Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-09
Mr.. Shaffer Orders a Strike
in All Trust Mills.
is TO BEGIN AUGUST 10.
"We Must Fight or Give Up Our
Personal Liberties"
THIS is SHAFFER'S EDICT.
An Army of Wen VIII be Affected and
the Outcome ts sUncertain-Isiots and
BIoodshed are Not Unlikely TO be n
Few OF the Results.

the outcome ts stncertutn-RfOts and
BIoodshed are Not Unlikely to be
Few Of the Results.
Pittsburg, Aug. THE die is cast.
The battle of the giants is on in earn
est. Up to last evening it had been
merely skirmish, each side trying
to find the vulnerable spot in the
others armor. Now it is different,
brought about by the issuance by
President Shaffer of the long-talked-
of general strike order. This order
was promulgated last evening, to
take effect after the last turn of the
mills on August 10.
What the result will be no man can
foretell, but judging blythe expressed
determination of both parties to the
controversy the battle will be waged
fast and furiously. Much money will
be lost, thousands upon thousands of
men will be idle, great suffering is
looked for, even bloodshed and death
are feared.
The strike call includes practically
all Amalgamated men in the United
States Steel Corporatio employ not
now on strike. 1t was issued from
the Anal lgamated's headquarters and
mailed to all Amalgamated lodge Of
ficials, who are expected to call their
men into the strike.
The text of the call follows:
brethren: The officials of the
United States Steel Corporation have
refused to recognize as union men
those who are now striving for the
right to organize. The executive
board has authorized me to call upon
all Amalgamated and other union
men in name to join in the movement
to fight for labor's rights.
1--WE must fight or give up for ever
our personal liberties. You will be
told that YOU have signed contracts,
but you never agreed to surrender
those contracts to the United States
Steel Corporation. Its officers think
you were sold to them just as the
mills were. contracts and all.
Remember, before you agreed to
any contract you took the obliga ton
TO the Amalgamated association. 1t
now calls you to help in this hour of
need.
"Unless the trouble is settled on or
before Saturday. August 10, 1901, the
mills will close when the last turn is
made on that day.
Brethren, this is the call to pre-
serve our organization. We trust you
and need you. Come and help us,
and may victory come to just cause.
Fraternally yours,
"T. ]. SHAFFER."
President Shaffer added thil state
ment:
"The call goes to the vice presi-
dents of the districts in which there
are mills owned and operated by the
National Steel, National Tube and
Federal Steel companies, as well as to
the officials of the lodges in the
mills.
"No notice has been or is being
sent TO the managers of the mills. We
think their notice has come from the
other side and that they have had
warning of this ever since the inaug-
uration of the strike. That ought
to be sufficient"
The order given above is expected
to swell the number of idle men to
over 100000 at the end of the week.
President Shaffer was asked if the
call was intended to go to the union
men of the Carnegie Steel Co. He
said that he could answer no ques-
tions on that score. The Amalgamat
ed has lodges in the upper and lower
Union mills of the Carnegie Co. and
n foothold in the Homestead, Du-
quesne and Braddock mills. In con-
formity to statements that have been
made by President Shaffer before,
these men will he expected TO join
the strike, as will Amalgamated men
and sympa thizers in all plants of the
United States Steel Corporation.
The other companies of the steel
corporation not mentioned by the
Amalgamated president and whose
operations the association will seek
to hamper are the American Steel
and Wire Co. and the American
Bridge Co. In the wire company the
Amalgamated has only lodges in the
Cleveland rolling mill and the Joliet
rod mill plant. The former is now
idle.
In the plants of the American
Bridge Co. there is no organization
of the men. The outside men handling
and erecting the work of the Amer
lean Bridge Co. are organized as the
International Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers. They
are not affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor.
New Castle, Pa, Aug. AT mid
night last night 275 men, represent.
ing the last turns in the steel and bar
mills of the locals plants of the Ma:
tional Steel Co.'s mills, walked out in
Difference to the general strike order
of President Shaffcr. The order was
obeyed without the least hesitation
the men being most anxious to fur
ther the wishes of the officials of the
Amalgu mated. The steel workers OF
this city are organized. They rep
resent 500 men ana they belong &c
Unity lodge No. 5S, of the associa tion
Shut Down Iheir Plant.
Niles, Mich, Aug. THE effects OF
the big steel strike are being fell
here. The Merrill Stevens Co., man
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