The age-herald., 1901-08-31
Editorial in Labor Paper Calls for the Impeachment of
 President Shafet
CONFERENCE AT BAY VIEW
Simon Burns Continues His Efforts to to Secure an Agreement for Arbl- sration-SchWab Can Make
 Changes If Desirable.

Pittsburg, August 30.-Wh1le there IS DC actual change In the strike situation much transpired today calculated to soon produce results. The conference between the Bay View Company and the Amalga- mated officials and the continued efforts of President Burns of the Window Glass Workers also to bring about arbitration or conciliation the scalding editorial in the Consolidated Labor World calling for the Impeachment of President Shaffer, the march of the strikers from McKees- port to DuQuesne and the decided effect of the injunction progress at Canal Dover, o. all indicate that the crisis Is approach ing.
 The details of the conference of the Br y View Company and the Amalgamated cf- ficials have not yet been divulged by either party but the fact that the com mittee is here at all would indicate that the Bay View strikers are uneasy. The general belief is that the main object of the committees visit was for the purpose of arranging some compromise, by which the Bay View plant may resume, though this Is denied
 A1AAAOh ouiiS Setlu
 q am interested in this matter, as the big strike is affecting all lines of business, including the window glass trade, My purpose is to get the two sides together and start the mills. If President Schwab Is still opposed to my plan of arbitration l will request him to suggest whatever qualifications he desires. Anything will be acceptable if the United States Steel Corporation can be induced to arbitrate and get the mills started."
 Editorial Scores Shaffer,
 The editorial in the current issue of the Labor World, the organ of the Interna- tional Tin Workers Protective Associa- tion, and the mouthpiece of the Pitts burg district of the Mine Workers Union and the Pattern Makers Association Is a long and bitter attack on President Shaffer, and demands his impeachment for calling the present strike The de- mand for the impeachment Is made be- cause 1t Is charged President Shafrer compelled the steel workers to violate contracts; because he expelled the Chi cago men, and revoked their charter without constitutional hearing. and be- cause the whole strike Is unconstitutional and has brought ruin and wreck to men who have made the Amalgamated Asso- citation. The editorial gives twenty-four reasons why President Shaffer should be impeached. "a
 The fact that George Powell, president of the Tin Plate Workers Protective As- sociation of America; L. R. Thomas, president of the Pattern Makers League, and Patrick Dolan, president of the Uni ted Mine Workers of the Pittsburg dls- trict, constitute the board of control of the publication, and MT. Shaffer up to within a year ago was a member of the board, would seem to lend considerable weight to the utterances of the paper.
 When shown the editorial tonight, Pres ident Shaffer said:
 MT Powell of the Tin Workers was not at headquarters. and have under stood that the paper mentioned does not represent his association. The article Is beneath my notice, and shall not adver- tise the paper by committing myself on it."
 Strikers Disappointed.
 The march of the McKeesport strikers to DuOuesne this afternoon was dis appointment to the strikers, partly be- cause of the heavy rain during the parade and the meeting in an open lot and partly because of the lack of enthusiasm. It was expected that at least 5000 Of the 120O0 strikers would participate in the parade, but by actual count there were only 55S in line The rain fell in torrents from the time the parade started until the column returned to McKeesport. It was expected a halt would be made at the DuQuesne mill gate, but no stop was made Several men came out of the plant with their dinner buckets on their arms, but were not interviewed
 The injunction granted the American Sheet Steel company at Canal Dover, O., against the strikers has had the effect of doing away with all picketing about the mill The withdrawal of the pickets was on the advice of the local counsel.
 United States marshals have Served al- most all the 900 strikers with the order
 President Shaffer today sent circulars to ali lodges of the Association reviewing the strike situation which hA says Is in good shape. He cautions all members the South Chicago men who have refused to obey the strike order, denominated them non-union and declares their cards void.
 Concerning the report that James Mutt, secretary of the labor bureau of the Re- public Iron company had come to Pitts burg Iron company had come to Pittsburg today to secure the signature of the Association officials to the years scale, President Shaffer said the Republic scale was signed, sealed and de- livered at the time the other scales were arranged and that MT. Nuts visit today was for the purpose of having corrected some minor misunderstanding on tech nicalities.
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