Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-08-10

the II. @. Prick Company and the
men employed on the lines of railroad
which the steel corporations owns.
The coke workers are not organized
nor are the dock and steamship labor
ers.
The Amalgamated Association can
not probably make any serious in
roads on the Carnegie COMPANY, but
wherever II has scattering men, as in
the case of the upper ami lower union
mills of that corporation. 1t is their
duty to come out.
HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN TO
BE IDLE,
Pittsburg, August THE order
given above is expected to swell the
number of idle men to over 100. 600
men at the end of the week. Presi-
dent Shaffer was asked if the call was
not intended to go to the union men
in the Carnegie Steel Company. He
said he could answer no questions on
that score. The Amalgamated FEEDER
alton has been without the concerted
action of the Federation executive
board.
Many affiliated bodies of the FEEDER
alton have annual or long term con-
tracts with their employees and beyond
financial and moral support it is hard
to tell how the Federation may GO
1t had been the purpose OF Presi-
dent Shaffer to give the operation
officials of the remaining constituent
companies of the steel CORPORATION
time to anticipate the calling out of
their men. If it was intended to give
these managers any formal notifica-
tion, this plan was waived to-day al
though tnev will still have notice of
the closing of operations ON Saturday
to prevent the striking OF thler men.
The attitude of the men of the
United States Steel Corporation so far
not affected bv the strike has been
carefully canvassed since the futile
effort TO arrive at terms of peace IN
New York last Saturday. Most OF the
nine vice presidents of the different
districts have been among their men
and their reports have reached head
quarters. In general way the tone
of these reports indicate that the
men will support the stand of their
officials. An aggressive movement
on Carnegie mills is intended and
will be taken pro mptly
"The closing of these mills, said
President Shaffer in an interview,
will be felt by all classes. 1t viii
stop production and this will stop
commerce. The effect will be bad.
and no one realizes it more than do.
l realized al the time and tried to
avoid by every means in my power
the carrying out of this program, but
II was of no use. - Right must
triumph however. 1t will triumph
in spite of the trust saying that un-
ion men cannot EXIST i'll their mills.
"In this call tor tn men to come
out we tried to avoid all maaningle IS
words, all bombasti6 utterances and
sensational sentences. 1t is too seri-
GUS matter for stage play.
The Amalgamated men fully real
ize the task that is before them, and
have been prepared for it. They are,
L firmly believe. ready to suffer lorg
forwhat they believe tobe their rights.
They will suffer hunger, poverty and
privation of all kinds before giving
in. The trust can never crush such
men as our people. They may start
some of their mills, but they cannot
start manv of them.
STEEL TRUST HITS BACK.
Pittsburg, Aug. - The United
States Steel Corporation evened up
things yesterday with the Amalga-
mated Association. President Shaffer
closed one of Mr.. Mogan's mills at
New Castle, Pa, Mr.. Morgan opened
one of the mills that President Shaffer
closed two weeks ago. Thus honors in
strike tactics were even when night
came.
The mill which the trust was able
20 open is the Clark bar plant in
Pittsburg. 1t is in the American Steel
Hoop Company. When the strike was
declared it was non-union mill and
most of the skilled workmen were
negroes. The Amalgamated Associa-
tion organizers induced them to join
the union and strike speedily toll
lowed.
W. E. Corey, president of the Steel
Hoop company, decided to make a
start with Pittsburg mill and in
structed superintendent Lewis Brown
of the Clark mill to get his men and
be ready to open at the word. Al
though the strikers nave been main
tanning a picket about the mill their