Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-08-08
and steel from the south is prophesied
by a colored agent of the steel cor
noratiOn.


porati0n.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 5.-"Within q
week every union man and every
union man at heart in the employ OF
the United States Steel corporation
will be asked to join in the strike now
being waged by the Amalgamated as
ISOLATION. We must settle whether
unionism is to stand or fall. There
will be no more conferences with
the United States Steel corporation
unless the meeting is asked for by the
officials Of that corporation. The
Amalgamated association will not re-
quest peace meeting" This and
several other significant statements
were made last night by President
Shaffer, of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers,
upon his return from the fruitless
conference with J. Pierpont Morgan
and others in New York.
u Is now fight to finish between
the great billion dollar steel trust and
organized labor. Mr.. Shaffer says
that he is ready to employ every
peaceable means within the power
Of man to win a victory. No quarter
Is to be given and none will be re-
ouested. The entire management OF
the battle has been placed in the
hands of President Shaffer. Tie has
absolute power to call out every man
who is connected with the organiza-
ton and he intends to do 1t. He is
satisfied with the progress of the
fight to date. He finds that none OF
his battle lines have been broken.
Promise is made by Mr.. Shaffer that
the trust will find the Amalgamated
association is strong in many OF Its
mills.
Mr.. Shaffer, Secretary Williams, B.
I. Davis, M. +. Tighe and John Chap
pelle, of Wellsville, came in from New
York yesterday evening. The presi-
dent and advisers did not appear to
be the least cast down.
"Do you think you will be able to
close all Of the mills of the steel cor
poration?" President Shaffer was
asked.
1T 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 organ
lied in some of their mills that they
never dreamed could be touched. We
have the sympathy of the workmen
and they will not throw any straws
in the way Of our absolute victory
Mr.. Shaffer said that the stories
that Mr.. Morgan had been ugly dur
ing the conference on Saturday were
untrue. He said the gentleman had
been courteous and businessike
throughout the entire meeting and If
he had lost his temper it was after
the adjournment Of the gathering.
Are You afraid Of southern negroes
being brought in to break the
striker"
"Not in the least. The negroes OF
the south are thoroughly organized.
We have not been overlooking that
detail. They make the best kind of
union men. The 300 colored men
brought from the south to assist in
starting the plant Of the Latrobe Steel
company in Chicago were all mem
bers of the union. When they discov-
cred what was wanted Of them they
returned to their homes"
Secretary Williams was not disposed
TO discuss the situation AT such great
length us his chief. He did have this
to say: AN possibility of settle
ment Of this difficulty appears to be
Mt 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. IT Is now n case
of fight. I think the contest will be
the greatest industrial battle the
world has ever known. am thor
oughly convinced that we will win the
victory