The sun., 1901-08-05
LABOR,S BATTLE.


est Both parties 70 tho contest agree
that il is 10 BE- d fight ~ finish, and
that the result involves the question III
supremacy between them. The au
npun,nd intention ef th" officers ~ the
United States Steel Corporation. is til"
destruction Of the .Amalgamat.d 4ss.-
ciation. Of Iron, Steel AMI Tin Workers.
This condition results from and follows
th. ropuAufion of all the propositions
for the ending If the STRIKE, which hal
betn made Us it. rs the Steel Corpora
tiun. at the conference held in New York
On Saturday.
Close study ~ the history and noy"
ment " this strike i needed to rightly
comprehend the present situation AMI
the position of the parties 10 the con.
test From thn beginning there has been
a persistent attempt % Inisrcpresrnt and
diScrriit labnr'> position and demands.
The newspapers, either ilnGrantiy IN
wilfulv. have msr.prrS.nt,rl the sayings
ard a6in.s nf President ShafTnr IL tlr
.Analgan.tt.d Association, and The iii
r.rs If the Steel Corporation have at
tempted y nhtrap labor'~ representative.
IN diplomacy, and thus lyi,le and defeat
thDm rs creating distrnst nnd suspicion
III their counsrle NJ fair critic ~ tie
strike can avoid that conclusion In
traps 81 have bepn avoided by thf
frank, honest and straight forward Lead
rrship ~ President Shaffer. There could
moi have bcen anythih. palmer that wa-
not explicitly stated, than that thr Str,l
Corporation officers thungllt that tllcl
had cught President Shaffrr and Sctra-
tary Williams il trar. II thr confer
cnce lt Srhwais utiic. Thr tows III
Saturday morning gayn, distinctly that
impression. and moreover II announced
that these ,neIi Mere under suspicion
and surveillance from their colleagues -
the AnulgMnatcd Association board uf
control Tie newspapers held Shafe
ard Williams ~ As traitors nor only fl
lahor'- "aiisc hnt ~ rcprtlators nf au
agreement made with til. Steel Gntle
ration officers Schwah declared hiS
ability tn prov" rArSr allegations and
invited the members ~ the hoard wh,
10 New York and scr. Saturday. confer
encc was arranged fr under these ril.
runstanres. lh enemies ~ PrasidH
Shaftrr expected him 70 be dScredited rs
tlp u ,"fs ef III, ,lupiirity alleged j him.
The scheme faild fhr news If the cai
ference dpcs nH show my attempt II
make good The boast ~ Schwah shat
fer come. uut ~ That trial nnscathrd anl
wnii tho fun endorsement of his co
leagues.
Except o define the position u III,
l"aiers ii wlat il expected ID be III
greatest labor strike iii, country lnt
eerf ~ern thc details of what has i6irea,l!
occurred Ill il arc u ~ aec9nmt IL
spite attnnpls u make il appear "thr
wise, thr story When truthfully told i
crrditalIe ID Labor and dscrrditthle /,
caItal 'flic first has neen honest ala
frank I'lIr fplmcr has aaaPtrd I'LL III
deceitful arts yf diplomacy. and has 4
last n,,.iptatcd il fight which i lretrnd
ed - b. trying q avoid. The >tlug;l
j. not fur / shorter labor day. nor e.
higher Yign,. The question involved !
whether labor organizations are ~ i
recognized ts Ill authority in labo. mat
ters, and whether III workiurmen Sha
have ~ mpncsioncd and unmprd,a
right 10 ioin labor unions. 'lllr ilnmta
an question i whether al The wnrkna
employed III The mills of the I'nitr
State Size. Corporation shall be free i
join tlr unions, u whether the r0fpt
ritpn shall continue t. prohibit the nn
il certain mil- n i prapur'iou " lh"q
ininile tllc mtotls In thr conference
tt.i haze heca held, both partics pr,
posed concessions The strikers 10 IA
mand IL wr hav, stated il, aud u
Steel Corporation Officers agreed @ i
cludp .omr of thr mills formerly r&nil
Finally, i will NJ remembered. r. dal
Shaifcr and Secretary Williams II "2i
ference With Srhwah and rthrls n n
office litahed lH Understanding ~ Wfie
they p,rsnnill4 agreed rs basis
settlement. and also agreed II tirteri
the provisions u this &grcem,nt g tin
COLLEAGUES ana alvpcat" its adoption
This they dd. Tht Amdlsamat.d Ass,
ciafion bnald. declined 10 ratifl Il
agreement approved hy Sohuffcr ana WI
iiams When this wls announce
Stwah accused ShatIrr aud Williams !
haAins rrpuiiaid their agreement. I'll
conference Of Saturday followed, /
which thc steel Corporation officer" viii
drew III their propositions, and demand"
that the men return 10 work upon H.
condition.. ii falct Rlior p July i.
With this demand comes the ann iul \,
mcnt that ihn Strei Corporation officer
intend and arc conf i"nt that they "a
do il, to start :lr steel mills with npI
union labor, nnd will dcfeilt and dcstro
the Amalgauated Association Of Iron
Steel and Tin Workers II amy cost. !
this there i suggested prof of the insil
cerity If the officers Of the Steel .hssocia
tion. Their diplomacy mas been to gan
time: 10 lead the strikers and The publ
10 4 belief in i speedy and favorable sci
Element af the strike which They have in
tended to bring about. They have no
only deceived and betrayed the confacnc