The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-17

strengthen the position OF both or
CARNATIONS in trades disputes. Shaffer
objected He told US that the Anal
famated association stood for the OBJ
servance of its contracts, and that II
could not enter into any defensive COM
pace which would obligate the assOcia-
ton to violate either the spirit or the
letter Of its signed agreements.
He said he could only promise the
'E1Oral and financial aid provided in
the laws of the American Federation
of Labor, for which he acted when he
organized the tin house employees. We
finally got our scale adopted without
any assistance from the Igamated
association.
The statement closes with an asser-
ton that one year ago the Amalga-
mated men refused aid in settling the
scale. and that at COnnellsvilIe and
Cleveland the AmaIgamsted men aided
the company in filing the places of
striking tin plate workers.
Their Trump Card.
A dispatch from McKeesport SAYS the
strikers expect the Duquesne plant of
the Carnegie Steel company will be
out in three days. They say il is or
Sanized, and is waiting to Cooperate
with Homestead and BraddOck mills.
and this is the trump card President
SnaHer has been holding. Trouble is
expected if men are imported, or any
other men return to work
The tube welders published an an
nOunCement today that they viii Join
no union. but will remain out while the
strike is on.
Mayor Black refused permission to
the Socialist Labor party to hold a
street meeting. The mayor also refused
permission to the strikers to hold a
twenty-TOund fight between Jack Nc
Clellan and NJ. Donovan for the benefit
of the strike fund
THE spread of the strike" said Pres
ident Shaffer tonight, has not surprised
me- 1t is not even up to my eXpecta-
ti6ns. By this I do not mean that I
am disappointed by the way the men
have come out, but I am certain that
more viii come out in a short time. All
those who are out are going to stay out,
too. There is no reason for believing
that the men in McKeespOrt Will break
away from their present position, in
spite of the stories to the contrary.
Other mills will be closed before many
days. and the spread Of the strike VIII
go on with the sane regularity that has
characterized It IN the past"
Tighe Busy Man.
In reply to queries regarding the re-
ports received from Assistant Secretary
Tighe now in Milwaukee Mr.. Shaffer
from Mr.. Tighe until he returns home.
He will be too busy while on his trip to
devote time to making reports. We will
know more about the feeling Of the men
in the west when a direct statement is
made from him.
Any breach of the peace that has
thus far taken place since the strike be-
San has not come from US, but from the
other side. We have Obeyed all laws
and cOunseled peaceful means in the
conduct of the strike. IF the trust con-
tinues to openly transgress the law as il
does in MOnessen, we cannot be held
responsible 70 rthe consequence.
Mr.. Shaffer then went on 10 describe
how the Amalgamated men had had
every inducement to riot and resisted
the tempta ton. In one or two instances
the matter had been referred TO the au-
thorities.
In concluding this statement. Presi-
dent Shaffer said that he would always
endeaVOr to carry on this strike WITH
perfect regard for all laws. It had beer
conspicuous for this reason thus FAR
and the Amalgamated association in
tended to show the people that the stee
workers were perfectly capable o. nand
ling the contest legally
THE men have been insulted, aggra
waited and abused. and have remained
silent under this treatment, ne SAID
They have regarded every attempt or
the part OF those interested to draw
them into a riot. as direct agents Of tn
/ trust who were seeking this very means
of getting the police and militia 10 aid
them in fighting the wOrkingmen.'
Confidence of Shaffer.
President Skaters confidence in tn
unienism Of the Bayview men at Nil
waukee was of the positive kind, and h
/ felt sure they would come out as scOI
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