The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-08-09
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Pittsburg, Aug. 7.--President Shaf-
fer's order for an extension Of the
steel strike to every department Of
the United States Steel corporation
was issued at 6 o'clock last evening.
SATURDAY NIGHT At the end Of
the last turn has been fixed for this
great paralysis Of industry.
II the edict of unionism Is obeyed |
about 1926, 900 men of the steel indus
try will be nemployed--Sunday |
morning. It Is the supreme test Of |
the trades unions strength.
The order was as follows:
Shaffer's Strike Extension Order.
Pittsburg, Aug. 6.
Brethren:
The officials Of the United States
Steel trust have refused to recognize
IS union mon those who are now
striking for the rights to organize.
The executive board has authorized
me to Issue call upon all Amaisa-
mated and other union men In heart
end name to join In the movement to
fight for labor's right. We must fight
or give UP forever our personal lib.
erty. You will be told that you have
signed contracts.
You never agreed to surrender
those contracts to the United States
Steel company. its officers claim that
you were sold to them. Just az the
Mills were, contracts and all.
Remember, before you agreed to
this contract you took an obligation
to the A. A. It now calls you to help
In this hour Of need.
Unless the trouble is settled on or
before Saturday, Aug. 10, 1901, the
mills will close when the last turn 10
made on that day.
srethren, this 10 the call to pre-.
serve our organization. We trust you
and need you. Come and help US, and
may right come to Just cause.
Fraternaliy Yours,
T. J. sHAFFER.
Preceding the sending forth Of this
great document, with It's message of
strife. privation. days Of watching,
anxiety, President Shaffer sent out q
notice to the constituent companies of
the combination Of steel manufactur-
ers and capitalists. notifying them
that unless peace was sought, or
treaty arranged, their plants would
be drawn into the conflict between the
toiler and the capitalist. They were
not advised as to the time.
Mon Ordered Out at New Castle.
simultaneously with the mailing Of
the ominOus order to other plants,
President Shaffer placed on the wires
Of the Western Union Telegraph com.
Iany a message to the employees Of
tho National Steel company at New
Castle. He asked them to drop their
work at midnight-not Saturday
night. They were to come out last
night to prevent tho successful carry.
ing out Of coup by the trust.
After issuing the ofhcial call for
next Saturday night, President Shat
fer said:
"At noon today I called out all the
mcn employed in the New Castle mills
of the National Steel company. They
will stop work ct 12 O'clock tonight.
My purpose In doing this was that
learned that the trust has been piling
up union-made bars In tho old hous.
ings Of the dismantled Jennings sheet
mill. for the purpose Of supplying the
trade to ncn.union mills when the
plants were shut down. 1t was a
Slcver trick. but 1t did not work The
t-ust will need what bars they have
stored now bad enough before they
ere through with this strike. After
tending this telegram to New Castle
! received a reply which read as fol-
lows:
"'MILL WILL CLOSE. MEN ARE
ALL FIRM
''This will bring out about 1900 men
IN that plant OF the National Steel
works In that town. You see, we have
4 70 be on the watch for Just such moves
ty the trust as this was. We know
what is going on Just as well as they
do and are fully prepared to meet
every move that they make"
4 niscussing the feature Of the strike
that would bear directly upon the
prosperity Of the country, President
Shaver said:
''rhe closing Of all these mills will
te felt by all glasses. It will stop pro-
ducticn and this vail stop commerce.
The effect will be bad. and no one re.
alizes II more than l do. realized
It oil the time and tried to avoid by
evory means In my power the carry.
! ing out OF this program, but It was OF
no use. Right must triumph. however.
u will triumph. In spite Of the trust
z saying thai the union men cannot ex'
( tst In their mills.
''In this call for tho mon to come
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