Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-04
QUIT AMALG AMAT TED
The Plan Said TO Be Under
Consideration by Tin
Plate Workers.
MAY JOIN TIN HOUSE MEN.
Movement Asserted to Have Beer
Started at Joiiet-understood That
Men on Strike at DemmIer Plant
Have Taken the Matter Up.

PITTSBURG. Sept. Dilssatisfac-
ton with the policy of President T. j.
Shaffer will likely start a movement
for assertions from the Amalgamated
association.
A member of the International Pro
tectiye Association of Tin Workers
said last night the men employed
in the hot mills Of the Joliet plant of
the trust held a meeting and took ac-
ton looking to the withdrawal Of that
lodge from the Amalgamated associa-
ton and its alliance with the tinhouse
men, as represented in the new order
The insurgent organization is COM
posed of men employed in the finish
ing mills attached to the hot mills.
As rule they are not looked upon as
skilled workers. and when the organiza-
ton was perfected some few years ago,
President shaffer is charged with throw
ing cold water on the movement and say
ing the men were unskilled and for that
reason they should not organize.
Have Big Membership.
The tinhouse men, however, went on
with their organization and have mem
bership now OF some 10000 men. They
secured a scale for their union two years
mer When the strike was ordered by
President Shaffer, the new organization
was asked to refuse to work and espec-
tally to keep from handling any nom
union material from the hot mills. The
reply has thus far been evasive and the
officials of the steel trust have been con-
fident that when they were ready to start
finishing material, the tlnhouse men
would stand by their contracts.
The jealousy with which President
George Powell has guarded the scale of
the independent organization and the de-
termination that has been manifested by
him to keep all agreements made with
the trust, has led the Joliet men, it is
said to take this step. In order not TO be
alone in the matter the Joliet lodge ad-
dressed letters to the tin workers in tbs
Demmler mills and also the Star mills
In Pittsburg, asking them to join in the
movement.
II Is understood the men now on strike
in the Demmler plant have taken the
matter up seriously and will probably
join in the movement. No word has been
received from the Star mill lodge and the
promoters are waiting fer some expression
from the men there with deep interest.
II these two lodges agree, others are be
lieved to be easily gotten.
The starting of the movement in Joliet
is said to be due to the fact that the
men employed in the hot mills there have
had but two months work out of twelve
and are IN absolute want. The have re-
ceired no aid from the Amalgamated
association To speak Of, and are said to be
disgusted with the strike that called
them from their work
One reason for the union Of these trades
is said to be that owing to the tinhouse
workers keeping their agreements with
the trust, they Will not have much diff
Guilty in getting a scale signed for the
men in the hot mills, should it be asked
whereas future dealings between the
Amalgamatcd association and the trust
are believed to be out of the question.
VIII Weaken the AmaIeamated.
The withdrawal of the tin workers from
the Amalgamated association will weaken
the latter organization more than any
thing else The tin workers are a strong
body of men and loyal to their organi-
cation Under ordinary circumstances, it
would have been impossible to have
brought about such a movement as the
one proposed, but the men in the mills
seem to be thoroughly aroused over the
serious predicament they are in, and are
willing TO stand up for a new union based
on the same principles as that working
In Europe.