The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-07

pected to be generally and promptly re- sponded to on Saturday. The move will, it is expected, practically suspend operations of the Federal Steel compa- ny and cut off half of the production Of the National Steel and Metal Tube com panies and throw upwards of 4o,o00 men idle.
 The attitude of the men or the unlteu States Steel Corporation so Tar not al- fected by the strike, has been careluily canvassed since the futile eIoft to ar rive at terms of peace in New Aofk last Saturday, Most of the nine wee presl- dents of the different districts nave been among their men and their reports nave | reached headquarters. In general way the tone of these reports lndlcates | that the men will support the staha or their officials. An aggressive movement on Carnegie mills is intended ana Will | be taken promptly.
 President Shaffer said tonight: We want no one to come out With us uh- willingly. If our people are not Ill tull sympathy with our fight we would rather they remain at work They Will not be asked to decide hastily. They will have until Saturday night of thls week to think it over. When they f1nal- ly do decide they will come out prepar- ed for the battle. There will be no fal- tering, no indecision, no ignorance in action, but a unity of purpose and determination to stand for their rights" :" After issuing the official call for next Saturday night President shaffer sald: At noon day I called out all the men employed in the Newcastle mills or the National Steel company. They Will stop work at 12 o'clock tonight. My pur- pose in doing this was that l learned that the trust has been piling up union- made bars in the old housings ot the dismantled Jennings sheet mill for the purpose of supplying the trade to the non-union mills when the plants were 1 shut down. It was a clever trick, but it did not work. The trust will need what bars they have stored now bad enough before they are through with this strike. After sending this telegram to Newcastle I received a reply: Mill will close; men are all firm.
 This will bring about fifteen hun dred men out in that plant ofithe Ma tional Steel company in that town. We know just what is going on as well as they do. We are prepared to meet every move of theirs.
 President Shaffers first direct utter ance since the conference in New York to men on strike was given tonight at a meeting of Valley lodge No. A on the South Side. As the days pass my courage grows stronger" MT Shaffer said
 The lodge is composed of striking employees of the Painter Steel and HooT mill This mill was lost to the Amalga- mated Association two years ago, and the suspension two weeks ago WAS complete surprise to the trust. It Is re garded as one of the pivotal points ir the great strike.
 I President Shaffer said Men oi Painters Mill-The final test between organized capital and organized labor is now on It is a fact that last Sat urday in the office of J. Pierpont Nor gan in New York we could have settled the strike had we agreed to desert you We will not desert you, and we now ask you not to desert us. (Cries of No
 No,"D This is contest in which mil
 lions of dollars are concentrated tt crush out organized labor. I have gont
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