The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-15

sition- Their refusal was a surprise to
the Analgamated men. OF course, this
proposition Is not now open to the
manufacturer.
One important point referred to By
PRESIDENT ShaIIer was the question
arising from the opera ton Of the Shar-
on tin plate mills, which are indepen-
dent Of the combine. These would have
TO be dealt with soon. The Sharon mills
, nave working agreement with the
American Tin Plate company. by when
the latter company takes all of the
product of the Independent mills for
term of i've years. 1t Is said that the
Sharon mill viii be ordered closed IF
this agreement is carried out while the
strike is in progress. Section 80 of ar
/ ticle IS of the Amalgamated association
! laws provides for this very case.
Was an Unfortunate Thing.
Willis L. King. vice chairman Of the
board of managers Of Jones & Laugh
( Inns, limited. an Independent concern.
did not hesitate TO say when ap-
preached today, that the inability of
the conferees TO agree was a most un-
fortunate condition, and meant an i'm
mense loss not only to all concerned.
but to the country generally.
a claim for increased wages by the
Workingmen.' he said. lis q compare
lively easy thing to arbitrate for both
sides viii make some concessions. but
where there Is a principle concerned. as
there is in this case. and / take the
newspapers as the authority for it, then
: it reaches point where arbitration is
( impossible, and either one side or the
other must acknowledge defeat by sur
rendering.
/ M. Morgan and his associates. as
I understand it, are not opposed To
/ uniOnism, wherever it exists but they
/ are opposed to taking such a step a.
will neCsSSitate their nOn-uniOn en-
/ plOyees joining the Anna gamated asso-
/ citation. If. IN these nOn-uniOn mills.
I the Amalgamated association has sUCn
! a hold as it claims, then. in my judE-
I menI. it is a very easy matter and
only right that it should snow its
/ strength, and if the majority of the
] employees are in favor of organizing
/ possibly it would be in n better posi-
! ton to go before a board of arbitration
and ask control of such mill or mills,
/ but if 1t has not such a majority, I can
not see any justice in its claim.
| There is but one phase OF the mat
; ter which ] think can be left ia arbi-
} tTation. so long as the present princi-
pie is involved. and that is whether il
is right for the steel corporation TO
force its men into an organization
| against their viii. I think the men are
arbitrary in this matter
/ In answer to q question Mr.. King
| said: Should the fight become very
no hope of WOrkingmen winning. They
[ could cause much trouble. but 7 do not
/ think they could ever come out victo-
TiOus."
Thousands to Go Out.
! The Post tomorrow viii say: Fifty
/ thousand miners employed in the many
mines of the Pittsburg district are will
/ ing to lay down their picks walk out
/ O. the mines and assist the Amaiga-
mated Association of Iron and Steel
/ Workers in their fight against the steel
trust. Patrick DOlan. district president
/ Of the United Mine Workers, is author
ity for this statement and II necessary
/ the miners will Immediately quit work
In the course of q statement late to-
night President Shaher said, With
the 1900 men affected by the original
order calling out the sheet steel. steel
hoop and tin workers. this last general
| order will increase the number to more
} than 15c 00c and viii involve the Fed
] eraI Steel company, the National Sc
| company and the Nationai LuDe co
/ p2nE.