Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-05
WILL BIZ WAR
TO BITTER End
Shaifer viii Call Out All
Union Men
WILL ASK no COMPROMISE
Il Is Said That Every Mill Of The
Steel Corporation Will be
Closed
WILL ASK NO COMPROMISE

Pittsburg. Aug 5.-"Wlthin a week
every union man and every.union man
at heart in the employ OF the United
States Steel Corporation viii be asked
to join in the strike now being waged
by the Amalgamated Association. We
must settle whether unionism is to
stand or fall.
"There will be no more conferences
with the United States Steel Corpora.
tion unless the meeting is asked for
by the officials of that corporation.
The Amalgamated Association will not
request a peace meeting"
These and several other significant
statements were made last night by
Theodore J. Shaffer. president of the
Amalgamated Association Of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers. upon his re-
turn from the fruitiess conference
with j. Pierpont Morgan and others in
New York.
1t is now a fight to the bitter finish
between the 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 a victory No quarter is
to be given and none viii be requested
The entire management of the battle
has been placed in the hands of Presi-
dent Shaffer He has absolute power
to call out every man who is connected
with the organization. and he intends
to do it. He is satisfied with the pro-
gress Of the fight 10 date. He finds
that none Of his battle lines have been
broken.
Mr.. Shaffer. Secretary Williams, 3.
l. Davis, NJ. T. Tighe and John Chap
peil, Of Wellsville, came in from New
York over the Baltimore and Ohio
road at about z o'clock last evening.
Mr. shaffer was asked this question;
do you think you will be able to
close all Of the mills of the Steel Cor
poration?"
Il 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 sym
pathy Of the worlSmen, and they will
not throw any straws in the way of
our absolute victory"
Don't blame Mr.. Morgan for all
this" said Mr.. Shaffer, as he went on.
Mr. Morgan knows absolutely nothing
about the true conditions Of the mills
except as he is told by others. He has
their word and is guided by it entirely
believe that Mr. Morgan is a fair
minded man and is only acting on his
judgment based on information OF
others whom he looks to-"
Mr.. Shaffer said that the stories that
Mr.. Morgan had been ugly during the
on Saturday were untrue.
He said the gentleman had been cour-
teous and business like throughout the
entire meeting. and If he had lost his
temper it was after the adjournment
of the gathering.
"Are you afraid OF southern negroes
being brought in to break the striker"
mot in the least. The negroes Of
the south are thoroughly organized.
We have net been overlooking that
detail. They make the best kind Of
union men. The 800 colored men
brought from the south to assist in
starting the plant of the Latrobe Steel
in Chicago, were all mem
bers of the union. When they dis
covered what was wanted of them
they returned to their homes"