New-York tribune., 1901-09-17
EXCITEMENT OVER STRIKE
MUCH DISSATISFACTION WITH SETTLE
MENT.-CALLS FOR SHAFFER'S
RESIGNATION

Pittsburg. Sept. Lett was a turbulent day
for President Shaffer and the general officials
OF the Amalgamated Association to-day. The
headquarters of the organization were crowded
from morning until evening with strikers and
representatives OF lodges where the mills were
still idle. and the workers were awaiting word
from the leader regarding the settlement of the
strike President Shaffer arrived in his office
early in the day and remained until o'clock
tonight. lie had difficulty in seeing all who
came and finally arranged to see individual
delegations from each lodge. under the promise
that what ;hey learned from him to
main secret. except when the subject was
brought before the lodge and in the lodgeroom.
lodge room.
The callers at the general offices were all
less excited. and many were deeply in
censed. Some of the strikers declared they
would not respect the order calling the strike
off until they received full particulars of the
settlement. Others calling boldly for the
resignation of President Shaffer. and another
class demanded the withdrawal of their lodges
from the organization.
The most worrying feature to President Shaf
fer during the day was the presence of news
paper men in the headquarters. He finally
ordered them from the building. His order was
not obeyed. but upon his promise that an Of
fetal statement of the settlement would he
given out later some of the men withdrew.
This statement not given out after all. At
q O'Clock tonight President Shaffer left the
office for his home He looked neither to the
right nor to the left He seemed much de-
pressed and wanted to avoid every one.
Other officials of the organization busted them
selves circulating among the angry members of
the association about the offices and making a
plea for ouietness and patience. All were assured
that the settlement would not prove to be
50 bad as had been represented thus far. None
of those who did this work were ready. however.
to give any inklng of the terms granted the
Amalgamated Association or how 1t affected the
men on strike Those who were finally per-
| mitted to see President Shaffer departed from
headquarters looking decidedly displeased and
muttering much against what had been told
| them.
Before leaving his office. President Shaffer
| announced that he did not think that 1t was
| necessary TO make statement He said he
was satisfied that would be forthcoming
| from the manufacturers as they had given as
surances that they would not reveal the condi-
| tions of the agreement. One of the officials
| other than Mr.. Shaffer said that it was only
| natural that nothing would be said about the
| settlement He added that it was CALLING enough
| to- be beaten without talking publicly about IT.
| A meeting of the tin workers of the Star mills
| was held during the afternoon and the matter
| of the strike settlement was taken up. After
| the meeting the men announced that they mad
| decided to remain out and keep up the strike
| mill they had heard from President Shaffer.
| They added that in case the terms were such as
| to make the Star mill non-union they would
| positively refuse to return to work. and would
| fight the battle single handed. The strikers at
| the Monongahela plant of the same company
| have taken similar action. When these facts
were pre- sented to President shaffer he only
| laughed sarca stcally. He offered no comment
| on the men or their decision:
/ Al the Painter mills in the West End the
| strikers had taken decided action upon re-
| turning to work. 1t was stated az the niiii or
| Ace that about a dozen of the old men had ap-
| nIied for work but none had been taken back
| as yet The strikers in the LINDSAY NC u.cneon
| dozen were re-empioyed. ~,. x-..
| The American Sheet Steel Company reporteo
that the strikers had returned TO the loie mills
| 10 New-Philadephia, Ohio: Piqua, ONO the
| Htna- standard mills In Mingo Junction; ano
| some had asked for work in the Canai Dover
| Toiiis Tn the frst three they had all started
TO work In the Canal Dover works the striKe,s
were not accepted for the present Inc ~ nm ~
| running partly with non-unlo" 'l'e'' - -