Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-08-05
TO FINISH.
Great Battle Between Steel
Trust and Organized Labor.
Every Union Man in Mills viii at
Cnce Be Called Out.
Shaiicr Promises Trust Some Surprise, mo
Morc Conferences Unless Asked.

Pitts5urg, Aug. 4-"Within d week
every union man and every union man
DIT heart in the employ of the United
States Steel Corporation will be asked
To join tho strike now being waged by
the Amalgamated Association. We
must settle whether unionism is to
stand or fall.
There will be no more conferences
with the United States Steel Corpora
, ton unless the meeting is asked for
BY the officials Of the corporation. The
Amalgamated Association will not re-
quest n peace meeting"
| These and several other significant
statements We're made, tonight. by
! Theodore J. Shaffer. president of the
Amalga mated Association Of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers. upon his return
| from the frutless conference with J.
| P.erpont Morgan and others in New
! York
| 1t is now fight to the bitter finish
| between tie great billion dollar steel
trust and organized labor. Mr.. Shaffer
says that he is ready TO employ every
peaceable means within the power Of
the men to win victory. No quarter
is to be given and none will be re-
GuCsted.
Tie entire management Of the battle
has been placed in the hands of Pres
ident Shaffer. He has absolute power
To call out every man connected with
the organiZa tion and he intends to do
il. He is satisfied with the progress Of
the fight to date. He finds that none OF
lis battle lines have been broken.
! Promise is made by Mr.. Shaffer that
the trust will find that the ANA iga-
mated Association has strong roots i'll
, many Of the mills.
Mr.. Shaffer Secretary Williams. y.
]. Davis. NJ. f. Tighe and John Chap
roll Of Wellsville. came in from New
York over the B. & o. road at about
Z o'clock this evening. They We're ex-
pccted by the Pennsylvania but MIR
Shafrcr enjoys mystery and his chief
p'stinc now is Guiding reporters. The
president and his advisers do not ap-
/ pear to lie in the least cast down.
II have simply been whirling through
2 sen of reporters since ! left Pitts
burg" said Mr. Shafrcr. and the tide
docs not seem to have turned the 9th
er way. There is not much that I can
say about the situation at present"
will there he q meeting of the ad-
YiSory board. tonight, 70 order a gen
craI strilsc"" was asked
NO: | always cndeavor to prevent
Sunday meetings when can. We held
non" on the train. today" was the re-
rlr.
"Wiil there ~ meeting, tomor-
row."
None viii be needed. The fact Of
the matter is that we had held one il,
New York last evening
Was any action taken AZ that meet
ms about calling out All of the mcn
in the employ of the United St1tcs
steel Corpor3tiGn:'
Il was given full authority to act.
The meeting empowered me to issue Il
cell wherever il my Judgment it was
time 10 ict.'
Then will that call BE- issued?"
THAT depends upon number OF
things. 1t is difficult to say just the
exact day that will be ready to ex-
crcisc the authority invested in me-
rs the order likely to 10 out. tn-
night"
Il would hardly think 50. | am Of
the opinion that ! could not prepare
myself to issue the order. tonight"
"Will YOU do anything in the matter,
this evening""
No, will not. | am going home to
rest and will wait until tomorrow to
resume the cares of my position"
Cannot YOU fix some definite date
when this order will be issued 2"
You can say that within a week
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