Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-09-05
MORGAN'S OFFER.
President Shaffer Is Now Ready
to Accept It.
Former Employees OF the Tin Plate Will
atIrondale, o., Assault NOn-U Union
Men and the Plant Is Forced
40 suspend Operations
for Lack of Workers.

Pittsburg, Aug. 2S.-President Shat
fer has sent out letters to all mem
bers of the executive committee of
the Amalgamated association invit-
ing their approval of the peace plan
agreed upon last Saturday by the
representatives of the National Civic
Federation and the AmaIgamated as
socia tion officials.
First, that the New York offer of
July 27, made by Messrs. Schwab and
Morgan, be accepted. This provid-
ed that the tin plate mills resume un-
der the scale signed for the year be-
ginning July 1; that the hoop COM
pany sign for all mills signed for
last year, and that the sheet steel
company sign for all mills signed for
last year, except Old Meadow and
Salisbury.
Second, that provisional scale be
arranged, but not signed, for Paint
er's, Lindsay & McCutcheon's, and
the Clark mill, leaving recognition of
the union open.
Third, that the United States Steel
Corporation formally declare its atti-
tude toward organized labor, this
declaration to take such form as will
have reassuring effect upon the
men in the mills.
President Shaffer assented to these
propositions and is now awaiting the
result OF a vote by mail. If APP
proved the Civic Federation people
will endeavor TO secure an audience
with the steel corporation officials in
New York.
The one place within this district
where the strikers have scored vic
tory is at Irondale. o. At this place
the American Tin Plate Co. was com
PEELED to close down its recently
opened plant for lack of men to
operate it.
The day was full of excitement in
the little village and street fights
came thick and fast for a time, until
the inhabitants were wrought into a
state of excitement bordering on
terror.
When this failed a stronger argu-
ment was used and the men were
given drubbing and driven back to
their homes. The village had scarce
ly recovered from the surprise which
this attack occasioned when word
was passed around that a party of
new men were driving overland from
Wellsville. Almost all the strikers
at once started to meet the carriage
ana when they passed the mill office
Ira Householder, a non-union man,
shouted at them. This action pre-
cipitated fight. Manager Bantield
saved Householder by dragging him
inside and shutting the door.
The company tnen attempted to file
information before Justice Paisley,
charging the strikers with riot, but
the Justice refused to entertain the
charge, saying he would issue war
rants for those mixed in the fights,
charging assault, but no more serious
otfense The attorney then began the
preparation of papers to ask tor an
injunction restraining the strikers
from interfering with non-unionists
in any way. All the men who have
been employed in the mill joined the
Amalgamated yesterday except Ira
Householder and James Hinman.
According to reports from the or
raniZed tube workers who are strik-
ing in sympathy with the Amalgamat-
ed association, there is a lot of
trouble in store for them for the
hastv action they took in walking out
of the plants of the National Tube
Co. without the formality of submit
ting their cause to the general officers
of the American Federation of
Labor. 1t has been discovered, so
the men say, that they have violated
the constitution of the federation.
which provides that before going out
on strike local lodge receiving
charter direct from the Federation OF
Labor must submit list OF grlev-
ances to the executive council OF the
federatio for approval Failure to
do this cuts off the striking lodge
from all strike benefits from the fed
Grafton or from other allied trade
unions.
Most of the tube workers struck
without this formality having been
gone through with. To settle the
strike now, they have no general Off
GERS to act for them, and only the
various lodge officers can act in mat
ters pertaining to peace.
Pittsburg, Aug. 29.-The steel cor
poration yesterday continued making
gains in this district and added
enough men to its force at the Star
plant to insure the working of two
mills double turn, night and day,
from now on. The management
claims that the entire plant will be
on full before the end of the week
The strikers say this claim cannot
be made good, and is being made
merely as a bluff.
Notwithstanding the position taken
by the steel corporation as to set
tlement, another arbitration was
launched last evening by Simon
Burns, president of the Window Glass
Workers association. Mr.. Burns
| proposes an arbitration committee
| selected from among such men as
Archbishop Ireland. Bishop Potter,
| Seth Low and others of like promi-
nence, who, after having the entire
matter explained by both sides
| to the controversy, shall have abso-
| lutte authority to settle upon terms
| of settlement. Their decision to be
final and accepted by both parties.
An Alleged s43, 900 Forgery.
Havana, Aug. ga man named
Vargas some time ago paid a check