The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-17
AID FOR STEEL STRIKERS.
The American Federation Of Labor
in Sympathy With Them.


conference was held at the headquarters
Of the AmaIgamated Association OF Steel
Workers, shortly before noon today on
the matter Of the strike against the sreat
trust Nj Shafcr. the President of the
Steel Workers Union. met Thomas H
Flynn, the General Organizer Of the
American Federation of Labor
What action. if any. was taken toward
a sympathetic strike is not known, as
neither official would discuss the subject,
Flynn was outspoIzen. however. in re
gard to the attitude Of his organization
toward the AmaIgamated Association He
said.
The American Federation of Labor
has 2000. eco members vvho are paying
dues and all are in sy-4pathy with the
strikers I came here to tender any fl
nancfaI aid within reason. asked for by
the organization that Is making the pres
ent strike. The details have not been ar
ranged yet but something will be done
before / leave town 4 per capita tax
Of . cents week has been suggested
This would yield s5Co,o00 a week and would
give the Amalgamated Association fund
that would enable it to fight TO the I'm
ish"
The striking hoop, sheet, and tin work
ers had one victory and one disappoint-
nent today. and it is expected that to-
morrow viii bring exciting developments
in the struggle between organized labor
and the great combine.
a VICTORY At wELLSyILLE.
There was great rejoicing at the head
quarters Of the AmaIgamated Association
before noon. when the news came from
welIsviIIe. Ohio. that the order Of P F
Smith, District President Of the American
Sheet Steel Company, to start the plant
today with non-union men was not obey
ed The telegram from NveHsvile stated
that in response 10 the call for men is
sued by the company. only thirty-one
workuer two OF whom were unionists
who recently joined the Amalgamatcd
Association, reported at the mill Office
The local officers Of the company held a
conference and decided that there were
not a sufficient number on hand TO form
a working crew and no attempt was made
70 resume operations
here that the plan Of starting up the
WelisviHe plant. while not successful. has
not been abandoned and that if the for
mer employees OF the plant do not report
at once. outsiders viii be- taken to the
towr. 1t IS feared that a move Of this
kind viii cause trouble
The first reverse OF the Amalgamated
Association was reported at 10 O'Clock
As announced yesterday, the organization
succeeded in closing all the mills Of the
American Steel Hoop Company. with the
exception OF the DuncansviIIe plant, near
Altoona Pa and II was confident that
success would attend its efforts TO organ
ize the non-Union men there It is re-
ported. however. that the men held
secret meeting last night at which they
refused to meet representatives of the
company or organizers of the AmaIsa-
mated Association and decided not TO 90
out The plant = not large one.
RAILROAD MEN NAY STRIKE.
There are sumors tha; the Brotherhoods
Of Engineers and Trainmea may be
brought into the fight at WelIsviIIe- Ohio
The yardnen there are said to have re-
ceived notice that any refusal 10 handle
cars at the mill yards would result IN in
SAINT dismissal Numerous meetings OF
railroad employees have been held
fcers Of the AmaIgamated Association
trouble is expected shortly from the Na-
tioHaI Steel Company's plant in Ningo
Junction il is operated under a special
scale Of the maisamated Associat ton and
there Is a single 10-iEch mill belonging 10
the American Steel Hoop Company II
has thus far been non-uniOn. If a report
from Steubenville. Ohio. 70 the effect that
the hoop men from the Ningo Junction
mill have formed an ANA gamated Asso-
citation lodge proves true. the danger Of
trouble is over until the company at
tempts 70 start the plant with non-union
men. The despatch from SteubenvilIe
says
"AmaIgamated District Vice President
Walter Larkins. OF Martins Ferry came
To Mingo Junction today and organized
the American Steel Hoop Company en-
pIoyes into the union 4 strike was or
dered at once at the plant there An at
tempt is being made 10 get men to run
the plant If these men 90 out the entire
plant will be closed.
Mr.. Shaffer was asked This morning TO
state II what mills non-uuion men are
now employed, also to say whether they
are paid less in these mills than union
men are paid in mills employing ex-
elusively union labor. He said:
y dc not wish 10 state the names Of
firms. but nOn-uniOn mills do not pay
uniCE prices. theirs being lower Since
the trouble began some Of the non-union |
rates have been raised almost to ours to |
quiet the men and keep them from join /
ing the Aulalsamated Association, and
this is done every year when the scales
are being made, and the increase al these |
mills is only temporary.
AT the recent conference here We ask
cd TWO things only. first. sign the scale
for all mills; second, tell the men in non /
union mills, who, under duress, agreed 1
to keep out Of the Amalgamated Asso- !
citation, that they are free TO do as they
please
Il want 10 venture the prediction that !
the strike VIII spread 10 other plants of I
the United States Steel Corporation with |
out any effort on our part. Men in all /
quarters are anxious 10 leave the mills
in order to assist IN the present great /
struggle. I would not be surprised 10 |
see the strike sentiment spread to the |
upper and lower union mills Of the Car /
Hegie Company IN this city. The strike
IS spreading ana growing fast II IS |
spontaneous and without effort on our
part
TO START TIE PAINTER MILL.
An early development today was The re
port that the American Steel Hoop Com /
paHy has decided to test the strength Of
the Amalgamated Association this week
An attempt viii be made before Safilr-