Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-07

cnIl the men OF the
three companies In the mills
of which the Amalg a mated As
sociation Is strongest IL expect
ed to be generously and prompt
ly responded 10 on Saturday
night. The move Will, II is ex-
pected, practically suspend OPP
erations of the Federal steel
Company and cut on half the
production of the National
Steel and National Tube COM
pnnies and throw upwards of
10000 men idle.
In the most extensive plant of the
National Tube Company, at MceKes-
port the organization is new and the
effect of the strike order is uncertain.
The works employ upward of 5000
men.
rhe attitude of the men OF the United
States Steel Corporation so far not af-
fected by the strike has been carefully
canvassed since the futile effort to ar
rive at terms of peace in New Yorh
last Saturday. Most of the nine vice
presidents Of the different districts have
been among their men and their repre-
sentatives have reached headquarters.
In a general way the tone of these re-
ports indicates that the men will sup
port the stand of their officials. An
aggressive move on Carnegie mills is
intended and will be taken promptly.
President Shaffer said tonight:
eve want one 10 come
out with us unwiIlingly. II
our people are not in full SYM
patty with our fight we would
rather they would remain Mt
work. They will not be asked
to decide hastily. They will
have until Saturday night of
this week to think II over.
when they finally do decide,
they will come cut prepared
for battle. There will be no
fnItcring, no indecision, no fg-
norance In action, but a unity
of purpose and . determination
to stnad for their vLsAts.'
After issuing the Official call for next
Saturday night, President Shaffer said:
AT noon to-day, called out all the
men employed In the New Castle mills
of the National Steel Company. They
will stop work at IL o'clock tonight
My purpose in doing this was that l
learned that the trust has been piling
up union-made bars in the old housings
of the dismantled Jennings sheet mill
for the purpose of supplying the trade
to the non-union mills when the plants
were shut down. 1t was a clever trick
but it did not work. The trust will
need what bars they have stored now
bad enough before they are through
with this strike. After sending this
telegram to New Castle. received a re-
ply which read as follows: Mill will
close. Men are all firm
This will bring out about ! 800 men
in that plant of the National Steel plant
in that town. You see We have to be
on the watch for just such moves by
the trust as this was. We know what
is going on just as we'll as they do,
and are fully prepared to meet every
move that they make
FIRST PLANT AFFECTED.
The New Castle plant of the Nation
al Steel Company, which is the first
to be affected by the general strike Or
der is known as the Shenango Valley
Steel Company plant. 1t was original
ly owned by company by that name
and was taken from that concern by
the National Steel Company. 1t in
cludes bar mills and furnaces and also
the Rosena blast furnaces in the same
borough.
AS President Shaffer left his Office
tonight, he walked down stairs to the
street accompanied by Secretary John
Williams and Manager ID. T. Davis, of
the Amalgamated Journal.
He was apparently at ease in his
mind, but showed evidences of his full
realization of the act that had been
performed. Discussing the feature of
the strike that would bear directly up
on the prosperity of the country, he
said
1.-The closing of all these mills will
be felt by all classes. 1t will stop pro-
duction and this will stop commerce.
The effect will be bad and no one real
| lies it more than l do. | realized it all
the time and tried to avoid it by every
means in my power, the carrying out
| Of this programme but 1t was of no
use. Right must triumph, however. 1t
will triumph, in spite of the trust say
ing that the union men cannot exist in
| their mills.
I'm this call for the men to come out.
we tried to avoid all meaningless words,
all bombastic utterances and sensation
al sentences. 1t is too serious mat
ter for stage play. The Amalgamated
men fully realize the task that is before
them and have been prepared for 1t.
They are, believe, ready to suffer long
for what they firmly believe to be their
rights. They will suffer hunger, power
ty and privation or all kinds before CIV
ing in. The trust can never crush such
men as our people. They may start
some of their mills but they cannot
start many of them