Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-08-15
STATUS OF THE STRIKE.
Both Sides Make Material Gains in the
Struggle.

. Pittsburg, Aug. 15.-Both sides
made material gains during the day
in the big strike being waged against
the United States Steel corporation by
the Amalgamated association. The
remaining force Of the National tube
works at McKeesport joined the
strikers and that great plant is now
practically silent. The strikers also
made some gains among the men of
the Lower Union Carnegie mill It
Pittsburg, but there is d conflict OF
claims made by either side as to the
exact condition of that plant. The
strikers say they will force it to close
down, while the managers insist that
they have not been hurt and that the
plant will be kept moving. The mate
rial gains of the manufacturers were
at the Painter mill in this city and
the Crescent mill of the American Tin
Plate company in Cleveland. At the
former a surprise was sprung on the
strikers and two mills one with a
crew of old employees who struck on
the first order, were going before it
was known that any such a mov was
contemplated.
It is said that another crew will be
put on shortly and the managers as
sert that many of their old men will
come back. There was no disorder at
the mill and it is said the old employees
will not do picket duty for fear of be.
ing blacklisted in the future. The
American Tin Plate officers say they
have half the mills in the Crescent
plant moving. They gave a represen-
tative of the Associated Press the fol-
lowing official statement:
GAS a result Of the attempt by the
American Tin Plate company to start
it's Crescent works in Cleveland in "a
hours half the mills we're put in sue
cessful operation. manned largely by
former workmen, who have seeded
from the Amalgamated association,
stating their belief that the officials of
the association had done wrong In vio-
lating their written agreement with
the company. The start at Cleveland
having succeeded. the company will in
a short time make a similar move
ment elsewhere"
Summary of the Situation.
The situation a be generally sum.
married as follows:
In round numbers the last strike or
der by President Shaffer has been
obeyed. by 10000 men and the total
number of men who struck or were
rendered idle by all three orders is
nov placed at IS 5000 men. The manu-
facturers continue to hold their ground
at Chicago, Joliet, Bay View, Youngs-
town, Columbus, the Kismetas valley
and all the Carnegie plants except the
Lower Union mill in Pittsburg. In the
latter the strikers have made some
gain, but the general result there is
still in doubt. The steel manufacture
ers also count on the refusal of the
furnace men Of the Mahoning and She
mango valleys to strike as a victory.
The Steel corporation also scored in
reopening two mills at the Painter
plant in Pittsburg and in forcing the
opening OF the Crescent tin plate mill
DIT ESlEHSIduu. ! uSt SGTIhSTS SGOFGU
heavily at McKeesport when nearly
5000 men and boys employed by the
National Tube company Joined the
forces OF the strikers and tied the
plant up. They claim to have further
extended their organization among the
men Of the Carnegie mills in this city
and say that before the end of the
week they will have the works stop.
ped. They also hope to close down
everything ia the Wheeling district
and assert the last man will go out
after the mass meeting to be address.
ed BY President SKATER. The strikers
are also completely Id control at Bel.
laise ana Mlngo junction. Good order
stili enstes
President Shaffer of the Amalgamat-
ed associatton left for wheeling dur.
Ing the day where large union dem.
onstrationwas held at the state fair
grounds AT ss20 III He would make
no statement as tu the situation on his