Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-05
PLAN a LONG FIGHT
unionism at Stake and Every Emrlsys
Of Trust Will Be Asked TO Join. g

unionism at Stake and Every Emnisys.
Of Trust Will Be Asked to Join, s.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 5.-'sWithin q
week every union man and every union
man at heart in the employ of the Unit
ed States Steel Corporation will be
asked to join in the strike now being
waged by thesAmalgamated Association.
We must settle whether unionism Is to
stand or fall.
There will be no more conferences
with the United States Steel Corporation
unless the meeting is asked for by the
officials OF the corporation. The ANAL
gamated Association will not request q
peace meeting
These and several other significant
statements were made last night by
Theodore j. Shaffer, president Of the
Amalgamated Association Of Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers, upon his return from
the fruitless conference with j. Pierpont
Morgan and others in New York.
1t is now a fight to the bitter finish be-
tween the great billion dollar steel trust
and organized labor. Mr.. Shaffer says
he is ready to employ every peaceable
means within the power of man to win
victory. No quarter is to be given and
none will be requested.
The entire management OF the battle
has been placed in the hands Of Presi-
dent Shaffer. He has absolute power to
call out every man who is connected
with the organization, and he intends to
do it. He is satisfied with the progress
of the battle to date. He finds that none
of his battle lines have been broken.
Mr.. Shaffer, Secretary Williams, B. I.
Davis. NJ. F. Tighe and John Chappelle
of Wellsville came in from New York
last evening. They were expected earli-
er, but Mr.. Shaffer enjoys mystery, and
his chief pastime now is eluding report
ers.
The president and advisers did not ap.
pear to be the least cast down.
II have simply been whirling thru a
sea of reporters since left Pittsburgh %
said Mr.. shafrer, land the tide does not
seem to have turned the other way.
There Is not much that can say about
the situation at present"
will there be meeting Of the advis-
DRY board tonight to order q general
striker" was asked.
No. always endeavor to prevent
Sunday meetings when can. We held
none on the train today" was the re-
ply.
Will there be meeting tomorrow %
None will be needed. The fact of the
matter is that we held one in New York
last evening"
Was there any action taken at that
meeting about calling out all of the men
in the employ Of the United States Steel
Corporations"
II was given full authority to act The
meeting empowered me to issue a call
whenever. in my judgment, / thought II
time to act
When will that call be issued?"
That depends upon number OF
things. 1t is difficult to say just the ex-
act day that will be ready to exercise
the authority invested in me-"
Promise is made by Mr.. Shaffer that
the trust will find that the Amalgamat-
ed Association has strong roots in many
Of its mills.
rs the order likely to go out tonight?'
opinion that could not prepare myself
to issue the order tonight"
will you do anything in the matter
| lLlS evening
mo, will not.l am going home II
rest and will wait until tomorrow to re-
sumo the cares of my position"
Can not you fix some definite dat.
when this order will be issued?"
You may say that within a weel
every union man and every union mar
at heart In the employ OF the United
States Steel Corporation will be request
ed by me to join the Amalgamated AS
sociation in winning this strike"
do you think you will be able to clos,
all of the mills Of the steel corporation?'
II am of the opinion that every one o
them can be closed. We have som,
great surprises in store for the trust
The men have been organized in som,
of thoir mills that they never dreamed
could be touched. We have the sympa
/ thy Of the workmen, and they will no
! throw any straws in the way of our alb
solute victory"
I Mr.. Shaffer said the stories that Mr.
Morgan had been ugly during the con
ference on Saturday We're untrue. H
said the New Yorker had been courteou
and business like turnout the entir
meeting, and il he had los. his temper 1
was after the adjournment OF the gath
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