River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-08-08

Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 6,-President
Shafrer arrived at the Amalgamated
association headquarters at 1l:45
n. m. and Is minutes later called
the new paper men to his private
Office. When asked if a settlement
could have been reached in New York
Saturday had they waived their rights
at the Painter, Lindsay and McCutch-
con and the Wellsyille plants, he said:
''The Amalgamated association could
have settled in New Yok if they had
given up those mills, but we could not
! do that. Just as long as we can fight
we are going to fight for them. They
are as much of us now as any of the
other lodges. Their fight is ours and
our fight is theirs
"When viii you issue the call for a
general striker was the next question
pun to the president, and his answer
was:
within a week
Can you say how many men will be
Affected"
Il don't know" said he, how many
men the strike order will affect"
..Wil the board be called for any
more conference?'
NO. the board has been dismissed
and will not be called unless the other
side wants peace, They have declared
war;
President Shaffer said that The
statement in the papers Of his stop off
at Washington was true. but that he
did not see President Gompers. of the
American Federation of Labor, as he
was not in town. Secretary Morrison
was seen. however. and he assured Mr..
Shaffer that the federation of Labor
would give its financial support.
Il have requested President Com
pers to come to Pittsburgh this week
for conference said President
Shaffer. land l expect him here"
1t is thought that most of the vice
presidents have left for their homes,
as only four or five of them visited the
association rooms during the morning.
Dissatisfied with Morgan.
The Chronicle Telegraph says; One
Of the officials of the La Fayette lodge.
Lawrenceville, of the Amalgamated as
ISOLATION, Monday morning announced
that he had been notified that there
would be no general strike ordered. He
| is authority also for the statement
! that The directors of the steel corpora
| tion are dissatisfied With p Morgau's
attitude and are making every effort
| 10 open negotiations with the strikers.
The official is one Of the leading steel
workers of the city. and the inference
is that he has received an inside tip
from the higher officials Of the assoc
| citation.
Attitude of Federation of Labor.
| Washington, Aug. Secretary
| Morrison. of the American Federation
of Labor, who is in charge of the head
! quarters here in the absence of Presi-
dent Gompers in Philadelphia, said
| Monday that il was impossible 10 fore
| cast what the organizat ions affiliated
| with the federation may do to assist
the strike Of the Amalgamated asso-
| citation men.
III the antagonlsm 81 the trust reaches
! such proportions that the American FEEDER
! alton OF Labor Is forced to come in and pro-
! tCct the recognized rights Of organized la
! Dor, continued Mr.. Morrison. President
! Gompers undoubtedly Will call hetxecutive
| council Of the federation together TO take
! all measures necessary The affiliated or
| ganizations Of the Amalgamated assocIa-
! ton have the right 10 call on the federation
! for moral and financial assistance"
The executive council consists of
| President Gompers, Secretary Morri-
son, Treasurer Lennon. of Blooming
ton. H.. aud Vice Presidents James
Duncan, Of Boston; John Mitchell, of
Indianapolis James O'Conneu, Of this
! city; Max Morris, of Denver; Thoma
l. Kidd. of Chicago, now in Scotland.
and y, NJ Hayes, Of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Morrison declined 10 discuss the
outlook for the men in affiliated or
CARNATIONS of the federation going
out IN ,ympathy with the Amalgamat
| ed association.
The organizations affiliated with the
! federation he said. how, yer "have com
/ Wete authority AS to such action The
! federation never orders "a strike The
| membership az these unions vote on the
/ propositions ard decide Tor themselves.
! OF course. the federation may advise with
| thg unions and such advice usually IS fol
! lowed to the letter"
Although the local autonomy pro.
vision of its constitution prevents
the federation from ordering a gen.
eral sympathetic strike. the execu-
tive council, in case of strike OF
lockout, can levy weekly assess.
mcpt Of one cent per member on al
affiliated unions for not exceeding
ten weeks in amy one year.
United Mine Workers May Help.
indianapolis. Ind. Aug cit is not
probable that the fight between the
Anna Igamated association and the big
steel combination win involve the
United Mine Workers of America Ia
the extent that the latter Mill declare
sympathetic strike, although the
fact that the national executive board
of The miners began meeting here
! Monday was responsible for n repor,
to that effect The strike, however
VIII be discussed during the session
and it is not Improbable that the atti-
tude Of the mine workers toward the