at Lawrence
vile last night had crippled the Clark
mill again. He said:
Our meeting last night was a great
success for as a result OF it there IS
but one mill in operation at the Clark
plant That is the breakdown 20-inch
mill, and it has been going ever since
tion had 400 men in the Clark mill we
have taken 300 of them away from
Them
F. M. Shaffer. brother of President
Shaffer of the Amalgamated associa-
ton, was also at the headquarters.
and he too. claimed that the Clark
plant was again crippled as a. result of
the meeting which he and his brother
addressed last night.
The local steel officials gave an abb
Solute denial to the statement that the
Clark mill is again crippled. They ad-
NIT that one roller was won from them
by the efforts of the strikers last night,
but assert that they had another roll
er ready to take his place, and that
four of the five mills of the plant are
running again today. They have made
no effort, they say to start the fifth
mill. but will probably do SO early next
week.
The Farm mill at the Lindsay & Nc
CutcheOn works was in Operat tiOn
again today. Yesterday, according to
the managers of the mill it went with
in 10 per cent. of a full run, and Will
do better today, because there was an
earlier start made Manager Jinks
says the old men will be given another
chance to come back but if they fail
to do so non-union workers will be put
in their places and another mill
opened up next week AdViceS from
Hyde Park are to the effect that every
mill in the plant is in operation, and
that the work being turned out is quite
SatiSfa ctOry-
There probably will be nothing done
at the Painter mill for a few days. It
is evident that preparations are being
made to open the Devices Wood works
at McKesport. The repairs are being
rushed and large quantities of raw
material are being brought to the mills.
Negroes are employed on the repairs.
The strikers are watching close. fear
ing that there may be iron and steel
workers among them. Their pres
ence is watched by the strikers, and
the company has reinforced the guards
and closed the gates to all N en- not
engaged by the company.
President Gompers and Secretary
Morrison of the American Federation
of Labor reached the strike headQuart-
ers at 10 o'clock. President Shaffer had
not appeared at that time, but Secre-
tary Williams and several of the vice
presidents received them. Mr.. Comp
ers declined to say anything about the
attitude Of the federation or the pos
sfble outcome of the conference. Pres
ident Shaffer reached tn headquarters
at 1870 o'clock. and announced a few
moments later that his conference with
President Gompers was off until 1sS0
O'Clock in the afternoon.
rs it possible that the Federation of
Labor will turn over to the Amalga-
mated association all its lodges affect
ed by the strike 2" President Shaffer
was asked.
THAT is a question which I can not
answer" said Mr.. Shaffer. You will
have to get that from Mr.. Gompers-
There is nothing new this morning,
and there is nothing about the strike
that / can tell you"
It is reported that President Gompers
has a plan of discussing the situation
with the steel officials with a view to
bringing about a settlement, but the
story can not be confirm ed.
THINKS CHICAGO MEN WILL STAY
Chicago Aug. 9.-William c Davis,
vice president of the Fourth district
OF the Amalgamated association in dis
cussing the prospect Of the men walk