The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-09-13
TURNED OVER
TO LOCAL men
MANAGERS OF CONSTITUENT
COMPANIES WILL ACT.
INSTRUCTIONS HAVE ISSUED
For Them to Start Their Mills Non
Union or Effect Settlement
with Strikers.
INSTRUCTIONS HAVE ISSUED

Pittsburg, Sept . 12-The air was
again full Of rumors today that the
strike has been settled. The absence
Of President Shaffer from the Amalga-
mated headquarters all day up to a
p. m. lent color to the rumors.
By many Mr.. Shaffer was supposed
to be in New. York in conference with
President Schwab, others were con-
WINGED that he was in conference with
the American Tin Plate officials dis
cussing a plan to call the strike off
SO far as that company was concern
ed. When President Shaffer finally
appeared at headquarters he dispel-
led all hopes by saying there was no
change in the situation.
Immediately after arriving at head
quarters President Shaffer called
national officers to his room for a
conference which lasted only eight
minutes. It was impossible to learn
what the talk was about as none of
the participants would talk.
An Associated Press reporter cap
tured the president as he was about
to board a car for home. In reply to
questions Mr.. Shaffer said:
"There has been no conference with
Steel people today as has been re-
ported. | have not been to New York
and am not going there nor am
going to Youngstown"
This latter was said in answer to
report that the Youngstown strikers
had held a meeting this afternoon and
had telegraphed President Shaffer
asking him to attend an adjourned
meeting tonight. He said he knew of
no meeting at Youngstown. In ex-
PLANTATION of his absence from his Of
flee all day, President Shaffer said:
Il was at home until very late. |
was not feeling very well and did not
come down town. That accounts for
my absence"
Mr.. Shaffer said he had not heard
of any developments today and re-
peated the assertion that he was 60
ing to rest and would not leave the
city. It was said at Amalgamated
headquarters today that the Steel
cobine has refused to entertain any
further propositions of settlement
from the Amalgamated association.
This would seem to strengthen the re
port from New York that the situa-
ton is in just the same shape as it
was after the conference at Cleveland,
in hands of constituent companies for
settlement, that Mr.. Schwab and Mr..
Morgan have turned the matter over
to the local officials and if anything
is done it must be done by them
through the Office in New York.
American Steel Hoop company,
American Tin Plate company and
American Sheet Steel company are
under orders now to start their mills
either by opening them non-union or
effecting a settlement with the as
ISOLATION that will be satisfactory to
the New York officials.
With drawn reyolvers, two officers,
one a coal and iron policeman, the
other said to be a regular officer on
the south side police force, sat on
the top seat of a cab and guarded six
n%on-union workmen into the Monon-
gahela Tin plant On the south side
this afternoon. A great crowd of
strikers and sympathizers pursued
the cab to and from the mill and
when the return trip begun both Of
icers once more drew their guns and
at Fourteenth and Carson streets one
shot was fired from the cab. Forum
ately no one was hit.
By a system of signals and picket
ing the strikers of the Monongahela
plant are able to mobilize a great
crowd on very short notice. This was
worked today to perfection. Up to 4
o'clock the streets around the plant
were comparatively deserted until
word was passed that a cab was en-
route to the mill with six non-union
men,. The street was black with peo-
pie in a few minutes. When the rig
made its appearance with an armed
guard above, p~andemonium reigned.
The crowd howled and a few missiles
were thrown. The horses were whip
ped into q gallop and the mill was
reached without serious damage hav-
ing been done.