Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-24
STEEL TRUST WILL
FIGHT THE MINERS
Declare the Lake Superior
Strike an Imposition.
WESTERN FEDERATION AGAIN
Claim 1t Is Seeking Asylum in the
East.
COREY DIRECTING THE CONTEST
Laborers Are Leaving the Ore Fields
by Hundreds, Many Going to
Europe-Trade Outlook.
WESTERN FEDERATION AGAIN
Claim 1t Is Seeking Asylum in the
East.
COREY DIRECTING THE CONTEST

district OF Lake Superior is very
ugly. 1t is claimed that most of the
miners have been satisfied and that
last winter their wages were volun-
tarily raised. 1t is said by officials
that the miners do not want to
strike, but have been dragooned
into it by the professional strike
organizers.
This is an echo of the Idaho stu
alton. 1t is believed in Minnesota
that the Western Federation, after
trying for long time to effect a
foothold in the iron region, mas at
last succeeded, and that the present
strike is the outcome. Thousands
of miners are, and others will be
thrown out of work, and the situa-
ton may have a serious effect on
the iron trade in general. The
United States Steel Corporation is
preparing to fight the strikers to
The death.
NEW YORK, July 24.-The strike of the
workmen In the ore mines in the Lake Su-
ton OF the officials of the United States
Steel Corporation. VIM. E, Corey, the
president, has the handling of the strike
under his supervision and his lieutenant,
Thomas F. Cole, president of the Oliver
Iron Mining Company, is on the lookout
ct Duluth and Two Harbors Announce
ment is made that the corporation will
stand out for what the officials consider
common justice in it's fight with the West
ern Federation of Miners The organiza-
ton has outlawed ITSELF the officers of the
corporation hold, in disregarding the terms
Of its own resolutions before they had been
IN the hands of President Cole thirty-sx
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 actually members of the
Western Federation. The steel corpora
ton does not believe that the men have any
grievance and point to the fact that only
last January increase of wages was
voluntarily granted TO the men. Since
then, 1t IS stated, there has been no COM
plant from the men and no trouble was
anticipated until the demands of the COM
mittee were received.
The whole trouble has been stirred I'D
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, how
ever, they say, have succeeded in intimi-
Eating the rest by marching through the
iron country with red flags, burning prop
erty and beating men, who tried to remain
at work.
Will Affect Thousands.
According to the steel corporations latest
report there were 1888 men employed at
the Lake Sup -r:Or properties The shut
ting 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 1900 men employed on the
transportation lines of the corporation who
may be affected by the strike.
Just what effect the strike Will have a.,
the iron and steel situation the trade has
not yet figured ont. The company has large
ore supplies for its present needs but If
the strike were prolong ID much emba--
Tassment might be- caused after the closing
DOWN OF nav1eG' on.
Armed Guards Patrol
HIGGIN. MAN, July 24.-Armed guards
are now pa,rol.!ns many OF the properties
OF the iron mines IN this district, not yet
affected hy the strike. In many instances
operators have Giyea ST let orders that no
striker un all " to come on the property
and the guards and deputies have been
lib rally supplied with arms and am
munit on. ard have been instructed to use
them if necessary. The mine operators
are not getting out a ton of ore but the
men stil! at work are engaged in strip
ping or surface work. No acts of vio-
lence have been reported today, but the
feeling OF uneasiness is general
Denounced the Federation.
The Western Federation OF Miners were
denounced by number of Speakers at q
mass meeting OF citizens. held at the onara
house last night. Resolutions We're adonted
by unanimous vote that the CITY take
measures to protect the men At work in the
iron mines and many volunteered To serve
as deputies IN guarding the mines where
the men wished to continue at work j. J.
Cox, president of the town supervisors
presided at the meeting. and sentiments
bitterly hostile to the strike and the,
me thods Of the Western Federation of
Miners in marching in large bodies from
town TO town and forcing union and nom
union miners to quit work were expressed
The exodus OF miners from the iron
ranges continued today. In two DAYS near