The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-31
BITTERLY ATTACKED
LABOR WORLD DEMANDS SHAF-
FER'S IMPEACHMENT.
HAS BROUGHT RUIN TO MANY.
THE ORGAN OF THE TIN WORKERS
SAYS OF HIM.


tionaI and the Withdrawal of the
Chicago Lodges Charter Ar
raigned as Arbitrary Exercise OF
Assumed Power--Shnffer Says the
Attack Is Beneath His Notice ana
wiz Not Answer It-Burns Com
tinues His Efforts to Secure Arbi-
tration and settlement big
Changes in strike situation Daily
Expected.
Pittsburg, Aug. 30.-While there is
no change in the steel strike situa-
ton, much transpired to-day calculated
to produce results in the near future;
the conference between the Bay View
committee and the Amalgamated Of
ficials; the continued efforts of Presi-
dent Burns of the Window Glass
Workers Association to bring
about arbitration or conciliation;
the scathing editorial in the
Labor World, calling for the
impeachment of President Shaffer,
all indicate that the crisis is approach
ing and that an important change in
affairs is not far distant. What the
outcome will be no man can tell.
The details of the conference of the
Bay View Committee and the Anal
gamated officials have not yet been
divulged by either party, but the fact
that the committee is here at all would
indicate that the Bay View strikers are
uneasy. The general belief is that the
main object of the committees visit
was to arrange some compromise by
which the Bay View plant may resume,
but this is denied.
Notwithstanding the report from
New York that no conference has been
held or arranged for between Q. NJ
Schwab and Simon Burns looking to
arbitration, the latter has not relaxed
his efforts in this direction and seems
| determined to bring about some sort
of a compromise.
Il am interested in this matter" said
President Burns tonight, "as the big
strike is affecting all lines of business,
including the window glass trade. My
| purpose is to get the two sides together
| and start the mills. If President
| Schwab is still opposed to my plan of
arbitration l will request him to sug-
gest whatever notifications he desires.
| Anything will be acceptable if the
| United States Steel Corporation can be
| induced to arbitrate and get the mills
started. 1t is foolishness to say there
is nothing to arbitrate."
Demands His impeachment
The editorial in the current issue Of
the Labor World, the organ OF the In
ternational Tin Workers Protective
Association, and the mouthpiece of the
Pittsburg district of the Miners Work
ers Union and the Pattern Makers AS
sociation, is a long and bitter attack
on President Shaffer and demands his
impeachment for calling the present
strike. The demand for impeachment
is made because ii is charged Shaffer
compelled the steel workers to : olate
contracts; because he expelled the Chi
cago men and revoked their charter
without constitutional hearing, and be-
cause the whole strike is unconstitu-
titional and has brought ruin and
wreck to men who have made the
Amalgamated Association. The edito-
rial gives twenty-four reasons why
President Shaffer should be imeached.
When shown the editorial tonight
President Shaffer said:
Mr.. Powell of the Tin Workers AS
sociation was at headquarters to-day,
and l have understood that the paper
mentioned does not represent his asso-
citation. The article is beueoth my no.
tice, and I shall not advertise the paper
bv commenting on It,"
The Parade a Failure.
The march of the McKAesport strik-
ers to Duquesne this afternoon was a
disappointment to the strikers. partly
because of a heavy rain during the
parade and the meeting in an open lot.
and partly because of lack of en-
thusiasm. 1t was expe etei that ut 900
of the $4,000 strikers would participate
in the march, but by actual count there
were $50 in line. The men marched
without cheering or noisy demonstra-
ton, and no trouble of any kind de-
veloped.
The Injunction granted the American
Sheet Steel Company at Canal Dover,
o. against the strikers has had the ef-
feet of doing away with all picketing
about the mill. The withdrawal of
the pickets was on the advice of the
the local counsel.
The first break in the strike at Nc
Keesport was made this evening when
about forty men went to work in the
seamless tube department of the Ma
tional Tube Works. The men returned
on the same basis they worked before
the sympathetic strike was inaugural
ed. The men did not organize. although
they met with Federation of Labor men
a number of times. 1t is thought many
more will report tomorrow morning.