The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-08-14
DAYS SUMMARY
$4,000 Men IdIe-Gains of Both
Sides.

g $4,000 Men Idle-Gains of Both 9
g sides. 8
g Pittsburg, Aug 1.-THE strike g
9 situation to-day can be generally g
g summarized as follows: In round 9
9 numbers the last strike order by 9
g President Shaffer has been obeyed 9
q by 10000 men and the total num- g
9 Der OF men who struck or were 8
g rendered idle by ali three orders g
q is now placed at $1,000 men. The 8
g manufacturers continue to hold 9
@ their ground at Chicago, Joliet, 9
q Bayview, Youngstown, Columbus, 9
g the Kishiminetas valley and in all of 9
{. the Carnegie plants except the Low g
@ er Union mill in Pittsburg. In the 9
g latter the strikers have made some 8
9 gains, but the general result there 9
g is still in doubt. The steel man 9
g ayers also count the refusal Of the 9
g furnacemen of the Mahoning and g
@ Shenanga valleys to strike as a 9
9 victory. The steel corporation 9
g also scored to-day in re-opening 9
g two mills at the Painter plant in 9
g Pittsburg and in forcing the open g
(. ing of the Crescent tin plate 9
@ plant at Cleveland. The strikers 9
9 scored heavily at McKeesport to- 9
g day, when nearly 5000 men and 9
g boys employed by the National 9
@ Tube company joined the forces Of 9
@ the strikers and tied the plant 8
g UP. They claim to have further 9
o extended their organization among Q
g the men OF the Carnegie mills in @
g this city and say that before the 9
9 end of the week they will have the 9
9 works stopped. They also ex- 8
@ pect to completely close down 9
g everything in the Wheeling district @
g and assert that the last man will 8
@ go out, after the mass meeting to g
@ be addressed to-day by President 9
@ Shaffer. The strikers are also @
@ completely in control at Bellaire 9
Q and Mingo Junction. Good order 9
g still rules. 9
@ @
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Pittsburg, Aug. 14.-Both sides made
material gains to-day in the great strike
being waged between the United States
Steel corporation and the Amalgamated
association. The remaining force at the
plant of the National Tube Works at Nc
Keesport joined the strikers and that
great plant is low practically silent. 1t
Is estimated that $4,000 men are now on
strike at McKeesport. The strikers also
made some gains among the men at the
lower union mill of the Carnegie COM
pany in Pittsburg, but there is a direct
conflict in the claims made by either side
rs to the exact condition of that plant
The strikers say that they will force it
to close down, while the managers insist
that they have not been hurt and that
.he plant will be kept moving.
What Manufacturers Gained.
The material gains Of the manufacturers
were at the Painters mill in this city and
the Crescent mill of the American Tin
Plate company in Cleveland. At the
former a surprise. was sprung on the
strikers and two mills started, one with
a crew of old employees, who struck on the
first order, was going before it was known
that any such move was contemplated.
1t is said that another crew will be put
on shortly and the managers assert that
There was no disorder at the mill to-day
and 1t is said the old employees will not do
picket duty for fear of being blacklisted
in the future. The American Tin Plate
officials say that they have half the mills
in the Crescent plant moving. They gave
the following official statement to-day.
AS the result of the attempt by the Amerl-
can Tin Plate company to start its Crescent
works at Cleveland In twenty-four hours, half
the mills were put in successful operation,
manned largely by former workmen who have
seeded from the Amalgamated association,
stating their belief that the officers of the as
sociation had done wrong In violating their
written agreement with the company The
start at Cleveland having succeeded, the COM
pany will in a short time make a similar
move here.
Contributions to Strikers.
President Shaffer of the Amalgamated
Association left for Wheeling, where a
large union demonstration was held at
the state fair grounds at $50 this morn
ing. His departure left the strike head
quarters in charge of Secretary Will
hams, who is engaged in pushing the
scheme for financial aid and said that
the strikers are getting liberal contribu-
tions. No plan of individual relief for
the men on strike has vet been an
nounced. Apparently no action has been
taken with respect to the western lodges
that refused to go out
May Revoke Charters.
dispatch from Wheeling renorts that
President Shaffer has arrived there in
company with Rev. Dr. Fitzwilliams of
Atlantic City. Shaffer is credited with
saying that the charters Of the western
lodges which stayed in, will be revoked
and their offers OF money spurned. if AS