The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-11

/ must not become too strong. We can
/ make our own deductions relative 10
/ the meaning of this expression"
president Shaffer stated that the
/ news papers had been crftfciSir,r hin
I because ne had not stated whether or
/ not there would be an effort TO call ont
me carpenters, railroad men and all
/ oIHer organizations in an effort to
I ealn LdForaD Die termination. He added:
/ we Qon want revolution This
/ is merely a strike L wish il under
/ STOOD that / stand for no violence.
/ Cul lHle- eSts viii not permit acts an
/ -d5ohlsLlc 10 country and law Wa
VIZ avoid them if the trust viii per
/ mt Us. 1t is often asked of me: win
Jvu WIN OUT The AmalEamaued as
Sociatlon VIII win out or it will cease
10 exist We realize tina. wages ara
/ at stake and labor conditions are at
issue II our organizat ton dies.
/ nope IL VIII not have died in vain"
Banks Help Trusts
President Shaffer hurried Nc
heeSport from New Castle. ana to
HlsnL addressed big mass meeting
-; ~ I-'y opera house. Shafer was
tCuuIy cheered when he appeared and
ne meeting was very enthusiastic
Inc strikers claim that as a result of
lAe meeting the National Tube <, Roll
ms MN men VIII strike. In the cours.
~. ol ms address President Shaffer. made
nave received from some ona q
teILer saying that the worl1ingneD
nave a lot of money in the hanks
NH!ch IS being used by the trusts. mis-
~. u ue- Inc trusts are supported bv
the banks. Men draw out vonr r,o,,ay1
not TO bring trouble on the hanks ~,
I'M pair the credit Of the hOuSs b11t
~ assert your right to defend voUrself
ana your rights. Do NOT Iet -,
-i-olley DC used against you. Only this
"SGA was called on the telephone nv
q TN manufacturer who sold o77+ -
the trust and is now an inl7s15J, -, -
aIuIacturer in this state. re of
-Siel me d compromise raUa5 %
- ing OF my advisers, anC this man
- aHother, came to a meeting h
-i., 1G us proposition t0 me and
IsI-eu nm 10 put it in writing He
would not do it, and that Dronosi+jo17
was Just what was wanted. "
SbeahlnS or the threat 10 7iSr77r,FI,
the mills. Presidents Shaffer said .eT5s
men VINO made Acheesport. made tba
rust Inev now threaten our lights
~ uthy our liberties. I call on Won.
men or MckeesDOTt. to throw Of RE
ohpItssofs and the system of -DoiIatfOr,
toNehse and reprisaL This is no time
t III. Weakness; no time for truce; 70
l-liie Tor cOWardiCe. You cannot oiaI6 ]
you viii not surrender. for Il mem re
LLl1'on or wages and ignOmIniOus siav-
81 y Let our garments become thread
DaIe- let some of Es toll until we fan
mo our graves, but remember this. /
IE-eh II the Amalgamated sbnILd be
oNVi tHIoWn II would only mean a
sfe 1ter brotherhood of man. which
"ould attain glorious victory"
Morgan Refuses to Arbitrate.
The reference made by President /
oLaIIeF a New Castle today to the will
lnSness Of the Amalgamated association .
20 arbitrate was followed here tonight
oy the announcement on behalf of the .
strikers that on Friday an offer TO arbi-
I-te was formally submitted to the 3
1ulleC states Steel CORPORATION Ac-
cordlng 10 this statement the offer was
ie!efied 10 J. P Morgan, whose reply
rejecting it was. This is no time for
arbitration
The subject was discussed on FRIDAY
oy PRESIDENT Shaffer, President Com
l,ElS. Joseph Bishop, Frank Morrison /
NJ A. Weyland and an uunarAsd official
OF me American Tin Plate comDanv
ana basis for the submission of the
question agreed upon. It is believed
'AaI president Shaffer opposed the plan
al nrSt, but was finally won over. and
aSteed 10 certain concessions in behalf
)i the AmalEamated
1 ne strikers are using the incident i'm
.neir night They say that they went
much further than could be expected.
md THAI they have been out on the
ne existence OF their organization. Sec
etarT Williams made the following
tatenent to the Associated Press.
"A dislnterested party called at the
Amalgamated headquarters and offered
% use his services looking 10 the arbi-
ration OF the matter in dispute between
he Am7lsamatld association and the
United States Steel corporation. The
rcpOsition 10 arbitrate was turned
own by the United States corpora
Mayor Black Of AIcKeesport issued a
ormal statement tonight defending his
tutude toward the United States Steel
orporat ion- After referring 10 the
areat Of the trust dismantle the De-
-eeS- Wood mill he SAYS;
ziI@ reason which the trust gives
o. tire removal Is that the mayor and
eople Of McKeesport are hostile TO the
RUS. or. in other words. because the
eOple Of the city and chief executive
aVcr the oppressed against tie op-
ressoT. because their sympathleS are I
nth the downTOdden and against
hose who seek TO enrich themselves
y I'll reQUitted toll, the trust win seek
ONE other fields.
Sympathy For Workers.
Where in all the broad expanse of i
he great Union can the United States
teel corporation find q place where 9
be sympathieS Of the people viii not
Yer be with those who grOan uade- 3
he heel of the oppressors, where in ali
he wide world can they 60 where they
an escape the inexorable punishment :
har innnitude metes out TO rapine and
,1usticee what boots it that the place
I oppression means q different name {
The oppression goes on
continuing. the mayor declares that
alE Of the removal Of the mill is an
ld story. When the trust bought the
toperIy. he says it WEs claimed that
mere Vas not ground enough and that
ne mil would have TO be moved. OF 4
L. says. Y
The trust mills here today pay d
axes on assessment valuations Of a 2
ilHe over ser cent Of their own value. a
y the 1ther hand. the iabOring man
mo oWns his own house is taxed 10 /
lfoe -qu3rters Of the real value of his y
ONE Mere the trust taxed on the n
4Ine basis It would take thousands of 4
GLARS annually from The trust Golfers. s
4 nave served in the councils of the 8
ny ano I know what / am talking y
beut when assert that every. request r
lade BY the mills here for the vaca- b