The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-12
Both Strikers and Trust Claim to
Have Scored First.
r. OF THE WORKMEN HAVE VOTED
ssss; = OBEY SHAFFER'S ORDER
Strike Leaders Say That Their Cause Is Making
Satisfactory Progress and They Are Not at
All Downcast Over Outlook

which win he done.
I'VE have succeeded In tying up the Rel
lealre plant OF the National steel company.
We organized $50 of the skilled men Sat.
urday aud at meeting nis afternoon
there were more accosslons
rhe la Belle p ant Of the American Tin
Plate company Is closed tonight. MS are
The Aetna. standard mills Of the American
Sheet Steel and American steel Hoop com.
panies The Mingo Junction plants of the
National steel aud American Steel Hoop
companies are also closed.
| ''The meeting OF the Ohio Valley Trades
aud Labor assembly this afternoon passed
resolutions denouncing Andrew Carnegie
| and calling upon the labor Of Wheeling to
| vote against the acceptance OF the so,
600 offered Wheeling for library build
ing"
Secretary Williams gave ont an interview
tonight in which he has placed the blame
for the strike on the refusal Of the officials
of the United States Steel corporation to
arbltrate and declares that before the
strike is over thousands Of men in other
walks will he drawn into it to save the
Amalgamated association and the princi-
pies for which it stands
He said: ~ tell you this win have to
be settled In some way. II not by peace
full strike, then by legislation II that
fails. the ballot will be tried. If all else
fails, believe that it would result in an
appeal to the bayonct. l tell you there is
n condition existing today that places this
country ON the eve of one of the greatest
revolutions that ever could occur In the
history Of the world"
Mr.. Williams said the knights of Labor,
represented by President simon Burns, had
come forward with money and encourage
ment. That portion of the same body
under Master Workman Parsons had insti-
tuted proceedings in Ohio and Indiana to
prosecute the trnst on legal grounds.
The day at McKeesport passed without
any startling developments.
The Indications are that the Demler plant
of the Tin Plate company will start up
soon. Superintendent Pltcock has been
recalled from a vacation and work Is be-
ing pushed rapidly on high board fences
around the plant Steam Is being kept up
in the boilers and all Indications point 10
an early resumption.
The rolling mill men of the National
Tube company have been ordered 10 report
for work at o'clock Monday morning.
The strikers make the boast that but few
will respond The company officials, how
ever, seem to have no doubt of their sue
cess.
At Newcastle there are now 500 men
out of work through the strike. But one
furnace, the Neshannock, Is now In opera
] tbn eth ant
This indicates long strike, as they would
simply have been cooked down IL the lntsn-
tlon was TO resume soon.
The American Tin Plate company this
afternoon began building high picket
fences ubout the shenango and Greer
plants. The fences are sufficiently high
ana strong to resist any but the most de-
termined onslaught and their erection now
seems significant. Crowds of strikers
Z watched from distance the work, with
Sowing looks,
meeting will be held tomorrow for
the purpose Of organizing the furnace men
into the American Federation OF Labor.
Nearly 800 furnace workers have been
thrown on Of employment by the closing
Of the Mills
: There viii be no developments at Mo-
nossen tonight for the turn In the big
plant Of the American Tin Plate COM
Z pany does not commence until o'clock
! tomorrow morning
! There are reports OF prospective trouble
there The Anagamated people claim
10 have organized 300 of the National
Tube men az Mckeesport aud that they
. Will completely tie the plant up Tie
( Republic Iron mills here have made all
: preparations to start up tomorrow despite
r. "a, hat hst Rttas orfla 4
out. Many Of the men have gone 10 work
: IN independent mills. Wellsylle win re-
+ sumo tomorrow and It is claimed that ~
az once.
Fifty more men have been added 70 the
force at work dsmantling the ID Wees.
Wood mills at McKeesport and hfty ca &
4 OF coal ordered for the mills have been
! sent back 10 the coal contractors The
steel officials report that the situation al
Leechburg, Salisbury Yandergrifts Hyde
T Park and Apollo continues 70 be satisfae.
e tory TO them. Fires were lighted In the
i Canal Dover, Ohio, plant tonight and II
c Is reported that Il will be started non,
e union tomorrow morning II Is understood
that the Elba Rolling mills here win be
s tiled up. The Amalgamated association
9 has begun It's appeal TO other labor organl
: cations Of the country. They brlieye that
fund OF fully s1OOO.OO0 will be con.
u trIbuted 10 their support and that they
S will secure sympathetic action.
e Cincinnati Wprkmen TO Contribute.
d Cincinnati. August 1l.--Local lodges /,
;, and Of the Amalgamated association Of
Il covington aud Newport KY, have been
T. notified that they mnsn contribute 10 PEI