Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-15
THE DIE is CAST.
A General Strike Order Is Issued
by President Shaffer.
All Members Ofthe Anna Iga m a ted 4 sso-
citation Employ ed I'm the Mills Own-
ed by the United States Steel Cor
Poration are Ordered TO Cease
Work on August 10.

The battle of the giants is on in earn.
est. Up to last evening it had been
merely a skirmish, each side trying
TO find the vulnerable spot in the
others armor. Now it is different
brought about by the issuance by
President Shaffer of the long-talked-
of general strike order. This order
was promulgated last evening, to
take effect after the last turn of the
mills on August 10.
The strike call includes practically
all Amalgamated men in the United
States Steel Corporations employ not
now on strike. 1t was issued from
the Anal gamated's headquarters and
mailed to all Amalga mated lodge Of
ficials, who are expected to call their
men into the strike.
The text of the call follows:
"Brethren: The officials of the
United States Steel Corpora tion have
refused to recognize as union men
those who are now striving for the
right to organize. The executive
board has authorized me to call upon
all Amalgamated and other union
men in name to join in the movement
to fight for labor's rights.
"We must fight or give up for ever
our personal liberties. You will be
told that you have signed contracts,
but you never agreed to surrender
those contracts to the United States
Steel Corporation. It's officers think
you were sold to them just as the
mills were, contracts and all.
Remember, before you agreed to
any contract you took the obligation
to the Amalgamated association. 1t
now calls you to help in this hour of
need.
"Unless the trouble is settled on or
before Saturday, August 10, 1901, the
mills will close when the last turn is
made on that day.
Brethren, this is the call to pre-
serve our organiza tion. We trust you
and need you. Come and help us,
and may victory come to just cause
Fraternally yours,
""T. j. sHAFFER."
President Shaffer added this state
ment:
Tke call goes to the vice pres:-
dents of the districts in which there
are mills owned and operated by the
National Steel, National Tube and
Federal Steel companies, as well as to
the officials of the lodges in the
mills.
"No notice has been or ia being
sent to the managers of the mills. We
think their notice has come from the
other side and that they have had
warning of this ever since the inaug-
uration of the strike. That ought
to be sufficient"
The order given above is expected
to swell the number of idle men to
over 100000 at the end of the week.
President Shaffer was asked if the
call was intended to go to the union
men of the Carnegie Steel Co. He
said that he could answer no ques-
tions on that score. The Amalgamat-
ed has lodges in the upper and lower
Union mills of the Carnegie Co. and
a foothold in the Homestead, Du-
quesne and Braddock mills. In con-
formity to statements that have been
made by President Shaffer before,
these men will be expected to join
the strike, as will Amalgamated men
and sympathizers in all plants of the
United States Steel Corporation.
New Castle, Pa, Aug. AT mid
night last night 275 men, represent
ing the last turns in the steel and bar
mills of the local plants of the Ma
tional Steel Co.'S mills, walked out in
Difference to the general strike order
of President Shaffer. The order was
obeyed without the least hesitation,
the men being most anxious to fur
ther the wishes of the officials of the
Amalgamated. The steel workers of
this city are organized They rep
resent 500 men.
Pittsburg, Aug. 9.-The contending
sides in the steel strike are centering
their energies for "a show of strength
on the day that the general strike
becomes effective. The United States
Steel Corporation is re-opening mills
closed by the first strike call, to show
its independence of unionism and
gathering strength wherever it may
to tighten the effect of the general
strike order, and the Amalgamated
associa tion bends its energies to the
extension of its membership and to
obtain the support and cooperation
of the American Federati of La
Dor.
President Shaffer devoted Thursday
to conference with President Com
pers, of the American Fedora tion of
Labor, who came here for personal
study of the situation before commit
ting himself or his organization in
any manner. The conference reached
no conclusion and will be resumed
to-day.
The steel corporation succeeded
yesterday in getting the Farm mill at
the Lindsay & McCutcheon plant and
another mill at the Clark works in
operation. They also received reports
that at Hyde Park Wednesday four of
the mills did perfect work. and an
announcement from Wellsville that
the strike was virtually over there.
They met with no opposition at any
of the four points where they have
reopened mills and expressed their
satisfaction at the progress made.
Wood Knows His Business.
Fort Sill. 0. T., Aug. John Wood,