New-York tribune., 1901-08-07
THE ORDER TO STRIKE.
SHAFFER'S CALL CREATES A GREAT
SENSATION-SENT To ALL ANAL
GAMATED LODGE OFFICIALS.
IsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
Pittsburg Aug. 6.-The strike call has been Is
sued Unless the differences between the Anal
gamated Association Of Iron. Steel and Tin Plate
Workers and the United States Steel Corporation
are adjusted before midnight next Saturday
every union workman employed by the corpora
ton will cease work President Theodore
Shaffer mailed the strike orders to the vice
presidents Of the various districts and to the
presidents Of all the lodges in the mills of the
United States Steel Corporation at 6 o'clock this
evening. He had previously sent number OF
kilograms to the advisory board informing the
members of his decision. The call reads as fol-
lows:
Brethren; The officials of the United States
Steel Trust have refused to recognize as
union men those who are now striving ror
the right to organize. The executive board
has authorized issue call upon all
AmaIgamated and other union men in name
and heart to Join in the movement to fight
for labOr's rights
We must fight give mp forever per-
sonal liberties.
will be told that you have signed con-
tracts, but you never agreed to surrender
those contracts to the United states steel
Corporation Its officers think you were
sold to them isst as the mills, with con-
tracts and all.
Remember. before you agreed to any con-
tract you took obligation to the AmaIGa-
mated Association Ii now calls you to help
I'm this hour of need
Unless the trouble is settled or before
Saturday, August 20, 1901. the mills will
close when the last turn is made on that
day.
organization. We trust you and need you
Come and help and may right come to a
Il. j. sHAFFER-
Mr.. Shaffer added this statement:
The call goes to the presidents Of the dis
tricts in which there are mills owned and operat-
ed by the National Steel. National TUBE and
Federal Steel companies. as well as 10 the Of
fcials of the lodges in the mills.
No notice has been or is being sent TO the
MANAGERS of the mills. We think the notice has
come from the other side. and that they have
had warning Of this ever since the inauguration
Of the strike That ought TO be sufhclent
President Shaffer expects that large number
of men not members Of the union will join the
strikers and completely cripple the mills No
notices were sent 10 the mills operated by the
Carnegie Steel Company. When President
shaner's attention was called TO the omission he
answered Il only sent notices where Amalga-
mated Association lodges exist" It is known
that lodges exist in the upper and lower Union
mills at Pittsburg. and few members of the
organization are at work in the Cuquesne.
Homestead and Braddock plants, but not enough
TO call out TO shut down the plants The mem
hers of the organization will be kept at work
in these plants 70 create new members.
The strike call created great sensation here
President Shaffer assured every one on Monday
that it might be week or ten days before the
call would be issued. No knowledge OF his IN
tention leaked out until after o'clock this
afternoon
President shaner is angry at the peace talk
going the rounds. He said:
The country is full of peacemakers Ihey oe-
siege me In my office for hours at a time Win
their cry of Peace, peace when there Is no
neace I will have nothing more 70 DO with
peace talk until it comes from the other slde
Thosa who come to me with stories or tnelr
influence in certain quarters. begging me 70 90
this and that I refer TO the trust oInclais II
any one can bring about peace. let him nave the
trust make us a proposal. We are done Win
chickering's and propositions. unless tney coma
from the United States steel Corporation