Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-04
WILLS TO RESUME.
The Demmler Tin Plate Works
 to Start To-Day.
DEPUTY sHERIFFs ON GUARD

Win Protect the Men Who Are Going
 To Take Strikers Places-Part of
 EmpIoyes of Pennsylvania Tube
 Works Returned To-Day-Shafer
 Says He Knew That Deputy Sheriffs
 Were To Be Installed In Several
 Places.
 Pittsburg. Sept 4-Preparations have been completed for the starting up or the Demmler tin plate plant at MIG, Keesport. and the resumption VIII probably take place late this afternoon The start will be made with full force of deputy sheriff on guard, the Amerl- can Tin Plate company having served notice on Sheriff Mckinley of Ale gheny county, that violence was fear ed. The introduction of the strong arm of the law into the steel strike VIII. lI is believed undoubtedly bring about crisis in the situation. The request Tor protection was made by Superintendent Iauck. and Sheriff Mckinley at once made arrangements for dispatching a large number of deputies to the scene. This will be done this afternoon.
 The strike at the Pennsylvania Tube plant in this city is practically broken. This morning one hundred and fifty of the strikers went to work in the plant and Superintendent James McMutt says the plant will be running full in a few days
 The rest of the strikers, about six hundred. will meet this afternoon to de- eide whether they will return to work or not. It is thought they will decide to return
 Everything is quiet about the plant. The men are busily engaged in getting the plant in running order and every person seems to think that the strike at the plant is over
 President Shaffer. of the Ama1gamat- ed association said he knew last week that the request would be made for pro- tection of the Demmler works at Me Keesport.
 eff our men keep away from the mills. which have no doubt they will" said he, they can put all the deputies they want there"
 President Shaffer will be on hand, or have trusted assistant at the plant, to see that no violence is done to strike breakers and that his men make no demonstration
 This morning 400 men went to work in the National Tube works There was a crowd about the entrance to the plant but the strikers failed to make good their threat to prevent the men returning and there was no demon stratiOn- The men who went back to- day were theraders. machinists, car penters and holders.
 The furnaces have not been put in operation. but the machinery is run ming and the men are finishing left The management says the different de- partments will be started as fast as the men report for work
 New York, Sept IA conference at which conditions of peace are being discussed is in progress at the head quarters of the United States Steel cor poration. The parties to the confer ence include President Charles NJ. SchWab of the steel corporation. Sam uel Gompers, president of the Fedora ton of Labor: John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers, Prof Jenks of the industrial commission. Secretary Easley of the civic federation, and Harry White. secretary of the Garment WOrkers's association. The conference was arranged for this morning and was asked for by Samuel Gompers and John Mitchell. who are believed to be working in the interests of Presi- dent Shaffer and the Amalgamated as- Eociation-