The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-05
EVERY UNION MAN EMPLOYED BY
TRUST WILL BE CALLED
OUT
CONFERENCES ARE ALL OVER
No Quarter VIII BE Given and None
VIII BE AsLed-Fight *
to Be Wagcd to
Finish
sEAFFER MAKES STATEMENT

at heart in the employ of the United
States Steel corporation will be asked to
Join in the strike now being Waged by
the ANA lgamated 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 that corporation. The Anal
gamated association will not request a
peace meeting"
These and several other significant
statements We're made tonight by Presi-
dent Shaffer, of the Amalgamated asso-
citation Of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers,
upon his return from the fruitless con-
ference with j. Pierpont Morgan and
others in New York.
1t is now a fight to a finish between
the great billion dollar steel trust and
organized labor. Mr.. Shaffer says that
he is ready to employ every peaceable
means within the power of man to win
a victory. No quarter is to be given and
none viii be asked. The entire manage
mcnt of the battle has been placed in
the hands of President 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
twith the progress of the fight to date
He finds that none of his battle lines
have been broken. Promise is made by
Mr. Shaifer that the trust will find the
Amalgamated association is strong in
many Of its mills
Mr. Shaffer, Secretary Williams b I
Davis. NJ. F. Tighe and John ChappeIle
of WellSVilie, came in from New York
this evening. The president and advisors
did not appear to be the least cast down.
PRESIDENT SIIAFFER TALKS.
There is not much that 7 can say about
the situation at present" said Mr.. Shat
fer
"N:n there be a meeting of the adj
visory board tonight TO order general
striker was asked.
No I always endeavor to prevent
Sunday meetings when I can. We held
none on the train today" was the re-
ply.
"Will there he a meeting tomorrow"
None viii 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 Unied States Steel
Corporations"
81 was given fun authority to act The
meeting empowered me TO issue a call
whenever in my Judgment I thought it
slime to act"
when will that call be issued?"
That depends upon a number OF
things. 1t is difficult to say just the ex-
act day that | viii be ready to exercise
The authority vested in me"
is the order likely to be out tonight?"
fardly think SO. ! am of the opinion
lhaJ could not prepare myself to issue
Tho order tonight
VIII You do anything in The matter
TINS evening?
81 viii not I am going home to rest
and VIII wait until tomorrow to resume
the cares of my position"
Cannot you fix some definite date
when this order win he issued?'
You can say that within q week ev-
cry union man and every union man at
heart in the employ Of the United States
Steel corporation viii be requested by
me to join the Amalgamated association
in winning this strike"
do YOU think YOU will be able to close
an of the mills Of the steel corpora
ton?'
SURPRISES FOR OFFICIALS.
81 am of the opinion that every one
OF them can be closed. We have some
great surprises in store for the trust
The men have been organized in some
of their mills that they never dreamed
could be touched We have the sympa-
thy Of the workmen, and they will nct
throw any straws in the way of our
absolute victory"
Nh Shaffer said that the stories that
Mr.. Morgan had been ugly during the
conference on Saturday were untrue. He
said the gentleman had been courteous
and business-ike throughout the entire
meeting, and if he had lost his temper
fl was after the adjournment of the
gathering.
Are YOU afraid of Southern negroes
beng brought in to break the striker"
mot in the least. The negroes of the
South are thoroughly organized. We have
not been overlooking that detail. They
make the best kind OF union men. The
500 celored men brought from the South
to assist in starting the plant of the
H4atrobe Steel company in Chicago were
al members of the union. When they
discovered what was wanted OF them
they returned to their homes"
Secretary Williams was not disposed
to discuss the situation at such great
length as his chief He d,d have this
to say:
"An possibility of settlement of this
difficulty appears to be at an end. We
carefully considered the proposition of
the trust 1t was decided that the terms
were such that we could not accept TO
accept would have meant practically the
disruption Of our organization. We
could not have agreed and RETURNED to
face the men we represented
1T is now a case of fight. I think the
contest will be the greatest industrial
battle the world has ever known. | am
thoroughly convinced that We VIII win
abe victory"
NO EXPLANATIONS OFFERED.
Reverting to the failure of the strike
settlement Mr. Shaffer said:
''NO explanation was offered by the
company for their refusal to grant any
better terms or to consider the PROPOSE
tions of the Amalgamated association In
any form They seemed to have made
up their minds suddenly to give no con
sideration to the men, and would not
vary from this determination.
Don't blame Mr.. Morgan for all this, -
said Mr. Shaffer, as he went on. MIR
Morgan knows absolutely nothing about
the true conditions of the mills except
as he is told by others He has their
word and is guided by it entirely. ! be-
heve that Mr. Morgan is a fair-minded
man. and is only acting ON his judgment,
based on information OF others. l am
aware that there is a hidden influence in
the corporate body of the United States
Steel corporation that has been working
against us. What I mean is that 1t !s
hidden to the public not to us. We are
fully aware OF the location of our en-
emies We went to New York wanting
peace. We did everything that we knew
how Ia bring about peace honorably in
every effort we failed. We can. do no
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