Evening journal., 1901-08-06
SHAVER HAS
FAINT HOPE
Will Follow Tin Plate Plan
Before Ordering Strike
HAVE TEN DAYS TO ANSWER
II in the Negative Order Calling Out
Federal and National Steel Men
Will be Issued
HAVE TEN DAYS 10 ANSWER

Pitteburg, Aug. Gust faint glim.
ner Of hope that the great steel work.
ers' strike will be settled was EN-
bodied in a statement given out by
President Shaffer. of the Amalgamated
Association. last night. When asked
ii he would pursue the same policy in
ordering q strike in the mills of the
Federal Steel, the National Steel and
the National Tube companies. as he
did in calling out the men in the mills
Of the American Tin Plate company,
he replied: IF it had not been for
this determination on my part the gen
eral strike would have been ordered
on Saturday night"
The rumor Of a settlement is based
on the bare hope that the officials of
the three additional companies will
bring to bear sufficient influence to
urge an adjustment of the difficulties
before the strike order is issued. Presi-
dent Shaffer did not express any hope
that this would be done, nor did he
even discuss the matter, but the infer
ence was quickly seen that there was
such a probability in sight. 1t is a
faint one, thought, and but little inter
est was taken in it in the general
offices of the association today.
Before calling out the tin workers.
and after falling to get any satisfac-
ton from the officials of the Ameri-
can Sheet Steel and the American
Steel Hoop companies, President Shat
fer sent a telegram to Vice President
Warner Arms, of the American Tin
Plate company, notifying him that un-
der article 10, section 80, of the con-
stitution of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation he would be obliged to call
out the tin workers in all Of the mills
owned by the United States Steel
Corporation unless the difficulty was
settled within period of ten days. AS
a result of this notice, Mr.. Arms sue
ceeded in getting together another
conference, and a vain attempt was
made to settle the dispute and pre-
vent a strike which would involve
the tin mills. That conference was
the one that broke up in the Hotel
Lincoln three weeks ago.
In order TO be equally fair to the
other constituent companies of the
United States Steel Corporation and
accord them the same treatment, Pres
ident Shaffer has sent a similar notice
to the officers of the Federal Steel
Company, the National Steel Com
pany and the National Tube company,
giving them the same time in which
to make any effort they may desire to
bring about a settlement or he will
put in force this same clause in the
Amalgamated Association constitution.
It is presumed that the delay in issuing
the general order will be at least IN
til the end OF the present week. Posi-
bly, it will not be issued until early
next week. In the meantime the men
in the mills of these three companies
will be prepared to come out when
the strike order is issued.
The most important strike points
this morning seem to be Leechburg
and Wellsville, with McKeesport a pos
sible trouble centre From Leechburs
this telegram was received last night:
At o'clock this afternoon the Hyde
Park mill which has been idle since
the first Of this year. was started
At 3.45 this afternoon a train arrived
at Hyde Park, coming from Salisbury
Vandergrift and Apollo. The train
stopped at the works, and five men
clad in working garb and carrying din
ner buckets, left the train and turried
into the works. Later. some six mill
men from Leechburg, sauntered down
toward the mill, passed the guards and
walked into the mills where tonight
they are at work This makes 81 men
now employed at the works.
The Amalgamated Association, how
ever, are in the ground making desperate
efforts to keep all union men out They
make the bold assertion that in two
days after President Shaffer issues his
general strike order. not a wheel viii
be turning in either vandergrift, Apol
10 or Hyde Park.
The condition at McKeesport thi
morning is reported as feverish. Man,
strikers are on the streets around the
National Tube Works Men announc,
that they are only waiting for orders
from headquarters before going out
Organizer Flynn Of the Federation o
Labor was here yesterday lookin,
over the situation and comforting will
local leaders Persistent rumors ar
to the effect that the mine workers
will refuse to furnish coal for the trus
coke furnaces or mills.