The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-16
Ama1gan1ated Association Workmen
Are Called Out in Many Mills
of the Steel Trust.
Plants of Three of the Constituent
Factors of the Combine Are
Generally Tied Up.

PITTSBURG, Penn, July 15.-Reports
received from all sources connected with
the great strike of the steel workers to-
day indicate that the members of the
Amalgamated association have matters
well in hand and that the strike order
generally has been obeyed Telegrams
from various points where the mills of
the American Tin Plate company, the
American Steel Hoop company and Vie
American Steel Sheet company are To-
Gated told of the shutting down of these
plants in large numbers. In many cases
the plants had been shut down by the
first strike order, which affected the
Sheet Steel and the Steel Hoop companies
only. The last order brought out all of
the union plants of the American Tin
Plate company, with the single excep-
ton of the new mill at Monessen, which
is still running.
AT the Amalgamated association head
quarters it was stated that the figures
given out Saturday night regarding the
number of men who would be actually
Idle in the mills of the three companies
had been proven correct. This number
was placed at $4,000
The strike, although one of the great
est that has been declared in recent
years, will affect Pittsburg but slightly.
Despite that fact this city is, and for
1900
trial center Of the world, President Shat
fer's action in calling the men of the
American Sheet Steel, American Tin
Plate and American Steel Hoop COM
panies out on strike will have but little
bearing on the commercial life of Pitts
burg.
ARMY OF MEN IDLE.
OF the 1900 men idle, 2,5OO are In Pitts
burg 500 in Allegheny, and 1900 in Nc
Keesport President Shaffer has it in
his power to close many more Pittsburg
mills, but 1t is not thought that he VIII
do anything of a radical nature until he
shall be compelled to.
The American Steel Hoop company
supposedly non-union mill, known as the
Painter mill, in West Carson street, was
closed, this morning in all it's branches.
The tie-up at this mill was said to have
been surprise to the mill owners ard
officials in charge of 1t. The other plant.
known as the Lindsay and McCutcheon
mill, in Allegheny, was shut down com
pletely in the pudding and bar mills All
the skilled wcrkmen refused to enter the
mill this morning and the company did
not even operate the five furnaces. The
finishing department of the mill was
working during the day, as the men are
not in the union. but it is claimed by the
workers that the employees in that de-
partment will not go to work in the
morning.
The American Steel Hoop company's
mill ut Monessen was not closed today.
1t has been non-union since it was built
two years ago, and the company says
the men there will remain loyal. The
Amalgan Rted people would not discuss
the situation at that mill.
While all the mills of the United States
Steel corporation are included in the gen.
eral conflict, the three companies are the
first attacked. What the next move
would be the workers would not say. It
is announced tonight that the circular
letter, which was expected to be sent out
today, calling on the men IN the mills of
the three companies, would not be issued
at present.
The most interesting report to the
Amalgamated association today was the
dispatch from New York, which said
that a conference of the manufacturers
was to be held in New York tomorrow,
at which Warner Arms, vice president OF
the American Tin Plate company, will
present n detailed account of the expert
ences of the committee that met the
Amalgamated association in this city last
week. 1t was stated that the question of
again extending the olive branch to the
strikers or of taking up the fight and
crushing the association would be de-
ternined. Generally speaking, the work
ers from President Shaffer down, seem
to be looking for some sort of a settle
ment.
PLAY A WAITING GAME.
1t was stated today that President w.
2. Cory, of the American Steel Hoop
company, who is also executive head Of
the National Steel company had nothing
to say concerning the plans of the COM
panies IN meeting the difficulties Of the
strike, nor as to what condition the mills
were in where non union men had Joined
the forces Of the strikers. The policy of
the manufacturers, 1t was said, is to re-
main quiet and await developments. The
officials of the American Tin Plate COM
pany are all in New York and the COM
pany's side of the trouble was not OBJ
tainable here.
At the district offices Of the American
Sheet Steel company a meeting of man
ayers was held today 1t was a closely
guarded meeting and information was
hard to secure. 1t was said, however,
that the reports from the managers re-
ferred to the condition of affairs in the