Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-11
UNITED MINEWORKERS
RECOGNIZE STRIKERS
Indorse Action of the Anal
gamated Association.
THEIR SUPPORT PLEDGED

This Was Done at Meeting of the
Executive Board Held at Indianap-
oils Today and Presidents Shaffer
and Gompers Have Been Notified.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug 10.-The execu-
tive board of the United Mineworkers
of America, in session here, has otf1-
cially recognized the steel strike. At
noon resolution setting out the causes
of the strike, indorsing the action of the
Amalgamated association, pledging the
support of the United Mineworkers and
calling on President Gompers to call
meeting of the vice presidents OF all the
bodies connected with the Federation of
Labor to meet and devise plans OF aid
ing the strikers was adopted. The copies
were sent to President ShaLer and Pres
ident Gompers.
PITTsBURG, Aug. 10, - The general
strike order of President Shaffer of the
Amalgamated association becomes ef-
fect1ve today and the army of iron,
steel and tinworkers to which it is ad-
dressed is expected to throw down its
tools at the close of the last turn.
The close approach of the final hour
has produced no appreciable change
here, and as yet there has not been a
ripple of excitement. At the strike
headquarters, in the Bisseu block, the
newspaper reporters and correspondents
outnumber the representatives of labor,
and the Carnegie building, from which
the steel interests are being directed, is
Quieter than on an ordinary business
day.
Still Talk of Settlement.
With the opposing sides at the part.
ing of the ways there is still much talk
of a settlement. Strong appeals have
been made to both President Shaffer
and President Gompers to throw their
influence toward a settlement and vari-
Gus plans for avoiding a general strike
have been discussed and offered by dis
interested men on the outside. There
may yet come a powerful peacemaker
with form of compact that will be &C.
cepted by both sides, but for the pres
ent the strike seems inevitable.
The open letter written by President
Gompers of the American Federation of
Labor was generally discussed today
and construed by each individual accord
y
serted that it was eminently satisfactory
to them and that it assured them the
complete support of the Federation.
Opponents to the strike insisted that
there was but little consolation for the
strikers in the statement. They say
that President GOmpers does not ap-
prove the strike, and stood ready while
here to accept and support any plan for
a satisfactory settlement. 1t is not yet
known here what steps the Federation
of Labor will take. None of it's officials
are here. and the Amalgamated leaders
refuse to discuss the matter. President
Shaffer left early today for Newcastle
to participate in the great strike demon
stration in progress there.
Demonstration at Newcastle.
The reports from Newcastle state that
there will be large crowd in attend.
ance, particularly during the afternoon.
President Shaffer will return here late
in the afternoon and go to McKeesport
tonight. He was the principal speaker
at the Newcastle meeting today and will
also deliver the main address at Nc.
Keesport tonight. He was given an en-
thusiastic welcome at Newcastle and
was loudly cheered whenever he was
seen and recognized.
Secretary Williams was in charge of
the local strike headquarters in the alb
sence of the chief. "He said that he
knew nothing of any plan for cOmpro-
mise and that he had nothing to say as
to the situation. Excellent order still
prevails throughout this district. George
Marsh, a strike breaker, employed at
the Lindsay and McCutcheon mill, one
department of which started up two
days ago with non. union men, was as
saulted and seriously beaten yesterday,
but that is the only case of the kind re-
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