Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-23
STEEL STRIKE is ON.
TEMPLATE, SHEET AND HOOP
MILLS ARE IDLE.
Nearly 100000 Men Go Out, and Big
Combine Properties Are Closed-Un-
less Union Is Recognizes sd Every Plant
in Billion Dollar Trust Will Omit.

The strike of the members of the Anal
gamated Association employed in the tin
plate, sheet and hoop mills. which was
ordered as a result of the disagreement
between the conferees of the United
States Steel Corporation and the Anal
gamated Association, was generally OBJ
served in the Pittsburg district Monday
morning. At the mills where the strike.
order extended the skilled workmen who
are under the control of the union failed
to put in an appearance, or, it they did
so to the mills, it was merely as spec
tatOrs, and with no intention Of working.
Early reports received ut the general
offices of the Amalgamated Association
were meager of details, but indicated that
the strike order was being observed at
all mills of the tin plate, sheet and hoop
combines.
This strike bears resemblance to the
historical Homestead strike in 1892 in
that it is not question of wages, but
of recognition of the Amalgamated Assoc
citation. The manufacturers refuse to
grant this demand and say that the in
dividual contracts with workmen whieA
are in force at number of the plants
must stand.
The Painter mill of the American Steel
Hoop Company is shut down. The men
have joined the Amalgamated AsSocia-
ton. The Lindsay x McCutcheon plant
of the American Steel Hoop Company in
Allegheny is idle and the Star and Mo-
nongahela plants of the American Tin
Plate Company are closed down.
The Painter and Lindsay * McCutch-
con plants have been looked upon by the
officials of the United States Steel Cor
poration as the strongholds of non-union-
ism in the hoop company. The prompt
action of President Shatfer in thus early
forcing the fighting and carrying it into
the enemy's camp was looked upon as
evidence that the strike will be one of tho
most spirited of Pittsburg's history. Pres
ident Shaffer was pleased with the re-
ports from the two strongholds, and he
declared that not wheel would turn in
either the Painter or Lindsay & Nc
Cutcheon works until the strike was set
tied. He said that the Painter plant was
pivotal with respect to the other non
union plants of the steel hoop company,
and that the men elsewhere had promis-
ed, if the Painter plant would join the
strike movement, there would be no trou-
bic organizing the remainder of the
plants. He said that there was no doubt
that the men would respond, as they
have been anxious to join the general
movement and were held in check and
kept at work by the direction of the
Amalgamated officials.
President Shaffer said that the move
ment would be carried to the other plants
not now recognized by the combine as
under the wing of the association. He
looked for a general response to his
strike order, as the men have been wait
ing just such Il command since July L.
He declared the men were prepared to
fight it out on the original lines until
doOmSday."
Chicago Molders Quit.
About 900 iron molders who think their
services are worth minimum wage of
So a day walked out Of Chicago foun-
dries Monday morning because their EN-
ployers refused to pay more than maxi
mum scale of $3.50. AS a consequence
the holding departments of most of the
local establishments are idle and will re-
main SO probably until long and bitter
struggle has decided which is the stron-
ger, the workman or the man who en-
ploys him.