The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-06


an article in The Labor World of this
week stating that this strike is Shat
fer's strike I wish it positively stat
ed that every delegate at the Milwau-
kee convention, including myself, knew
that the strike would be called in case
the steel combine failed to agree to the
terms of the wage settlement as laid
down in the convention. You cannot
make it too strong that the present
strike had the Endorsement of every
delegate. President Shaffer cannot
take up the refutation of the article.
put every delegate to the convention
should and is willing to do so.'
WOULD IMPEACH sHAFFER
Labor World Demands 1t in a Long and
Bitter Attack.
The editorial in the current issue of
The Labor World, the organ of the
International Tin Workers Protective
Association, and the mouthpiece of the
Pittsburg district Of the United Mine
Workers, and the Patternmakers AS
ISOLATION, is a long and bitter attack
on President Shaffer, and demands his
impeachment for calling the present
strike. The demand for the impeach-
ment is made because, it is charged,
Shaffer compelled the steel workers to
violate contracts; because he expelled
the Chicago men and revoked their
charter without constitutional hearing,
and because the whole strike is uncon-
stitutional and has brought ruin and
wreck to men who have made the
aIOa m tp6 Association The Q6i-
torial gives twenty-four reasons why
President Shaffer should be impeached.
The fact that George Powell, presi-
dent of the Tin Workers Protective
Associations L. r. Thomas, president
Of the Patternmakers' National
League, and Patrick Dolan, president
of the United Mine Workers of the
Pittsburg district, constitute the board
of control of the publication, and that
President Shaffer himself, up to with
in year ago, was a member of the
board, would seem to lend consider
able weight to the utteranceS of the
paper.
When shown the editorial President
Shaffer said: ''Mr Powell, of the Tin
Workers association, was at headquar-
ters today, and 1 have understood that
sent his association The article is be-
meath my notice, and / shall not adver-
tise the paper by commenting on it,
LABOR DAY GENERALLY OBSERVED
More So Than Ever Before, and by Larger
Crowds of People,
Chicago, Sept 3.-Labor day was
celebrated all over the country more
generally than ever before, and the
professions were larger and more en-
thusiaStic. Here the marchers Num-
bered 1875, and after the procession
they heard addresses from labor lead
ers and also some politicians, Judge
Hanecy, addressing one audience,
came out strong for what is called
compulsory" arbitration, favOring
national board.
Places where the celebration was
notable for numbers and enthusiasm
were: Cleveland, O.; Springfield, Ills;
st. Paul; Buffalo; Kansas City (wherc
; Bryan spoke; Omaha; Milwaukee;
Columbus. O.; Boston where there
were four parades); Carbonate, Ills
(where the Farmers union was repre-
sented for the first time in history;
Grand Rapids, Mich; Lafayette, Ind;
Muncie, Ind; Terre Haute Ind; Alex
andria, Ind. (where all the towns in
the gas belt were represented); Louis
vile, Ky; Richmond. Va: Knoxville
Tenn, and Dallas, Tex. At New York
there was no parade, but numerous
picnics.
The celebration at Pittsburg was
very enthusiastic and the feature of
the parade was that it was headed by
the Amalgamated strikers. Another
feature of the day at Pittsburg was
that it marked the beginning of the
payment of strike benefits From
towns all around Pittsburg come adj
vices that Labor day was celebrated
with greater demonstrations than ever
known before, and Shaffer and the
Amalgamated Association received
hearty Endorsement generally. One
notable exception to this unanimity
was at Johnstown, Pa. where the
10000 people employed in the various
big industries celebrated Labor day
by working.
Injunction Against Strikers.
New Philadelphia, Aug. 30.-At-
tGrneys Bower and Buchanan, for the
| American Sheet Steel company, have
served an injunction through the
! United States court against the
Amalgamated association at Canal
Dover for intimidating and keeping
workmen from entering the rolling
mill, also in holding and stopping Pc
Gestrians upon the highway.
| Pewaukee Has a Close Call.
Chicago, Aug. 31.-The waterlogged
wreck of the steamer Pewaukee, with
the hold so full of water that the
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