The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-12

ing will be held Monday evening at
O'Clock at Mozart Hall. in South Wheel
ing. At this afternoons meeting of the
Riverside men at Mozart Hall we took in
100 new members from the tube and plate
departments.
ACCESsIONS TO STRIKERS.
I'VE have succeeded in tying up the
Belaire steel plant of the National Steel
Company. We organized 80 OF the skilled
men on Saturday, and at meeting this
afternoon there were more accessions,
though / have not yet received my deputies
report as TO the exact number. But even
without a single accession this afternoon
we have enough to keep the plant idle
THE La Belle plant of the American
Tin Plate Company is closed tight, as
are the Aetna-Standard mills Of the Amer
lean Sheet Steel and American Steel Hoop
companies. The Mingo Junction plants
of the National Steel and American Steel
Hoop companies also are closed.
1--WE are arranging for great strik-
crs rally. to be held at the West Virginia
State fair grounds in Wheeling next
Wednesday or Thursday President Shat
fer will be the principal orator. and As
sistant Secretary Michael +. Tighe will
be second. if possible. At the meeting of
the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, this afternoon resolutions were passed
denouncing Andrew Carnegie and calling
on the labor people of Wheeling to vote
against the acceptance of the $1,000 offered
to Wheeling for a library building.
Secretary Williams gave out an interview
tonight, i'm which he placed the blame Tor
the strike on the refusal of the United
States Steel Corporation to arbitrate. and
declared that before the strike was over
thousands of men i'm other trades would be
drawn into it to save the Amalsamated
Association and the principles for which
it stands. He said: I'VE agreed to arb-
tration. because the business men and
citizens of Pttsburg urged US to do so.
We were willing TO risk the interests oil
our organization in the hands of others
i'm this dispute, if there was any prospect
for peace. 1t is practically the first time
lin the history of our organization that we
have gone this far. The effect upon the
future would be far-reaching. as Ii would
enable manufacturers to ask the same con-
cessions from us. and this we have in the
past declined to grant because We feared
the results. This arbitration offer being
turned down fiat and Internationally. those
who have been urging to submit to ii
will have a chance TO prove their inter
est and friendship for in our inevitable
battle with the greatest trust that was
ever organized.
NEW PHASE UNCOVERED.
Arbitration is what the manufacturers
have been asking from us for years. Ii
opens new phase entirely in the situa-
tion. If the manufacturers think they can
stamp out our organization they are GER
tainly laboring under the greatest mistake
of their lives If they should defeat us
now 1t will only new and far
stronger labor organization TO rise up I'm
our place within a few years that would
have graver meaning TO it, If the United
States steel trust is wise il will deal with
us. 1t is to their interests to do Men
in this country will never submit TO being
obliterated. you depend upon that.
Further than this ] can say that the men
who come out on strike al this time will
not be the last to come out before this
fight Is over. There will be thousands that
will be drawn into the struggle, as the
ganzations Of the entire country are vital
ly interested i'm the fight we are making
and feel that their future depends on
our success. Our position has been fair at
all times. There has been no suggestion
for peace that we have not considered and
acted upon. while the trust has from the
start declined to even discuss the question.
II tell you this question will have to be
settled in way. If not by peaceful
strike then by legislation. If that fails the
ballot will be tried If all else fails | be-
lieve that ii will result in an appeal to the
bayonet. | tell you there is condition ex-
isting to-day that places this country
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