Show I STEEL TRUST I i AND THE THI V. V r. r rii M. M i Miners Around round LaKe Superior Superior Supe Supe- nor Cause Trouble and Corpor Corporation tion Lays Down Rules It Will Vill Follow NEW YORK TORK July 24 The The strike of ot workmen in the ore mines mines' of ot the Lake Superior fields is receiving the serious at of ot the officials of ot the U. U s S. S Steel corporation William E. E Corey the president president dent has the handling of ot the strike under his supervision and his lieutenant Thomas Thoma Thom Thom- as E. E Cole president of the Oliver 1 Mining company a eil is on the lookout r at Duluth J and Two Harbors Announcement is made that the corporation will stand out for what the officials consider common Justice justice Jus jus- justice tice in its fight with the Western Federation Federation Federa Federa- tion of ot Miners The organization has hs outlawed outlawed out out- Itself the officers of ot the corporation corporation corpora corpora- tion hold In disregarding the terms of ot its Us own resolutions before they had been Inthe in inthe inthe the hands of ot President Cole thirty six hours It is stated that the program adopted Isto is isto to fight without compromise what is termed l the small pc percentage ft of men I Inthe in inthe I the ore fields who are actually members of the Western Federation The steel corporation does not believe that the m mn n have any grievances and point to the fact that only last January an Increase of ot wages was voluntarily granted Since then it is said there has been no no complaint from the men and no trouble was anticipated until the demands of ot the committee were received The whole trouble has been stirred up from the outside outside out out- side by professional proCessional organizers according to the steel officials who also pay jay ay that less than 10 per cent of the men became members of ot the union These however they say have succeeded succeeded succeeded suc suc- in Intimidating the rest by marchIng marchIng marchIng march- march Ing through the iron country with red flags burning property and Dealing oeting wen ien who tried rie to remain at work lt According r to the h corporations corporation's fi figures t there ii were men employed at the Lake Superior properties The shutting down of ot the mines has already been felt bythe m men n along the lines of ot ore railroads and upon the lake docks There are nearly men upon the transportation lines of the corporation i iwho who may be affected by the strike Just what effect the strike will have upon the iron and steel situation the trade has not yet figured out The comas company com com- party pany has a large e ore supplies le for l Its present e J needs as asa asu but u if te the strike were r r much embarrassment might be caused after at af- ter the closing of navigation |