The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-08-06

Pittsburg, Aug. president Shat
fer. of the Amalgamated association,
during the course Of an interview,
made, in part. the following state
ment:
I'VE WANT PEACE AND THEY
WANT WAR. They can have peace
at any time for the asking, or by ex-
terminating the AmaIgam ated asso.
citation. There will be no more con.
serences Of tho executive board of the
citation, as that body adjourned
finally In New York. They have
turned over the strike to me and In.
structed me to call out all the union
mon In the mills Of the United States
steel Corporation"
President Shaffer arrived home
from the east last evening. He
reached Pitsburg about o'clock,
leaving the train at East Liberty sta
ton. With him were Secretary John
Williams, Assistant Secretary M. F.
Tighe, Ben |. Davis, manager of The
Amalgamated Journal, and Vice Pres
ident ohm Chappell. The officials
went direct to their respective homes.
as they were all tired.
Presiden tShaffer looked worn from
the long trip and excitement of the
past few days. He said he was feel
ing we'll and only needed sleep to put
him in good trim. He expressed re-
eret over the failure to reach set
tlement, but said that there could be
none under the propositions made by
Mr.. Morgan and his colleagues. Had
the Amalgamated association accept
ed the terms proposed it would have
meant the determination OF the organ
ization In the mills of the United
States Steel corporation and a death
blow to organized labor. 1t would
rave meant the desertion Of the men
now out on strike in het recently or
ganized mills, which would have cast
stigma on the officials Of the or.
ganization so long as they lived. The
officers would never desert men who
had placed their cause in the hands
OF the association and would fight
their battle for them as long as they
wanted to fight.
Says Morgan ls Deceived.
Continuing his discussion of the
last meeting in New York. President
Shaffer said that the members Of the
executive board had been treated with
every courtesy by the officials of the
company. Mr.. Morgan at no time
showed by word or gesture that he
was angry or even impatient. He was
rs friendly in his speech as any one
could be. President Schwab, who
was with Mr.. Morgan and did most
Of the talking, was also friendly in
bis tone and action. The failure to
agree was marked by no bitterness,
but by calmness and deliberate de-
c!sion. No explanation was offered
by the company for their refusal to
grant any better terms or to consider
the propositions Of the Amalgamated
association. They seemed to have
made up their minds suddenly to give
no consideration to the men and
would not vary from this determine.
ton.
Don't blame Mr.. Morgan for all
this" Mr. Shaffer went on. "Mr Nor
gan knows absolutely nothing about
the true conditions of the mills except
as he Is told by others. He has their
word and Is guided by 1t entirely. |
believe that Mr. Morgan is a fair
minded man and Is only acting on his
judgment, based on information from
others whom he looks to. l am aware
that there Ia hidden influence in
the corporate body OF the United
States Steel corporation that hsa
been working against us. What
rean is that 1t is hidden to the pub.
VIC, but not to us. We are fully aware
0f the location Of our enemies. We
went to New York wanting peace.
We did everything that we knew how
to bring about peace honorably. In
every. effort we failed. We can do
nothing but fight for our existence
until either the trust asks for an.
other conference or we are extir.
pated."
General Strike This Week.
When do you expect to call a gen.
eral striker" was asked of President
6haffer.
"A general strike will be called
Within the present week. There are
certain things that must be done and
conditions met, that cannot now ex.
Plain. This Will have to be attended
to before this strike Is ordered. By
the end OF this week, however, there
will be decided change In the situa-
tion.- This I am sure Of"