The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15
HOSTS QUIT WORK.
Thousands Obey Shaffer's Request
to Strike.


strike at midnight Saturday, from the
most conservative official sources:
National tube works, $4,000; National
Steel company, $500. This makes a
total of a, 100 on strike.
President Skaters order for a gen
eral strike of steelworkers became ef-
fective Saturday. 1t was generally
obeyed wherever the workers were
organized and enrolled in the lodges
of the Amalgamated association.
The strikers were greatly encour-
aged by the action at Indianapolis of
the executive board of the minework-
ers. The declaration made in behalf
of the striking steel workers indicated
that among the early possibilities
would be important action by repre-
sentatives of all federated trades.
There had been some doubt as to the
measure of aid the Federation of
Labor would give but the latest action
of the leaders seems to indicate that
the federation will not stop short of
extending the largest possible meas
ure of assistance.
The strikers held a series of demon
strations in the outlying towns Sat-
urday and Saturday night, and Presi-
dent Shaffer spoke a final word of en-
enlargement to his industrial troops.
Great throngs of workers turned out
to greet and cheer the leader and ex-
change pledges to maintain the con-
test upon which they have entered.
Offer to Arbitrnte Rejected.
1t is said here that an offer to arbi-
trate was formally submitted to the
United States Steel corporation last
Friday. According to this statement,
the offer was made to j. Pierpont Nor
gan, whose reply rejecting it was:
This is no time for arbitration" The
subject was discussed on Friday by
President Shaffer, President Gompers,
Joseph Bishop, Frank Morrison, NJ. NJ.
Garland and an unnamed official of the
American Tinplate company, and a
basis for the submission of the ques-
ton agreed upon. It is said that
President Shatfer opposed the plan at
first, but was finally won over, and
agreed to certain concessions in be-
half of the Amalgamated association.
The strikers are using the incident in
their fight. They say that they went
much further than could be expected
and that they have been put on the
defensive in a fight which threatens
the existence of their organization.
Secretary Williams made the fol-
statement: "a d~isinterested
party called at the Amalgamated head
quarters and offered to use his services
looking to the arbitration of the old
matter in dispute between the Anal
gamated association and the United
Steel corporation. The propo-
sition to arbitrate was turned down
by the United States Steel
A Quiet sunday.
P~ittsburg passed the first day of
the strike in a spirit of calmness.
There are strong Inducements of
sentiment and sympathy running
through popular feeling, but there
were few surface indications of them.
1t was a bright, clear day, and the
pleasure places were filed with holi-
day crowds. There seemed to be a
general agreement to throw off the
worry and evils of the serious labor
conflict for the time being. The
strikers and their leaders kept a close
watch on the strike situation, how
ever. The early reports were unfa-
VOrq HE IN imam FOR Eha- el1-roA Al.A
the responses to the general order to
go out had not been as large as they
had been led to expect They seemed
confident, however, that more men
would decide to strike, and that the
showing to-day would be satisfactory
them. The strikers did not congre-
gate in force at any point, and there
was not a suggestion of disorder any,
where. The police authorities re-
ported at five o'clock that they had
word of prospective trouble any,
where.
Secretary Williams gave out an in
terview in which he placed the blame
for the strike upon the refusal of the
United States Steel corporation to ar
bitrate, and declared that before the
was over thousands of men in
other trades would be drawn into it
to save the Amalgamated association
and the principles for which it stands.
Would Affect 100000 Men.
Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 12.-The
call Of the national executive COM
mittee of the United Mine Workers
on President Gompers, of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, to convene
a council of the presidents and secre-
of the various national and
international unions affiliated with
the organization to devise plans for
assisting the Amalgamated associa-
ton in its struggle, will, If acted up
on, affect 81 national organizations,
with a membership of 10000 Doc work
men. The feeling here il that Presi-
dent Gompers will Issue the call.
Vice President Wilson, of the Mine
Workers, says the suggestion orig
mated with the Mine Workers. The
meeting would probably be held in
Pittsburg.
United Mine Workers Pledge Aid.
q. indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 12.-The
executive board of the United Mine
Workers of Aperica, in session here,
has officially recognized the steel
strike. At noon a resolution setting
out the causes Of the strike, endors-
ing the action of the Amalgamated
association, pledging the support Of
the mine workers and calling on Pres
ident Gompers to cali a meeting Of
the presidents and secretaries of all
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