The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-12


This blow is not alone directed at the
Amalgamated associa ton but at or
ganized labor in general and should
they succeed in defeating the Amalga-
organized body in the United States.
ITO succeed in this struggle it will
be necessary to seek the aid Of every
organized body as well as the general
public whose sympathies we know are
with US in the present struggle To
this end we ask that you give US your
more than financial aid, a liberal re-
sponse financially VIII materially assist
us in conducting a victorious campaign
for a principle which is the inaliena bic
right of every American freeman.
IF YOU desire to aid the Amalga-
mated association in the present strug-
gle financially. all money should be
forwarded to John Williams. secretary
treasurer, Bissen block, Pittsburg, Pa.
Fraternally yours,
-'T. J. SHAFFER.
President.
JOHN WILLIAMS,
Secretary Treas surer.
M F. TIGHE.
Assistant Secretary.
BEN l. DAVIS.
Journal Manager"
STATEMENT OF OFFICIALS.
Pittsburg. Pa, Aug. 12.-President
Shaffer made q brief statement at noon.
He said:
we have no official Information
about the situation in the west. 1 don't
cago has accepted superintendency
from the trust as reported. MY only
regret IS that some men working in the
slave pens of the trust had not spirit
enough to come out and join the strik-
ers. I viii not take any part in calling
out the American Federation of Labor.
It's action must be voluntary. The
Amalgamated association has not lost
anything but has made gains.'
Secretary Williams said:
Il think the great surprise of the
strike Will come to the steel officials
when they find we have invaded the
Carnegie plant. We have reliable re-
ports to the effect that the lower city
mill is tied up and that but one mill
in the Upper City is on. We have not
made known our plans and still have
some surprises for the manufacturers.
IMPORTING COLORED MEN.
Cleveland, O., Aug. 12.-There was no
material change in the Amalgamated
strike situation in this city today. At
the several plans Of the United States
Steel corporation that were closed as a
result of President Shaffer's first strike
order all was quiet At the Crescent
plant OF the American Tin Plate com
pany, a large force of carpenters is at
work on the building being erected in
side the high fence which surrounds
the mill to be used a boarding house
for non-union men. The management
announced today that the mill would
be started possibly by tomorrow or
Wednesday.
The Allagamated people are watch
ing developments at this plant very
closely as it will no doubt prove to be
the storm center Of the struggle in
Cleveland.
A party of u or Is coIored men ar
rived here today from somewhere in
the south
Vice President Ward of the Anal
gamated association reiterated the
statement today that unless the strike
is soon settled an effort will be made TO
bring out all the men employed in the
mills Of the American Steel and Wire
company in this city which as yet have
not been affected by the strike. These
mills employ about 10000 men.
GOMPERS WON'T TALK STRIKE.
Washington. .12.-President Com
pers of the Federation of Labor, re-
tu-7ed home today from New York,
but declined absolutely to discuss the
strike situation. He said he had not
seen Mr.. Morgan in New York Mr.
Gompers would not say whether there
would or not be a meeting Of the ex-
ecutive council of the federation.
Pittsburg, Pa. Aug. 12.-The men of
the Sheet mill and Tin Plate plant at
Cambridge, O., 500 in number, have
gone out
WORKMEN ARE GUYED-
Pittsburg, Aug 12-At noon about 2
600 strikers gathered about the plant Of
Keesport and when the workmen came
out for lunch. good naturedly guyed
them for working. The workmen seem
ed to take no offense and there was no
disturbance or disorder
MORGAN AT NEWPORT
New York, Aug. 12.-It was said to-
day at the Office of J. p. Morgan that
the latter is at Newport and that his
stay there is indefinite. No one at Mr.
Morgan's place felt authorized to make
any statement about his information or
intention concerning the strike or
about mis- engagement with Mr. Com
pers.
SUPPORT SHAFFER.
Warren, O., Aug. 12-The Central
Labor union at Warren, Niles and
Girard has passed a resolution unan-
imously supporting President Shafer
in the strike situation.
WON'T GO OUT
Youngstown, O.. Aug 12.-At the big
plants of the National Steel company
and the National Tube company here
which are the only ones that would be
affected by the strike order of Presi-
dent Shaffer everything is in full OPP
Grafton today The employees, while
they say they will not come out on a
sympathetic strike. are sending a por-
tion of their wages to the Amalgamated