Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1???-1902, 1901-08-14
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From Tuesdays daily.

Pittsburg. August IS. There is
practically no change in the strike sit
uation today, but the strikers claim
that they have made gains at MoKees-
port and Wheeling.
There does not seem 10 be any doubt
but that the strikers are disappointed
and discouraged, to some extent, at
least. The appeal to other organiza-
lions for aid indicates that funds are
needed even at this early stage of the
fight, and direct appeal is made for
money. This comes as little sur
prise, as il was understood that the
association had q large fund available
for strike. Strike benefits are not
paid during the month Of August. The
administrative cost OF the strike is ap-
parently not large.
To be hard up" at this initial
stage OF the fight is weakpess which
was not expected even by the United
States Steel Corporation. In his ap.
raled to the lodges President Shaffer
suggests that the local newspapers be
employed in raising funds by popular
subscriptions The secret circular also
recommends that every possible means
be utilized TO make popular sympathy
for the strikers Ii advises that min
listers be asked to discuss the subject
of oppression and denial Of liberty by
the powerful trust in their sermons
next Sunday. :
The decision not to strike by the
Amalagmsted men at Milwaukee and
Chicago causes the deepest humilia-
tion and chagrin among the old-timers
at headquarters here.
The plain reason the National Tube
Mill, Of the National Tube company,
is working at McKeesport this morn
ing is the threat of removal OF the
plant from the city IL the men desert
IL. The mill is an old and obsolete
one. # soon must be remodeled. 1t
would be almost as cheap to rebuild it
elsewhere. The workmen feel that the
trust would not hesitate to make this
move IL the men STAY out. As mat
ter of fact the tube mills proper will
close soon for lack OF raw material.
The closing down of the "skelp"
mills, which furnish the material
for the making of tubes, will cause a
shut down Of the McKeesport tube
works within a few days whether
there is a strike or not.
The radical sentiment in the trust
is in favor Of dealing unionism as
hard blow as possible. This sentis
ment would like to see unionism
crushed in the iron, steel and tin
trades. To follow this policy would
be to open the sheet, tin and hoop
plants as non-union plants, even
ready to return. Furthermore, it
would be required that the men as in
dividuals would sign agreements to
not become union men while in the
employ of the company. The union
would not be recognized in making
the scale or In shop discipline. The
conservative men insist that snch
harsh terms will prolong the strike,
even though the conservative mem
bers OF the association try to end it.
They say, furthermore. that such re-
lentlessly repressive measures are sure
to bring their own punishemnt In the
wsy of inimical legislation, etc. The
compromising element of the associa-
tion sIv that II the steel corporation
will take back as organizations such
men in the sheet, tin aud hoop de-
partments as are now out the strike
will quickly end. IL is not believed
that the steel combine cares very
much for the danger Of aroused public
sentiment and unfriendly legislation.
which might follow stern and harsh
repressive measures, but the directors
are very anxious TO start the mills
and are more apt to make concessions
than they would II the output was