The Saint Paul globe., 1901-08-06
SHAFFER HAS HOPES
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Sociation was in Pittsburg today for a
blief time. Mr.. Williams said the stories
concerning the bringing of colored men
from the South were ridiculous.
Trustee John Pierce has just returned
from a trip through the Western mills
where, it is stated, he had been prepar-
ing the men Of the National and Fed
eral Steel companies for the struggle.
1t is declared by the workers officials
that it is with the utmost difficulty that
the men employed by these companies
are kept at work until the official strike
order reaches them.
STORY OF THE DAY.
The strike history OF the day in Pitts
burg itself is not prolific of results; con-
siderable, however, was doing in town
surrounding In this city all of the idle
mills are in the same conditions before
the failure of the conference to settle
the strike, and no apparent move is be-
ing made by the manufacturers to start
the mills, consequently there has been no
break in the strikers ranks
The most important strike points to-
night seems to be Leechburg and Wells
Vile, with McI<eesport possible trouble
center From Leechburg this telegram
was received:
"At 4 O'clock this afternoon the Hyde
FIRST of this year, was started e. s.
Fargney, manager of the American Steel
association; Harry Davis, district su-
perinJendent, and Robert Lock, local
manager, were on the ground. At 3:45 p.
NJ. this afternoon train arrived in Hyde
Park, coming from Salisbury, Wander
grift and Apollo. The train stopped at
the works and 1ifty-fVe men, clad in
working 5aTb and carrying dinner buck
cts left the train and hurried into the
works. There was no excitement, and
the mill owners and managers tonight
claim they now have enough men in the
mill to operate all of the fiVe-plant mill
Sentinels are out, and no one is allowed
to get into the mill without password
This afternoon, late, six millmen from
LeechDurg cantered down toward the
mill, passed the guards and walked into
the mills, where tonight they are at
work. This makes siXty-One men now
employed at the works. By outsiders it
is claimed that this number cannot oper-
ate the mill in full, but, however this
may be, the mill is running tonight in
good shape.
THE Amalgamated men, however, are
on the ground making desperate efforts
to keep all union men out They make
the bold assertion that in two days after
President Shaffer issues his general strike
order not a wheel will be turning in
either Vandergrift, Apollo or Hyde
Park"
RIOTERS BAILED OUT.
From Wellsville, Ohio, the following re-
port is made:
1.-THE last four of the striking steel
workers, who were arrested Saturday,
charged with riot, were released from jail
late this afternoon upon bail. There are
warrants yet in the hands of the police
for seventeen more of the strikers, which
have not yet been served The officers
for some reason seem to be afraid to
serve the warrants. Henry B. Hender-
son. a potter, for whom the police have
a warrant, has been trying to get him
self in the way of the officers all day to
have them arrest him, but they will not
do it, for the reason that Henderson is
backed by the National brotherhood of
Operative Potters, and the officers fear
the vengeance of the potters, once they
are aroused, as they would be if one of
their number was put under arrest Sec
retary Duffy, of the potters, when seen
today, denied that the brotherhood had
any intention of calling their members
out in sympathy with the steel workers.
Said he:
while the National Brotherhood of
Operative Potters is willing to do every
thing possible to assist the striking steel