The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-13

Pftsburg, Aug. .12.-The strikers
have made gains at McKeesport and
Rellaire and regard the situation as
more favorable to. them.
At the former place they won the
National rolling mill Of the National
Tube company. The men of the Bos-
ton rolling mill had already Joined the
strike, but the impression had been
created that the National would not
60 out.
The tube works at McKeesport were
started as usual, but it is not clear
how long they can be kept going. Nc
Keesport has developed into strong
hold Of the Amalgamated association,
and the strike leaders assert that they
are completely in control Of the situa-
ton.
AT Bellaire more men of the National
Steel company east their fortunes with
the>strikers and it is believed that the
plant will have to close down. 1t was
admitted by steel officials that the
strikers had made material gains
there and that the mill would prob
ably be closed down temporarily The
strikers claim that they will complete
~ tie up the Riverside and other plants
IN the Wheeling district
The Riverside plate mill of the Ma
tional Tube company was prepared for
work. hut none Of the men appeared
a. hn s,,,E. ,hor In %i,,,s. f,V En- ret
ing the turn came. Organizers of the
Amalgamatcd association are at work
among the men Of the steel depart
meht anu have plans for forming an
. Anna gamated lodge.
Trouble anticipated at Monesspn did
not come. and the large plant of the
American Tin Plate company there is
In full operation. Roth sides claim
control The strike lenders planned to
call the men out. but mt the last mo-
mcnt refraned from doing so. They
say that they will act later, while the
officers Of the company say that their
position is quite secure and that the
pint will not be affected by the pres
ent difficulty.
At the Lindsay & McCutcheon Plant.
The Farm mill at the Lindsay & Nc
Cutcheon plant, which was operated
last week with nonunion crew, made
a wavering start and Is in operation,
although short handed The Republic
iron works is tied up, and the fires
started in anticipation of resumption
are banked Painters mill closed on
the first call. is still smokeleSs. The
Steel people have planned its rcopening
for several days. but so far as outward
appearance. show fave done nothing.
The men of the Elha or FrnnkStown
pudding and rolling mills have al
Joined the strikers, and the works are
completely crippled.
All of the Carnegie properties and
the mills of the American Sheet Steel
company at Vandergrift, Apollo, Lcech-
burg, Hyde Park and Salisbury aue in
operation, and the manufacturers as
sert that there will not be the slightest
trouble at any of them. Reports from
all the strike centers indicate that per
lttt uIutI lItNHHS- pul ~ ~ bti"N'h
here that clashes are inevitable at the
more turbulent places when attemnts
are IIluue TO put nonunlon men on
where the strikers have quit work.
The men of the sheet mill and tin
plate plant at Cambridge, o., 500 in
number. have gone out.
President Shaffcr Secretaries Will
liams and Tighe, Vice President Chap
pelle, National Trustee John Pierce and
Ben Davis were at strike headquarters.
Mr.. Slaffer was in his private Office
and refused to see any callers. Later
he made this brief statement:
I'VE have no official information
about the situation in the west. DO
not believe Vice President Davis of
Chicago has accepted s,iperintenl
cncy from the trust rs reported. My
only regret is that some men working
in the slave pens of the trust had not
spirit enough to come out and join the
strikers. will not take any part in
calling out the American Federation of
Labor. It's action must be voluntary.
The Amalgamated has not lost any,
thing, but has made gains
Invasion of Carnegie Plant.
Secretary Williams said: ~ think the
greatest surprise Of the strike will
come to the Steel officials when they
find we have invaded the Carnegie
plant. We have reliable reports to the
effect that the lower city min-is tied
up and that but one mill in the upper
mill is on. We have not made known
our plans, and still have some sur
prisps for the manufacturers"
A call for assistance has been issued
by Secretary Williams. 1t is as fol-
lows:
"ro the members Of organized labor:
"Brethren-As you are undoubtedly
aware the United States Steel corpora
ton are now waging war against Or
ganzed labor by making the Amalga-
mated association the subject on which
to begin operations. At our last con-
yention 1t was unanimously decided to
ask the United States Steel corporation
when settling their annual scale with
the Amalganated association that they
sign. or recognize the scale Of the Anal
gamated association in all their mills.
When the matter was preached, the
request was peremptorily refused.
After the holding of several confer
cnces the demand Of our organization