The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-26
HANNA MAY TAKE A
HAND IN BIG STRIKE
Will be Asked to Intercede
With Steel Trust Men.
ATTITUDE OF COMBINE
DECLARE THAT THEY WILL NOT
RECEDE AN INCH.


Pittsburg, Pa. July 2-The peace
mission Of Mr. Garland who went to
New York on behalf of the conserva-
tive element in the Amalgamated as
sociation has failed. Mr. Garland was
unable to secure from the steel man
ufacturers any terms on which settle
ment could be reached. They would
not recede an inch from the attitude
they have taken, holding that the
workers leaders precipitated the fight
/ and peace negotiations are of.
At the same time a more powerful
I influence is being sought to carry the
olive branch to J. p Morgan. Joseph
Bishop, secretary of the Ohio state
board or arbitration, is working as me-
diator, it is learned from high author
| ity, and plans. it is understood to
reach the combine people through Sen
ator Hanna Mr.. Bishop is acting with
/ the APPROVAL Of the Amalgamated lead
ers, and carries credentials from Presi-
dent Shafter explaining the attitude of
the association
There is little doubt that Senator
Hanna will receive the association me-
diatOr graCiOusly, and it is expected
he VIII promise to exercise his best en-
beavers toward a settlement. About
his success with the combine people
D
When seen tonight concerning his
trip to New York, Mr. Garland refused
10 discuss the matter. saying: I am
not talking" He said he made many
trips 10 New York on official business
and this triD was one of. them.
President Shaffer said if Mr.. Garland
had gone to New York on a peace mis-
sion it was not with his sanction or at
his solicitation
Shaffer is Hopeful.
President Shaffer Of the AmaIgamat-
ed association was in a more hopeful
mood today than he has been for some
time. He declared that he was perfect
~ satisfied with his personal inspection
OF the conditions in WellSVille and ap-
pretended no difficulty in keeping his
men in line at that place President
smarter evidenced no surprise when
mention was made of the criticism that
had been offered by other labor lead
ers of his bringing on this battle at
this time. He said that he expected
criticism from man people but that
1t did not alter his position nor the
conviction he held that he was perfectly
right.
During this afternoon Organizer
Flynn Of the American Federation of
Labor was a caller at the offices of
the Amalgamater association. He held
long conversation with President
ShaffeT and set at rest all stories to
IN sympathy with the Amalgamated
association by saying the entire or
ganizatiOn was ready and willing to as
sist the Amalgamated association both
financially and morally in their strike
whenever this assistance was asked
Regarding the methods being pursued
by the Amalgamated association in
fighting the steel trust, it was said by
officials of the organization today that
their organization was complete: that
~ E--Tn
had equal facilities for learning the
movements of the manufacturers as
they had for studying their own move
ments.
No Need of Spies.
There was no need Of the Amalga
mated association hiring spies for this
purpose They had clever men in their
organization. who are just as capable
of learning all that was desired, as paid
detectives were. The president denied
fatty the published story that his mys-
ferrous mission to Wellsville was for
the purpose of getting detectives into
the mill in the disguise Of non-union
men,
Up to s o'clock no change whatever
had taken place at WelIsville. No
new men were imported and the mills
are still at work. Developments at
that place are being watched closely
by both sides.
Information from McheeSDOTt To-Day
leeds to the belief that the big mill of
the National Tube company in that
city would shortly be involved in the
strike This is payday at the works
and two prominent members of the
new Amalgamated lodge that was or
ganized there last Saturday received
notice that they were no longer re-
quired. 1t was reported that other
members of the union got. or will get,
a similar notice when they draw their
pay. That this viii bring on a con-
f1ict at the mill there is little doubt
fOl it is a blow at the very privilege
that the Amalgamated association is
striving for at the other mills of the
Steel trust.
Strike May Spread
While McKeespOrt has been quiet up
to this time. there is a feeling of re-
pressed excitement among the men over
the prospect of extending the strike to
the National Tube works The strik-
ers as a rule do not seem to fear that
the wood plant of the sheet steel com
pany will be started for some time to
come.
An important movement on the part
of the Amalgamated association is re-
ported to be contemplated in their eff
fort to win out in their present strike.
It was asserted in the city today that
all the arrangements have been COM
pleted for unionizing the Fireside plant
of the National Tube plant at Ben
wood, near Wheeling. This plant is
part of the United States Steel cor
poratiOn and is a most important one,
employing, as it does, upwards of $500
hands. Heretofore it has employed
Orly nOn-uniOn men, and although
there is an organization in the plant.
no movement has ever been made to
antagonize the mana cement.
The men, except the highly skilled
workmen. are generally foreigners, and
il is stated BY a prominent labor lead
er that the entire force, or a large ma
jority, is now ready 10 cast lots with
the Amalgamated association, mission
aries having been labOring with them
for some time past
1t is said that a meeting VIII be held
tonight or tomorrow, and that the men
will go into the Amalgamated. despite
the fact that they may be called out
at any time to assist in breaking the
strike in the sheet steel company
mills.
The usual silence by the combination
officials on strike subjects is steadily
maintained.