Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-07-15
THE BIG STRIKE
Is ORDERED
The Iron and Steel Workers Of the
Amalgamated Association Evi-
dently Mean Business.
MANY MILLS SHUT DOWN
The Men Of One Large Non Union Plant
Joined the Amalgamated Association
in Body-A Strong Showing by
the Strikers.


the members of the Amalgamated as
sociation employed by the tin plate
sheet and hoop mills, was ordered Sat
urday night as q result of disagree
ment between the conferees of the
United States steel corporation and the
Amalgamated association and was
generally observed throughout Pitts.
burg district this morning. Early re-
ports received at the general offices OF
the Amalgamated association indicat-
ed that the strike order is being OBJ
served in all the mills of the tin plate
sheet and hoop combines.
President Shaffer is in communica-
ton with the lodge officials Of all these
plants and Is confident that the asso-
citation will make such strong show
ing in this preliminary suspension of
work that a general strike in all the
mills of the United States steel cor
poration will not be necessary. This
strike bears resemblance to the his
toric Homestead strike in 1892, in
that it is not a question of wages, but
a recognition of the Amalgamated as
sociation, which insists upon unioniz-
ing all plants comprising the three
companies in question. The manufac-
turers refuse to grant this demand,
and say that the individual contracts
with workmen in force at number of
plants must stand.
The Painter mills of the American
Sheet Steel company of the south side
shut down and the men Joined the
Amalgamated association. This morn
ing no workmen save four or five Hun
garians and six boys showed up. The
strikers are keeping away from the
plants. The tin mill at Monessen, Pa
non-union, was running as usual to-
day. The Lindsay and McCutcheon
plant of the Steel Hoop company In AL
legheny, Pa, Is also idle. The Star
and Monongahela plants of the Ameri-
can Tin Plate company are closed
down.
The Painter and Lindsay and Nc
Cutcheon plants have been looked up
on by officials of the United States
steel corporation as strongholds of
non-u ionists in the hoop company
The prompt action Of President Shat
fer in thus forcing the fighting and
carrying it into the enemy's camp was
looked upon as evidence that the
strike will be one of the most spirited
in Pittsburg's history President Shat
fer declared that not wheel would
turn in either the Painter or the Lind
say and the McCutcheon works until
the strike was settled.
Shaffer said movement would be
carried to the plants not now recog-
nized by the combine as under the as
sociation. He looked for general res-
ponse to his strike order. He declared
the men were prepared to fight it out
on the original lines ''until doomsday."
The steel branch of the labor asso-
citation of the American Sheet Steel
company will owe its success to it's
ability to bring out the men employed
by the great works at Vandergrift, Pa.
This plant is the largest of it's kind in
the world, and already some Of the
men are members of the Amalgamated
association. It is claimed that before
the day is over portion at least of
these mills will be idle.
The recent visits Of the Amalgamat-
ed officials to Homestead are sone-
what suggestive that the men there
have been organized. Hints have been
thrown out by the Amalgamated men
within the past few days that, when
the association felt the need OF show
ing Its strength, the steel combine
would be amazed. The Amalgamated
association has strike fund in bank
said to amount to over 100000.
EVERY TIN PLATE MILL CLOSED.
Pittsburg, July 15.-At the head
quarters of the Amalgamated associa-
tion todaysit was said that the situa-
tion was satisfactory. President SHAFT
fer took personal charge Of the strike
campaign. Secretary John Williams
said: EVERY tin plate plant in the
country is closed"
Pittsburg, July 15.-The 4,500 en-
ployes Of the National Tube company
at McKeesport, Pa, were notified to-
day Of voluntarily advance in wages
of ten per cent The men are not or
ganized but the Amaglamated associa-
tion was making efforts to induce
them to join the union. Several months
ago the men demanded ten per cent
advance but It was refused.
This morning committee waited on
Manager Crawford and insisted upon
an increase. He was unable to give
an immediate answer, but later the
Off clasvigea les SIR SHRD SHRDL
officials gave out a statement grant,
ing an advance.
THE MACHINIsTs' STRIKE ENDED
Cincinnati. Ohio, July 15.--The ma
chinists' strike was practically ended
today by the return Of more than 1000
workmen at their various shops.
A STRIKE AT CHICAGO.
Chicago, July 15.-Nearly 100 iron
molders went on strike today In con-
sequence Of the failure Of their en-
ployers to grant the demand for fiat
scale of three dollars day. About 80
firms are affected.
THE STRIKE AT NILES. OHIO.
Niles, Ohio. July 15.-Eight hundred
men employed by the American Tin
Plate company here did not report for
work today. The plant bf the Ameri-
can Sheet Steel company here has been
CLOSED down since July 1. but preparn-
tions have been under way Tor me
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