New-York tribune., 1901-08-04
TO WIPE OUT AMALGAMA TED
THIS is THE EXPECTATION OF STEEL
COMPANIES-READY TO ATTEMPT
To BREAK THE STRIKE.

Pittshurg. Aug 3-"It will be a fight to the
finish No quarter will be given. We are pre-
pared to spend all the money and time neces-
sary to wipe out the Amalgamated Association
in all of our mills
This the message that came over the
wire from New-York to local officials of the
United States Stee. Corporation this afternoon
Officials were waiting long after the usual Sat
urday afternoon closing time to get word of the
conference in New-York between the executive
board of the Amalgamated Association and the
general officers of the big trust.
Two messages came. The first stated that
the conference had adjourned between the work
ers and Mr.. Morgan. after receiving his uitl-
mate decision in the matters in dispute
The second message which came to Pitts
burg announced to the steel officials here that
the executive board had decided that it would
not accept Mr.. Morgans terms The sec
ond message contained the statement also that
appears above. Some of the officials heard the
message with misgivings; others with uncon-
cealed satisfaction. One of the officials left his
office. declaring that he glad of II. The
fight would surely be carried to a finish. and
the corporation would once and for all be freed
from the influence of the union men.
TO ORDER GENERAL STRIKE
At the headquarters of the Amalgamated AS
sociation there was no one about All the ex-
ecutive officers being In New-York at this time
no one was present to look after the interests
of the strikers here pending their return Or
ganizer Flynn. of the American Federation of
Labor, was about headquarters in the morning.
and one or two of the striking steel workers, but
they only remained a short time
Intense interest was shown in this matter by
the men. The only regret heard among the
strikers who were about that President
Shaffer had temporized with the trust officials
so long. While the workers themselves are ig-
nOrant Of the general plans of the officials of
the organization regarding the extension of the
strike throughout the union mills of the trust
they confident that the general strike order
will be issued in short time.
EFFORTS TO BREAK THE STRIKE.
That the officials of the United States Steel
Corporation have been preparing for this battle
made apparent in the course OF the after
noon. 1t learned on the best of authority that
attempt is to be made at once to break the
strike by the importation Of non-union men into
all the idle mills one OF the officials Of the COM
pany now involved said that far : furnish
ing skilled men for the idle plants con-
cerned II is only necessary TO distribute the
skilled workers in the present union mills
in all the plants and make them general in
structors of green hands. to soon develop more
Of this class of tTadesmen
DEMAND FOX SKILLED WORKERS.
The American Sheet Steel Company. which de-
cided to start the Hyde Park mill last week. bu,
postponed action pending the result Of the con-
ference in New-York, has issued orders to pre-
pare to start this mill early next week. II
said also that some of the skilled men from the
Scottdale mills will he sent into the other plants
OF the company now rendered idle by the strike
and by their aid and that Of the men taken from
The Nandergrift mills IL is expected that the
Sheet Steel Company will he able make a
good showing before long The officials re-
alze. however. that they have a difficult prob
lem on their hands and express fear of the
outcome when they try TO start up these idle
mills They declare. however that they will
make the attempt and with just much haste
possible.
No plans are known concerning the American
Tin Plate Company. III that company intends
10 utilize non union men u Is not known where
they VIII get them. IL Is said that fancy prices
are being offered to a few really skilled laborers
to take "A hand with the trust In getting the
plants In operation. In some instances at least
II s said that the offers have been refused he
cause the men fear personal violence from the
strikers