New-York tribune., 1901-08-05
TO ORDER GENERAL STRIKE.
sHAFFER ANNOUNCES HIS PURPOSE
on RETURN TO PITTSBURG.
SAYS THAT II A WEEK ALL UNION MEN EN-
PLoYED BY STEEL CORPORATION
WILL BE CALLED OFT.

WILL BE CALLED OFT.
Pittsburg Aug. within a week every union
man and every union heart in the en-
ploy OF the United States Steel Corporation will
be asked to join the strike now being waged by
the Amalgamated Association We must settle
whether unionism is TO stand or fall.
There will be no more conferences with the
United States Steel Corporation. unless the
meeting is asked for by the officials of that
corporation The Amalgamated Association will
not request peace meeting
These and several other significant statements
were made tonight by Theodore J. Shaffer.
president Of the Amalgamated Association OF
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers. upon his return
from the fraitless conference with J. Pierpont
Morgan and others IN New-York
It is now a fight TO the finish between the
great billion dollar Steel Trust and organized la
Dor. Mr. Shaffer says. He is ready to employ
every pesceable means within the power of man
10 win q victory. No quarter is 70 be given and
none will be requested. The entire management
4 Of the contest has been placed in the hands Of
4 President Shaffer. He has absolute power to
call out every who is connected with the
organization and he intends TO do it. He is
satisfied with the progress of the fight TO date
He finds that none of his battle lines have been
broken. Promise is made by Mr.. Shaffer that
the trust will find that the Amalgamated Asso-
AMALAGAMATED MEN RETURN.
Mr.. Shaffer. Secretary Williams B. l. Davis
NJ r. Tighe and John Chappell. of weIlsville
came in from Newly over the Baltimore and
Ohio road at about O'Clock this evening. They
were expected by the Pennsylvania, but Mr..
Shafer enjoys mystery and his chief pastime
is eluding reporters. The president and his
advisers did not appear TO be in the least cast
down.
Il have simply been whirlng through sea
of reporters since 1 left Pittsburg," said Mr..
Shaffer, and the tide does rot seem to have
turned the other way. There is not much that
] say about the situation at present"
VIII there be a meeting OF the advisory
hoard tonight to order general strike?"
asked.
meetings when I We held none On the
train to-day" was the reply
VIII there be meeting tomorrow"
Meme viii be needed Tie fact Of the mat
ter is that We held one IN New-York last even
ing"
Was there any action taken at that meeting
about calling out all of the men in the employ
Of the United States Steel Corporation
Il Was given fuil authority to act. The meet
ing empowered me to issue call whenever in
my judgment thought it time 10 act"
~ CALL ALL MEN OUI SOON.
When VIII that call be issued?'
That depends number Of things 1t is
difficult 70 say just the exact day ] will be
ready 10 exercise the authority vested in me-"
lis the order likely TO go out to-night?"
Il would hardly think so. i am of the opinion
that could not prepare myself 10 issue the
order tonight"
''win you do anything in the matter this
evening""
NO; viii not ] am going home to rest and
will wait until tomorrow 10 resume the cares
OF my position"
Cannot you fix some definite date when this
order viii he issued?"
You say that within a week every union
man and every union man at heart in the en-
ploy Of the United States Steel Corporation viii
be requested by to toin the Analgamated
Association in winning this strike"
DO you think yoJ viii be able TO close all Of
the mills Of the Steel Corporation
Il Of the opinion that every ore OF them
can be closed. We have some great surprises in
store for the trust. The men have been or
ganized in some Of their mills that they never
Dreamed could be touched We have the svm-
TaIhy Of the worlunen. and they will not throw
any straws in the way Of ON absolute victory"
Mr.. MORGAN NOT DIsCoURTEoUs.
Mr.. shaffer said that the stories that Mr. Nor
urday were untrue. He said the gentleman had
heen courteous and businesslike throughout the
entire meeting, and If he had lost his temper
il was after the adjournment Of the gathering.
Are you afraid of Southern negroes being
brought in 10 break the striker
Not in the least The negroes OF the South
thoroughly organized. We have not been
overlooking that detail. They make the best
kind Of union men. The three hundred colored
men brought from the South TO assist in start
ing the plant of the Latrobe Steel Company. in
Chicago, were all members Of the union When
they discovered what wanted Of them they
returned 10 their homes"
WHY TERMS WERE NOT ACCEPTED.
Secretary Williams was not disposed 10 dis
cuss the situation at such length as his chief
lie did have this 10 say:
'All possibility OF settlement OF this dficulty
appears 10 be at an end ~
We carefully considered the proposition OF
the trdst- IL was decided that the terms were
such that we could not accept. To accept would
nave meant practically the disruption of our