Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-16
Workingmen and Steel Trust Seem
Equally Determined
EVIDENTLY EIEING EACH OTHER
A Significant Statement From
President Shaffer.
STRONG ALLIANCE POSSIBLE

no new deNeIOpmentS IN the great steer
strike in this district during the early
hours of the second day. All the plants
closed yesterday were shut down tight.
and matters about the Painter mill, Lind
say & McCutcheon, Gark's solar Iron
works, the Monongahela and Stesar tin plate
plants were quiet. 1t was stated that
Painters mill was in partial operation. but
the only men at work were few Hungar-
ians who were cleaning up about the yards.
Replying to the rumor that the manage
ment had brought a strike breaker from
Alabama, Assistant General Manager Har-
per said:
we can break our own strikes"
Superintendent Albrecht. encountered
few moments later. said the plant would be
running in full within few days.
Speculation as to the probable settlement
of the strike is active in all circles, and
among business men and manufacturers
generally the consensus of opinion is that
the combine officials and Amalgamated Of
ficials will get together before long and ad
just the differences. Some of the manufac
turers were emphatic IN stating that it
would be arranged within forty-eight hours,
yet they could give positive information
of any movement foot to start negotfa-
tons.
Significant Statement of Shaf1er.
In regard to the threat of President Shaf-
fer to call out the workmen in the other
union plants OF the United States steel cor
poration. made Saturday, significant
statement from him today that just now he
not in the sympathetic strike business
Is looked upon as meaning that for the
present the men will be allowed to continue
at work. President Shaffer was cheerful
when seen this morning and said he
entirely satisfied with the situation. He
had just been In communication with Geo.
Powell. president of the American Tin Plate
Workers Protective and international As
sociation of America at Eilwood City, who
announced that his organization was in
hearty sympathy with the Amalgamated
strikers, and the statement was untrue that
5000 dippery men would continue work
1t was reported that these men had decided
to continue work because of the lack of
cooperation of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion when the scale with the American Tin
Plate Company was adjusted a year ago.
Strike Benefits.
President T J. Shafer announced that
strike benefits will go to the idle men from
the time of the actual Inauguration of this
strike yesterday. The association has a
substantial fund. he says, and the men re-
naming at work in plants outside of the
big steel combine will pay literally to sup
port the strike Moreover, many Of the Idle
men are anxious for vacation. He Is
preparing circular of information on the
strike. He said of it: lit will be circular
letter to the general membership of our
order stating our position, arguments and
expectations
Ready to Form Alliances.
When asked about President MitcheFs
statement last night, President Shafer
said:
Shan tha
such strike God help the poor coal
miner! He IS the best union man In the
world and the poorest paid of them ALL
He has troubles enough of his own and
we have no desire to involve him. But
while ! shall not invite nor solicit syr-
pathetic strike. the Amalgamated Associa-
tion stands ready at any time to effect an
alliance with the United Mine Workers or
any other kindred organization, many of
whose members are employed by the
United States steel corporation
SuccessfuI in Organizing.
Assistant Secretary NJ. F. Tighe of the
Amalgamated Association. returned from
Monessen. Pa. this morning, where he
went to organize a lodge in the steel hoop
mill of that place. He reported that a
lodge was formed with about seventy-fiye
members out of the 30 men employed In
the mill. and that he had succeeded in
closing the plant.
Vice President David Rees reported TO
headquarters that he had organized the
men In the VIM. Clark Sons mill taking
in the lodge 1o1 men out of 800 employed
and as result the plant was closed today
This mill was the only hoop plant In the
CITY that worked yesterday, and has been
nOn-uniOn since 1850.
President Shaffer stated that there was
one mil! working at Duncansville Pa,
and that the Scottdale and Old Meadow
plants were still at work but nothing was
heard from Salisbury.
Cigar Makers Oder Financial Aid.
The following telegram was received by
President ShaTer at an early hour this
morning:
TOLEDO, Ohio, July Is
president Shafer, Steel Workers Union.
Pittsburg Pa:
Cigarmakers' Union No 4S is with Won
Advise US of any financial aid
WALTER J. DCHAIME, President"
J. X Phillips. district manager of the
American Tin Plate Company, was asked
today whether the company would attennf
to start up the closed mills with non-union
men He said he did not know. Mr. Phil
lips was then asked whether any course of
action hssi been decided upon at a meeting
yesterday of the local managers of the
three companies involved in the strike
That question, he replied which he
could not discuss
Combining Lodges.
United States lodge of the Amalgamated
Association will meet this afternoon In
Allegheny and receive into the lodge sixty-
five members of other lodges who have
been working in the Lindsay and McCutch-
con plant of the steel hoop company The
intention is to combine all work In the
plant in the one lodge operating In that
district There were no disturbances al
the Lindsay and McCutcheon plant today
TWO furnaces are running. but the strikers
are not bothering about them. They are
keeping away from the mill and no police
are required to guard the place
Everything was very quiet about the
Mononsehela plant Of the American Tin
Plate Company on the south side. few
laborers and finishers are working and will
be for several days until the unfinished
product is ready for the market.
Think Strike VIII he Long One.
The men believe the strike will continue
for some time. which was made evident to-
day when many of them left the city,
majority of the skilled workment of this
plant live in eastern Pennsylvania, west
Neu York and