The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-10


Sro"th OF the craft, the organization
had reached status beyond which il
could not extend. -
organized labor advances or re-
cedes' never stands still. 1t therefore
follows that if the trust bv its Great
wealth, can prevent the extension ana
growth OF the Amalgamated associ7-
! ton II encompasses its disinterratio7
and destruction.
Life of the AmaIgamated.
1T therefore follows that if the trust
/ by its great wealth. can prevent he
extension and growth of the AmaIEa-
| mated association, it encompasses its
dlslntegratiOn and destruction. The
only powers then standing between the
trust and workers as protector are
/ the tender merCieS of its directors
| Against such q calamity the sense OF
| justice and humanity revolt. and
{ against II we SOiemnly protest
| we snail stand by the Amalgamated
/ association in the present conflict to
/ uAe Luu extent OF our power, both
1 morally and financially we shan aid
| IN every lawful way the men on strike
/ or who may come out on strike to
{ maintain the workers in their right TO
! organize and the extension Of their or
ganization so that the only power
which stands for their protection and
advancement against the avarica Of
]
and perpetuated. When the overween-
| Ing rich combine for avarice, power and
tyranny, is it not the duty of the work
ers to unite for home, Justice. right
and humanity If the trust should
succeed In its purpose to crush the
Amaigamated association the victory
would be dearly bought
me tight Of the brave Beers may
end In their undOing, but the spirit Of
justice, the love of freedom and right
suddenly looms up in another part Of
our world These principles find lodge
ment in the hearts Of other men. who
VIII carry on the battle until they are
enthroned in the conscience and every
day life of all peoples; so with the
Amalgamated association, an organiza-
ton may be defeated in a contest. but
ii viii not be conquered.
THE Amalgamated association will
not be crushed: she viii not be con-
quered: she must not even be de-
feated.
Plans of the Federation.
President CiOmpers would not saw
just what the Fedora ton of Labor pro
posed to do, or, in fact, anything be-
yond what was contained in the writ
ten statement issued by him It is
presumed, however, that all of the Fed
GRAFTON men engaged in the iron and
steel trades will be called out with the
Secretary Morrison left for Washing
ton at $3.50 o'clock over the Baltimore
< Ohio railroad. The issuance of the
statement cheered the strikers. who
welcomed it as a victory that meant
much to them.
Less than twenty-four hours must
elapse before the general strike order
Of President Shaffer becomes effective,
but in well informed quarters here
there is still doubt as to the men and
properties that viii be affected by the
order The mill managers insist that
the final showing on Saturday and
Sunday viii be far under the claims
that are being made by the Amalga-
mated assOcia ton
President Shaffer would not talk fig
ures today, but his associates were
positive that their first claims were
correct The final appeals to the men
Will be made at a series Of meetings to
be held tomorrow, at which President
Shaffer and the other leaders viii be
the speakers.
Great Labor Meeting.
The strike managers are claiming to-
night that they viii be the greatest
series of labor demonstrations ever
held in this country. One estimate
prepared here says that 5000 men are
now idle under the first strike call, and
the general call viii increase the num-
Der TO 125,000. Continuing the estimate
says:
THE National Tube company has 30
900 wOTkmen, the Federal SO, 600, while
the National Steel company has y 900.
making a total of 125,00O. as follows:
Skilled men now out, 20, 000. others who
are idle as a result Of the strike, 45, 900;
National Tube company employees,
80, 600; Federal Steel company en-
DlOyees, $4,000: National Steel company
1900. Total 125,000.
The plants which VIII be affected
are the American Tin Plate company,
American Steel Hoop plants, American
Sheet Steel plants, American Steel &
Wire mills, Federal Steel companv's
plant and National Tube company.
Ohio viii have $4,000 idle men; Penn
5ylvania, 1900; Indiana. 10000; Ili-
lOis, $4,000, making a total Of 81, 900,
while New York, Michigan, West Vir-
yinia, Wisconsin, Iowa and other states
will have 43, 900 idle men. 1t is impos-
5ibie to estimate how many men viii
be indirectly affected"
Concerning the dismantling Of the
Devices Wood mill. the following tele-
gram was received from McKeespOrt
onight: THE passage of the old De-
wees Wood mill at McKeesport begins
cmOrrOw morning, when the orders is
lled TODAY BY President McAIurtv Of
he American Sheet Steel company
viii be carried out. II IS a blow struck
L the VitaIs Of the Amalgamated. and
he CONSERVATION and dismay carried
nto the hearts of the striking en-
loyees at the mill was visible all over
he city tonight
1.-The business men say that the loss
viii be something which cannot be re-
laced Many of the company officials
ere are inclined to blame Mayor
Blacks utterances for the move made
y the head of the combine The may
RS proclamation, they say, while it
id not in itself indicate hostility to
he trust, was so twisted and misCon-
trued throughout the country that it
as done the town an almost irrepar-
bic injury in the eyes of capitalists
no do not know the actual conditions.
Mayor Black. who was in the city
hen the news first came out. returned
ais evening and said: 7 positively
afuse to discuss the order until to-
borrow, when 7 have seen the work Of
ismantling the plant actually be-
un.' "
In an interview tonight President
hafer said. 1T rests with the men
hat they viii do tomorrow. They
now the nature Of our cause. it's just
sss and the Importance Of the present
lEf1ict- Developments Of tomorrow
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