Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-23
DECIDE TO STRIKE.
kcv In the nay View Mills Reverse
Shcir Former Dccision md
VIII Go Out.

Milwaukee, Aug. 19.-Following the
example of their brothers in Joliet,
the members of the Amalgamated AS
sociation of Iron, Steel and Tin Work.
ers, about 200 in number, Saturday
night voted to go out in body and as a
result strike which will probably last
an indefinite period has been inaugu-
rated. The arguments of Assistant
Secretary Michael +. Tighe, of Pitts.
burg, and Vice President Davis, of
South Chicago, proved too potent for
the majority of the union, and when
the vote was counted it was found that
15T were in favor of breaking the con-
tract with the Illinois Steel company
to 3S against it. 1t was then decided
to make the vote unanimous and the
meeting closed with congratulatory
address by Vice President w. c. Davis,
whose lodge in South Chicago has
voted to continue at work.
AS result of the action taken by
the local lodge about 1,tiO0 men will be
thrown out of work and the resump-
tion of the big plant in Bay View is
problematical. The meeting of the
lodge, which was held in Odd Fellows
hall. was attended by nearly 200 men,
the Bay View plant having been closed
down for the purpose. The session
lasted five hours and it was $3.50 before
the final vote was taken and the men,
bers of the lodge filed silently out of
the doors. The only men who eX-
pressed Joy at the result were Vice
President w. C. Davis and Michael t.
Tighe, the personal representative Of
President T. j. Shaffer. 1t was the ar
gument of the latter, continued for "a
hours, which induced the men to
change their decision of a week ago
and to obey the strike order of Presi-
dent Shaffer.
Vice President Davis said he thought
that the South Chicago lodge may be
induced to change its decision when
the action of the Bay View lodge is
made known.
The mills at Bay View have been
operated uninterruptcdly for years.
The village of Bay View had become so
prosperous that it was annexed to the
city a few years ago, but it still forms
an independent community, greatly
perity. There are at least 5000 peo-
pie, the workmen and their families,
dependent upon the mill wages for a
livelihood. 1t is strongly limited that
the mills will never again be opened in
Milwaukee. This statement is made
on the authority of one having close
connection with the Federal Steel
company, who says that the question
of a removal has long been considered
among the possibilities, one of the
possibilities being a strike. There are
said to be many objections to Bay
View. which have led the company to
talk of removal of the works, but now
| that the iron workers have left their
| places the question of removal will be
renewed with what is believed to be a
strong probability of consumma tion
of plans long ago partly matured.
Joliet, ILL.,, Aug. 19.-All is quiet in
Joliet. The men are busy perfecting
plans for keeping the local situation
well in hand. At meeting of lodges
Sunday interest centered in reports
from South Chicago. Great hopes are
entertained by the leaders that South
Chicago will follow the lead of Joliet
and Bay View. No attempt to start
! up the plant here is anticipated this
week. The wire mills will be COM
| PEELED to shut down before the end
of this week. This will throw out
1000 additional men.
Chicago, Aug. 19.-The action OF
Joliet and Bay View steel workers is
beginning to have an effect on the EN-
| ployes in the South Chicago mills. 1t
, is rumored that another vote on strik.
/ ing may be taken. The Chicago FEEDER.
: alton of Labor adopted resolutions
condemning the South Chicago steel
workers for refusing to strike, and de.
claring them unfit to associate with
union men.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. ia party of
strike breakers brought up from the
south by special train were safely de.
| livered in the steel mill at Monessen
early Sunday morning and the United
States Steel corporation expects to add
that plant TO the number running pa :.
| ly or in full with nonunion men within
the next "a hours. The Carnegie prop
critics also resumed Sunday night
without break in the forces operating
them and that fact joinedwith prom
ise of an early start at Monessen leads
the steel officials here to take very
hopeful view of the situation.