Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-14
BEGINNING OF THE END.
Iron Workers Resuming Work i'm Def.
ance Ofthe Amalgamated Association.

Pittsbarg Special q1th) to Philadelphia Press
The interest in the iron strike is becoming
more intense as evidences OF its approaching
end accumulate. All day the mills OF Graf,
Bennett s. Co. and Wilson, Walker 81 Co.,
! wherein work was resumed this morning, in
defiance OF the Amalgamated Association,
have been surrounded by crowds Of angry
strikers, but no overt acts have been com
mttted. There may be more or less trouble
to morrow, however, as the strikers are
determined to hang John Reilly, one OF the
men who has become particularly unpopular,
in ef1gy. A large crowd will be attracted to
TIE place, and disorder is almost inevitable.
These actions will not stem the tide, how.
ever. The men who have taken the first
steps toward ending the strike are deter
mined, and cannot be induced to return to
the Union fold, Said one OF the most
prominent, Mr.. Ephraim Truxell, to-day:
I'VE expect to be hooted at for few days,
but for one do not care, as am member
OF the new Rollers Association, and with
the rest have determined not to be ruled bv
set Of men who viii persist In a
strike which was begun without a
shadow of reason or a hope OF sue
cess. This morning we have los men at
work here, the majority of whom are old
men. There were great many applicants
for work here when we started this morn
ing, and even puddlers asked for situations
81 the rolls. Although we have started to
work we don't consider ourselves "black
Sheep" and any man who was ever "black-
listed" need not apply for work here. We
have simply acted with common sense in
Tesumiug work. We propose to stick 10 IT.,
and In the course OF few days the steel
department here will be running double
turn."
Out Of the crew necessary to run his de-
psrtment only three men failed to show up
this morning, and there were dozen sppli-
cants for the positions.
The new Rollers Association, to which
lir TFuxell alludes, seems to be an accom-
plished fact, although It's existence as more
than local disturbance is denied by Presi-
dent Jarrett, who returned to the city to-
day Right on the heels Of his denial comes
the statement of Peter Joyce, who is chief
roller at the Valley mills, Youngstown,
Ohio. He isaid "We all went out with
the puddlers on the 1st of June, and
have remained out over three months
on point which, even IL gained, will not
realize our wages or benefit our condition
particle, Then after this they undertook
TO choke US off in the convention
and not allow the delegate fluishers to ex-
press their sentiments. l think now that it
is about time for us to assert ourselves and
bsve our rights. l am speaking only for
AA1eCiA- L nave AuiEIH-uNB OE IOfGy men
under me at the Valley mill, but ! have
never spoken to them on the subject or tried
TO influence them regarding the matter.
Neither have l ever spoken to the operators
of the mill about It, but l am fully de-
termined never to have anything more to do
with the association"
Other prominent members of the associa-
ton talk in the same strain, but the hangers
on at the headquarters insist that the ssso-
citation is as solid SIS it ever was. This is
such palpable misstatement that It is no
longer considered. It is known that Secre-
tary Martin and one OF the Vice Presidents
are travelling through the West soliciting
funds. II they are successful this defiant
tone will continue little longer. If not, the
hangers on will depart. In addition TO the
firms mentioned yesterday as intending to
resume operations tomorrow with non
union men 1t is stated positively that the
extensive sheet mill of Refs Bros. at New
castle, Pa, and Brown, Bonnell & Co., of
Youngstown, Ohio, will resume either to-
morrow or Wednesday.