The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-19
TO EXTEND STEEL STRIKE
Labor Men May Call Out
National and Federal
Employees
scripps-MoRae Press Assn.

Pittoburg, July Before next
week IS out the union men employed
by the National Steel and the Federal
steel companies may be called out on
strike This announcement was made
by Theodore shaffer. president of the
Amaleamated Association Of iron,
steel and Tin Workers The union
employees OF the National Tube
Company may also be called out
shaffer said, but as the mills Of that
company are nearly an nonunion The
strike woul5 have little effect
The stihe against these companies
will be ordered by q circular letter
containing shaners version OF the
conference held last week by the Cen
tral Executive Board Of the Amalga.
mated Association and the represen-
fatives OF the sheet steel, hoop and tin
plate trusts.
The strike, Shaffer says will not
become general for a week or two as
Il will take some time to reach the
men He says that he has set no
time for a general strike but he ex-
poets The various lodges. every union
miu having lodge, to declare strike
as soon rs the circular has been re-
ceiyed. read and discussed
From what shaffer said yesterday
Il is judged that the circular will be
argumeniuive in tone showing the
reasons why the men should strike.
shafIer says he fully expects gener
ally Affirmative TO his strike circular.
bat Il IS belived that ne cannot sue
coed in getting the union men out in
ali the mills He has intimated that
he canvassed the mills a year ago and
the fact that the rules adopted by the
las; convention authorize him to de-
clare a general strike, is said to be
proof positive that the association
ut large approves the idea
It is asserted by association officials
that when the circular to be issued
has done It's work, 100000 men will be
idle. including association men, skill
ed workmen belonging 20 the associa-
ton. members Of other unions and un-
skilled vorkmen They confirm the
estimate gwen that 10000 men were
made idle by the strike as-inst the
Sheet, Hoop and Tin companies. It
is estimated that an average wage of
81 a day is paid to the 10000 claim
ed by the association now to be idle.
The union employees Of the Lindsey
McCutcheon and the Painter Hoop
mills met today and resolved to 80 out
on strike These mills have been de
clared "open" mills ~ the associa-
tion. union men have been working in
them Tho decision to strike means
that only some Of the furnaces and
some Of the rolls win not be manned
tomorrow. The greater part Of the
mills will be IN operation.
Although plttsburg is the head.
quarters OF the A.malgamated Associa-
tion and at one time furnished the ma
iority OF It's members. the fact IS that
not a single mill in this district will
close operation ca account of the
strike The union mills are owned by
companies Independent Of the trusts
aud they. Of course. are not on strike.
The trusts have no union mills here.
The strike will therefore not effect
the business interests OF Plttsburg.
Dispatches show that the smaller
towns win be injured most by the
present strike Skaters circular
should result in "a general strike
against the sN companies composing
the United States Steel Corporation.
Then Chicago will feel it, for It rs
thought that the plants OF the former
Illinois Steel Company are now CON
troiled by the trust
Should the strike become general
and be prolonged the expense viii fall
heavily upon the men employed by
the Republic ron aud Steel Company.
The trust that does not belong to the
United States steel Corporation, and
the men employed Ia the Independent
plants Amalgamated officers say
the Republic company employs So.
900 o. It's members, and that the as
sessment TO be levied on them win
amount 20 $4,000 a month. The Anal.
gamated treasury is said to contain
100000.
n wish to truthfully state to you
and the readers of these few lines