The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-07
SRAFFER ISSUES A
NOTE Of WARNING
4 Strike May Not be Called
This Week.
COMPANIES GIVEN TIME
IfThey Desire Settle ment an Opror-
tunity is Afforded.
HYDE MIL At lEEcHBuRG STARTS UP
Amalgsmaied Men Declare, However, Tha
When Shatfer Cries Stop it Will Check
livery Wheel in vandergrift, Apollo
and HYDE Park.
(Ey the Associated Press.)

Icy the Associated PreSS.)
Pittsburg, Pa, August 5.-Just a faint
glimmer of hope that the great steel
workers strike will be settled was en-
bodied In statement given out by
President Shaffer, of the Amagamated
Association, tonight When asked if he
would pursue the same policy in order
ing strike in the mills of the Federal
Steel, the National Steel and the Ma
tional Tube Companies as he did in
calling out the men in the mills of the
American Tin Plate Company he re-
piled:
III 1t had not been for this determi-
nation on my part, the general strike
would have been ordered on Saturday
night
Before calling out the tin workers,
and after failing to get any satisfac-
ton from the officials of the American
Sheet and the American Steel Hoop
Company, President Shaffer sent
telegram to Vice President Warner
Arms. of the Tin Plate Company, noti-
flying him that under article 10, section
30, of the constitution of the Amalga-
mated Association, 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 With ma period of ten days. AS a
result of this notice Mr.. Arms succeed
cd in getting together another confer
ence and a vain attempt was made to
settle the dispute and prevent strike
which would involve the tin mills. That
conference was the one which broke up
in the Hotel Lincoln three weeks ago
last Saturday.
In order to be equally fair to the
other constituent companies of the
United States Steel Corporation and ac-
cord them the same treatment, Presi-
dent Shaffer. has sent similar notice to
the officers of the Federal Steel Com
pany. the National Steel Company and
the National Tube Company, giving
them the same time in which to make
any effort they may desire to bring
about p~settlement or he will put in
force this same clause in the Amalga-
mated Association constitution. It is
presumed that the delay in issuing the
general order will be at least until the
end of the present week. Possibly it
will not be issued until early next
mills of these three companies will be
prepared to come out when the strike
order is issued.
The possibility of settlement of the
strike 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. President Shaffer did not ex-
press any hope that this would be done
nor did he even discuss the matter, but
the inference was quickly seen that
there was such a probability in sight
Tt Is a faint one though, and but little
interest was, taken in it in the general
Offices of the association.
The strike history of the day in Pitts
burg itself is not prolific of results; con-
sideralle, however. was doing in towns
surrounding. In this city all of the idle
mills are in the same condition as be-
fore the failure of the conference to set
tie the strike and no apparent move is
being made by the manufacturers to start
the mills, consequently there has been
no break in the strikers ranks.
-'he nest important strike points to-
Nigh seem to be Leechburg and Wells
Vile. with McKeesport a possible trouble
centre From Leechburg this telegram
was received: #f
At four o'clock this afternoon the Hyde
Park Mill, which has been idle since the
first of this. year was started. E. S.
Pargny. manager Of the American Steel
Association; Harry Davis, district super
intendent, and Robert Lock, local mana
ger, were on the ground At 3:45 this
afternoon a train arrived at Hyde Park
coming from Salisbury, Vandergrift and
Apo,'- Two train stopped at the works
and fifty-fve men, clad in working garb
and carrying dinner buckets, left the
train and hurried into the works. There
was no excitement and the mill owners
and managers tonight claim they have
enough men in the mill to operate all of
the five plant mill. Sentine!s are out
and no one is allowed to get into the
mill without a password. This afternoon,
late, six mill men from Leechburg saunt-
cred down toward the mill, passed the
guards and walked into the mill, where
tonight they are at work. This makes