The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-05
STRIKE ORDER HAS
NOT BEEN ISSUED.
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exceed figures of the corresponding days
WITHIN A WEEK

WITHIN a WEEK.
President Shaffer arrived at the Anal
gamated association headquarters at il:45
a. M and IS minutes later called the
newspaper men 20 his private office. When
asked II settlement could have been
reached in New York Saturday had they
waived their rights at the Painter. Lind
say a McCutCheon and the Wollsville
plants, he said:
"The Amalgamated association could
have settled In New York II they had given
up these mills but we could not do that
Just as long as we can fight we arc going
10 fight for them. They are as much us
row az any Of the other lodges. Their
fight is ours and our fight is theirs"
When will you issue the call for a gem
eral strike?' was the next question put
10 the president and his answer was
within a week
"Can YOU say how many men will be af
fected?"
81 don't know" said he ''how many
men the strike order will affect"
"Wrl the board be called for any more
conferences"
mo, the board has been dismissed and
will not be called unless the other side
wants peace. They have declared war"
President Shaffer said that the state
ment in the papers of his stop off at
Washington was true but that he did not
see President Gompers OF the American
Federation Of Labor, as he was not In
town
Secretary Morrison was seen. however.
and he assured Mr.. Shaffer that the Fed
Grafton would give it's financial support
IL have requested President Gompers 10
come to Pittsburg this week for con-
ference" said President Shaffer, "and I
expect him here"
SITUATION AT THE MILLS.
The situation at the local mills involved
I'm the fight is without new features. A
Wellsville, o., dispatch says the whole
sale arrest OF the participants IN the riot
at the home OF Harry Phillips on Satur-
day has dampened the ardor OF the
strikers, and II the potters and other la
Dor organizato tons would keep their hands
on IL is felt that the troubles so far as
the Welsville mill is concerned would
soon be thing of the past. Seven more
men OF the association deserted this
morning and returned TO work
There are now about 10 men at the
mill, and IL is emphatically stated that
five OF the six mills will be in full opera
tiOn this afternoon.
A WARM RECEPTION.
Engineer Harry Thompson OF the Wells
Vile mill, who has been in Pittsburg for
three weeks, is expected back this after
noon with a reinforcement of men. The
few rema lining members of the Amalga-
mated association promise TO give Thomp-
son and his men warm reception but IL
is not thought they will be seriously In
terfered with. Mayor Dennis has sworn
in an extra lot of policemen. and declaras
emphatically that all men who come 10
town for the purpose or going TO work
shall be protected.
About twenty members of the Anal
gamated association left last night for
other places I'm hopes OF securing work.
Unless a general strike OF labor organi-
cations be ordered, IL is safe TO predict
that the Wellsvile mill will be running
full time night and day before the END
OF the week.
A McKeesport dispatch says:
The Amalgamated organizers are work
coming struggle Meetings were held
here Yesterday of both Union and Ma
tional lodges. which are composed OF the
men in the National rolling mill.
STEEL MAGNATEs RESERVED.
New York. Aug 5.--Charles NJ. Schaub.
president of the United States Steel cor
poration returned TO New York this
morning from his country home. Loretta,
Pa, where he went on Saturday. He went
at once to his office and was engaged for
some time comforting with officials OF the
several steel companies. To an Asso-
clated Press representative he said the
steel officials had nothing TO make public
with respect TO the strike.
AS A NoN-UNIoN MILL.
4 Lechburg, Pa. dispatch says: At
o'clock today the plant of the American
Sheet Steel company. Hyde Park. will be
opened as a non-union mill, unless the
strikers now gathering should prevent.
II is announced that the Westing house
company OF Pittsburg has forced the
HYDE Park plant to open TO fill contract
for certain steel. About go men can find
emplovment at this plant. Trouble Is ex-
pected when the train bearing non-union
workmen arrives at Hyde Park this af-
ternoon.
STRIKERS ON THE WATCH.
Cleveland O.. Aug. 5-Ail was quiet
around the Newburg mills OF the u. S.
steel Corpora ton today The Bloom
mill which was closed down several
daVs ago TO make repairs resumed opera