The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-27
SHAFFER CALLS FOR HELP.
Report of "a General Conference at
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PITTSBT Re-. July 29--FHc possibility
OF a spread IN the big steel strike to the
National Tube Works of Nckeesport and
to the blast furnaces OF the NahouiuE
Valley and the Shenango Valley is mold
ing the attention of the officials Of the
trust today They have confidence in
their ability to block q general movement
lot this sort. '...t admit that there is dan
ger of an attempt on The part of the
AmaIgamateI Association TO enlarge the
battle-ground
It Is sand that NIr- Shaffer realizes that
victory viii be impossible unless the
! s smalgamatsd Association can succeed in
! getting assistance from the other labor
! organizations and has succeeded in ar
ranging for "A conference IN This city to-
| Horrow night. at which a senate of labor
constituted of ali trade orea anizations. viii
( be formed. T. r. Flynn. national organ
/ iZ"C of the Federation Of Labor, Is the
/ only out-cf-town leader known TO be here.
/ The presence Of AIr. Flynn IS significant.
/ in connection with the threat TO order
strike among the furnace men as the
/ Federation has a strong organization in
this branch Of the trade If the furnace
men and the 5.pe employees of the Boston
Iron and Steel Works and the National
Rolling Mill Company. plants controlled
by the National Tube Works Of MCkees-
port, leave their work the situation Will
( indeed be serious.
The National Tube Works has a plan
Tor blocking tho efforts Of the Amalga-
mated Association. It was learned this
; morning that, while the organizers Cf the
| union are secretly working among The
men the officers of the company are qui-
city operating along similar lines and
with more success than the outsiders IN
dividUaI contracts were drawn up and
presented to the skilled workmen of the
plant who had the alternative of repu-
dating uni0nism OF losing their profitable
positions It Is claimed that on the last
pay day Go wslders were taken into the
superintendent office and each was ask
Cd to sign q contract for one year only
/ q few refused to do SO. The wages OF the
weIders range from St 10 SO a day.
/ The ANA IgaTnated Association. it is
said. was in ignorance Of this move until
this morning and it is not known what
/ effect the discovery viii have upon the
threat to calf the MeKeesesrt men out
tonight
This is pay day at WeIlsviIlc and the of
/ fcials of the AmaIsamaJ d Association
/ will be glad when it Is over. they have
two reasons for being uneasy The first
and foremost Is that the men RAY be
money and cause some disorder. The 9TH
er reason IS that when the men go to the
/ mill for their envelopes thev may be per
! suaCCd TO return TO work
! The absence Of Mr. Shaffer Mr.. VII
iiams. aand other officials from the head
quarters of the ANA Igamated Association
in this city this forenoon was responsible
/ for the circulation Of many wild rumors
regarding the strike No trace of the
leaders could be found N this city and
the search made for them at NcKeesport
and WeIsviiIe did not bring any results.
\ rumor that a trainIoad Of noH-union
workmen bound for Sharon was stalled on
/ the PitJsbUrg. Fort Wayne. and Chicago
Railroad west of Sewickley on account
of an accident 10 the engine was also in
circulation.
MckEESPCRT. Pa. July 27.-The men
in the coupling department Of the Ma
tional Tube Works. about coo in number.
viii meet at the mill at 7:3o O'Clock this
evening and proceed in body TO Haber
J. Hail. where they viii be organized into
the lodge of the AmalEamated AssocIa-
tioE. This Is regarded by the strikers as
! one Of the greatest victories the associa-
! tion has scored in the present strike.
For many years the men worked under
! contracts running two three, and five
years The contracts provided for min
imum wage Of s. and SC per day. work
guaranteed. OF pay to 20 on in case Of a
J shutdown from any cause Since the
/ tube works went into the combine two
/ years ago. these contracts have lot been
! made with the men and many lapsed
! Yesterday the tube workers were notified
; they must sign these contracts
Today the coupling welders expect the
same notice. The organization of the mer
70 into an Amalganated Lodge VIII head-of
, this movement and give the union cOntrO
Of the big tube works This Is the first
time the union has ever affiliated with the
tube workers over 40G1 tube work CTS
z will become affiliated with the assccia.
ton.
The strikers openly assert that the Ma
/ tional and Boston rolling mills Of tht
Tube Company viii not be operated or
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