Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-22
LATEST Strike RZ20RlS.
Fourteen Hundred Bay Flew Work.
ers Go Out.
WHEELING MEN $50 STRIKE.
The McKeesport Men Said tn be Restless
and Desire To Get Back to work-The
Joliet Plant Perm snently shut Down
Latest reports OF the Situation.
The strike.

The steel workers were rejoicing
Saturday over the fact that the Mil
waukee workers in the Bay View
plant OF the Illinois Steel Co. decided
to strike though there were reports
that the McKeesport men might 90
back to their work, thus adding n
weakening Of forces in the east. 1t Is
said that the plant ut Bay View will
be shut down indefinitely and about l.
400 men will he thrown out of work
Leaders of the Amalgamated associa-
tion declare the action OF the Bay
View men will have an important
bearing upon the situation. They claim
that South Chicago will be influenced
in the same direction. OF the 400
men who were employed ut the Bay
View mills, 30 belong TO the Amalga-
mated association. They are the ton
mage men. Besides the union men,
there were 200 other skilled men en-
ployed. The engineers and roll turn
ers formerly belonged to the Amalga-
mated association and are in SYM
PATTY with them. Employment was
given to loo unskilled men. 200 of
whom worked in the blast furnaces
The wages paid the men who have
gone out of this plant amounted TO
$4,000 per month. The news that the
Fay View men were 10 stand by the
Amalgamated association was sur
prise to the South Chicago workers.
Some In the streets declared that Mt
last the local workers would be forced
to quit There were others, however
who asserted that il was too late now
To act. Should they strike now, IL was
declared. the Amalgamated associa-
tion would see to it that they were
taken back at less pay than when they
quit.
The news that the Milwaukee men
had decided 10 cast their fortunes with
the strikers. supplemented by the wir-
ed announcement that the steel men in
the Riverside plant ut Wheeling had
voted to strike. awakened new enthu-
siasm in the ranks OF the Amalgamat-
ed association and its followers in
Pittsburg.
There Is n strong possibility that
there Will he an early break in the
ranks OF the strikers at McKeesport.
Many OF the unorganiZed men have
become dissatisfied and make no Sc
crct Of their threat TO go boldly back
To the National Tube Co and ask for
their places Just as soon as they gain
sufficient following to withstand pres
sure from the strikers or are given n
guarantee of personal protection. Sew
eral Of them. in stating their position.
say that they have everything to lose
and nothing to gain by staying out.
They are merely out in an effort to
strengthen the hand of the Amalga-
mated association. When the contest
ends, they say. they can see nothing
in it for them but loss of wages and
possibly loss Of place.
The great western works OF the
American Tin Plate Co. Mt Joliet never
VIII he reopened. This declaration was
made by Il representative of the com
bine located i'm Joliet. His statement
he said was based on positive informa-
tion. although he declined to give his
authority. Following the utterance
came news Of the transfer Of the gen
eral manager and of the foreman of
the plant TO other places.