The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-18
NO SETTLEMENT YET
Sfaffer Says No Attempt Has Been
Made TO End the Strike.
THE FEDERATION OFLABOR
Is Now Behind The Men Battling with
the Great Steel Trust.
OFFERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
ga S'ss o.. rWsIlsviIle Was Not Started
~ g ,1'5f erslb 'reatened.
A BIG MEFlfss 4 FOR TODAY
OFFERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
A BIG MEFlfSs 4 FOR TODAY
At that Point and a Dcussion OF tho
Merits OF the Strike Is to Be
Gone into.

Plttsburg, July 1--we have not heard
from The other side at any time, In any
way or ON any subject since we parted at
the Lincoln hotel last Saturday."
This positive statement, made by Pres
dent sha1er Of the Amalgamatcd assoca.
ton today disposes of the rumor from New
York today that the strike has been set.
tied.
The principal events in the days strike
history was the failure OF the sheet steel
people to reopen the welsyillc plant with
nongnlon men; the offer of financial as.
slstance to the Amalgamated association
by the 100000 members of the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor; the concerted ac,
ton Of the association to organize the I'm.
mense sheet steel plant at Vandergraft, ana
the fact that several of The closed plants
are being patroled by armed watchmen
and guards.
The Amalgamated officials tonight pro
fess great satisfaction over the results ac-
complished since the strike began, but Of
fcials OF the companies as heretofore win
say nothing. The only man on the com.
panies side who said anything up TO date
is u. f. Smith, district manager OF tine
sheet steel company.
The fight he has on at Wellsville IN being
followed closely by the worknen and to.
morrow an open public meeting will be
held at WelsSilc when President Shaffcr
In person win present the strikers' side
of the case and endcavor to overcome the
effects of alleged Measurements concerning
the late conference.
Manager z. II. Smith has been Invited to
attend the meeting and make a statement
for the sheet company. The entire com
munity of wellsvillc is worked up over the
strike situation and friends and enemies
nike are expected at the meeting.
While Wensyille is the strike center now,
the battle-ground win be shifted 20 Nc
Keesport next week If the report be true
that the W. De Wces-Wood plant Of the
American Sheet Steel company viii re
sumo operations This would AFFORD one
nr the most trying situations of the strike
II would necessitatc the importation of non
union men from other places and the bit
ter feeling engendercd by such move
would be hard to control.
President shane is still hopeful of an
early settlement Of the strike, The in
| formation he received from the strike cen
tiers today was quite measer. This he
Interpreted to mean that the strike was
going on well.
Nothing further has been done in refer
| epce 10 the issuance of strike call to the
! Amaipamated men in the mills Of the
United States steel corporation outside
| the three companies against which the
pght Is now directed. President ShaiIer
said he would issue the order only when
| It becomes necessary.
! citation to cunhne the light for the present
To the three companies now lhNoiNeu,
! Dispatches from Scottdule report lne M ~,
| forts of strike organizers at the w
| meadow works up to this time as lrull.
| less. number of employees declared tudt
they would not go on a stsike unduf any
Al Saltsburr everything is moving mar.
moniously ana n strike Is not appiSheuueu.
The plant Is running In fun Win 'hIye
mills and the men are apparently unit
5The executive committee Of the Amalga,
mated association sent tiItui ~, H.,
griit, feechhurg and Apollo, making a
! strong appeAl to them TO organize lhetil
selves INTO branch OF the asSotlattuHn', ~
far the men at these places are sun A'
work md what the cfiect OF TINS err
ruiar will have can not he stated as yer.
AM AS these mills are some of the largest
In IN. country the outcome WIZ pt
watched with great interest. Two lnHugi,
neudeut concerns, the Llchng hoiilhg I'LL
Company Of Covington' KY ana INC AMI AMI
ionn Gaze and Foundry company Oh Dtli,o't'
Mich sent the sieued seales 10 Au"dlSu
mated hpndduarters this morning ue
strike officials say tne steer paI MN vi
fhn Nllngo Junction plant OF the UhlIeu
W. Stool ,.orporatIon closed down TINS
mornipg. The slut down ahecis apoul w
men. - 90 Tindsnv & Nc
,,,itr6son's min was closed down az noon
a. eoon as all the men had leit ~ shll
aren 6enutv sher.S were stnuohtg
of6IYt tho pinnt The open neafth lhV
Itiiet mills OF the Clark plant We're running
oNSoo{ional Organizer Thomas Fl Flynn % q
,ia american Federation or LABOR cant ~
pitteburg from Washington thls an inIn ~ ~
snd after n consultation win Vl1 li a..
HI. Smalgamated association plruE,gIu ~ ~
- ~ thp Federation IN the sinke, ~
nft{ntcrview Mr. Flynn SAID the lenelu
W., bnd "A membership OF 2ebvuo ~,
~. rould make an assesspeht Wien mus
~ tbe organizations affiliated Win lnT ~
,.a,n In need OF assistance re salH ~
Nh ;ust settied n strlke,Qi 4V!o tnne W.T.
~ md from workers az llendlHE anu ~ g
Dtar announced they would rYhulRuats w
Val zach An members coniq w. "n H.,
~ IN, ,,u assessment OF D cents tuS
u.anId Weld $4,000 ANA Moulu upt ~