The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-19
FAVORS MILLS.
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time. Men are growing dissatisfied at
having to work overtime.
President r. J. Shaffer said today
that no overtures have been made by
the United States Steel corporation
looking TO a settlement of the strike.
He said he had not had any commun-
1catiOu Wha teyer either with President
e. M Schwab or J. Pierpont Morgan
since the strike was declared He said
he was waiting for something to trans
pire- and that he would not be the first
TO make overtures.
When asked as to what course he
thought the manufacturers would
adopt in fighting the workers, Nj. Shat
fer said that he thought the Wellsville
situation was a sufficient answer to
this question. Tt is seen by this that
the strike leader expects a hard fight
and that he thinks the manufacturers
viii make an effort TO run their mills
with nOn-union men before they ask
for a conference
President Shaffer has not yet made
q move toward extending the strike to
other plants OF the great steel combine
Extra measures viii not likely be taken
unless il is found to be absolutely nee
essally IN order to win The cOntribu-
lions or the men at work are needed to
carry on the strike If a general strike
We're ordered the association. among
orner donations. would lose the sub
stantlal one of $4,000 a month from the
The men employed in other plants own
ed by the steel corporation who would
be affected by general strike order
are expected to make liberal contribu-
tions to the strike fund.
long strike is now expected in some
quarters. "A consumer of Sheets who
Rad placed some large orders with the
american Sheet company for delivery
during the next three months has
written to steel brokers and iobbers in
TINS city to aid him in securing the
sheets needed to meet his require
ments. He added in one of his letters
that the combine informed him that his
order could not receive attention for at
least three months On this he bases
the prediction that the strike viii con
t1nue for two months.
telegram from Detroit stated that
W- - Hahone, president of the street
railway employees association had left
that city for Pittsburg, by request of
President Shaffer and that a confer
ence would be held in an endeavor to
perfect a general federation of all labor
unions Mr.. Shaffer denied that he has
asked Mr. HahOne to come to Pittsburg
and said there was no truth in the
matter at all He said that it was his
ambition, however, to federate the men
employed by the United States steel
corporation into one organization it
matters not their trade. BY this means
alone, says Mr. Shaffer. can labor hope
to successfully cope with capital
No official reports of the situation
at Weilsville has been received at the
Amalgamated association HEADQUARTERS
up 70 noon but the officials seem con-
zident that the memoirs of the associa
ton Will remain firm Only two deser-
lions from the ranks are reported and
their work IN the mill will not affect
the situation It is positively known
now that the combine has planned to
break the strike by starting the two
plants that have Just been lost and
Nne1 that IS accomplishing attention
viii be turned to union mills where evil
dence of weakness can be found.