The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-10
HELP FOR STRIKERS.
Federation Of Labor Has Endorsed
Tlltir Cause.
CEMENT BY GOMPERS.
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Says M.aIgamated Association Must
Not Be Defeated.
THE CONTEST IS ONE OF PRINCIPLE
On the Part of the Strikers and All
Branches Of Union Labor Must
Stand Up for Them.
SS'eMENT BY GOMPERS.
THE CONTEST is ONE OF PRINCIPLE

FHlSDurg, "a, August O.-Ihere were
gravely Important Developments In the
strike situation today. The United states
Steel corporation moved declsively In It's
strike campaign with peremptory order
directing that the great De Wees Wood
plant at McKeesport be dlsmantled and re-
moved to the Kisklmlnetas valley. Pres-
dent Gompers OF the American Federation
Of Labor, after two DAYS conference with
President Shaner and his associates, issued
formal statement tonight specifically
pledging the federation to the moral and
financial support of the Amalgamated es-
sociauon,
His written review Of the train OF events
leading TO industrial quarrels sustalns the
course Of the Amalgamated association and
decides that nothing remains but to battle
for the cause of unlonism
The official announcement of the order
70 dlsmantle the De Wees Wood plant
was great surprise, and McKeesport re-
ceiyed II at FIRST wirh doubt. Actual
preparations were made later in the dry
for the dismantling aud there is attic room
| for doubt that 1t will be torn down. The
strikers heard the order in spirit OF
defiance. They simply said that It showed
the steel corporation was convinced that
it could not reopen the plant in the face
of the opposition of the Amalgamated as,
ISOLATION. Strike leaders here said that
the order was hluG that had been worked
unsuceessfuly before and declined to take
it seriously.
The steel officials declined to give shy
reason for the order, but It is openly stated
here that the pronounced sympathy of citl-
zens and city officials at McKeesport with
the strikers is responsible for It. 1t Is also
said that the plant OF the National Tube
company at McKeesport VIII be abandoned
and the old Carnegie plan for a tube plant
at Connaught Ohio, revived.
! The De Wees Wood plant was founded
about forty years ago and Is one OF tho
best known plants in Pennsylvania. It's
/ yards and mills cover between twelve and
fifteen acres ii has employed 1900 men at
| Its busiest times and IFS cost is placed at
( $5,OO0,OO0 by oincials OF the Steel corpora
( ton.
! President Gompers OF the American Fed,
GRAFTON Of Labor was AZ che strike head.
quarters again this afternoon with Secre-
/ tary Morrison and was closeted with the
advisory board of the Amalgamatcd asso-
! citation for more than three hours. He gave
out the following statement;
'Snce the arrival of Secretary Morrison
| OF the American Federation of Labor and
| myself we have been in almost continual
| conference with the advisory board OF the
| Amalcamated Association of Iron, Steel
| aud Tin Workers. We made a thorough
! investigation of the present strike. of its
members, formerly in the employ of the
j uailed States Steel corporation and It's
I constituent branches; the causes which
lei to the strike; the present condition
! Of the country and we unhesltatingly de.
! clare our Judgment that the position OF the
! Ama;gGmated association Is absolutely jus
| tined and essential TO It's continuance and
/ effectiveness as union OF the workers
Ia fhsa do Vll la ~ HflF NJ
the rights and interests OF its mcmbeE;.
ut Is true that the Amalgamated as
sociatien Ia the nrst e9nIeTenees asked
THAT the United states steel corporation
sign the union scaAe Of wages for all the
| nils operated, owned and controlled by
: thar company but IL Is also true that the
( tufeI so that the union scale should apply
to tlto0e mills only in which The members
! Of the Am0lgamated association are en-
ployec. in other words, which are w'tg
/ known to he union mills. This the steel
| Corap1ny refused TO concede, Insisting that
the scale should apply 10 those mills which
| were unfon last year, even refusing 10 al.
| lOw ;No mills TO be Included which by a
sperles OF hectoring aud sympathetic op-
posi- ION Of the company mad become non
uni0n during the year.
! ''Even the FIRST demand for the scale
10 be applied generally throughout the jur-
/ tslictiOn Of the company was commendable
for The ohylons reason That an employer
should be willing 60 pay a UNIFORM wage
10 ~ n who perform IKE Work but reallz.
N ana tof fully represent, the Amlgamated
essnelst.0u modified It's demands TO the
! eNtcnt already stated.
~. appears that the company took the
position Il did With an avowal that II
would not allow the extension Of the union
10 nonunlonlsts Such an aNowment Is
tantamcunl 20 declaring that notwi,hstand'
ing the growth Of the craft, the organiza,
ton had reached a status beyond which
II cou'd not extend.
Now any one az all familiar win IN
dusrrial Development ana eeen0mie or
Ezalzaflon IL aware thar organized iaeo'
ndrances or recedes, never stands stilh
Ii therefore follows that II the trust. by
ifsS erfat wealth, can prevent the exten
sion and growth Of the Amnlga mated as
ISOLATION Il encompasses It's disintegrAtlon
aud obstruction The only power tafn
standine between the trust and workers
AZ a protector Is the tender mereles OF
IL directors Against such a calamity ths
aense al Justice and humanity feFolr ana
/ nsalnS. it we sniemnly protest.
1--WE shall stand BY the INA igam Z, e te !,
association In the present eonnlSt 70 III VI !, 3
! HULL EXTENT OF OUR PoWEk; BOIL
MORALLY AND EINANCl Y. w, NJ
! SHALL AID IN EVERY WAY TIE MES
OK STRIKE OR WHO MAY LONE DLl
on STRIKE To MAINTAIN - III ~
WORKERS. IN THEIR RIGHT - utt
CAME AND THE EXTENSION ny
THHTR ORGANIZATION. SO THAT 1T
/, ONisT POWER WHICH STANDS f t.l
II THEIR PROTECIIOz, AN, ADNAN, ~
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