The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-09-13
Sentiment of Resolution
Passed.
DO IT WITHOUT DELAY
Shaffer Denied He Had Been
Authorized to Settle--Ex-
ecutive Board Could Not
Delegate Such Power.

Plttsburg, Sept. lit was ascer.
tanned last night that the meeting Of
the executive board Of the Amalga-
mated association Saturday and Mon
day last finally resulted in the pass
age, by a unanimous vote, OF resolu-
tion expressing the sentiment OF the
body that President Shaffer should
settle the strike, and without delay.
After going over the entire situation
very thoroughly, hearing reports from
all strike centers and learning the
ter per of the men now idle, tho
board decided that the terms of Presi
dent Schwab held out the greatest
hope for the Amalgamated associa
tion and that they should be accepted
rs soon as possible in order that no
other former union mills would be
started and dropped from the list that
President Schwab had agreed to sign
for.
The statement to this effect was
given so clearly and without any re.
serve that IL was carried to President
Shaffer He denied that he had been
authorized to settle the strike, and
said that 1t was to go on as usual. He
further declared that neither he or the
advisory board, which includes the
other national officers Of the associa-
ton, had any power to settle the
strike and 1t could not be delegated
to them by the executive board.
Peace Rumors Reached New York.
The rumors Of peace reached New
York during yesterday. Reports from
that place came to the Amalgamated
association. President Shaffer de.
MED all rumors. When asked il there
was any possibility Of a settlement
he said none that he knew of. Des-
pite the strike the trusts earnings
last month are said to have reached
tho $S,00O.0O0 mark.
Some of the strikers said that they
had heard that the executive board
had taken some such action as had
been reported, but they did not know
of 1t positively. All who could be seen
said that they believed firmly that
an order for them to return to work
would come In few days and that by
Monday of next week at the latest
they would be permitted to go into
the mills without "scabbing." If there
Is no settlement soon, it Is believed
that the executive board will be
called again to meet and to take some
more radical action to force the hesi-
tating members Of the advisory
board to do something.
Other Mills Were Operating.
The Star mills Of the company were
opel ated yesterday without incident.
The same conditions existed in the
Painter hoop mills and the Lindsay
McCutcheon mills in Allegheny. The
hmalgamated officials refused to dis
cuss the action of the Joliet mill men
in breaking away from the associa-
ton in a body and going back 10
work. The report was not discredited.
Keesport in preventing non-union
men from entering the mills on Mon
day is reported to have stirred up the
officials Of the National Tube com
pauv. and before another attempt Is
made In this direction, 1t is said, n
REQUEST will be made Of the sheriff
for protection. John Wordtt, who has
been working at the National rolling
mills Of the tube company, came into
the street about 6 o'clock, last night
A crowd of strike sympathizers
caught and knocked him down and
pummeled him severely. James Han.
Ion. said to be one Of the leaders OF
the assaulting crowd. was arrested.