The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-17
STRIKERS JUBTLANT OVER
NEWS FROr1 The WEST.
Decided Gains in Recruits Give Them an Ad-
vantage in the Fight.

Pittsburg. Aug. 16-The center of in
terest in the steel strike today shifted
to the west, where Joliet finally swung
into line with the st-isers, and Milwau-
kee appointed tomOrrogV as the time for
a final vote on the subject.
The news that came out OF the west
cheered the strikers throughout the dis
tricts in this vicinity as no other de-
velopment since the labor war was de-
clared. In their enthusiasm they count
on favorable action at Milwaukee to-
morrow, and, carrying their hopes still
| further, they say they VIII yet win Chi
cagO over. These successes, they de-
clare with apparent confidence, viii
make them masters of the situation and
win the strike.
The steel operators, on the e.ther
] hand, say the strikers are nearly at
the flood Of their success, and that when
the ebb comes ii can never be stopped.
They do not seem TO be disturbed by
recent events, and with q confidence
equal TO that of the strikers. talk Of
the certainty of ultimate success. They
assert that popular sentiment has never
been behind the strikers, and that the
/ interest which was once aroused by the
contest is quickly waning.
They say they are more than hold
ing their own in the nOn-uniOn plants
.
started since the strike began, and are
perfeCting plans for reOpening several
plants now idle. They also say that
many of their men, partic llarIy at M
KeespOrt, Wheeling and Bellaire, were
forced out. and will come back S soon
as the excitement dies out Talk of
peace has been dropped for the time
being, and it is agreed that in the
present aspects the situation indicates
| a prolonged and stubborn contest.
More Men Go Out.
Two hundred men employed fTpthe Ma
tional galvanized works of the National
| Tube company at McKeespOrt struck to
day. They were the last remaining
WOrkmen in the affected trades in that
/ as possible there. Many of the tube
workers, although on strike, have re-
fused to join any union, and the Opfn-
! ion is expressed that there will soon be
q break among the strikers. The lead
ers plan another rally for tomorrow
night to re-enthuSe the men and check
! any break that may be impending. The
organizers are working hard to keep the
men in line.
/ They are also extending their opera
/ tons to Duquesne and Homestead, the
! two great strOnghOlds Of the Carnegie
/ company and claim to be gaining
I ground at both places.
+ The recent gains here and a Joliet
will bring the total number of men
/ brought out by the third and final call
! of President Shaffer to about $4,000, and
/ press the grand total to something over
! 20. 900 men. Thousands Of the men out
have found other work, and the exact
number now idle is unknown. The
! Amalgamated association is organizing
/ a series of employment bureaus and
/ plans to place many more Of the idle
! men President Shaffer announced to-
dav that after Sept. / idle Amalgamated
/ men would receive strike benefits Of 81
/ a week apiece. and that some provision
would be made for men outside the or
/ ganization.
Weusville. Hyde Park. Painters
! CIarks. Lindsay and MCCutcheOn and
/ the Crescent works, the six properties
! opened partly or in full with nOR-union
men since the strike began, moved along
/ today as usual. Another crew had been
secured for Painters mill. The other
! United States Steel properties unaf-
/ fected by the strike were also running
! without Interruption
At Strike Headquarters.
President Shaffer and ali of his Of
fetal associates, except Assistant Secre-
tary Tighe were at the strike headquar-
ters. where series OF conferences were
held during the day.
A lengthy statement on behalf Of the
tin workers, made public today, re-
views the history Of the organization
after the American Federation of La
Dor convention in Kansas City in 1888
President Shafer conducted the for
malities of its organization and the
statement proceeds to say;
Finding at that time the interests
Of the tin house men We're identica
with the members Of the AmalganateC
Association, we solicited Shaffer to en-
ter into a defensive alliance II