Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-18
THE STEEL STRIKE.
Thousands More Awaiting the
Word to Stop Work.
Entire $4,000 Members Of AmaIgam-
ated Association May Go Out.
Outcome o. Negotiations Ansiousiy Awaited in
The Affected Section.

PittSburg, Pa, April 17.-chancos nc
Il strike q: all of the men of tho Anal,
Etmatcd Association employed in m.
organized mills of the American :;.,o.t
Steel Go. and subsequently, of all H.
Organized men in the mills of the rnit :
ca states Steel Corporation trembles in
the balance. tonight. on tho one hapd
president I. }. Shelter is backed up in
determination to call a general strife
by Il majority OF tho members of his
advisory board and the district --i,o
president nd trustees who were i'm sss.
sion all day. today.
On tic other hand there is a new
move toward cancellation and arbitrl
ton which may end the entire contro-
Vcrsy in fittsburg, tomorrow, or may
be carried tn New York to be adjusted
by higher powers. President +. J. Sha,-
Ter said. tonight. that the outlook for
settlement is better than at any time
since the McHcesport trouble started.
He refused To explain this statement.
The session of the AmalSamated az
ccutINes took no action on the pr.Si-
dents proposed resolution giving him
power to call out the men OF the Sheet
co. and subsequently as he seees ct.
all the men of the new Morgan 50.
The meeting adjourned until tomorrow
morning, when those officials will he
present.
canvass OF all parties to the dis
pute indicates that the declaration of
a strike will not take place for several
days. The effort at Cancellation to be
made. tomorrow. will be followed ny
others that will take time
At Mckeesport. tonight. while the
strikers are alert and ready to meet
any movement that may he made by
the company. nothing resembling dis
order has occurred. The crucial test
OF the mems determination 10 cont:u-
ue allegiance to the AmalGamated will
come in the morning at O'Clock al
which time all employees of the COM
pany have been notified to report or
consider themselves discharged.
Pittsburg. Pa, April 1.-THE meet
ing of the national advisory board and
vice presidents of the AmalsamateC
Association of Iron and Steel Workers
called for this morning by President
Siaffer, began at II O'Clock. There was
full attendance of the national Of
fcers and trustees who make up the
board, and among the vice presidents
present were David Rees of Pittsburg
first district: Walter Larkin of Mar
tins Ferry, Ohio. second district;
Charles II. Davis of Newport. Ky.
third district. and Glenn Jarvis of An
derson. Ind, fifth district.
The meeting was held at the nation
al headquarters and while Il large
number of prominent Amalgamatcd
men and several leaders of the strike
were at the headquarters, no one was
admitted to the meeting room but tho
members of the board and the vice
President Shaffer said he would ask for
power to call out at his discretion the
employees of the American Sheet Steel
Co. and then, if he deems it necessary
as a last resort. to extend the strike
order to all the plants of the United
States Steel Corporation.
He did not hesitate to declare his in
tcntion of carrying out its program of
the calling out the employees of the
great combine if the resolution was
passed by the board. He added:
I'VE have received kilograms from
our members in different sections of
the country endorsing the stand we
have taken and saying they will stand
by us if il comes to general strike.
President Shaffer has wired Prcsi-
dent GOmpers of the American Fedora
ton of Labor. explaining the situation
at McKeesport at length and asking
for any assistance the federation could
give if the conflict came.
Ouie: prevailed. this morning. about
the Device wood plant of the American
Sheet Steel Co. at Mckcesport. There
was an absence Of idle men lettering on
the streets and it was evident that the
strikers had retired to their homes to
await the decision of the national adj
visory board.
During the night. Manager Cooper
posted an order notifying all employees
in the bar mill and sheet mill to report
for work. Thursday. April Is. at A.
NJ, or consider themselves discharged.
pittsb1Irg Pa April 1i.-Fifty thousand
men is considered by labor authorities Ia
he a fair estimate of the membership of
tho AmaIgamated Association. The $50
citation is, according to the statement OF
Secretary John Williams. in Il more pros
ncro,s condition financially than ever in
lis history. OF the total membership d..
No are employed by the Republic Iron and
Steel CO.. which is not member of Ia
Morgan combination, and by the lndcpcn
dent Mills plants here and elsewhere. OF
the American Sheet Steel Co. s plants. Is
ncr cent. Of the total capacity is in or
ranjzed mills. The company operates II
large plants and number of small! ones.
some six of the 20 plants owned by the
combine being shut down and partially
Twelve of the plants are
union MINIS. The most important of the
Wants are the Nandergrift,
Works. the Apollo Pennsyl-
xania Works and the mills at WcllSVllle,
Ohio. and LccsburS. Pa.
pittsburg. Pa. April 17.-Some of the
men in attendance at the strike meeting
NJ McKeesport. this afternoon, reporter
a. ,h,t Assistant Superintendent Harrison
~ rho NJ. Devices wood MILL made them
an offer of increased pay TO return to
",ork They refused to so back and he
;nFnrmed them that he would pat other
,,,nn in I ,eir places. tomorrow. 1t was
..nnnrtnd that $50 skilled workmen were
!. rppurht to PittsburS. last night. from diff
Taront noints They did not arrive in Il
hndv hut in gangs of Il or ?, and were
sent by different routes to
n1I.ni.eesport. They will. it is said. take
NJ n,,ces Of the strikers at the Device :
,',nod works. The entire gang was IN
sharce If the officers of a local detective
a~encv. Some were sent to Mckeesp"rt
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