Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-08-16
GREAT STEEL STRIKE GROWS
THOUSANDS OUT OF WORK.
New Strike Was Generally obeyed
Where Workers Were Organised
President shaRer speaks-Trust
Is Removing Mills.

Pittsburg, Aug. 1.-THE great stee
strike, on the general order of Presi
dent Shaffer of the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION, has become effective. ant
thousands of workers have left theil
places to return at some indefinite
time in the future, either victorious
over the iron masters or In humble de
feat.
Inc order to strike was generally
obeyed wherever the workers were or.
ganized and enrolled in the lodges OF
the Amalgamated Association.
Inc. policy of the American Fedora
ton OF Labor has not been fully dis.
closed yet. and that fact contributes
another element of uncertainty to the
situation. The action of the executive
board OF the mine workers at Indianap.
Oils in resolving to support the strike
cheered the Amalgamated men. and
they are confident that the federation
VIII aid them to the fullest extent.
The closing hours of labor lacked
spectacular action. This city, which
IS the strike center, was calm and IN.
disturbed. There was no violence
The police issued an order suspendine
Tor the time being the vacation sys-
tenn They do not anticipate trouble.
put want to have every man here ready
Tor duty in case trouble comes. They
say President Shaffer has counselled
peaceful methods. and they hone tho
strikers and their sympathizers will
heed his advice.
The strikers held series of demon.
strations in the outlying towns and
PRESIDENT Shaffer said final word Of
encouragement to his Industrial troops
,Gfeat throngs of workers turned ont
70 greet and cheer the leader and
promised to maintain the contest upon
which they have entered. A striking
development of the day was an official
announcement of the American Tin
rate company to the effect that Ger.
tain plants crippled by the strike
would be dismantled and removed tc
Monessen.
Almost at the same time It was nm
officially announced there was
chance that the plant of the American |,
steel Hoop company at Warren, Ohio
would be torn down and removed to
vicinity more favorable to the cor.
poration. The order directing that the
DeWees-Wood plant at McKeesport be
iismantled was already being carried
put and the announcement from the
american Tin Plate company created
marked impression.
Representatives of the, strikers in
listed that the company was not act
ng in good faith in the announcement
md that even If it was it would not
YIN with such methods Opponents
7 the strikers counted the removal of
ne plant another victory. and declared
ne strike must fail in the face of sucj
ecisive action. :
PRESIDENT Shaffer has begun his final
our among the strikers, and shortly
efore noon reached New Castle. Two r.
nousand workmen paraded there be- +
ore his arrival and were lined up Al
round the station as he arrived. In ii
le afternoon he spoke to 5000 people Il
the amphitheater at Cascade park ci
40 submitted an offer for the sub. al
lssion OF the issues of the strike to lii
filtration. This was his formal ten Of
sr for arbitration: "a
Nov, in our willingness to settle SO
e matter we are ready to arbitrate us
ct the Amalgamated Association Sc
&C one man and the trust select one
an, the two to select the third. We
III abide by the decision of the three co
wish this to be generally known On
In his speech, President Shaffer said ca
g strike was a matter OF wages and 80
Dor conditions. Notwithstanding the ca
'orts OF the opposition to prejudice "a "a
labor cause by allegations to the ~
ntrary. ne
he added: "The trust will not per -
7 the extension of unionism, because w.
states the Amalgamated Association ~
ght become too strong. We can b.
Ike our own deductions relative to ~,
meaning of this expression" y,
president Shaffer stated that the h
wspapers had been criticizing him
cause he had not stated whether or cor
there would be an effort to call pa,
the carpenters, railroad men and far
other organizations in an effort DOC
gain favorable termination of the ito
Ike. the
lie added: I'VE don't want a reyo. sin,
ion. This is merely a strike I
N it to be understood that stand
no violence. Our interest will not \
NIT acts antagonistic to country Jou
law. We will avoid them if the \
st will permit us. 1t is often asked wh'
me: Will you win out?' The Anal. not
mated Association will win out or Fra
Will cease to exist. We realize that ing
ges are at stake and labor condi. an
rs are at issue. If our organization erol
$, | hope it will not have died in com
n ~ whe
0ompers Not Loquacious. sup
Washington. Aug, IL. President an ne :
npers and Secretary Morrison of wy
American Federation of Labor
e returned from Pittsburg, where -