The St. Louis Republic., 1901-08-05
1--WE MUST SETTLE WHETHER UNIoNsM is TO SURVIVE. /,


Pftteburg. Pa. Aug. 4-"within a week
every union man and every union man at
heart IN the employ Of the United States
Steel Corporation will be asked TO Join in
the strike now being waged by the Anal
Rsmated Association We must settle
whether unionism is to stand OF fall.
There will be no more conferences with
the United States Steel Corporation unless
the meeting is asked for by the officials OF
that corporation. The Amalgamated Asso-
citation will not request a peace meeting 8"
These and several other significant state
Jpents were made tonight by President
Shaffer of the Amalgamated Association OF
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers upon his re-
turn from the fruitless conference with J.
Pferpont Morgan and others In New York
~ No Violence Threatened.
,1t is now a fight to a finish between tn.
great billion dollar steel trust and organized
labor. Mr.. Shaffer says that he is ready to
employ every peaceable means within the
power OF man to win victory. No quar-
ter Is to be given and none will be re-
ouested. The entire management OF the
tattle has been placed in the hands OF
President shaffer. He has absolute power
TO call out every man who is connected
with the organization. and he intends to do
have been broken. Promise is made by
Mr.. Shaffer that the trust will find the
Amalgamated Association is strong in many
of its mills.
s.Mr. ShafYer. Secretary Williams. B. l.
Davis. NJ. F. Tighe and John Chappelle OF
Wellsville came in from New York this
evening. The president and advisers id
not appear to be the least cast down.
mo. / always endeavor TO prevent Sun
day meetings when l can. We had none
on the train to-day" was the reply.
a''win there be a meeting Tomorrow
1--WE held a meeting in New York last
evening" said Shaffer.
Was there any action taken at that
meeting about calling out all of the men
IN the employ of the United States Steel
corporation7"
p shaRer Has Full Power.
IT was given full authority to act. The
meeting empowered me to issue a call when
DER In my Judgment thought it time to
e<t."
"when will that call be issued"
fYou can say that within q week every
union man and every union man at heart in
the employ Of the United States Steel cor
poration viii be requested by me to Join
ths Amalgamated Association in winning
tfis strike"
do you think you will he able to close
Al Of the mills of the steel corporation?'
"Men Well OrxantEed.-
am of the opinion that every one Of
them can be closed. We have some great
surprises in store for the trust. The men
have been organized in some Of their mills
that they never dreamed could be touched.
We have the sympathy OF the workmen
and they viii not throw any straws in the
way Of our absolute victory"
Mr.. Ehaffer said that tho stories that Mr.
Morgan had been ugly during the confer
ence on Saturday were untrue. He said the
gentleman had been courteous and business
like throughout the entire meeting and IL
he had lost his temper 1t was after the ad-
5ournment Of the gathering.
Are you afraid of Southern negroes being
brought In to break the striker
Says Negroes Are Organised.
MOT In the least. The negroes of the
South are thoroughly organized. We have
not been overlooking that detail. They
make the best kind Of union men, The SO
oolorsd men brousht from the South TO as
sist in starting the plant of the Latrobe
Steel Company In Chicago were all members
Of the union. When they discovered what
was wanted OF them they returned to their
homas.~