The age-herald., 1901-08-05
The Fight Will Settle Whether Unionism NH Stand FOr-
 ever or Fall
NONE OF THE LINES BROKEN
Every Union Man and sympathhlzer In Employ of Steel Corporation Will be Asked to Quit Work.
 Morgan Not Blamed.

P1ttsburg, August 4.-''w1thin a wesk every union man and every union man at heart in the employ of the United Steel strike now being waged by the Amalga mated Association. We must settle whether unionism is to stand or fall.
 ''There will be no more conferences at the United States Steel corporation un- Jess the meeting asked for by the officials of the corporation. The Amalgamated Association will not request peace meet ing"
 These and several other significant statements were made tonight by Presi- dent Shaffer of the Amalgamated Associ- ation of Iron, Steel and Tin workers up- on his return from the fruitless confer ence with J. Pierpont Morgan and others in New York.
 It is now a fight to finish between the billion dollar steel trust and organized labor MT. Shaffer says that he Is ready to employ every peaceable means within the power of man to win a victory No J quarter is to be given and none will be asked The entire management of the battle has been placed in the hands of President Shaffer. He has absolute power to call out every man who is connected with the organization and he intends to do it. He is satisfied with the progress of the fight to date He finds that none Promise is made by MT. Shaffer that the trust will find the Amalgamated Associa- ton is strong in its many mills.
 Mir. Shaffer. Secretary Williams, B. I. Davis, NJ. F. Tighe and John Chappelle of Wellsville, came in from New York this afternoon. The president and ad- down.
 Nc< Meeting Needed.
 When asked when the advisory board would meet to order general strike, Pres ident shaffer said:
 None will be needed. The fact of the matter Is that we held one in New York last evening"
 Was there any action taken at the meeting about calling the out of the men in the employ of the United States Steel Corporation?" was asked
 'I was given full authority to act The meeting empowered me to issue a call whenever in my judgment I thought 1t time to act"
 ''When will that call be issued7''
 '-That depends upon number of things It is difficult to say just the exact day that will be ready to exercise the au- thority vested in me-
 Cannot you fix some definite day when this order will be issued?"
 You can say that within week every union man and every union man at heart in the employ of the United States Steel Corporation will be requested by in winning this strike''
 '.Do you think you will be able to close all of the mills of the steel corporation ?' T am of the opinion that every one of them can be closed. We have some great surprises in store for the trust The men have been organized in some of their mills that they never dreamed could be touched. We have the sympthy of the workmen and they will not throw any straws in the way sf our absolute victory"
 Morgan Was Courteous.
 Mfr shaner said that the stories that Nr. Morgan had been ugly during the conference on Saturday were untrue. He said the gentlemen had been courteous and business-like throughout the entire meeting and if he had lost his temper it was after the adjournment of the gathering.
 Are you afraid Q: Southern negroes being brught into break the striker"
 Mot in the least. The negroes of the South are thoroughly organized We have not been overlooking that detaiI. They make the best kind of union men The three hundred colored men broughht from the South to assist in starting the plant of the Latrobe Steel Company in Chicago were all members of the union. When they discovered what was wanted of them they returned to their hoines.'' Secretary Williams said:
 .An possibility of settlement of this dificulty appears to be at an end. We carefully considered the proposition of the trust It was decided that the terms were such that we could not accept. To accept would have meant practically the disruption of our organization. We could not have agreed and returned to face the men we represented.
 '1t Is now a case of fight. think the