Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-21
WILL NOT QUIT WORK.
WESTERN STEEL WORKERS RE-
FUSE TO GO OUT.
Lodges Vote Disobedience TO Shl Her's
Order for Shut Down-Men Resolve
that Their Contracts Are More Bind
ing than the Union Mandate.

The national strike of the Amaiga-
mated Association Of Iron, Steel and Tin
Workers received body blow Sunday.
WorkingInen in South Chicago and in
Milwaukee voted with great emphasis
not to strike. At Joliet the men deferred
final action. but it was plain that the
sentiment was not widely different from
that at the mills where the union men,.
in flat-footed fashion, refused to go out.
In Pittsburg President Shaffer Cd moth
ing to say. but the other strike leaders
were greatly disappointed by the news
from the West The. steel operators, ON
the other hand, are jubilant and have no
hesitaney in saying that they have the
strike broken beyond any hope Of tho
Amalgamated Association keeping it
alive.
Beside the mills about Chicago which
were In coubt up to Sunday, the steel
corporation reports resumption of work
at the Ohio works of the National Steel
Company at Youngstown. and the King.
Gilbert & Warner plant at Columbus. In
the Carnegie group the Homestead, Ed
gar Thomson, Duquesne, Upper and
Lower Union, and Howard axle works.
employing $4,000 men, were reported to
be III operation without trouble. Parts
OF ether mills were aiso declared to be
going ahead with sufficient force. The
mills where the operators concede losses
are; New Castle 1900; Mingo juno
tion, 1000; Boston mills. AS; Elba iron
works, 600; Republic iron works, I,510:
Riverside works, 1900; msking a total
OF 1925 new men On strike.
Vote at south Chicago-I9o TO Al.
The decisive action at the South Chi
cago mills OF the Federal Steel Company
was taken by the two lodges of ths
Amalgamated Association. By vote OF
100 to AZ they declared they had no dr.
ferenees with their employers, and be-
lieved they owed more loyalty to their
contract with the company than to the
association. The two lodges have 5T2
members, ID per cent of them being
present at the meeting.
In Milwaukee the employees of the BAY,
View mills, likewise branch Of the Fed
eral Steel Company. expressed as em1
phatically as their South Chicago breth-
rem their disapproyal of the order OF
President Shaffer to strike. President
Redfern of the Milwaukee lodge inferno
ed his men that the South Chicago aud
Joliet employees were not disposed to
strike, altl ough they had expressed their
Willingness TO contribute literally TO the
support Of the men who are in idleness
in the East With the probable action
of the Illinois men fresh in their minds,
the Milwaukee workers refused TO obey
the order of their national officer
At Joliet one reason for a weeks de-
lay was a desire to comply with a re-
quest for deferred action from General
Manager Mccullough Pending the an
nouncement Of the result President SHAFT
fer was expected to visit Joliet and give
the 800 members Of the four lodges the
advantage Of his advice.
The action Of the Bay View and South
Chicago steel workers. with the proha-
Bile refusal OF the Joliet lodges 60 leave
their mills practically eliminated the
mills controlled by the Federal Steel
| Company from the fight 1t is under
stood that the policy suggested in the
East during the last week in the dis
mantlng of the Mekeesport plant be-
cause of the continued disturbance in
that section and its removal 70 more
peaceful districts is to be followed. In
carrying out this plan of seeking friend
ly and conservative regions the Illinois
and Wisconsin plants win be enlarged
by the United States Steel Corporation.
This in recognition of the desire express
ed by the mer thereabout 20 avoid being
drawn into controversies In which they
have no particular interest
Leaves Fast TO Fight Alone.
The decision of the steel workers in
the fourth district is expected TO have
far-reaching effect. 1t practically leaves
the Eastern workers fighting alone, the
West having withheld all support ex-
cept promises Of financial aid District
Vice President William G. Davis Is left
the lone striker here, he having served
notice upon the company that he would
not return TO work when his shift ended
Saturday night