Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-07-15

THE Bic STRIKE.
Conference Failed to
UniOnize Plants.
Strike Order Issued andPIants
Of Combine Idle.
President Sha1er has Assumed Per-
sonal Charge Of Strike.
GIGANTIC wAlK-oUT or LABoRERS.

Pittsburg, Pa, July l5.-The strik,
of the members of the Amalgamate,
association employed in the tin plat,
sheet and hoop mills, ordered Satur
day night, as result of a disagree
ment between conferees OF the United
states Steel corporation and the Anal
gamated association. was generally OBJ
served in the Pittsburg district this
morning.
Early reports received at the gener
al Offices of the Amalgamated associ
alton Indicated the strike order Is be
ing observed In all mills of the tin
plate, sheet and hoop combines.
President Shaffer Is In communica
tion with lodge officials of all these
plants and rs confident the association
will make such a strong showing In
this preliminary suspension of work
that general strike of all mills In the
United States Steel corporation will
not be necessa ary-
This strike bears resomblances TO
the historical Homestead strike In
lSJ2, in that Ii is not a question OF
wages, but recognition of the Anal.
gamated association which insists up.
on unionizing all plants OF three com.
panies In question. The manufactur.
ers refuse To grant this demand and
say individual contracts with work.
men in force at a number of the
plants must stand.
The Painter mills of the American
Sheet Steel company of the south side
shut down. Men Joined the Amalga.
mated association and this morning
no workmen, save four or five Hun.
garians and six boys showed up. The
strikers are keeping away from the
plant.
The tin mill at Monessen. Pa, non.
union, was running as usual today.
The Lindsay a. McCutcheon plant of
the Steel Hoop company In Allegheny
IS also idle.
The Star and Monongahela plants of
he American Tin Plate company are
closed down.
Painter and Lindsay & MeCutcheon
plants have been looked upon by Off.
cials OF the United States Steel corpo-
ration as strongholds of non.unioniz.
ed In the Hoop company.
Prompt action of President Shaffer
in thus forcing ths -aghtiag and carry
ing II into the enemy u camp was look.
ed upon as evidence that the strike
VIII be one of the most spirited In
Pfttsburg's history. President Shaffer
declared not wheel would turn In
either the Painter or tho Lindsay a
McCutcheon works until the strike is
settled. Shaffer said the movement
would be carried to the plants not now
recognized by the combine as under
the association. He looked for a gen
erai response to his strike order, and
he declared To fight out on the origin.
nj lines until doomsday.
Recent visits of Amalgamated Off.
cials to Homestead are somewhat sug.
gestive that men there. have been or
ganized. Hints have been thrown out
by the Amalgamated men within few
days that when the association felt
the need of showing its strength the
Steel combine would be amazed. The
Amalgamated association has a strike
fund in the bank of over $500, 900.
The steel branch of the labor asso-
citation of the American Sheet Steel
night viii owe its success to ability TO
bring out the men employed at the
great works at Vandegrift. Pa. This
plant Is the largest of its kind in the
world and already some men are mem
bCrs of the Amalgamated association.
II is claimed before the day is over
portion or at least these mills will
be idle.
Pittsburg. Pa. July 1.-THE Monon-
gahela plant of the American Tin !
Plate company is tied up tight. The
entire fourteen mills are idle.
At Connellsyille. Pa. 200 men are
out The strike may affect the coke
production.
The report is current in iron and
steel circles this afternoon that steps
were TO he taken at once by the man
ufacturers toward a settlement OF the
strike.