The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-15
GREAT STRIKETO-DAY
AMALGAMATED MEN WILL
Grey sHAFFER's ORDER.
vor 4 WHEELTo TURNT0 DAY
.ssocIATION PROPOSES TO SHOW
ITS STRENGTH.

c.oeI and Tin Plate Companles-f
49,. strikers Do Not Garry Their
poi,t other Mills of the Big Steel
,rnoration Will BE Called Out in
sootions Until the Strike Is GEN
eroI-Pittsburg VIII BE the Strike
Center.
Pittsburg, July 14.-From present in
d,ca+ions il looks probable that Presi-
dort Shaffer's strike order issued last
night to the Amalgamated Association
members in the employ of the Ameri-
an Steel Hoop Company, the Ameri-
can Sheet Steel Company and the
American Tin Plate Company will be
obeyed and the great struggle between
the Amalgamated Association and the
steel companies will be on in earnest
tomorrow.
In the union mills of the three COM
panies against which strike has been
declared it is predicted that not
wheel will turn tomorrow. An effort
will be made also to close down some of
the non-union mills of the companies
and to cripple the rest. The Amalga-
mated people are very sanguine of sue
cess
"Ihe strike was not of our own
seeking" said President Shaffer to-
day. 1T was forced upon us. We were
not cOntending for wages, but for prin-
ciple, for self-preservation. The tin
and sheet people will not be able to
turn a single wheel tomorrow. We
have our forces thoroughly organized,
and there will be some surprises in
store. l have not heard to-day from
a single lodge in answer to my strike
order but an answer is not necessary.
The order will be promptly obeyed by
all our men. But there will be no trou-
bic. Labor organizations have chang
ed. The Amalgamated Association is
not the association it was twenty years
ago, nor even five years ago. The
men are more readily controlled--in
fact, We have our men under CONTROL"
Pittsburg to Be the Center.
Developments to-day indicate that
Pittsburg is going to be pretty live
ly strike center. The most interest at
taches to the Painter mill on the South
Side, and to that of Lindsay & Nc
Cutcheon in Allegheny. Both mills are
controlled by the American Steel Hoop
company and have hitherto been ag-
gressvely non union and much depend
ed upon the action by the men in these
plants. The employees of both mills
held open meetings to-day and both
decided to strike tomorrow.
IhD Dot
men and the Lindsay & McCutcheon
mill about 300
W. jerks, manager of the Ameri-
can Steel Hoop Company, said tonight
ne mad heard of the attempt to be made
10 lie up the two mills, but he hWl
heard such strike talk for several
months past. Mr.. jerks said both mills
would resume tomorrow morning as
usual
The fight at the Painter mill is to
pe made the fight of the strike. Both
sides viii make stubborn resistance. If
the Amalgamated people can close this
mill they believe they will have won
the greater part of the strike. The
mill is not only an important one, but
the steel Hoop Company has for years
succeeded in thwarting the efforts
made to unionize it.
resident Shaffer was asked to-day
Il ne had set a time when, if no set
uement having been effected, he would
extend the strike to all the subsidiary
Steel companies of the United States
9teel corporation. He said he must
uecnhe to make his plans known at
present 1t may be said, however, on
ule strength of reliable information,
t. naI lhe strike within its present linn
strength.
TO show Its Strength.
AT the conference last week the rep
eoeHIauVes of the steel corporation
"eie repeatedly warned that the as
80 'lolI was much stronger than they
80 lhey were even told of the or
saulzatlon of mills of which they had
,o AnoWledge. But the steel men would
oeHeNe that the association was
IL ohs as 1t was claimed to be. Thus
sesa oeteVed the first purpose of the
oSo'lallon is to show its strength by
U-LHuins the strike to three companies.
sh mat show of strength has been
tba Whatever it may prove to be,
Ia 81 ldtlon expects the companies
conCra lor another conference. If the
mpdhles show no inclination to make
ed tOeihent the strike will be extend
trrgt Uiree more companies. If the
be as. ~, VIII not yield then the strike win
pani@s euued to such independent COM
or r.,, dS sell their finished products
which materials to companies against
SbaI strike has been declared
tione a. ,ne strike attain such propor-
thor w would be likely to go still fur
and r.Lue Amalgamated Association
forna5 'atlon of Labor two years ago
vba- a secret alliance. II IS claimed
I'm II was agreed that tba ossa,ta
steo, Hhen on strike could call ont the
tsr men Of the Federation fTha ,at
whos, "bahlHations in many mills
.''efship in the association.
'""'le Plants Close Down.
nIrbt port port from Newcastle, Pa. to-
This c' fVoo mon viii be affected IN
OF tb.s Dy the Amalgamated strike
nare, -'VoO are employed in the She.
plan, r'nut and 400 In the Greer
Tho ,, 'hr National Steel Comnanv
call.5 u or the latter mill were NOT
tcrs ,.Il hy President shaffer. hut no.
plant " posted there stating that fhc
row nm" nor be IN operation to-mor-
the ,tn. I'D. not mills department OF botb
mon i,A VIII be idle, nffecfinr GO0
narg, i,srr min and 900 al the gh..
mana. 'lL These departments nfe
mon. exclusively by Amalgamated
rlsrt. balance NJ the emploves NJ hotb
nmt.f either un0rganized or 49,
Nt. 'n the International protec.
OnH ..s 'lNpn of Plate Worlers
lanf N. l'nt black plate ia novg on
PM rlihrf plant A. 49, 80. ~