The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-28
TAKE STRONG STAND
AGAINST STRIKERS
Tin Plate Company Will Have
Only NOn-uniOn Men.
DEVELOPMENTS OF DAY
many FIGHTS OCCUR IN TOWN
OF IRoNDAEE, OHIO.

the only slEnincduL event IN tle sLflF@
+osav wal. the positive stand taken by
the American Yin Plate company in
reference to its course in the future
.ficiaI statement from this compa-
nv today denies that there are any ne
rroriatfons on foot looAng to settle
roent Of the strike md authorized the
srafernent that ul-t7 put INTO pperdIioii
r5rrirr the strike viii be continued
-, ,..,fon and all men going TO work
,,atrr will be retained in their p2sltlolls-
This statement VIII have ITS eiIect
because of tho fact that me TN pla1e
lido has always been considered as
.- -i7e errongholds of the Amalga-
erered association, and the den appears
4--b,,-a can brought about by the as
sociatiou declaring a strike against the
in Mate company after the scale 10
the year has been signed
notwithstanding the 1acl lnaL int
kroaTeamated people claim JustinCatloH
IN tie ground that their constitution
pfovides for such procedure, the OF
arisIs Of the tin plate company con +
dar The action a breach of trust IA I
saw that henceforth they are deter
mined to- cut loose from union labor en-
ls-a5v The association officials treat
fhe threat with indifference, their Only
reply being that the company etnhot
carry cut its plan, bevause nearly az
of the skilled tin workers Of the coun-
4rv are members of the association ana
the uIatf.s cannot be run without them
The corporation, however, has started
se--1al Of their plants in way. ana
saw they have all the men necessary
vrftbfr reach TO operate them in full as
soon as the machinery IS Ia proper
The developments Of the day would
nDpear to evidence slow but sure gains
by the corporation me toiloWlns SUM
mary gives the status ia this district.
Pointer NIiH-Six mills being ODerat-
81 and MANAGEMENT 50 VS. plenty OF
good material is being turned out
Star Mill.-Meu stu at work upon
two mills. no more men have entered
the plant. third turn may be put on at
Tindsav & McCutcheon AIIl-SeveraI
rne1 secured: two mills open with sepa-
are crews.
clark & Union. - superintendent
Brown saws the strike is over. so far
as these mills are concerned. Strikers
say Che mills are nct "a mlng Iuil.
VIII Stand b. Association.
Nc Keesport-kep -eseutatives of tube
workers have decided to stand by
ADalaau red officials. Demmler plant
may be stared this week. President
Shaffer says he will consider a peace
proposition from responsible persons
AmalFa mated OfuciaiS conudent OF ulll-
mate success.
The one place within this district
where the strikers have scored VIC
t0ry is az Iroud0le o. At TINS place
the American Tin Plate company was
compelled TO close down its recently
opened plant for seek of men 10 operate
fl.
The day was fun of excitement in the
little village and street fights came
thick and fast Tor time, until Ghe IN
habltauts were wrought In state or
excitement bordering on terror. The
first night ~ the morning took place
when tive uon-unlOn men left their
homes and STATED for work in the mill
on the main street of the village they
were met by a party of about thirty
strikers. who bE moral suasiOn tried 30
set them 10 desist from their determin-
stion 20 go to work When this failed
a stronger argument was used and the
men were given q drubbing and driven
back 10 their homes.
The village had scarcely recovered
from the surprise W hich this attack
occasioned when word was passed
around that q party of new men were
driving Overland from " @llsville. Al
most an the strikers started to meet
the carriage and when they passed the
min Ira Householder, nCn-union man,
shouted 20 them This action precipi-
tated a fight. Manager Banfield saved
Householder by dragging him inside
and shutting the door of the Office.
The Tin Plate company then attempt
cd Co file information before Justice
Paisley. charging the strikers with riot
hut the justice refused 60 entertain the
Ctarge, saving he would issue warrants
for these mixed ~ the fights, charging
as=aaltt- but 20 more serious ofense
THE attorney then began the prepara-
ton Of papers to ask for an Injunction
restraining the strikers from interior
ing with the non-unlOnists IN any way.
All the men VINO haze been employed
iu The mill Joined the Amalgamated as
ISOLATION TODAY except Ira Householder
AID James Hindman,
The daily rumor that the Demmler
I'm plant at McAeeSnort Is about 10
resume operations was current tonight,
and the report that "A gang had been
secured 90 co IN drew a large crowd Of
strikers 90 the min for picket duty.
To Issue Strike Benefits.
In four more days. according to the
AmalEamated association constitution,
strike benefits viii begin % issue The
Arnalganlatod association provides for
no payment OF benefits during july and
august. Subscriptions have been cous-
lug into Anna !gamatcd Headquarters in
eoodiv numbers, and these, with as
asSsments returned by many union
lodges throughout che country. have
sNcled Gle strike fund materially.
President r. J. Shaffer addressed the
strikers at the Painter mill at a rally
held tonigtL Tia his speech President
Shafer undertook TO refuJe the charge
that thu Amai Eamated association has
violated It's contracts with constituent
co.eplnies Of the United states Steel
corporation.
The Amaigams ted association has
not broken its cor tract. ana cannot ar
ford Go DO So such charges are as
ridiculous as the are false" declared
Sir, Shaner. 1T IS True" said he. that
some scales were signed this year. but
they were sigueG by the companies
upon the condition that other compa-
MES Of The United States Steel COrpo-
ration would sign. This was the case
with the American TIN company.
The other companies did not sign
he said. and consequently the AmalEa-
mated men broke no contracts by strik-
ing. Continuing, President Shaffer
s1-G
nile at work we faithfully adhere
To every part of our contract We are
reaeS 10 go TO work now If our right
W orgauiZe is recognized.
II toe United STAKES Steel corpora
tlon Will sigu the scale for all mills
sIsned for last year. with the under
stan0lng that no man is to be dis
charged for connection with labor or
sanizauons. and IL the scale is signed
LOT mills whore the men want 10 or
sanize. the striSe win he Terminated. "
WIN Accept Company's Offer.
Many Of the machinists Of the Ma