Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-04-20

pitlSburg, April lS.-Ihc officials Of
the Amaleamatcd association have been
considering the strike matter carefully.
They have decided that IN ease of Il gen
cral strike the anti-rOnbine cry will
sweep over the country like wildlire.
and that there will he an array of public
sentiment on their behalf such rs was
never before urraycd Oh the side Of Il
striking body of men.
Chances OF II strike of all of the men
of the .\malgamatcd association rm-
ploycd in the organized mills of the
American Sheet steel company and sub
Sruucntly Of all of the organized men
in the mills of the United States Steel
corporation. trrmllr in the balance.
ON the one hand President Slaltcr Is
backed up IN his determination to call
Il general strike by a majority of the
mclnbcrs Of his advisory board and the
district vice president and trustees who
were in session all day yesterday.
On the other hand there is II new move
toward Cancellation and arbitration
which may end The entire controversy
in Pittsburg today or may he carried to
New York to he adjusted hy higher
powers.
President SEaitrr SAYS that The out
look for settlement is better than at any
time since the MrKrcSport trouble start
ed. lie refuses to explain this state
ment.
The session of the .\malGamatrd cX-
I,iilIN i,nl. ~ Il Ia nm la,
presidents proposed resolution giving
him power TO call ont the men of the
sheet company. and subsequently. us he
sees fit, all the men of the new Morgan
company. The meeting adjourned uu-
til today, when these officials will be
present.
\ canvass of all parties to the dispute
indicates that the declaration of Il
strike will not take place for several
days The effort at cancellation to be
made will be followed by others that
Will take time.
AT MckeeSport, while the strikers are
alert and ready to meet any new move
that may be mad" by the company, moth
Ing resembling disorder has occurred.
III VI u'l u ''Nl bl lIl' Il''li S'ltltTll!lllH-
ton to continue allryilncr 10 he Anal
gnmntrd will come AT the time all en-
ploy"s of the company have been noti-
fled to- report or consider themselves dis.
charged
FIFTY thousand men is considered by
labor authorities to he Il fair estimate
of the membership of the Amalgauatrd
lssn,.inti A i,n
rordllg to the statement Of Secretary
Williams. in II more prosperous condi-
tion financially than ever in its history.
or the total membership, lIOOD are en-
ploycd by the Rcpublic Iron ANA steel
company. which is not Il member Of The
Morgan combination. and by the indie
pendent mills plants here and else
where. or the American Sheet steel
company's plaulS, 90 percent of the to-
tai capacity is in organized mills. The
company operates ~ large plants and a
number of small ones. some six Of the
30 plants owned by the combine being
shut down ana partially dismnntlcd
Twelve of the plants are union mil!.
The most important of the non-union
plants ar" til" \andcrgrift Pa, works.
the Apollo. Pa, works, and the mills at
WellSvillc, o., ana lr"chlurg. Pa.
New York. April S.--Wiliam l.. HAM
ilton of j. l.. Morgan n Co.. when asked
concerning the strike of the rnlploy cs
of the American Sheet steel company
at Mck"csport, Pa, made the following
statement: Il see that one of the la.
Dor lenders has spoken of the danger
of Il spread of the strike assume
that it is his duty to speak in this man
ncr. But as far rs this firm is con.
ccrned, its attitude toward Labor is well
known. We arc friendly, AMI there is
no possibility of Il clash"