Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-07-20
THE GREAT STRIKE
Fully Half a Million Men, Women
and Children Affected.
THE STRIKE OF FIREMEN
All Mines in Wyoming Valley Tied Up
Reading Railroad shopmen Also in
the Strike.

the Strike.
Fully half million men, women
and children are affected by the strike
now in progress. Over $4,000 skilled
steel wokers and 744. 900 or more men
in all are idle as the result OF the
Amalgamated Association strike
with indication that the number NAV
reach 100, 900 if the steel trust does
not recognize the union labor.
The strike of the stationary firemen
begun yesterday, ties M nearly all the
mines in the Wyoming Valley and
throws 80, 90 miners and other men
ont of work. Only about 300 OF this
number are firemen.
Then there is the strike OF the
Reading Railroad shopmen Inc
strikes of stationary firemen IN Chi
cago and several other cities and other
labor troubles by which many thos-
ands more men are idle and their
wives and children also affected by
the struggle.
NO COMPROMISE,
New York. July 17.-At the close
of the day yesterday representative
IF the highest interests in the United
States Steel Corporation authorized
the statement that no conference con-
cerning the steel strike had taken
place during the day. and that none
is likely to take place until the Am
alagmated Assertion recedes from
its present attitude. The additional
statement is made that on this point
there can be no compromise, and that
the heads of the constituent COM
panies will not unionize such mills
as have up to this time employed
nonunlon men.
J. Pierpont Morgan would not be
quoted at all about the strike, nor
would any of his partners. In fact,
all other officers of the United States
Steel Corporation were most reticent
ON the subject, so much so that those
who talked relative to 1T on Monday
refused even to see newspaper repor-
tiers today.
Charles NJ Schwab president OF the
corporation is reported to have held
long conference with Mr.. Morgan IN
the latter's Office at midday. When
the question whether an attempG
would at once be made to operate the
closed mills with nonunion labor was
sent in to Mr.. Schawb he sent back
word that he was too busy TO be IN
terviewed.
The telegraph department OF the
United States Steel Corporation has
direct wires running to Pittsburg.
These wires were kept informed of
any developments, if any occurred.
The report from Pittsburg that
there would be a conference here.
which would result in some offer to
the union men. was not borne out by
sae DAVIS events. Yet another rumor
of the day was that officers OF the
Steel Corporation had arranged for
force of detectives from well-known
agency for safeguarding the mills,
should an effort be made at them to
resume business. The local super
intendent of the agency refused to dis
cuss this report in any manner.
FIREMEN STRIKE.
Wilkesbarre Pa. July 1.-THE
strike order of President Mullahy. of
the Stationary Firemen S Association
of Pennsylvania, was promptly obeyed
when 800 men of the organization in
this section of the state refused to 90
to work. Most of the strikers are
employed as firemen at the coal mines
and their failure TO report, caused
nearly all the collieries in the northern
anthracite region TO suspend opera
tions, throwing out o. work. 1T is eetl-
mated over 30 00o men and boys.
Some of the indivldal coal operators
conceded that the daiuands OF their
employees on conditier, that the short
day was not to hold if the men en-
ployed by the big companies did not
cat the same concessions.
The big coal companies, however,
refused to make any concessions. The
officials claimed that the demands of
the firemen were unreasonable; that
they had received ten cent, increase
when the wages of the miners was
raised last fall, and that the demands
now made upon the companies was
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STRIKE Still SPREADING.
President Mckinley, it is believed,