The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-18
BATTLE OF THB STEEL MEN.
Both the Strikers and the Trust
Confident of Victory.
Little HeadvHy Made Thus Far and
Honcrs About Equally Divided.
SIR. ShaTer Denies the Report That
There Are Prospects OF Mediation.

PITTSBURG- Pa July IS--Neither side
has gained decided advantage in the
great steel strike which was iuauEurated
on Monday, but each seems today as con-
ffdent Of success in the end as it was when
the men went out The situation is un-
changed Despite the many claims Of VIC
tory in the preliminary rounds fought yes
terdJy, but little headway was made by
either side and the struggle must con
tiaue-
Local officials of the companies affected
by the strike are happy over the success
of the American Tin Plate Company in
keeping the men at work in the plant at
AIonessen- This is one of the newest and
best tin mills in the world It is equipped
with all the most recent improvements in
the way of Iabor-saviug machinery and
can turn out its products at less cost than
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lar with these facts and, since Monday
afternoon. has been doing everything in
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''i al i''''i' ''i 's'7 I'-s't 'iie dCIi"h
OF the company yesterday in advancing
wages from 8 to 10 per cent NAV keep
many of the men ar varl-
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<A'iie' ANA 'eu +A7soeiaIl0h intended 20
leave for WellsViIe this morning In order
to strengthen the position Of the strikers
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-''' '0 --'' SCI away ''-Ili = CLOCK IiliS
afternoon They are due to arrive there
at 3 o'clock Early this morning the strik-
ers were rejoicing over tho raDor+ from,
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'i-s s'''e' 'iIdI lhs piahI
'i'S's was not III operation III spite of the
efforts Of p F Smith, the district man
ag-r. but advices Of a different character
we're received J=+a- 4 l7e-,,,+ot, e,.,z,
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"a 10 anu diii'Hs tie
o'N-
Atiai's, ,Ileiits maze Heen mede for the
%2so' 'Is OUT orderly demo nstra ton
II "<+S ci1lfiied at AInaIganated Ass5-
ciatioh headquarters that Mr. Shaffer was
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messenger 10Y "i1o hau q telegram from
tle inii committee OF the buncansTille
plait- me ohiE american steel Hoop Com
pahy plant now III operation The mes
size Itad- ShaH We come OUT Shaft
81 : answer was. res II you are thor
'u6HIy organized out not before. The
president says ne IS sure now that this
heoP mii VIII be closed before night
No attempt was made this morning to
start the PAINTER naliI on the South Side,
out repairs are being made there and
more "alchTnea were aroand than at any
"LllcI tine since the strike began There
IS no doubt about Mr HarDer.s intention
OF starting with aon-unEon men He IS on
iy waiting for the word from headguar-
tefS 10 go ahead
An oif2ciai Of one of the largest plants Of
the American Sheet Steel Company told
ms morning how the trust expects to win
the battle IN short order 4e says that
majority OF the strikers are men VINO
nave heen earning Big wages and he ad-
mits that they are prepared t. stay out
Tor months without suffering any serious
inconvenience But II IS the men VINO
ere mailnE from y 70 $50 a day and not
ne high-prlced men ne says. who viii
uzIlHe 'He Strike Fof instance ne
aaas, We nave among the hundreds OF
men employed al our plant men workers
VINO are competent 70 illi the hisncr posi-
li'l'7' "ul nave Hesn Kept oach oy lack OF
o4'r'i lli-'ll- NV Il 1Ae anna LsaLaaiea
-A.=socl',l'oh succeeds lii closing our plant.
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