Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-26
|sHAFFER TELLS Of
STRIKE SETTLEMENT
President Of Amalgsmated Makes a
Statement in Regard to
Peace Terms.
BITTER AGAINST HIS ALLIES
Declares the Federation of Labor aud
Other Organizations Deserted the
Steel Workers and Compelled
Them to Yield.


Steel Wnrkers and Compelled
Them to Yield.
Pittsburg, Sept. 25.-The Associated
Press has secured an advance copy of
the statement of President Shaffer, of
the Amalganated association, giving Il
history of the last strike of steel and
tin workers from its inception and the
terms OF settlement. The circular will
be mailed to all districts at once.
President Shaffer says In the circular
that the statements contained therein
give q fair and Truthful account of oc-
currences leading to and compelling a
settlement OF the strike In part, the
circular is as follows.
when we had almost completed ar
engagements With the representatives of
the American Tin Plate company for
scale rates and conditions at the con-
ference held in Cleveland the question
of signing for Monessen was preached
and after discussion 1t was agreed by
both Sides that the matter was to be
settled by the steel conference. If the
Sheet Steel company signed for all the
American TIN Plate company would do
likewise. Thus. you perceive, the scale
question was not settled completely
With the last named company. and
had settled The tin plate people knew
that we had decided to enforce arti-
cles 10, section 50. consequently the
charge that we broke our agreement
must rest upon the action of the sheet
steel conference.
Fair Chance of Winning.
We Mere in fairly good condition to
Win without help, but looked for aid
from other labor bodies some of which
We're pledged. and to the general pub
he, but especially relied upon the
American Federation of Labor, With
Which body we have been affiliated
ever since its inception and toward
whose support we have never failed to
contribute.
Our strike advanced and we were
confident of winning until the news
papers deliberately and maliciously
p.ete with lies. Our people began to
doubt and upbraid, some who had been
officials deserted US, and afterwards.
like j, ID. Hickey of Milwaukee. ac-
copied the terms of the trust and
scabbed. Hundreds who dared not
and in nearly every mil, the ,,,,s, ,r,a,,
to run were MANY Amnlpnmntad assn
citation men from strjkinu minis Iwa
knew our cause would he lost hut ,,ro-
ceeded feeling sure we conid ,s,n 70
support could be secured for the faith
1ul strikers. The American Federal ton
gave us not one cent The renort tb,t
n n h.a1r
lodge of the Mine Workers is absolute
ly false-we received nothing.
Lack or Mo,a
"pe,ca,,,,a t,,,+
ol n,hli1 ,,snrnn .. EN-, aas y, money loss
areds OF our own nao,,ia 'i . os nun.
by other o,pani,atinns sis ~ anu 'es'sc.
n imnnssihI. ~ sain :, a Moa,u iehaef
we ensenvn,.ea -, -. Victory,
arranged fa,. M C.n mnae W. so No
Federation of I.alor to ,,,aa, S,,. ~ Nh ene
gam to effect a s.,tt,a,,,a,,t NJ NJ.
gan gave up his vacation. went TO
New ofk ana waited upon Mr. Com
$50 WI" ialleu W appear, nor has he
.li.ee tNl';tliied why he neglected our
i.e ,,l'.s'' We were called upon at the
I.,,t,1 oli.ee 10y oohh Mltchell OF the
Iili. ,. IRON Workers, MI Falsely OF
we Iiyle federatlon. MI. Henry White
y. .ne ,'iriiieht Workers and Prof.
o ',e,.,s oi ,oiaeil university, These
- =, .n.'e''u i'i,iu1ieu care.ully INTO our
~ IKE, 1i,u WI. Mltchell stated that
~ ne Siioulu present q proposition which
ne outlined. he would demand accept
ah.e On 'i'e part OF me trust or call
osl the miners ana ne said he felt sure
WI. safsent would eau upon the train
men lt 10 stflke also. we sent the propo-
s . 10 ,he members OF the execu-
wv. I'VE poafa, Whlch voted IN favor of
.'e proposltloh' OF winch the Following
is u copy:
W. me representatives of the
=, :, mated associa.loh. hereby agree
'hal me scale Shail be signed for the
MINIS Whlch We're signed Tor last year,
WIN the Understanding that union
prices shail be paid In the mills now
On strik". ana that no striker Shall lose
ms posltlon because OF connection With
labor organizations; nor shall he be
prevented from continuing his MEM
oelshlp TX he desire.
pron,,,,lon i. Koi.ct.a
ar ,a,;asl NJ. 1I,ta,,s,, A.,
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'oM ..,,i eeies'aiii from nc" ofk:
~ NV y, n'.u lil eNtehucd CONFER
tnn S @r.it ', eai,Ms.p, aois, res
Ir,,;,, &C., 's e., w VIZ OF lie
...ti. ''ss s'.''s .7seel COZ 'oiaeioE' ana
i,a,s,,. .uui proposll,on lor set
'ni,a., ~ .l1e lle,sI.. strike. ~ was
.St'. !" sa.', iioMeNel, secure SET
'ie :. I'M. W. Wy ioia"Miiis pasls'
an ,,,i,,. s 's,,la, " ene assessment Tor
ali nuns >, Mi' ,y we're union last year
g ~, VIZ MehuoM, Sai.spurs, ayae
~ t, I'o,iuaie, NhesIef' Sam.
ploymenl of any one by reason of his