The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-13


appeals were made to him later in the
morning but he insisted that there was no
danger of an outbreak
Another crowd gathered at noon when
the tube men were leaving the plant and
while the workers were jeered no violence
was offered. Tn strikrs say that it is
only a question of time when material
will give out and the tube men must quit.
Otherwise, it is believed there would be
serious trouble McKeesport. Reports
from Wheeling and Bellaire indicate that
there may be trouble three.
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The executive committee of the Anal
gamated Associat tion will probably make
an exhaustice investigation of the action
taken by the lodges at South Chicago,
Bay View and Joliet in refusing to
make the strike. President Shaffer has
been urged to go West, and personally
investigate the matter, but it is unlike
ly that he will be able, to spare the time
for the present. A radical element in
the local lodges bitterly denounces the
Western members and insists that there
was something irregular about the mat
ter. Others intimate that influences
that would not bear investigation We're
used nthes men. 1t is claimed that
a canvass made a week ago showed
majority in favor of striking and that
no reasonable explanation of the change
of front has been made President
Shaffer refrains from any direct criti-
cism of the act of the Western men,
but it is known that he deeply regrets
the loss of their support.
Secretary Williams today gave out
copies of call to the general public
for financial aid. 1t reads:
ITO the members of organized labor:
Brethren: AS you are undoubtedly
aware the United States Steel Corpora
tion are, now waging a war against or
ganized labor by making the Amalgamated
Association the subject on which to be-
gin operations. AT our last convention it
was unanimously decided to ask the Uni
ted States Steel Corporation, when set
ting their annual scale with the Anal
gamated Association that they sign or
recognize the scale of the Amalgamated
Association in all their mills When the
matter was broached, the request was per-
emptorily refused. After the holding of
several conferences the demand of our
organization was modified so as to take
in only the mills of three of their con-
Sheet Steel Company, the American Tin
Plate Company and the American Steel
Hoop Company, where local lodges had
been formed and where the men were
very desrous of being union and were
now out on strike for recognition
In the conference which were held
by the representatives of the United
States Steel Corporation and the ANAL
gamated Association. the representatives
of the United States Steel Company's only
arguments were that they did not de-
sire the Amalgamated Association to be-
come too powerful and that they should
hold the balance of power. Later con-
ferences We're held with the heads OF
the United States Steel Company. who
submitted a proposition that we only sign
for the mills signed last year, with the
exception of the sheet mills in Salisbury
and Scottdale, which were signed for the
year previously. Their proposition was
rejected, as it meant that the Amalga-
mated Association would merely have to
remain in Quiescent state while they
were expanding and extending their nom
union possessions
"They are waging a fight for the ex-
termination of the Amalgamated Assoca-
tion and for the workmen to combine.
principle which they have demonstrated
to the people of the United States, they
desire themselves and so persistently re-
fuse to grant us. This blow is not alone
directed at the Amalgamated Association
but at organized labor in general and
should they succeed in defeating the
Amalgamated Association it. will affect
every organized body in the United States
ITO succeed in this struggle 1t will
be necessary to seek the aid of every
organized body as well as the general
public, whose sympathjes We know are
with us in the present struggle. To this
end we ask you to give your moral and
financial aid. A liberal response finan-
cially will materially aid us in conducting
a victorious campaign for principle
which is the inalienable right of every
American freeman
'tIf you desire to aid the Amalgamated
Association in the present struggle finan-
cially, all money shouldSbe forwarded to
john Williams, Secretary Treasurer, Bis
sci block, Pittsburg, Pa"