The sun., 1901-08-04
"WILL TEAR UP EVERYTHING"


"WILL TEAR UP EVERYTHING"
Federation Labor Leader Tells what Will
Happen n General Strike Comes.
McKEEsPoRr. Pa, Aug. 3.-When the
news reached McKeesport this afternoon
that the Amalgamated Advisory Board had
failed to reach an agreement with the offi-
cials Of the Steel Trust. Enterprise Lodge
OF the association was In session in Heber
Hall The announcement was made that
the board had decided to continue the strike
and the news was greeted with wild cheers.
The suspense OF the past week has been In
tense and the knowledge that the time for
waiting had gone by and for fighting ha d
arrived gave relief to the men. which they
showed by shouts.
National Organizer Thomas Flynn OF
the Federation Of Labor was in attendance
at the meeting. He arrived In the city
this afternoon for the purpose Of organizing
the tube workers. A meeting Of the en-
ployees Of the lapwelder department OF
the tube works was held tonight in CO.
liseum Hall George E. Holloway. Presi-
dent Of the local Amalgamated lodge, as
sisted In the organization. The streets
were crowded with workingmen. Fully
10000 men gathered to hear the news. In
. conversation with a reporter Flynn
said;
just at present the Federation Of Labor
does not intend to do anything. 1t is not
yet time for us TO act. We cannot join
sympathy strike. even to aid the Amalga-
mated Association, so long as we are able
to work and not violate our rules. There
will be no strike OF the Federation men,
What II the National Rolling Mill goes
out, will the Federation Tube Workers
follow them?' .''-.
. They will not. 90 ong as they are not
compelled to violate their obligations.
whsts material there is on hand s'fs.s,
.wilfthey work any material the National
Tube Company may bring in from other
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They will not
will the men employed In the blast fur
mace in the Mahoning Valley be permitted
to work on material to be furnished TO the
Steel Corporation?'
They will not. You can safely say that
il material turned but at the furnaces In
the Mahoning Valley Ia delivered to the
mills OF the Steel Corporation. the Fedora
required to quit work.
will the railroaders carry the product
Of the steel corporation?"
An / will say about that Ia that this
strike has been forced by the United States
Steel Corporation. The officials of the
Steel Trust have given their ultimatum
and brought about the present state OF
affairs. II is a fight between organized
labor and organized capital. Organized
labor IL fighting for its life, and a man
fighting for his life has the right TO fight
with all the strength he Possesses.
IF II is necessary to tear up everything
In the country to win this strike it will be
The Steel Corporation has elected to fight
and fight 1t must be. A general strike
means more than has been considered
by the average person. 1t means the
stoppage Of the industry Of nation for a
time. Whether this will grow into general
strike or not is a question that remains
with the Steel Corporation to answer
II it must become one in order to win, the
orders will he given.
The one million members OF the Fedora
ton Of Labor stand pledged to aid the
Amalgamated Association in this struggle
We will not order strikes in sympathy
but our members will not be permitted
to do anything to aid the United States
Steel Corporation to defeat its employees
II capital has the right to organize, so has
labor. 1t is better, probably. that this
fight has come now. In the first year o,
the life Of this great corporation. 1t will
settle the question and leave the sky clear
for the future
This evening Mr.. Flynn was organizing
the workers in the lap welder department
OF the tube works. About eight hundred
were present. Tomorrow several meet
ings will be held at which different de-
partments Of the works will be taken into
the Federation This work has been car
ried along to the present status by the
Amalgamated officers of this city.
The meeting of weldsr's tonight was a
result OF meeting held on last Sunday
evening to consider the proposition made
by the tube company to sign individual
contracts. The contract proposition was
rejected unanimously and the men de-
cided to organize lodge Of the Federation.
At the meeting OF the Amalgamated
Lodge this afternoon n large number OF
the National Rolling Mill employees were
taken into the union. Two more meet
ings will be held tomorrow afternoon
for the same purpose and the men say
that by tomorrow evening fully two
thirds OF the National Mill men will be
members Of the Amalsamated Associa-
ton. IL is customary for the rollers in the
National Mill and Boston Mill Of the Tube
company to change rolls on Sunday in
preparation for the beginning of work on
Monday morning. The rollers are not
going in tomorrow morning unless they
receive some orders from the Amalgamated
headquarters in Pittsburg The men an
nounce that they will not go in again un-
less ordered TO do so.
II Is believed that President Shatfer will
issue a general strike order as soon a. no
arrives in Pittsburg, which will be to-
morrow morning. The shipping force at
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