Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-08-09
STRIKERS PLAN BIG FIGHT
Fate OF All Labor Organizations in
the Balance, According to
President Shaffer.
He SAYS THAT UNIONISM IS At STAKE.
Every Employe of the billion Dollar
corporation VIII lie Asked 10 Join
In the Present struggIe-MiI own
ers Will Grant No More Conces-
siOns

New York, Aug. 5.-The steel strike
Is TO be fight TO finish between
labor and capital. Such was the de.
cision of Saturdays conference and
both sides have announced their de.
termination TO carry on the contest
TO the end with all the resources they
can command. The executive board
of the Amalgamated Steel Iron and
I'm Workers, after failing to get any
concessions at a meeting here with
d. Pierpont Morgan, Charles NJ.
Schwab and other men interested in
the affairs of the United States Steel
corporation. announced that the
strike would be continued and that
orders would be given 10 the union
men employed by the National Steel
company, the Federal Steel company
and the National Tube company to
go on strike at once. On the other
rand, the mill owners will seek to
open their mills, as opportunity of
fers, and keep them open without the
assistance of the union. No fewer
than 100000 employees will be affected
by the tying up Of the steel corpora
tons plants, and other allied indus
tries are certain TO be injured.
Request of Union Refused.
The attitude of the board was far
from conciliatory, even at the outset
of the conference, and when subse-
the steel company officials
refused TO accede TO the unionizing
of the mills which have gone into the
organization since the strike began
all prospects Of agreement disap. /
peared. While il is true that the
members of the board were disposed
10 give way 10 some extent on theii
demand that they should be permit
ted to organize lodges in nonunion
mills, they stood out for the recogni-
ton Of the union in those plants
which, although hitherto independ-
ant, have since the strike was ordered
become more or less affiliated with
he association. The demand. they
.ay was refused point blank by Mr..
Morgan and his colleagues. Secre-
airy Williams. of the executive board.
tates that about 100000 men are en-
,loyed in the mills of the three com
Zines 30 which an attempt will now
'e made TO extend the strike.
ShaGer Talks.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 5.-"Within a ,
reek every union man and every
Mon man at heart in the employ of ]
he United States Steel corporation '
ill be asked to join in the strike now {
eng waged by the Amalgamated as y
ociation. We must settle whether
is 10 stand or fall. {
There will be no more conferences d
it'll the United States Steel corpora T
on unless the meeting is asked for
y the officials of the corporation.
he Amalgamated association will not
,quest peace meeting" c
These and several other significant
atements were made Sunday night
? Theodore j. Shaffer, president OF
Re Amalgamated Association of Iron,
eel and Tin Workers, upon his re- CT
i'm from the fruitless conference IN
th J. Pierpont Morgan and others in II
ew York. nj
Reason for Delay (:
Pittsburgh. Pa. Aug. 6.-President l.
affer, Of the Amalgamated associa- III
IN. explained Yesterday why he is co
laying the call for a general strike tr
1ong the employees of the United ~
ates Steel company. The associa- ST
IN has an agreement with the Fed 81
al Steel company, one of the compo- n
Mt concerns of the great Morgan 10
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