Show STEEL STRIKE RECOGNIZED I United 3alneWorkers Indorse Action Ac-tion of Amalgamated Workers Indianapolis Aug lOThe executive I board of the United MineWorkers of I America in session here has ofllclally I recognized the steel strike At noon a resolution setting out the causes or the strike Indorsing the action of the Amalgamated association pledging the support of the mineworkers and call Ing on President Gomricrs to call n meeting of the presidents and Bccrer aries of 1 bodies connected with the American Federation of Labor to meet and devise plans of aiding the strikers was adopted Copies were sent to Pres qcnltf Shaffer and Gompers Shafer Gomprrs Ittn1E action following closely as It C does thC public statement of President r Gompers In which he promises to aid the strikers Is regarded as significant toward aslt Is the first movement uniting all the organizations connected vlth the fcdcrntlqn In supporting the steel strikers It Is also taken ns an I5 Indication that the officials of the mineworkers the most powerful organization or-ganization in the federation apprehend appre-hend that tho struggle between the steel trust and Its men may eventually involve the entire federation If I the principles of unionism are to be preserved pre-served and fOI that reason they are i anxious for 1 conference where n plan 1 of opposition to the trust may be out I oppsition lined I Inet was learned at the headquarters of the mineworkers that It Is not within the power of President Gom pledge financial assistance to pers to Onnneln1 steel pels plocge without having first obtained ob-tained the authority of imis council to talrl do so President Mitchell of the mineworkers mine-workers la l a member of this council and no mooting hasas yet been called It was stated at the mineworkers rooms that the organization wH stand aid the steel strikers an assessment to srikers If President Gompers and his advisers make a demand It Is expected that President Gom pers will at once Issue a call for a pels wil and secretaries meeting of presidents I tng of the organization connected with the organlmton federation Inasmuch as he has publicly pub-licly stated 1H8much Is In sympathy with the steel strikers The meeting will probably be held In Pittsburg |