Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-31
IMPEACHMENT
Of Pres. Shaffer Is Demanded
by the Labor World.
Charges That the Strike Is Uncon-
stitutiOnal and UncaIIed For.
The Attempts 10 Bring Settlement Of Strike Are
Growing Frantic.

f1ttSburS. Pa. Aug. :U.-While there
is no actual change in the strike situa-
lion. much transpired. today. calculat-
ed to produce results in the near future
IN" conference between the Bay View
committee and the Amalgamated Off
Gals, the continued efforts of President
Burns of the Window Glass Workers
Association. to bring about arbitra-
tioa Of cancellations: the scathing ed
il 1fiai in the Labor World calling for
ths Impeachment of President Shaffer:
tn" march of the strikers of Mckees-
p"It t. DuqueSne and the decided eff
feet of the injunction proceedings at
Dover, Ohio, all indicate that the crisis
is approaching ana that an important
change in affairs is not far distant.
What the outcome will be no man can
tell
The details of the conference Of the
Bay View committee ana the Amalga-
mated officials have not Yet been di-
vulg"d but the fact that the committee
is here at al would indicate that the
Bay View strikers are uneasy. j. f..
Hickey and J. i. Cooper of the com
mittre have been here since Monday
but their presence has not been gen
orally known. The general belief is the
main object of tn" committees visit
Was for the purpose of arranging som"
compromise by which the BAY View
plant may resume.
President Shatfer. on the contrary.
says the two men did not come here as
representatives of In" Pay View Lodge.
They We're simply here as Individual
members of tht. Amalsamat.d Associa-
ton The two gentlemen LEFT for home,
tonight. ana it is said a meeting OF
their lodge viii De held upon their re
turn 10 take action on their report.
Notwithstanding III. report from
New York that no conference had been
held or arranged for between c. NJ.
Schwab and Simon Rurns, looking t.
arbitration. the latter has not relaxed
his efforts in this direction. and seems
determined To bring about some sort
of 4 compromise.
The editorial in the current issue Of
Labor World the organ Of the Interna-
tional Tin Workers Protective Asso-
citation and the monthpiecc Of Pitts
burg District Of the Mine Workers ana
the Pattern Makers Association, is Il
long and bitter attack on President
Shaff-r ana demands his Impeachment
for calling the present strike.
The demand for the Impeachment j.
made because it is charged that Shaffrr
compelled the steel workers to violate
contracts. because he expelled the Chi
ca.o men AMI revoked their charter with
out constitutional hearing. ana because
tn. whole strike is unconstitutional and
has brought ruin ana wrecK to men who
have made the hmalCamated Association.
The editorial gives II reasons why Presi-
dent Shafrer should he mpeached.
The fact thai George Powell. president
of The Tinplatc Workers Protective Asso-
citation Of America. l.. X. Thomas. presi
dent Of the Pattern Makers National
League. and Patrick Dolan, president 0!
the United Mine Workers Of the Pitts
burg district. constitute the board of con
troll of the Publication, and that I'resi-
dent Shaffer himself up to within Il year
ago was a member of the body. would
seem to lend considerable weight to the
uttcrancrs Of the paper.
When shown the editorial tonight.
President Shafier said: The article is
beneath my notice ana | shall not adVer
tise the paper hy CONNIE nting on it,
The march Of the McI<ecsport strikers
to DutGs sne this afternoon. was a dis
appointment to the strikers. b. actual
colut there were SO in line.
President Shlffcr. today. sent circulars
to all the lodges of the Association re-
viewing the strike situation. which he
says Is in good shape.