The sun., 1901-07-15
TO EXTEND STEEL STRIKE,
kASo1 M1N NAY CALL OUT xAr1oxAL
AND eRDsRAL STEEL ENPLoYx1S.

Sha1er Of the AmalsaAated Associates oays
r - ua ordsrsa Thsa oss. bet n Win Take
wssk - More % Bring II Aboss BE
speasss ia various Places - tAs Order
-lakslihoel Tnat Many Empleysss WIN Noe
obsy -Pitssbsrs Nst ARscssa Directly.
rrrrssuno, July IA Before the week
b out The union mon employed by tho Ma
tlonal Steal and The Federal Steal com.
psniss may b called out on strike This
announcement was made tonight by
Theodore 6hader. President Of the Amalga-
mated Association OF Iron. Steel and
Tn Workers. The union employees Of
he Nstional Tube Company may aiso be
called out, ShalIer said. but % tho mills
Of that company ere nearly all non-union
TIE strike would have htt1s effeot
The striks against these companies VIII
bs ordered by . circular letter. containing
shafers vsssion Of the conference held ast
week By the General Executive Board OF
tho Amalgamated Association and the
Representatives Of the sheet stsel. hoop and
tin plate trusts.
The strike. Shafisr says. will not become
general for week or two. a. It VIII taxe
some time to reach the men. He says that
be has Get no time for general strike. but
he expects the various lodges. every union
mill having lodge. to declare strike as
soon a. the circular has been reoeaved. read
and dlscuAssd.
From what Shaffer said yesterday II "
Judged that the circular will 30 argumenta-
tive In tone, showing tho reasons why the
men should striko. Shaffer says no
fully expects generally affirmative
response to his strike circular.
but It Is believed that no can
not succeed In get ting tho union men out In
all the mills. He has intlmated that he can
vassed the mills year ago and the fact
that the rules adopted by the last convcn-
ton authorize him to declare general strike
Is said 10 be proef positive that the associa-
ton at large approves the idea.
Il IL asserted by association officials
that when tho circular TO be issued has
dono It's work, 100000 mon will DO idle.
Including association men, skilled work.
mon not belonging to the association.
members OF other unions and unskliled
workmen. They confirm the estimate
given In THE Sun to-day that 10000 men
were made idle by tho strike against the
Sheet, Hoop and Tin companies. 1t is
estimated that an average wage OF ~
day is paid to tho 10000 claimed by the
association now to be idle.
The union employees OF tho Lindsey
NcCutcheon and tho Painter Hoop mills
met to-day and resolved to go out on strike.
These mills have been non-union for years.
but having been declared open mills
by the association. union men have been
working In them. Tho decision to strike
means that Only some Of the furnaces and
some Of the rolls will not be manned to-
morrow. The greater part OF the mills
win be In operation.
Although PittsbTg Is the headquarters
OF the Amalgamated Association and at
one time furnished the majority OF its
members, the fact Is that not single mill
in this district will close operations on
account OF the strike The union mills
are owned by companies independent Of
the trusts and they. Of course. are not on
strike The trusts have no union mills
here. The strike will therefore not affect
the business interests Of Pittsburg.
DISPATCHES show that the smaller towns
will be injured most by the present strike.
6hafrer's circular should result In general
strike against the six companies COM
posing the United States Steel Corpora
ton. Then Chicago will feel 1t. for 1t Is
thought that the plants Of the former llli-
nois Steel Company are now controlled
by the trust.
Should the strilse become general and bs
nrolonged. the expense viii fall heavily
upon the men employed by the Republic
Iron and Steel Company. the trust that
docs not belong TO the United States Steel
Corporation, and the men employed In
the independent plants Amalgamated
officers say the Republic company en-
assessment to be levied on them will amount
to t2s,OO0 q month The Amalgamated
treasury is said to contain ss00.o0o.
McKEEsPoRr Pa, July N-There was
great activity In McKeesport to-day. About
1000 men employed In tho United !Statcs
Tin Plate Works, 1000 more In the W:
DEVICES wood works Of the American Sheet
Steel Company, and 900 from the Pittsburg
Steel Hoop works were ordered out In tho
steel strike. About 1000 men in the roll
inc mill OF the National Tube Company ex-
pect TO 20 out on Wednesday. II they do
1000 other employees OF tho tubo company
stand ready to join. having grievances OF
their own.
The situation hero Is grave. as this y the
hub OF the manufacturing district OF Pitts
burg. Tho fight started hero over the
discharge Of union men last April IL Is
expected 10 centre here and II any dis
turbsnces occur it will DO here az every
effort will be made 10 keep the mills In this
city In operation. Across tho Monongahela
River are the works Of the Carnegie Steel
COMPANY. They are in operation tonight
and It will require another day TO tell how
much they win be affected.
Since the Homestead strike In 1892 the
Carnegie mills have been non-union.
| 0rnanlsers have been at work In them for
n wear secretly. How far they have been
s,ccesss,il tomorrow will tell Enter
nri,e Lodge OF the Amalgamated held
q secret meeting this afternoon In Haber
| Hall. II was wildly enthusiastic, but be-
| yond the statement that number OF new
mon were taken In nothing was given out
| Tho men are from the National Tube works.
| This concern ht.s been non-union Tor many
years, the last effort 70 organize having
resulted In the great strike and riots OF June.
| 1894. secret organization has been
| maintained among the mon ever since;
\ They are dissatisfied at the wages paid
| by the company, the hours OF work and
| the mill rules. which have never been the
same as In other mills.
Tho 8OO0 employees In the other DEPART
monts also have a grievance, A year ago