Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-09-06
STEEL strikers CLIII
ONE MORE MILL Is c,o..1
Hearth Department M n
Tin Works ClOsed-Dispu,.
Whether the Men win Go
WorA-Both Claim to he W.T..
Sch wab In Positive.

q 49,
are claiming the biggest victory sin"
fight began in the closing down ~
hearth department of the Duoue,n.
works. The Amalgamated peops !.
that the open hearth people have IT,.
and that the entire plant will have to
if the men fail to return to work Mo,l
The Carnegie steel people make LIGHT j
matter and say the closing Of the !
hearth department was merely tho =
Saturday afternoon close. They m,;,.'
the men will be on hand for work S,,,
evening az heretofore, and that No !,
page will result. They say the trn
at the plant Friday night has been -
gerated very much; that instead q
large number Of men having auit wo
only few boys were escorted from
mill by policemen and that the plae.
the elected were filled at once.
The Amalgamated people claim to
able to tie up the plant and the !
company says it will resume without ,
material inconvenience. Aside from
Duquesne incident the reported conf
ence by long distance telephone betws
President Schwab of the steel corporat;
and Simon Burns, president OF the Wind
Glass Workers association, was the d,
other happening to cause comment
seems that the two gentlemen really q,
municated with each other by telepha
but what the subject or result was is /,
known. Mr.. Burns is mysterously slid
and says he can say nothing just yet
1t is learned from other sources d
during the extended wire conyersat
Mr.. Schwab told Mr.. Burns that
would not consent to meet any repres
tatives of the Amalgamated associate
until all the mills of the United Sua
Steel corporation thrown idle by the !
der Of President Shaffer are put in ope,
ton again by the former employees :
the corporation returning to their wu'
He told Mr.. Burns, it is said, that q
striking members of the AmalgamaiI
association are no longer employees Of Y
United States Steel corporation. He'd
there is no reason why he should md
any representatives of the associate
But if they voluntarily Renter the 4
ployment of the corporation, Mr.. Schu||
is willing to listen to any grievances til
may desire to lay before him with reid
ence to their work and wages.
1t is further intimated that he will cd
sent to allow these grievances to be u
mitted by the officers OF their union. "
Burns called on President Shaffer. He 4
fused to state what passed at the con3
ence, but he is hopeful that PRESIDE
Schwab will accord him an interview
discuss the terms of strike settlement
May End Steel Strike.
1t is learned from reliable authority
spite of the rigid secrecy maintained 4
Messrs. Burns and Shaffer concerning y
telephone conversation between PRESIDED
Schwab and President Burns that som
thing decisive may result. 1t is said III
President Schwab refused to hold any I'd
ference with President Shaffer on Y
ground that he no longer represents al
OF the men employed by the corporate
All union men have left the employ
the company. If these steel workers 4
turn to work at once and the mills 4
sumo operation in full, the matter is VI
to assume different aspect and y
cussion between the officials of the tr'
and the Amalgamated officials can III
place.
Immediately after this conversation v
Burns went to President Shaffer y
urged him to call a meeting Of y
executive board of the organiza ton
once. so that the men could be ordered
work at the earliest moment possible.
IS understood that this order will be ]
sued not later than Tuesday, and wos'
have been issued before then had it b
possible to get the executive committee
the organization together.