The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17
BITTERNESS IN
STRIKERS RANKS
No Announcement Yet Made by
President Shaffer.
WORKERS BECOME EXCITED
RESIGNATION OF THE LEADER
DEMANDED BY MANY.
WORKERS BECOME EXCITED

morning until evening with delegates
of strikers awaiting word from the
leader regarding the settlement of the
strike. President Shaffer had difficulty
4 in seeing all who came, and finally ar
ranged to see individual delegations
from each lodge, under promise that
all they learned from him was TO re-
main secret, except when the subject
was brought before the lodge and in
the lodge room.
The callers at the general offices were
all more or less excited, and many were
deeply incensed. Many of the strikers
declared they would not respect the
order calling the strike off before they
were given full particulars of the set
Element. Others were calling boldly for
the resignation of President Shaffer.
and another class demanded the With
drawal Of their lodges from the organ
ization.
The most worrying feature to Presi-
dent Shaffer during the day was the
presence of newspaper men in the
headquarters. He finally ordered them
from the building His order was not
obeyed, but upon his promise that an
official statement of the settlement
would be given out later some of the
men withdrew.
This statement was not given out
after ali. At o'clock tonight President
/ Shaffer left the office for his home He
/ looked neither to the right nor to the
/ left He seemed much depressed. and
wanted to avoid every one.
Other officials of the organization
| busted themselves circulating amorg
/ the angry men about the offices and
/ making a plea for quietness and pa
/ thence. They insisted that the settle
Dlent would not prove to be so bad as
/ reported this far. None of those who
did this work was ready, however, to
give any inkIing of the terms granted
the Amalgamated association. or how. it
/ affected the men on strike. Those who
/ were finally permitted to see President
/ Shaffer departed from headquarters
! looking decidedly displeased, and NUT
/ tering much against what had been told
4 them.
All Refuse to Talk.
/ Before leaving his office President
! Shaffer announced that he did not think
I it was necessary to make a statement.
He said that he was satisfied that none
] would be forthcoming from the manu-
I facturers, as they had given him assur-
/ ances that they would not reveal the
/ conditions of the agreement. One OF
Z the officials said that it was but natural
that nothing would be said about the
/ settlement. He added that it was gall
/ ing enough TO be beaten, without talk
ing publicly about it.
A meeting of the tin workers Of the
Star mills was held during the after
noon, and the matter of the strike set
Element was taken up. After the meet
ing the men announced that they had
decided to remain out and keep up the
strike until they had heard from Presi-
dent Shaffer. They added that in case
the terms were such as to make the
Star mill non-union, they would posi-
lively refuse to return to work. and
would fight the battle single-handed.
! The strikers at the Monongahela plant
I of the same company have taken SINH
3 lar action. When these facts were pre-
/ scented 70 President Shafer ne only
laughed sarcastically. He offered no
comment on the men or their decision.
At the Painter mills. in the west end,
J the strikers had taken no decided ac-
/ ton upon returning to work 1t was
stated at the mill Office that about d
dozen of the old men had applied for
! work. but none had been taken back
yet. The strikers in the Lindsay &
/ McCutcheon mills in Allegheny re-
ported for work and about dozen
were re-employed-
Strikers Return to Work.
The American Sheet Steel company
reported that the strikers had returned
to the idle mills in New Philadelphia,
o.; PiqEa, O., and the Etna Standard
mills in fSIingo Junction. and that some
had asked for work in the Canal Dover
mills In the first three they had all
Z started to work. In the Canal Dover
works the strikers We're rot accepted
for the present. The mill is running
reasons not offered the officials decided
to hold off until Wednesday before ac-
cepting any of the other men who
wanted work.
The American Steel Hoop company
{ reported the FIVE plants in Ohio which
were idle as a result of the strike all
opening today. These plants included
the upper and lower mills in Youngs-
I town and the plants in Warren, Girard
and Greenville. These plants are all
union and will remain so. With the
! American Sheet Steel company it was
stated that by the starting of addi-
| tional union mills yesterday the COM
pany was turning out fully 50 per cent
| of the normal tonnage. Before the
strikers returned they were getting out
! CO Ter cent
The reports from the National Tube
] company mills showed that over-4 coo
/ strikers in Mckeesport asked for work
/ there in the various plants during the
/ day. OF this number about 1000 were
employed. The other 1000 were not
employed owing to the mills not being
It IS expected that they will all re-
turn to work during the week. The
indications that the tin workers will
withdraw from the Amalgamated asso-
citation shortly and form an independ-
ent organization are becoming
stronger. Many of the more prominent
worlZmen are active in suggesting this
course, and of giving united aid to
/
Star and Monongahela plants.
Want Men Reinstated.
A committee from the coupling tan
department in the tube works at Nc
keeSport demanded that Superintend-
ent Mowatt reinstate the twenty men
discharged this morning He refused
and the couplers voted to stay out In
a body. That department was running
with a full force tonight. Twenty-Five
men went on the night turn in the
tube works. The mill will be picketed
Tonight it is said many discharges
were reported in other departments
and the men say they must go back
in a body.
Union lodge of the National and Shat
fer lodge of the Boston Rolling mill
| voted TO stay out or go back in a body
superintendent Ayers told them that
ne could only treat with them as in
! dtvi6uals The committee learned from
President Shaffer that the men would
go in or stay out and would be recog-
nizeo by Amalgamated association in
either case If they stayed out they
would get strike benefits. Union lodge
voted 10 retain independent organiza-
ton. A majority of the strikers are
disguised with the sympathetic strike
and the treatment from Amalgamated
| headquarters.
The results of the strike in McKees-
| port ares Wood mill probably lost tC
hckeestport: Demmler lost to the un-
ion- Mbre than 81 600 900 was lost ir
/ Cr.ae l. Frr1. n 80