Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-16
strikers APPEAL FOR HELP
NO SYMPATHIC STRIKE NOW
Steel Workers Have Issued Call to
the Members and Friends Of Orr
CANNED Labor to Assist Them FL
nancially.


presidents Tighe, National Trustee John
Pierce and John Shafier refused To see
any callers. Secretary Williams said:
Eve are in the fight until an honorable
settlement can be reached. We are issu-
ing call to the general public for fnan-
cial aid"
Williams gave out copies Of the call,
which reads as follows:
.sTo the Members Of Organized Labor
Brcthren As you are undoubtedly aware,
the United States Steel corporation is
now waging a war against organized Ia
Dor by making the Amalgamated asso-
ciation the subject upon which 10 begin
operations. Al our last convention 1t
was unanimously decided to ask the
United States Steel corporation when set
Ting their annual scale with the Amalga-
mated association that they sign or recog-
nize the scale Of the Amalgamated assoc
citation in all their mills When the mat
ter was preached the matter was peremp-
torily refused. After the holding OF sew
eral conferences the demand OF our or
Qanization was modified so az to take in
only the mills Of three Of their constitu-
emit companies, viz, the American Sheet
Steel company, the American lin
tlats company, and the American Steel
Hoop company, and where local lodges had
been formed, and where the men were
very DESTROYS Of being union men, and we
are now out ON q strike for recognition.
Sin the conferences which were held by
the representatives Of the United States
Steel corporation and the Amalgamated
association the representatives Of the Uni
ted States Steel corporations only argu-
ments were that they did not desire the
Amalgamated association to become too
powerful, and that they should hold the
balance VI power. Later conferences were
held with the heads Of the steel company,
which submitted proposition that we
sign only for the mills that signed last
year, with the exception Of the sheet mills
In s. tsburg and Scottdale, which were
signed for the year previously. Their
proposition was rejected, as it meant that
the Amalgamated association would mere
" have to remain in a quiescent state,
while they were expanding and adding to
their nonunion possessions.
''lhey are waging fight for the exter-
minaticn Of the Amalgamated association
and Of workmen to combine principle
which they have demonstrated to the peo-
pie Of the United States and desire them
selves, but persistently refuse to grant
U.S. This blow 10 not alone directed at
the Amalgamated association, but ut Or
ganixed labor in general, and should they
succeed in defeating the Amalgamated as
ISOLATION 1t will affect every organized
body In the United States.
ITO succeed in this struggle it will be
necessary to.seek the aid ot every organ
lied body, a. well as the general public
whose sympathies we know are with US In
the present struggle. To this end we ask
that you give us your moral and financial
aid. A liberal response financially will
materially assist us in conducting vic.
torious campaign for a principle which il
the inalienable right Of every free man.
III you desire to aid the Amalgamated
association in the present struggle financi
ally, all the money should be forwarded tc
John Williams, secretary treasurer, Bis
sell block, Pittsburg, Pa. Fnternally
yours, I. j. SELAFFER,
president.
JOHN WILLIAMS.
Secretary Treasurer.
IN. 7. TIGHE.
Assistant Treasurer.
'B. l. DAVIS.
journal Manager"
Brief Statement.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. l3.-Presiden
Ehaffer made brief statement. He said
1--WE have no official information abou
tho situation in the west. do not believ
Vice President Davis Of Chicago has &C
ccpted superintendency from the trus
a. reported. My only regret is that tn
men working in the slave pens Of the trus
had not spirit enough to come cut AM
Join the strikers. ! will not take an,
part in calling out the American Fedora
tion Of Labor. Its action must be voluu
tary. The Amalgamated has not los
anything, but has made gains"
Gaias az lackeesport.
Pittsburg. Aug. l3.-The strikers mad
gains at McKeesport and Belaire and n
gard the situation more favorable to then
Warrington. August 1S.-Presideu
Oompers of the American Federation Q
Labor says that his organization woul
use every possible means In tts powe
to assist the Aamalgamated Associ.
ton In its strike. Personally he hope
THAI an amicable adjustment Of tn
trouble might be arranged, and o,
pressed his willingness 10 cooperate 1