The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-12
Force Of the Star Plant Augmented
and Preparations Made to Operate
the MonongaheIa Works.
sHAFFER FOR WAR TO THE END
HAS MADE No FURTHER EFFORT TO
EFFECT SETTLEMENT.
Clashes at Mckeesport-Hungar M
VIII Return to Work IL Not Paid
Strike Benefits.

PITTSBURG, Sept. 11.-While stories OF
a peaceful settlement of the strike OF the
Amalgamated Association were heard to-
day with much force and persistency. Pres
ident Shaffer continued TO deny them en-
phatically and said the battle of the steel
workers would go on until they won. he
denied that the executive board had in
structed him to settle the strike on any
terms and said he would not go 10 New
York or make any further peace movement
for the present.
While the president OF the Amalgamated
Association was standing in this position
the officials Of the United States Steel Cor
poration were putting forth active efforts
to start their plants. This was particularly
the case on the South Side. During to-day
the company held the strikers pickets back
by a show Of police and got lot Of pro-
visions, cooking utensils and cots for the
men 10 sleep on into the Monongahela plant
of the American Tin Plate Company. Ii
was officially announced at the same time
that there was an ample number of men
ready to enter the plant and start the mills
as soon as they were in readiness.
While the strikers were busy watching
those movement on the South Side the Of
ffcials of the same company showed greater
activity about the Star mills. About IL
o'clock in the morning a car loaded with
skilled men for the Star plant arrived in
the Union Station. These men were taken
TO the plant without any interference from
the strikers, as none were about at the
time. The pickets that had been guarding
the works had gone over to the South Side
to take part in the movements of the
strikers there. In the carload was about
sixty men. They were all men who had
worked in tin mills and among them were
rollers, roughers and catchers. They came
from the East and IL is said many of them
had broken away from the ranks of the
strikers in other mills and had sought work
in new localities under assumed names.
With this increased force the Star plant is
practically filled with skilled men and will
be able TO operate all of the mills there on
full turns. The efforts of to-day, il is be-
lieved, have practically ended all posi-
bilities of the Amalgamated Association
ever getting back the Star mills into their
control as the men who have gone TO work
there have declared their intention CT re-
naming as individuals for all time.
VIOLENCE DEPLORED.
President Shaffer discussed the trouble of
yesterday on the South Side and said he
deplored it sincerely. He further said that
any member of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton who was guilty of such actions again
would be dropped from the rolls, as such
actions only injured the cause and aided the
combine i'm its purpose. The same rule
would apply to violence in McKeesport.
Other officials of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton also expressed themselves strongly in
this matter.
Secretary Williams said he was preparing
TO send out the second instalment of strike
benefits during the day and would have
them all out during the week. The number
to receive benefits is not more than I0C00
and this will require about $4,000 weekly.
1t is claimed that the Amalgamated treas
ury, reimbursed by the lodges whose men,
bers are at work, will be able TO meet the
payments with the aid of funds contributed
by sympathzers.
The Hungarian strikers at McKeesport
held an indignation meeting tonight and
decided that If they could not draw bene-
fits sure and quick they would draw out
of the strike. Strike leaders have tried
every means to appease their anger, but
the result is doubtful.
Fires in the Mononghela steel works.
which were scheduled to start to-day, have
been drawn. All repairs are suspended and
the men went home. Fires are still on in
the National tube mill and the report of
indefinite shutdown cannot be confirmed
The Demmler mill is working smoothly
one-sixth capacity, and small increase each
day in number of employed. Pittsburg,
McKeesport & Youghiogheny Railroad de
tectives were driven off the tracks near
the mill to-day by a crowd of strikers
whom they ordered off the company's prop
erty. Thomas Ennis, an old man employed
at the tube works, was badly beaten on
his way TO the mill to-day.
The New York council of the National
Tube Company met with the local council
at Pittsburg to-day 10 discuss the strike
1t was announced that the council ad-
journed without taking final action and
will probably meet again tomorrow Ii
was practically settled, however that no
long shutdown would be tolerated and that
the next attempt to start will be a deter
mined one. This is taken to mean that an
injunction to protect the employees is in
store for McKeesport and possibly a visit
from the State militia.
Tonight for the first time since the strike
the steel hoop mill at Monessen is running
full force which practically ends all sem
blance of a strike there. Every mill in that
town is now running day and night.
A telegram from New Castle, Pa. tonight
says: "A party of fourteen Amalgamated
men from that city departed this evening
for some unknown point. They told friends
they were going to take places in the Star
mill at Pittsburg. but II is also rumored
that their real destination was ElwOod
Ind, where an attempt is soon to be made
to operate the plant Local strikers are in
dlgnant at the detection, while others re-
fuse to believe that the men really in
tended taking the places of strikers.