Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-15
THE STEEL STRIKE.
Uejther Side Is Exultant OF Dis.
couraged.
STRIKERS REFRAIN FROM VIOLENCE.


6haher In Contemplation.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. S.-ln the big
steel strike honors were easy in this
section last night. The Amalgamated
association succeeded in closing down
the big steel plant at Newcastle and
tho manufacturers partially broke
the strike at the Clark mill in this
city. Neither side is exulting, nor is
there any expression of discourage
ment. Up to this hour not the slight
est trouble has occurred ut any point
In this immediate territory and Anal
gamated association men are corre-
spondingly happy. From one to two
points the strikers are reported ms
restless and eager for action. but so
far they have kept faith with their
leaders and refrained from commit
ting any breach of the peace.
The United States Steel corpora
tion, it was learned yesterday from
an official source, will ut once pro-
ceed in systematic manner to start
it, closed sheet mills, making the
non-union plants Of the Kiskimenetas
valley the cradle where the strike
breakers will be trained and then
sent out to the mills that are closed.
So far as President c. NJ. Schwab
ID concerned no overtures will be
made by the trust TO the workers.
In talk with Pittsburg man in
New York he said: "We have made
our last proposition to the Amalga-
mated association and will now pro-
ceed to start our works"
President Shaffer makes this coun-
ter statement: "The next PROPOSE
ton must come from the United
States Steel corporation officials"
Thus the two stand. 1t seems as II
(. only outside efforts can bring them
together. The trust officials have de-
cided to go ahead slowly in the mat
ter Of starting mills and to do so with
q little publicity as possible.
Secretary Joseph Bishop, of the
Ohio board of arbitration, is in town
and Is visiting several of the combine
officials, 1t is said, in the interest OF
another conference. He refused to
discuss his movements, saying he was
here on other than the steel organ
lxation affairs.
The continuation OF the strike and
the fact that It is TO be extended to
greater proportions augmented the
scramble that has been on in Pitts
burg for two weeks to secure sheets
and tin plates. A canvas of the job
bers developed that the supply OF
both sheets and tin plate Is rapidly
running behind the demand, anti espe-
cially in tin plate. The sales depart
ment of the American Sheet Steel
company has given notice to job
bers that 1t cannot take any orders
for some time, as the capacity of the
operating sheet mills has been con-
tracted for.
One of the most interesting factors
OF the strike Is beginning to develop.
II is intimated that plan is on foot
for the formation of an advisory
board for the purpose of aiding Presi-
dent Shaffer in carrying on the strug-
ple. TO be composed of the presi-
dents of the various trade organi2a-
tions, with headquarters in Pittsburg.
This will include such men as Presl-
dent Simon Burns, of the Window
Glass Workers association; President
John Knnyler of the Flint Glass
K Workers: National Secretary James
pryal, of the Structural Iron Work
ers' association; Patrick Dolan. of the
United Mine Workers, and many 9th
crs who can be brought together.
This board would, it wns argued,
prove powerful factor in carrying
the weight Of public opinion with the
strikers.
No one in the offices Of the trust
seems TO expect any settlement Of
the strike except by the destruction
Of the organization Of the Amalga'
mated association in all trust mills
II seems perfectly reasonable to the
officials that this should be the result
Of the present difficulty and they
Z look for no other.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. o.-The con
tending sides in the steel strike ar,
centering their energies for show
OF strength on the day that the gen
eral strike order becomes effective
The United States Steel corporation
10 reopening mills closed by the frs
81 strike call to show its independents,
Of unionism and gathering strength
wherever it may to tighten the etfec
Of the general strike order and TIN
Amalgamated association is bending
ito energies TO the extension of it
membership and to obtain the sup
port and cooperation Of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor. The genera
strike order becomes effective on SAT
urday night and the claims put fort
on either side as to the results tina
will accrue from it are widely at VAR
ance. Officials of the steel compa
mics admit that thousands Of me
will obey the order Of President Shat
fer and go out, but they positivel
deny that the tie-up will be genera
They point to their success in n
opening four mills that were close
and say that they have stronghold
at points where the Amalgamate
association claims the creates
strength. The steel officials are II