Connecticut western news., 1901-08-08
STRIKE ORDER ISSUED.
All Steel Trust Employees
 Called Out.
TO GO INTO EFFECT ON SATURDAY

President shaner Tell. Men That They Must Fight or Give Up For
 ever Their Personal Libertfes-One
 Hundred Thousand Affected.
 Pittsburg. Aug. T.-President Shaf- fer last night issued his general strike order which is expected to call out at least 100000 additional men from the mills of the United States Steel corporation. About 25,0oo of these men are members of the Amalgamated as- sociation, while the rest are laborers. The order does not go into effect until the last turn of the mills on Saturday, Aug. 10.
 It is believed the fight will be to a finish. Private adviees from leading officials of the trust to Pittsburg friends give the information that the corporation positively will not give in and that the Amalgamated association cannot longer dictate terms to the cor poration. Al this is laid at the door of President Charles NJ. Schwab. j.. Pierpont Morgan is pointed out as the dangerous man financially, but Presi- dent Schwab Is held to be the man
 most inimical to the union.
 The strike call includes practically all Amalgamated men in the United States Steel corporation's employ not now on strike. It was issued from the Amalgamated association headquarters and mailed to all Amalgamated lodge officials, who are expected to call their men into the strike. The text of the call follows:
 Brethren. the officials of the Unit ed States Steel trust have refused to recognize as union men those who are now striving for the right to organize. The executive board has authorized me to issue a cafl upon all Apalgamated and other union men in name and heart to join in the movement to fight for labor's rights. We must fight or give up forever our personal liberties. You will be told that you have sign ed contracts, but you never agreed to surrender those contracts to the Unit ed States Steel corporation. Its officers think you were sold to them just as the mills, with contracts and all. Under Obligations. Remember, before you agreed to any contract you took an obligation to the Amalgamated association. It now calls you to help in this hour of need. Unless the trouble is settled on or before Saturday. Aug. 1o. 1901, the mills will close when the last turn is made on that day.
 Brethren, this is the call to pre- serve our organization. We trust you and need you. Come and help us, and may right come to just cause" President Shaffer added this state ment:
 '1he call goes to the vice presidents of the districts in which there are mills owned and operated by the National Steel, National Tube and Federal Steel companies as we'll as to the officials of the lodges in the mills.
 No notice has been or is being sent | to the managers of the mills. We think their notice has come from the | other side and that they have had warning of this ever since the begin | ming of the strike. That ought to be | sufficient"
 When it became known that the strike order had been issued. messages began pouring into the Amalgamated headquarters from mills operated by | union men announcing that they would respond to the call. and a general shut | down can be looked for in all except | the Carnegie plants. These are In a | position to supply most of the structur- al shapes, plates, billets and rails, | There is no demand for sheet slabs or | billets for hoops. The rail trade has
 been fairly we'll supplied for the year, and the shutting down of the National | Steel and Federal Steel companies | plants will not cut much of figure in | the rail situation. It will damage build | ing. however. and shipbuilding will be | generally delayed not so much on ac. | count of the loss in plates as in steel angles and shapes. The United States | Steel corporation has taken advantage | of the strike clause and cancelled all | foreign contracts, and home deliveries
 are slow.
 | Carnegie Men Excited. Affairs are at fever heat in the lower
 union mills of the Carnegie company
 The strike order caused eommotion \
 ing out in sympathy with the Amalga
 mated. although only a few are mem
 bers Exciting discussions took place 1 among the groups of men before the
 night crew went on. and some of tht | arguments almost ended in a riot. The
 liberal element finally decided that 6
 meeting should be held tomorrow night
 at which a vote will be taken whether
 the men will strike as a unit or remain
 at work.
 | It was intimated here last night that
 the tube workers will receive an ad
 vance in wages to keep them at work
 No authority could be found for tn,
 rumor.
 Trustee Pierce of the Amalgamatet
 said: ''This fight is on now in deat
 earnest. It will be carried on becaus.
 MT. Schwab has sought it and ha,
 wanted it. in spite of all that could b,
 done to stop it. We have made tn,
 last move for peace on our part. w
 have delayed and given up valuabl,
 time in order that every possible means
 could be used to bring about a peaceful
 settlement. All has been of no use
 do not believe that any one will hay,
 enough influence to change the Stee
 trust in its determination to fight us
 When this fight is over however. tn,
 trust will find that it will have nor,
 than the Amalgamated association t-
 settle with. Other interests will be
 some involved, and others will have
 voice in the arrangement of the term
 f peace"