New-York tribune., 1901-07-20

Shaffer says the advance in wages offered the
tube mill workers at McKeesport to-day, while
seemingly large, will not bring the pay up to
the union scale.
Beginning In day or two, weekly bulletins
will be issued from the Amagamated head
quarters to give workers and strikers official
news OF the exact condition of strike affairs.
From the storm centre at Wellsville, Ohio, to-
night, comes word that striking mill men in that
vicinity spent uneasy restless day. There Is
no longer any doubt that the owners Of the
Weilsvile plant Of the American Sheet
Steel Company have many of the towns largest
merchants back of them in their fight against
the workmen, and much bitterness has resulted.
Confronted with what seems a certainty that II
the present trouble goes along much further the
wellsville plant will be lifted and brought across
the line into Pennsylvania, grocers, clothing
men and others. who for years have received the
wages of the mill workers in exchange for goods,
trying TO show the strikers that they are
wrong and foolish in keeping up fight.
Pressure brought TO bear along this line, the
strikers say is energy wasted, as they are more
determined tonight than before. They are
more than angry with the merchants. These
Wellsville men have been considered excellent
workmen, and many of them have money In
vested in property here, so should the mill be
taken to Vandergrift, is threatened, they
would suffer. They do not believe the promise
which accompanies the threat that the mill
from Dennison. Ohio, will be brought to this
place in case the present trouble is settled is
true.
PROPOSITION TO STRIKERS.
The proposition has been put to the strikers
in semi-official way that If the strike is settled
within a reasonable time the Dennison mill VIII
be brought here to increase the resources OF the
place and If the contest is long drawn out the
local plant will be removed bodily to Wander
grift, Penn 1t remains TO be seen what effect
this line of argument will have on the strikers
Mayor Dennis openly condemns the merchants
for their course in the matter and says they
are going beyond their province in trying to in
fluence the workmen
The plant here running to-day about one
fourth full. Eighteen skilled workmen. together
with many laborers and boys. employed.
Superintendent Brookman says the force con-
sists of forty persons. The report from Pitts
burg that twelve non-union skilled men had
been secured to go there proves untrue up to
the present time, none having made their ap-
pearance to-day. The company officials how
ever, say the plant will be running full in a
short time.
The reports tonight from Apollo and Wander
grift where the Amalgamated Association is
making strenuous efforts to gain recruits. are
that the situation is practically unchanged, but
much uneasiness is felt No official report has
reached here concerning the situation at Dun
cansville.
President Shaffer said to-day that no over
lures have been made by the United States Steel
Corporation looking TO settlement Of the
strike. He said he had not had any communica-
ton whatever with either President Schwab or
J. Pierpont Morgan since the strike de-
clared. He said he was waiting for something
to happen, and that he would not be the first
TO make overtures
When asked to what course he thought the
manufacturers would adopt in fighting the
workers. Mr.. Shaffer said that he thought the
Wesville situation a sufficient answer to
this question. 1t is seen by this that the strike
leader expects a hard fight and that he thinks
the manufacturers will make effort to run
their mills with non-unon men before they ask
for conference.
President Shaffer has not yet made a move
toward extending the strike to other plants of
the great steel combination. Extra measures
viii not likely be taken unless II is found to be
absolutely necessary in order to win. The con-
tributions of the men at work are needed TO
carry the strike. II a general strike was
ordered the association among other gifts
would lose the substantial Of S64, 900 a
month from the Federal Steel Company en-
ployes alone. The men employed in other plants
owned by the Steel Corporation who would be
affected by a general strike order are expected
to make liberal contributions to the strike fund
LONG STRIKE EXPECTED
A long strike is expected in some quar-
tiers. A consumer of sheets who had placed
some large orders with the American Sheet
Steel Company for delivery in the next three
months has written TO steel brokers and Job
bers in this city to aid him in securing the
sheets needed TO meet his requirements He
added in one of his letters that the combination
Informed him that his order could not receive
attention for at least three months. On this he
DaseS the prediction that the strike will continue
for two months.
A telegram from Detroit said that w. d.
Malone, president of the street Railway En1.
left he off
burg. by request of President Shafrer and that
conference would be held In endeavor to
perfect general federation of all labor unions
Mr. Shaffer denied that he had asked Mr. Ma
hone to come to Pittsburg and said there was
no truth in the matter at all He said that Il was
his ambition, however to federate the men EN-
ployed by the United States Steel Corpora tion
into one organization, IT matters not their trade
BY this means alone, says Mr.. Shaffer. can labor
hope to successfully cope with capital
Several hundred strikers at Painters mill and
at Lindsay q McCutcheon's, were paid off this
afternoon The crowd was good natured and
there was no trouble. AS soon as the men re-
ceived their pay they left the premises
Stubenvle, Ohio. July 19.-It was stated here
to-day that the in tie National Steel Com
panys plant at Mngo Junction have been or
ganized and may be called out in few days to
shut off the supply of steel from the non-,lnion
Wellsville plant.
TO ORGANIZE DUNCANSVILLE MEN.
Altoona. Penn. July 1s.-vice- President Pierce of
the Amalgamated Association arrived here on a
morning train, having been sent by President
shaffer 10 organize the nine hundred mill workers
at the Duncanve plant Of the American Steel
Hoop Company, all of whom still at work. Mr..
Pierce said:
Just what steps I shall take In the matter,
cannot say until visit the scene and look over the
He went to DuncansviIle this afternoon The
IN I,Iu ann i.i WORKERS received raise In wages
Is.hs c9hdtlons The majority are non-union