New-York tribune., 1901-08-11

arbitration" The subject was discussed on
Friday by President shaner. President Gompers
Joseph Bishop. Frank Morrison, NJ. NJ. Garland
and an unnamed official of the American Tin
Plate Company. and basis for the submission
Of the question agreed upon. II is said that
President Shafer opposed the plan at first, but
was finally won over and agreed TO certain con-
cesslons in behalf of the Amalgamated Assoeia-
tson. The strikers are using the incident In
their fight They say that they went much
further than could be expected. and that they
have been put on the defensive in a fight whlch
threatens the existence Of their organization
Secretary Williams made the following state
nnent TO The Associated Press tonight;
disinterested party called at the Amaiga-
mated Association headquarters. ana oiIeIeu 10
use his services looking TO the arbitration OF ths
oi5 matter In dispute between the Amalgamateo
Association and the United states Steel Col a
ton. The proposition TO aroltIStS .; Mas 80 49, -
down by the United States steel CorPoIau0N
,,.vop RACK STATES HIS ATTITUDE.
Mayor Black Of McKeesport issued forn1ai
statement tonight defending his attitude tow
as the Tinted States Steel Corporation. he
said:
The accusation OF the United States Steel Cor
poratiou that it viii dismantle the d Dewees
Wood mill may may not mean WnaI aPleeLe Pa ;
on the surface. In the twenty years oi 49, ~
,bat I have been a resident of this city, nave
heard similar threats the motives cI WIIlCh We
have no further 10 seek than those wiz" 0O'N
ate the present situation -, -.
The reason which the trust gives for the re-
rooxsl is that the Mayor and people OF Mchees-
port are hostile TO the trust; in other woros, pc
raI,se rFe neoue of the city and the chief exeeu-
tive favor the opponent against me opPre9SIl'
because their sympathies are Win lhe uo% 49,.
trodden and against those who seek TO enrlcn
themselves by IN reauited toll The trust VIII
seek some other fields. Where in an the ~ oIoau
expanse Of the great Union can the Chl'eu $50 %
G,E he 0la
pathies Of the people will not ever he WIN mos
who groan under the heel of the oppfesssoL pS
Where in all the wide world can they go ~ ~"neIe
they can escape the inexora bic punishment tnaI
Infnitude uetes out 10 rapine and lnJusllce
What boots it that the place OF oppression means
a different name il the oppression goes on:
II was said many centuries ago that ne VINO
wishes Justice must do justice. ana the sdiIle
r,rincinle embalnled now as a maxim of equity
applies as surely and forcibly as When II II
was first enunciated Let the trust ueaI s lCs
men as they should be treated and II VIII no. no.
be necessary TO construct mills on Wheels INA ma
they may fee from every expression OF ILsiit -
eous public sentiment. As a matter OF taSt' II
the Wood mill is moved. II Is OUT OF ud y =
When the sale Of the property was nlaue 70 ,
the trust il was said that there was not sIouiIu
enough and that the mill would nave 10 % oe
moved Talk Of the removal Of the MN IS an an
cid story stale and unnteresting because OF
too frequent repetition -. -.
Where in al the land can the trust get pet-
ter treatment than from the municipality OF OF
NFcE-essnortp Take for instance the matter OF
taxes The trust mills here to-day pay 49, ~
On assessment Valu2 tlOns OF a trlle over 1 PCi
cent Of their real value. on the otheI naha, a.
the iaboring man who owns his own nome ~
taxed 20 three -fourths OF the real value OF ne
home Were the trust taxed on the same OASIS
II would take thousands Of dollars annuaiIy
from the trust Golfers. Cleveland, Nheie 'Iie
fax campaign Of Mayor Tom L. Johnson Is
waeing would hardly do as well Inc 11s.I cltlzers
Of NcKeesport by a bill in equity, can pfeNelI
this spoiation. but il is lastlhg inJuIS ~
rropertv and injury 70 taxpayers creditors
7 have served many years in the couhciLs %
the city and l know what am taking aoou'
v-ten I assert that every request rnade by .Ie
mills here for the vacation Of the streets IoI
special privileges and special dement's mas oeeI
granted They have never been packWdta ~ ~
asking for what they have wanted 1neH hdNe
never asked IN vain :,
II the Wood mill is felled the gap VIII soon oe
filled There is capital enough in the universe
and LOYALTY enough here TO make that certain
This city is too strong 10 cringe under an I'M
sgfnarv blow Every consideration Of location,
tax rate and natural advantage points TO
future greatness for McKeesport that staggers
the imagination
am heart and soul with the men engaged IN
the strike ] gave out in a widely published
statement. which had the fun approval OF the
strikers themselves. that 1 would Use every
power vested in mayor Of this city 10
preserve order here and prot ect property.
further expressed my faith in the splendid body
OF men who make 10 army of tOilers, and
said that I believed that if trouble came il
would not be through them. This now en-
phatically repeat. | am and always viii be
with the downtrodden when they are in the
right; and these workers are in the right.