The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-09

the following Win reference 10 tne DIG
steel strike
I'm the dispatches from Pittsburg,
published here this morning. there is
contained the text Of the order issued
by President Shaffcr. Of the Amalga
mated association, calling upon the
workingmen in the various mills of the
National and Federal steel companies,
and of the National Tube company to
go out upon strike unless there be
settlement Of the difference with the
steel corporation on or before August
~ In that order, Mr. Shaffer says that
The labor organizations must fight or
forever give up their personal liberty.
He states other reasons in justification
uf his order And yet it is safe to say
that those in this city who took part
in the confer, noes between the repre-
suntativcs of the steel corporation with
Mr. Morgan at their head ami the duly
authorized and official representatives.
of the AmalGamated association. whose
plonnry powers were fully attestcd,
would not assert that the true reason
for this wholesale strike command is
stated in that order
Here at least the strike is asserted
to he in justification of the right of
labor organizations to repudiatc con-
tracts. and not So much the contracts
to which Mr. Shaffcr refers in his
striE" order as contracts made in all
solcninity and I'm all honor between the
official representatives of the Amalga-
mated association and those officers Of
the steel corporation who were author
lied to bind that corporation by means
of legal contracts.
'It seems to many of the best friends
of labor organizations in this city, in
CludnC some who are leaders i'm those
organizations. as though much that is
beneficial, is honorable and worth while
which the skilled artisans and work
ingmen have gained through their as
sociation into labor unions were about
to be lost.
FACTS ABOUT CONFERENCE.
THE facts in regard to the confer
cnces which have not as yet been made
public here, the kind Of facts that a
referee would report to a court If he
were empowered to take testimony and
make report as to this matter. may be
briefly set forth as follows:
president Shaffer and his associates
met Mr.. Morgan and others authorized
10 act for the steel corporation in
l,,,ns'i, ,t is.,,o ,',, thonornt,,,. d;s
,,i, ~ ,,.e.. -
reached. pronounced cmphatically by
president ShaUcr To ne SATISFACTORY
ana sald ny th' representatives OF the
steer corporation 10 p' ePuaiiN satis-
iac'oIS 10 'n''"' mere Was i'o u"upt
dpout Tue 'u'h"IlIS "l MI MorEah u"
SisH loi 'hc S'o,l "Uoh' nor any
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