Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-07-25
MINERS STRIKE IS SERIOUS
Steel Corporation Expects to Fight
without Compromise.
SAY AGITAToRs CAUSE TROUBLE
President Corey Has Matter Under
Personal supervision - Seven
teen Thousand Are At
fected.

NEW YORK, July 24-The strike OF the
workmen in the ore mines In the Lake
Superior nelds is receiving the serious at
tention Of the officials of the United states
Steel corporation. William f. Corey. the
president, has the strike under his su-
pervision and his lieutenant, Thomas Cole,
president OF the oliver Mining company
is on the lookout at Duluth and Two
Harbors. Announcement is made that the
corporation will stand out for what the
officials consider common justice In it's
fight with the Western Federation of
Miners. The organization has outlawed
itself, the officers Of the corporation hold
in disregardng the terms of its own reEo-
lutions before they had been in the hands
Of President Cole thirty-six hours.
1t is stated that the program adopted Is
to fight without compromise what is termed
the small percentage of men in the ore
fields, who are members OF the western
federation. The Western Steel corporation
does not believe that the men have any
grievance and point to the fact that only
last January an increase of wages was
voluntarily granted to the men, Since
then, IT is stated, there has been no COM
plant from the men and no trouble was
anticipated until the demands of the COM
pany were received.
The whole trouble has been stirred up
from the outside by professional organizers.
according to the steel officials, who also
say that less than 10 per cent Of the men
became members of the union These
however they say have succeeded in in
| timidating the rest by marching through
the iron country with red flags, burning
property and beating men who tried to
remain at work. According to the steel
corporations latest figures there we're
1888 men employed at the Lake Superior
properties. The shutting down of the
mines has already been felt by the men
along the lines OF the ore railroads and
on the lake docks. There are nearly II 900
men employed on the transportation lines
OF the corporation, who may be affected
by the strike.
Just what effect the strike will have IN
the steel and iron industry the trade has
not yet figured out The company has
large ore supplies for its present needs
but II the strike were prolonged much
embarrassment might be caused after the
closing down Of navigation.
PlTTSBURG. July PA long drawn out
dispute between the local operators ana
miners over the Pate steam dump, a labor
saving device. which threatened to close
the mines Of the Pittsburg district with a
general strike has been settled favorable
to the miners
LabOrers Leaving the Ranae.
SUPERIOR, Wis, July A-As a result
OF the strike at the iron mines laborers are
leaving the range in large numbers, many
Of them buying tickets for their homes
In Italy. Hungary, Finland and other parts
or Europe Three hundred passed through
here yesterday on their way east.
HIBBING, MINI, July 24-Speakers at q
mass meeting of citizens last night de-
nounced the action Of the Western Fedora
ton OF Miners In connection with the
strike here. They insisted on the right of
the men to work II the wished and to be
protected in working. ]. ]. Cox, president
Of the town supervisors, presided and a
resolution was unanimously adopted that
the city take measures to protect the men
at work The result was that many of the
men went back to work today, especially
Tn the Hibbing district and scores of con-
stables and special policemen are patrolinR
the streets and the locations Organizer
Pettyella of the federation said he had
advices from Denver today that the or
sanization would support the strike cor
daily and effectively.