The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-09
show OF STRENGTH
s,DEs CENTERING ENERGIES
D FOR A DISPLAY SATURDAY.
STRIKERS SEEK SANCTION.
s,ppoRT OF THE AMERICAN
~ FEDERATION OF LABOR.

hut Claim the Tie Up Will
cenernl-President' Shaffer
n..sident Gompers in Confer
oe hut No Result Announced.
s.eaI Corporations Greatest Ell
forts al Pittsburg'
D+tsburg. Aug. S.-The contending
.,des in the steel strike are centering
..nr energies for show of strength
~ tbe day that the general strike or
dor becomes effective
The United States Steel Corporation
;. roonening mills closed by the first
strike call to show its independence OF
,aiorisn and gathering strength
~.horover If may to tighten the effect
~ the general strike order, and the
,,,o1qamated Association bends its
energies to the extension of its MEM
h0rsbin and to obtain the support and
oo.oneration OF the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
The general strike order becomes ef-
..ctve on Saturday night and the
oloirns nut forth on either side as to
tho results that will accrue from it
arc widely at variance. Of
soiaIs of the steel companies
admit that thousands of men will
obev the order of President Shaffer of
tho Amalgamated Association and go
mt but they positively deny the tie
IN will be general. They point to their
success in opening four mills that were
cosed. and say they have strongholds
at points where the Amalgamated
claims the most strength. The steel
officials are inclined to minimize the
sympathetic assistance which the
n Amalgamated Association will get.
Some still Hope for settlement.
With both sides arming for the con-
flct and a general strike but forty
eight hours away, many ordinarily
we'll informed persons hold the belief
there will vet be a settlement of the
strike Veryl Preston came here yes
terday and his presence started the ru-
NOR to-day that he was here to ask for
another conference in behalf of the
steel corporation. Mr., Preston point
edly denied that he was doing anything
n Of the kind and during the day made
no effort to see any of the strike lead
M ers. Some Of the men who predict set
81 tement believe there will be outside
a Intervention from powerful interests
and submission of the dispute to arbi-
u tration Different men of national
81 reputation, including Archbishop Ire
land and Senators Hanna and Scott
have been named in this connection,
but if efforts are being put forth IN
that direction they have not yet ap-
peared upon the surface.
Conference of Labor Leaders.
President Shaffer devoted to-day to a
conference with President Gompers of
The American Federation of Labor, who
came here for a personal study of the
atuation before committing himself or
DIS immense organization in any man
ner. The conference reached no conclu-
sloD and unless there is an alteration of
pans, will be resumed at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning. President Gompers
came here in company with Frank
morrison, secretary of the federation,
and was met at Amalgamated head
quarters by President Shaffer, Secre-
sy Williams, Assistant Secretary
dishe, Vice Presidents Rees and
Onappell, National Trustee John Pierce
aad Ben l. Davis. They sat in executive
I@son from il o'clock until $40
Tclock when they went out for lunch.
aney returned to the strike headquar-
Sls shortly after o'clock, and after
"el talk parted for the day.
They Declined TO Talk.
resident Gompers declined to state
'r' rue result Of the deliberations and
b.s pOS'u say nothing other than that he
nr. Nolie mere to look the situation
ana consult with President Shaf-
& +.n. resident Shaffer also declined to
ABOUT the conference. The strik-
tt. are very anxious to secure the ac-
r.o ~s cooperation of the federation, and
ol them express their confidence
d.r sVeel corporation succeeded to-
III getting the farm mill at the
o5o,. 5eay McCutcheon plant and an
rnr iIllH III, at the Clark Works in opera
al NJ Hey also received reports that
nms S,, 'ut Fafk last night four of the
p@" ulu perfect work and an an
Ivy, 1,hcement from Wellsyille that the
Tbo,, was virtually over there.
met with no opposition
hsye oI the four points where they
ssne sa1,p s.eopehed mills and expressed their
strlerree ion at the progress made. The
eno,a9 INSIST that there are not
Cm,St' men at the Lindsay & Nc
on r'n7 oH Establishment to operate the
,yopl'5'' '''''' n started, and predicted that it
eyas close down during the day. 1t
is Nh 5000, however, until night. 1t
fyS''tlea TO open another mill at
starr =, M McCutcheon's and also to
ers ,l ue falnter mill and the Charti-
thew ''"uJ ,'.T at Carnegie, but just when
een ''' ne started remains to be
pnta NUE. steel corporation is evidently
4PhtsbSSn l'rth its greatest efforts at
Etrke the headquarters of the
'oI 'he moral effect elsewhere.
-, iiFNt Act of Violence.
eIet 'tst act of violence in this
nlrbt W., I'od occurred at Natrona last
oud "uen a foreigner whose name
lnahi. pe learned was shot, pre-
din ,t IVY strikers. He was employ
I bo AZ copper extraction department
no Coz ISylVania Salt Manufactur-
o tbra. ny and was struck by shot
lred .r p'aces but not seriously in
red 8. 'Heie were six or eight shots
The rom the hill back of the works
he s,a P"uy has succeeded in filling
he sizing turnacemen's places. and
eg rrd'' are trying to frighten the
hootino ""aY by throwing rocks and
avy "l them while at work. A
zen n,. 'atd of special officers have
1rkmear, on for the protection of the
~, Tor RnIIies saturday.
allies l5n 'Ee s leaders plan series Of
#helr saturday, the closing day OF
argest ,.I ''ninary compaign. The