Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
STRUGGLE BETWEEN
TRUST and UNION
FIGHT Between the AmaIgamated
Association and the Combine
Is on in Earnest.
THOUSANDS OF WORKERS OUT
Rvsn In Mills That. wero Supposed "a .i,h
Non Union tho Majority OF the
Men Have struck-Possibilities
Of the Strike:

Of the Strike:
Pittsburg, July 1.-THE strike Of the
members of the Amalgamated associa-
ton employed In the tin plate, Sheet
and hoop mills ordered Saturday night
as n result of the disagreement between
the conferees of the United States Steel
corporation and the Amalgamated as
ISOLATION was generally observed in the
Pittsburg district this morning. AT the
mills where the strike order extended
the skilled worlSmen under control of
the union failed TO put in an appear
ancc or II they did go 10 the mills 1T
was merely as spectators and with no
intention of working. EARLY reports i'll
dlcated the Strike order was being OBJ
served at all mills of the tin plate,
sheet and hoop combines. The Painter
mills of the American Steel Hoop com
pany, of the South side, are shut down.
The men Joined the Amalgamated as
soclation and this mounting not one
workman showed up. 1t is estimated
100 and 500 mon are out. The strikers
are Keeping away from the plant and
everything is unusually quiet The tin
mn at Mohessun, Pa, which is nom
4 : ,.l, is running as usual today The
Lil'isaS ana McCutcheon plant of the
american steel Hoop company In Ale
enemy is also idle and the Star and Mo-
nohgahela plants of the american Tin
Plate company closed down.
Arc Pivotal Points.
The Painter and Lindsay and Nc
sutchcon plants are looked upon by of
flcials of the United STATES stool cor
poration as stroneholds of tbe non
unionists i'm the F;oon conn,ny Two
PROMPT action of President ctarror i'm
thus early forcinp tbn ,isbt;,o .,,a
looked upon MS evi6onr tisa+ w., s+,.is,,
was 10 bn nne or tl,n ,,,ort s,l;,.itea ~,
Pittsh,,rsr,s. l,isto,,. ~
President Ghaffer was pleased with
the reports received from the two
strongholds and declared not wheel
would turn in either the Painter on
Lindsay & McCutcheon works until the
strike was settled. Shaffer said the
Painter plant was pivotal with respect
to the other non-union plants of the
Steel Hoop company. and the men else
where had promised. if the Painter
plant would join the strike movement.
that there would be no trouble organ-
lzing the remainder of the plants.
He said there would he no question
that they would respond as they We're
anxious to join the general movement
and We're held in check and kept Mt
work by the direction of the Amalea
mated officials Shaffer said the move
ment would be carried to the other
plants not now recognized by the COM
bine as under the wing OF the assocta-
ton. He looked for a general response
TO the strike order, as the men had
been awaiting lust such commands
since July j. He delared the men We're
prepared to fight it out on the original
lines until doomsday"
shnffcr In Sole Command
President Shaffer took personal
charge of the strike can,nairn to1aI.
The executive committee OF the Anal
Eamated association placed the fipht
entirely i'm his hands and he has been
directed TO plan teh campnign as he
thinks best.
Secretary John Williams said This
morning. .sEvery tin plant in the
country is closed down.
Another official said. "We have,
closed two of their mills tbot t,,a,, con-
sidered as non-union plants. ,Thev are
the Lindsay &, Mccltcheon nlant 81
the American Steel Hoop company and
the Star Tin Plate mill of the Ameri-
can Tin Plate company.
The Scottdale and Old Meadow mills
are still running. Shaffer said: I'VE
could call them out. but they are work
ing under an agreement and we don't
want TO break their contract"
In reference to the report that the
manufacturers had made a proposal
for another conference, Shaffer said no
intimation had been received by him
that they had any idea of asking for
lildt MdS IL ilidlteI 1ItiIelN WIZ tneln.
At M ama1pamstad up w. ~ y s'o ,a
port the Following mills closed. star
tin plate works. Monongahela tin plate