Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-08-08
THE SUSPENSE IS ENDED.
The Steel Workers Now Know Just
What They Are Face to
Face With.
ALL EYES ARE NOW WATCHING SAAFFER
The President of the Amalgamated
Association VIII not Act Precipi-
tateIy-steeI Corporation Direc-
tors said to He Dissatisfied with
Mr.. Morgan's stand.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 5.-Now that
the suspense induced by the uncer-
tainty of the outcome in the strike
negotiations is over, there is less ex-
element here than there was last
week and the people are looking mat
ters squarely in the face.
watching President Shaner,
Everybody is watching President
shaffer, as it is recognized that from
him will emanate the next move in
this great struggle. Speculation is
now rife when he will issue the order
for a general strike of all the Anal
gamated men employed in the mills
of the United States Steel corpora
TONS plants.
Although President Shaffer did not
say so, he explained not long ago that
before an order for a strike was is
sued, a circular letter would be sent
out from the general Offices to all
lodges of the organization explaining
the situation, giving a complete re-
port of all that had occurred between
the members OF the executive board
and the officials of the trust; of the
earnest attempts made by the asso-
citation to bring about an honorable
settlement and their failure.
VIII be Read mt Lodge Meetings.
This circular will be read in lodge
meetings in order that the men in the
mills can have clear and compre-
hensive insight OF the entire matter
and act intelligently. With this in
formation in their hands, the men will
be able to see that the officers have
acted carefully and with an earnest
desire to avoid an open rupture. The
strike order will then follow and will
De taken up without the least misun-
Outstanding on the part of the menu
bers.
The Strike May Not Spread.
Doubt is expressed in some quarters
that the strike will spread further. 1t
is suggested that the employees of the
Federal Steel Co., National Steel Co.
and National Tube Co. are at the pres
ent time the strikers main source of
revenue, ana to call them out would
weaken the association in its fight by
depriving IT of the funds necessary to
carry on the struggle. Another rea-
son given was that the Amalgamated
association having signed contracts
with all these companies for one year,
4 beginning with July /, 1901, would, by
violating these contracts, give Mr..
Morgan and his associates trump
cards they would not hesitate to use
10 the best effect
Being Felt in PittsburEh.
The steel strike, though but begun
Is already being felt in Pittsburgh
Many leading business houses have
found business dropping off so as to
make the removal of clerks impera-
tive. One department store last Sun
day laid OFF 25 girls, and at the same
time gave notice that if the strike
we're not settled by next Saturday it
would likely be necessary to lay off
more. Finances also suffered. On two
days last week the clearinghouse re-
ports showed a decrease compared
with last year. These were the only
two days of the year whose clearings
did not exceed figures of the corre-
spending days last year.
"Their Fight Il Ours"
President Shaffer arrived at the
Amalgamated association headquar-
tiers at 1l:45 a. m, and Is minutes
later called the newspaper men to his
private office. When asked if a settle
ment could have been reached in New
York Saturday, had they waived their
Fights at the Painter, Lindsay G. Nc
Cucheon and the Wellsville plants, he
said: "Thc Amalgamated association
could have settled in New York if they
had given us these mills, but we could
not do that. Just as long as we can
fight we are going to fight for them.
They are as much of us now as any
of the other lodges. Their fight is
ours, and our fight is theirs"
SLIGHT CLEAN OE uOpE