River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-05
is NOT SATISFIED.
Prominent Bay View Official Tells
About the Strike.
RESULT OF HIS INVESTIGATIONS.
Relieves AmaIgamated Association
Leaders Have Misrepresented
Facts, and Fears That
Strike Is Lost.

Milwaukee, Sept. 2.-Charges that
the national officers of the Amalga.
mated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers had misrepresented the
attitude of the United States Steel
corporation toward organized labor
i'm order to get the members of the
association out on strike were made
by former Vice President j. d.
Hickey at the meeting of the Bay
View lodge Sunday. In a cool. unim-
passioned manner Mr.. Hickey gave
the members of the lodge the result
of his recent trip to Pittsburg. where
he went for the purpose of investi-
eating the situation in regard to the
steel strike, and the situation as
summed up by Mr.. Hickey was that
the strike appears to be lost, and it
may take years to repair the damage
to the association which has already
been done. Mr.. Hickey's report was
listened to by all the men with re-
spectfd attention.
Mr.. Hickey made no recommends
ton to the lodge as to their future
action, but it is believed that his
speech may cause a change in senti-
ment not only in Bay View but in
other places in the Fourth district.
President Joseph Redfern, of the To-
cal lodge, presided at the meeting,
and when it had concluded he stated
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although no one had questioned the
accuracy of any of Mr.. Hickey's
statements. That his remarks viii
be reported in full to the general Of
ficerS of the organization and that it
may result in bringing Assistant Sec
rotary Michael Tighe here again or
some other representative of the
grand lodge was the belief of many of
the members Of the organization.
President Redfern stated that so far
it appeared to be the opinion of the
ma iority that the men would not re-
turn to work until they had been
ordered back by the national officers.
Mr. Hickey had little to say of the
conference in Pittsburg with Presi-
dent Shaffer and other national Off
GERS, The conference was mainly of
a personal nature, in which President
Shatfer was charged with violating
the constitutional ordering the strike
Many other matters dealing with the
past history of the association also
came up for discussion. Mr.. Hickeys
mission in the east was mainly to as
certain the exact situation of the
strike and to learn every detail of
the New York meeting
Advises Men to Return.
Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. president
Sehwab of the United States Steel
corporation, and President Simon
Burns, of the Knights of Labor, on
Saturday held a long conference by
long-distance telephone, and, il is
said, reached a preliminary agree
ment as to the terms of settlement
of the steel strike. 1t is said Presi-
dent Schwab declined to have any
conference with President Shaffer, of
the Amalgamated association, on the
ground that he no longer represents
any of the men employed by the cor
poration. He held all union men
have left the employ of the company,
but if these steel workers return to
work at once and the mills resume
operations in full, the whole mat
ter will assume n different aspect
and a discussion between the officials
of the combine and The Amalgamated
officials can take place.
Immediately after this conversation
Mr.. Burns went to President Shaffer
and urged him to call a meeting of
the executive board of the organiza-
ton at once so the men could be or
dered to work at the earliest posi-
BILE moment. 1t is understood this
order will be issued not later than
Tuesday, and would have been issued
before then had it been possible to
get the executive committee of the
organization together.
Burns Is Hopeful.
President Simon Burns, whose re,
puted interview with President c. NJ
Schwab in New York over the long.
distance telephone is generally be
Ieved. said Sunday that he had not
heard anything new from New
York. lie remained absolutely non
committal regarding his plans fol
bringing about peace. but he is hope
full and evidently believes that some
solution of the present serious PIE
dicament of the Amalgamated asso
citation will ultimately be found.
Amalgamated headquarters will bt
deserted most Of to-day President
Shaffer will be occupied with the pa
rade and his address in Ross grove
/ All of the other officers of the organ
ization usually about Pittshurg viii
be engaged in working up enthusiast
| for the organization movement ant
the cause of the Amalgamated asso
citation. With all the benefit enter
tainments and excursions that viii
be held during to-day re striker,
expect their cause to be materially
aided.
strikers Claim Mig victory
The steel strikers are claiming tn,
biggest victory since the fight began
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