The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-07-20
STEEL WORKERS on STRIKE
PRES. sHAFFER SENDS WORD.
ThFee Day Conferences Game 30
Nausht-SO, 900 skilled worknen
Aaeeted-Beth sides make state
ments-PreIonseA war Expected.

the representatives Of the American
Sheet Steel, American Steel Hoop com
pany and American Tin Plate com
pany, subsidiary companies Of the
United States Steel corporation. and
the general executive board OF the
Amalgamated Association Of Iron. Steel
and Tin Workers. adjourned finally
without reaching an agreement In
less than an hour later President Shat
fer OF the Amalgamated Association
had wired the following order to all
the Amaigamated lodges in the tin
plate, steel hoop and sheet steel mills
OF the country:
Notify your men that the mill ls on
strike and will not continue work on
Monday. July Is"
President Shaffer says that for the
present the three companies viii be af-
fected. but that later all the union men
in the employ Of the Federal Steel com
pany. National Steel company and Ma
tional Tube company may be called out
IL II is found necessary 20 resort TO ex-
IRENE measures to win the fight. AT
the start, IL is claimed 5000 skilled
Eorkmen, $4,000 unskiIled men and in
directly many thousands more will be
affected.
After the adjournment OF the confer
ence the following statement was given
out by the oficials Of the three com
panies interested:
The conference between the Amalga-
mated association and the sheet, hoop
and tin plate companies failed TO come
TO an agreement because the Amalga
mated association did not recede from
its original position. which was that
the three companies interested should
sign for all their mills without regard
as 10 whether these mills had in the
past belonged 20 the Amalgamated as
ISOLATION or not The manufacturers
did not refuse their rights TO organize.
but having many men In the mills not
In the Amalgamated association who
do not wish to become association men.
claimed they might respect these men
are members OF the association. In or
der to effect a compromise the manu-
facturers offered to sign for several
mills which have always in the pas,
been out Of the association. No com
promise was offered by the Amalgamat
ed association. The American Tin
Plate company have only one non-union
mill. They requested the privilege Of
making a special scale for this mill and
to sign the same. This was refused
and the company was given TO under
stand that the men in all the tin mills
would be called out, even though the
scale has been signed for all other tir
mills. The privilege requested abov'
would settle all differences between ths
tin plate company and the Amalgamat
ed association"
As soon as the workers reached Ii,
headquarters OF the Amalgamated as
) ISOLATION a statement was prepared FOL
the association side OF the case. Presi
dent Shaffer has made this public a
follows:
~On Friday afternoon the manufac
turers made their first proposition To-
settlement Of this strike, in which
they said: We agree TO unionise tn
Old Meadow min in Scottdale and Il
Salisbury. by leaving Il TO the opinion
Of the men employed there. IL sucl
opinion is properly obtained
This proposition was generally dis
: cussed. and this morning before th
P conference adjourned for lunch tn
e general executive board Of the Amalga
a mated association submitted the fol
), lowing: we hereby repeat our reQues
IS that our scale be signed for all mill
e owned and controlled by the American
l. Sheet Steel. the American Steel Hoo
IL and the American Tin Plate companies
and believe that this should be cor
u coded. because Il is In our opinion rel
sonable and Just. We agree II on
scales are signed as stated above {
classify the Monssen plant and arrang
* scale in accordance Herewith. Ais
y that there shall be a reconstruction q
n, the scale for the mills working hoo
II and cotton ties exclusively. and "
al also agree that II our work OF organi
a. ing mills outside OF the possessions
II. the above companies should cause II
II. shutting down Of plants or the callin
IA out Of men there shall be no interfe
ne ence with the operation OF the mil
is belonging to or operated by the Amer
m can Sheet Steel company. the America
Steel Hoop company or the America
Tin Plate company during the sea
year.
ls ~'Thls agreement Is to abrogate a
nd contracts signed by the men Of the
IA companies on which they agree not
ed1 Soln or be connected with the Amalg
a mated association or any other lab
cd organization
en- AFTER luncheon we were met wi
the following counter proposition fro
the manufacturers:
1--WE Agre eto sign the scale for Z
following sheet mills; The old Meade
- rolling mill, Scottdale: the Salt Sprll
4, mills, the Wood mills In MeKeespo
=. and the wellesville Mills
4. "of course this proposition was
~ jected, as II was considered no propo
tion at all. inasmuch as wellesyi
plant Is organized to man and 90
the Wood mill In. McKeesrort
=. THE conference adjourned soon
~ ter this with regret expressed on b
sides for the failure to reach an ayr
ment"
ia mtg strike IL On.
ter Pittsburg. Pa, July lo--rhe strike
no the members Of the Amnlgamated as
citation employed in the tinPlate. sheet a