The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-07
STEEL STRIKE
HANNA'S OPPORTUNITY
Alleged He VIII Use il TO
Boom His President
ial Campaign,
Iny Assoclated Pross.l


Washington, q. c., Aug THE
steel strike is going to be the frs,
step Of the ladder upon which Mark
Hanna Will mount to The nomlnotlon
Of the Republican party for the prosi
dency Of the United States" said
John G.. Lynch OF Chicago this even.
ing.
Mr.. Lynch Is a manufacture. and
employer Of labor, and has appeared
before many congressional commit
tees in the dual capacity OF an ON
ployer and a friend of the lahorers.
He Is as well informed as any man in
reger4 10 the natioaal movements OF
laDor bodies, and stands high in tho
confidence of the leaders Of the TWO
great political parties
"Wnl Settle Strike For Hanna
"This is not joke or surmise.
added Mr. Lyl~h "t is as nea- a
prophecy as a cautious man can go.
Mark Hanna broke up the coal strike
last year. Just before The presidential
election. and he will break up the
steel strike He did one for william
Mckinley. and he viii do the other
for Hanna. And don't you imagine
that NJ. A. Hanna will not be a strong
candidate for president. He is
strong man in every respect.
when he undertook to put an end
to the coal strike last year he went
to the miners and foupS that they were
not receiving good wages. He went to
the Operators and was told that they
We're paying ne miners all they could
afford, but that on account of the
high shipping rate demanded by the
railroads they were unable o give the
miners the increase they asked.
Brought Railroads to Terms.
Hanna then went to the PennsyE
vania Railroad company and asked
them to make lower rate for carry
ing coal The Pennsylvania immedi.
ately agreed TO do so. Then ne ap-
/ piled to the smaller roads which touch
many Of the mines. The proprietors
were very arbitrary Some Of them
thought it was a good chance to show
their independence. know that one
railroad magnate of small road told
him to mind his own business.
Mr.. Hanna then went to j Pierpont
Morgan and consulted with him.
Those owners of small coal roads re-
ceived letters he next day to the ef-
feet that If they did not meet the pro
rate on the reduction on coal rates OF
The Pennsylvania. thae Morgan would
have half OF them in the hands of a
receiver. within forty-eight hours the
coal strike was over and Senator Han
ma had settled e.
Il believe Shaffer Is an honest man,
but his conduct Of the negotiations
with Morgan makes # look to me as If
there was gigantic deal on hand.
shaffer brought back from New York
proposition which the steel council
could not accept You take my word
for IT, this strike win look serious.
There may be disorder Il will reach
proportions which viii attract the at
tention Of the whole country. especi
ally the laboring element
When that time comes the presi-
dent OF the American Federation Of
Labor will ask Hanna to become the
arbitrator on the part of the steel
workmen Then Hanna will set le
this strike within day DO you Inn
ngine there viii be no political after.
math TO such an apparently gigantic
undertaking accomplished in SO short
a time? II you do, you are not famil
lar with Senator Hanna, SO sure as
there is a steel strike Mark Hanna
will settle &C. ana so surely win his
candidacy follow the settlement"
In view OF Mr.. Lynch's forecast and
other significant events recently, the
next Republican convention win like
ly be divided between Hanna and
Roosevelt.