New Ulm review., 1901-08-14
STRIKERS PLAN BIC F|GHT
Fate of All Labor Organizations in
the Balance, According to
President Shaffer.
he SAYS THAT UAIOAIsa is AT STAKE.
Every EnppIoye of the billion Dollar
Corporation Will Be Asked to Join
in the Present struggIe-Mili own
ers Will Grant No More Conces-
sions-Strike Order Issued.

New York, Aug. 5.-The steel strike
is to be fight to a finish between
labor and capital. Such was the de-
cision of Saturdays conference and
both sides have announced their de-
| termination to carry on the contest
to the end with all the resources they
can command. The executive board
| of the Amalgamated Steel, Iron and
| lin Workers, after failing to get any
concessions at meeting here with
| j. Pierpont Morgan, Charles M.
Schwab and other men interested in
the affairs Of the United States Steel
corporation, announced that the
strike would be continued and that
orders would be given to the union
| men employed by the National Steel
company, the Federal Steel company
and the National Tube company to
go on strike at once. On the other
hand, the mill owners will seek to
open their mills, as opportunity Of
fers, and keep them open without the
assistance of the union. No fewer
than 100000 employees will be affected
| by the tying up of the steel corpora
tion's plants, and other allied indus
tries are certain to be injured.
Request of Union Refused.
The attitude of the board was far
from conciliatory, even at the outset
of the conference, and when subse-
quently the steel company officials
refused to accede to the unionizing
of the mills which have gone into the
organization since the strike began
all prospects of agreement disap-
peared. While it is true that the
mem bers of the board were disposed
to give way to some extent on their
demand that they should be permit
ted to organize lodges in nonunion
mills. they stood out for the recogni-
tion of the union in those plants
which, although hitherto independ-
ent, have since the strike was ordered
become more or less affiliated with
the association. The demand, they
say, was refused point blank by Mr.
Morgan and his colleagues. Secre-
tary Williams, of the executive board,
states that about 100000 men are en-
ployed in the mills of the three com
bines to which an attempt will now
be made to extend the strike.
Both Sides Are Firm.
Pittsburgh. Pa. Aug. s.-Loss of
ground by the steel strikers is report
ed at various points, but President
Shaffer minimizes the stories and
cites figures in behalf Of the men.
Leaders on both sides assert neither
will sue for peace.
Test of strength.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 9.-The con-
tending sides in the steel strike are
centering their energies for show of
strength on the day that the general
strike order becomes effective. The
United States Steel corporation is re-
opening mills closed by the first strike
call to show its independence of union
ism, and gathering strength wherever
il may tighten the effect Of the general
strike order. and the Amalgamated as
| socia tion bends it's energies to the ex-
tension of its membership and to OBJ
tain the support and cooperation of
the American Federation of Labor.
L Will Support the Strike.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 10.-Within "a
hours of the going into effect of Shat
fer's general strike order President
Gompers, of the American Fedora
ton of Labor. issued a statement
pledging the moral and financial sup
port of that order to the Amalga
mated association.
Will Tear Down Plant.
simultaneously with Gompers' dec
taration came statement from Per-
sifer +. Smith that he had received
orders from President McMurtry to
tear down the Devices Wood plant at
McKeesport and remove it to Kis-
minetas valley. This, he says, he will
do forthwith.
Death of William Newell.
Allentown, N. j.. Aug. civilian A.
Newell, congressman from 1847 to