Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-23

No. IS,
| Company Joined the Amalgamated men and
are ready to strike. 1t is reported that the
| lap and butt welders of the National Tube
works of McKeesport as well as the pipe
cutters are to be organized by the Anal
gamated, perhaps on Sunday next with
these departments well organized the asso-
citation will be in shape to completely tie
up the big plant If it desires. The general
belief is that no strike will be ordered un-
less the National Tube Company discharges
some of it's men for joining the union.
To Start a New Mill.
EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio, July 23.-
About. twenty men have been added to the
force which is renovating the Chester, w.
Va, plant of the American Tin Plate Com
pany. preparatory to starting it a tin
plate mill. District Manager VIM. H. Ban
field was here last night and stated that
the work would be pushed with all possible
speed: The plans for the addition to the
mill have been changed, so that when the
work is complete the present capacity Of
the mill will be doubled. The mill, when
equipped and ready to start, will be as
complete tin plate plant as in the coun-
try.
Schwab Declines to Talk.
NEW YORK, July 23-President Schwab
and the officers of the United States Steel
Corporation declined today to discuss the
steel strike.
An Expected Coup.
The leaders of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion evidently expecting some coup by
the combine, and while they express con-
fidence in the strength of their organiza
ton, there is an undercurrent of uneasi-
ness Heretofore the strike has been plain
nut iS hot
the gage of battle thrown down at Nc
| Keesport and Glassport is about to be
taken up in no uncertain fashion Assist
ant Secretary NJ. f. Tighe said today:
Reasoning purely along the lines of for
mer strikes it does not seem unlikely that
| the trust may try to start Painters or even
more mills with non-uniOn men. a pre-
| liminary test of strength. but l do not
! think it will be successful If such a thing
| is tried, of course, the police will figure as
guards. There the danger lies
Manufacturers who are conversant with
the situation declare that the workers will
soon weaken and that the United States
Steel Corporation is waiting until the men
are ready to go to work.
On Behalf of the Trust.
The following semi-official statement on
the subject was issued:
The Amalgamated Association overshot
the mark in making it's demand. The
| United States Steel Corporation made lib
eral concessions in offering to sign the
scale for the Wood, Wellsville, Old Mea-
dow and Salisbury plants but the Anal
gamated conferees were unwilling to ac-
cept this. The strike has gone too far now.
There is no hope for arbitration or media
tlCn. There is nothing to arbitrate or
mediate. 1t is not question of wages or
hours. Such questions could be settled by
arbitration. The struggle now on is over
a principle: The manufacturers think it
10 11hn off ialc -,
their belief that the demand is fair. Both
sides are unyielding. SO what is there to
do but fight it out along these lines?"
The report that the men at Moorhead's
Mill, Sharpsburg, were anxious to join the
union is Indignantly denied by the work
men Albert Braid, one of the boss pud-
dlers, said the men were satisfied; that no
secret meeting had been held and that the
men do not want to be organized.
OTHER LABOR TROUBLES.
The Situation in Various Sections of
the Country.
PHILADELPHIA, July 23-First Vice
President Voorhees, of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway Company stated today
that ne mas arranged for conference with
committee of the men employed in the
shops ut Reading. The meeting will take
place in the Office of Superintendent Prince
of the shops in Reading at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
Mr.. voorhees, stated also that the con-
ference held yesterday was attended by
only portion Of the committee and that
the men were not empowered to accept the
companys proposition. The matter is to be
referred to the full committee and their de-
cision will be announced at tomorrow's
conference.
The company is willing to pay time and
quarter time for overtime and agrees to
grant a 1-cent per hour increase to black
smiths; boilermakers to receive %, % and
"a cents per hour, with no increase for
their helpers: machinists to receive 22h
and 2} cents per hour, their helpers no in
crease; laborers to receive the same as be-
fore.
The company declines to abolish contract
labor and suggests the question of semi
| monthly payment of wages be referred for
future adjustment.
Messenger Boys Go Out.
BOSTON. July 23-To enforce a demand
for an equal rate of schedule at all offices
the boys of the Boston District Messenger
Company struck today. The boys also have
a grievance concerning Sunday work.
Returned to Work.
SHAMOkIN, Pa, July 23.-Notwithstand-
ing the refusal of the Reading Coal and
Iron Company to reinstate their striking
mine firemen, all of the strikers at the
other mines in this region return' to work
today. The Reading Companys fire rooms
are manned by non-uniOn men and all of
the company's collieries are in operation.
WarehOusemen's Strike
CROCKETT, Cal, July 23.-The first
week of the warehousenens strike has
come to a close. Both sides seem san
guine. One of the grain warehouse Off
Gals says there has been no conference
held with the workmen and that the situa-
tion remains unchanged
Pacific Coast Machinists.
SEATTLE, Wash, July 23-Twenty-fve
machinists in the employ of the Pacific