Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-07
The Die IS CAST;
THE BATTLE BEGINS.
Shaffer Names the Day
and the Hour for the Strike to
Become Operative In the Trust
Plants.

L
is cast. rhe battle of the giants is or
in earnest, whether for ignominiou'
defeat of one or the other, or com
promise, remains to be seen.
I'D TO this evening, it has been merely
a skirmish, each side trying to fine
the vulnerable spot in the other;
s-nor. Now it is different, brought
s,out bv the actual issuance by Pres
ident Shaffer of the long talked Of
general strike order.
This order was promulgated
this evening to take effect af-
ter the last turn of the mills
on August 10.
What the result will be no man car
toretell. but judging by the expressed
denomination of both parties to the
controversy the battle will be waged
farlously. Much money will be lost
thousands of men will be idle, grea
suffering is looked for, even bloodshet
and death are possible, and feared.
The strike call includes practically
all Amalgamated men in the United
States Steel Corporations employ moi
COW on strike.
IL was issued from the Amaieaihatee
Association headquarters anu ihaiieu u
all AmaIgamateu Iouse oiiiciais, WI.
ere expected 10 call tnelr men ihto tnt
strike.
me text "i inc c'
brethreh-"e oi"ca
the United States steel Trust
nave re'"se" 10
union men those VINO arc
arriving Tor '"e ris"' :"
sahihe' "'Ne
mas ""'""" III. ="
cali upon N" "is """e"
ana o'her union me" q"
ana near. =" .o." :" '.e No.
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mus" ,.,.,
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never "s. 49,,
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np '"i' "ou' u
"'ess the 'ro""Ie ~ .e"
y" OF before
~ i'oi' the minis VIII Close
""en '"e inst Turn IL A"e On
'""' nay
re'hreh' this IL tne call 10
our o"niA"""
'ru m" nee" sou' I'm.
US IN"
In :" =" Jus. c"u'e
M yours
rresldent ohaHer added thls state
hienI'
ne can goes 10 the vice presidents
" the ulstrlcts IN wnich tnere arr
nuns, owned ana operated by the Ma
tlonaI steel, national tube and FED
- oteel companies as Wen as 10 th'
OilV!ais Oh the lodges IN the mills.
No notice mas peen or is pelng sem
~ the managers Oh the Mills. we thlhh
'Helr hotice mas come from the otnel
cue anu that they nave had warning
VI thls ever since the Inauguration O
tne strlke: That ought to be sufflclent.
me order given above Is expected u
sven tne number OF Idle men TO oVel
4VoVoO at the end OF the week.
sent shaHer was askea
me call was not intended 10
!" '"e union men IN the
steer company ne
'o .hat ne could answer no
r"'o"s on mat score.
he Amalgamated Association ha!
Ioages IN the upper and lower unloI
HlliIs Oh the Carnegie Steel Company
anu lootnoid IN the homestead, Du
qleshe and Braddock mills OF the grea
oul"arK or non-unionism. In con
IorInity TO statements that have beer
ndue by PRESIDENT Shaffer before, these
men VIII be expected to join the strike
d VIII all Amalgamated men and sym
rdlhlzers IN all plants OF the United
states steel Corporation. The othel
eoHnpdnles OF the steel corporation no
mentioned by the Amargamated presi
9eht and whose association will seek Il
rahper are the American Steel q wire
company and the American Bridge
company. In the wire company Thu
A1inalgamated Association has only
louses IN the Cleveland rolling mil
pant and the Joliet rod mill plant o
'ne company. The former is now idle
"a IN the plants of the American Bridge