The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-20
NUMBER 1890.
RECRUITS FOR STRIKERS.
The Day Force Of the Pennsylvania
Tube Works Goes Out.
Carnegie MILLS at DuGuc>ne Con
Time in OperntioU-Hr- TiEhe'> Re
port ou Hi~ successful Mission
Among western steel Employee

the PENNSYLVANIA Tube Works. following
the lead of the night torn, quit this morn
ing, and l.Zpp employees Of the concern are
now Idle. The second shift followed the
night men without asking auy questions.
They all reported for work al the usual
hour this morning The SunGay-lINe qui-
etnoss surprised them. and when they
learned the reason for it. they turned
about and went home This Was the only
gain made by the strikers.
The threatened strike at Duquesnc
seems as far of as ever. as an depart
ments OF the big Carnegie mill are in
operation today. At Painter s John Scott,
a heater. who. ii is claimed. drew pay
last week from the Amalgamated Asso-
citation as an organizer, went TO WORK
this morning According to "a statement
by him to a striker, ne will receive Sa.e11
year from the American steel Hoop
Company whether ne works or not.
The four mills put into operation yester-
day by Mr.. Harper are working smoothly,
indicating that they are manned by skill
I'd men. lt Is believed that with Scutts
help the guide mill can be started up this
week
The Clark plant on Thirty-ffth Street is
running fun today. the company officials
say. This morning the last idle mill. No.
s. small hoop. was put 10 work with
force Of thir-y-two men and boys This
makes every mill IN the plant in opera
ton. There was no change today al the
other mills in this district.
The report Of NJ r. Tighe. tho Secretary
of the Amalgamatcd Association. on his
.-r..rr
duciug Federal Steel Comp7uv employees
TO go out. is being widely discussed Con-
siderable attention is also attracted by
the assertion from a reliable quarter TO
the effect that the AualEamatgd AssoCia-
tion of Steel, Iron aui Tin Workers Will
have to Ge Incorporated before the Nor
gan trust viii again have dealings with it.
The news from WoIlsyilIe and AIonessen,
where some riotiug has been in progress,
is that the authorities have the situation
well In hand and are prepared 10 enforce
the law.
This is the supreme effort Of organized
labor" said Mr. Shader. when the new
tube company strikes were reported to
him. Mr.. Tighc the secretary. in his ac-
count Of his mission 20 the West. says:
Chicago men hesitatCd 20 come
out because Of the contract which
existed between the Federal Steel
Company and the AmalgJma;ed As
sociation. When reached there
and held meeting Of the men ] found a
great many cIung to the belief that they
were bound TO keep the contract with the
company in spite Of the fact that the
company had declared that IT would not
henCeforth recognize the AmaIEamated
Association, which was a party to the
contract. ! told them that the United
States Steel Corporation had declared il
would not recognize the union. which had
made the agreement There could not
possibly be a contract in force. for one of
the parties denied the existence Of the
other.
Il knew that common sense was re-
Quired and that nothing but practical ar
guments and logic would have weight. I
saw at once that il was no place for ora
tory or flowers. ] extolled the men for
their long allegiance and loyalty to the
association and told them what their duty
TO II was now ! told thrm that, while
they based their opposition 70 the strike
on their contracts. IL was necessary for
them TO have the association TO obtain
the contracts The trust was cudsavoriug
10 crush the association and # that were
possible the trust would have no furhcr
use for agreements. ! told them that 1t
was the work OF the AmaIgamated Asso-
citation that had obtained contracts and
just wages and that the present fight was
ono 10 preserve that union and the rights
oi the men I informed them that the
creator Of a contract was always greater
than the contract itself and that their
VOW TO the Amaigamated Association was
far more 20 be- observed than a later
agreement
Il asked them If they had a contract 20
furnish projectiles for two wears 70 the
English Government, ard that during that
time the United States should engage in
war with Great Britain. whether they
would consider the contract with the for
eign Government superior 70 loyalty and
duty 20 their country. ] said that in the
one case they would be furnishing am
punitOn 10 the enemy 20 destroy bonn
bard. and devastate the land Of their
birth or adoption 1 claimed that IL was
parallel case with our present fight
The United States Corporation has wagcd
war, IS now bombarding our stronghoIds
and IS trying 20 crush our organization. 1
told them. and told them forcibly. that
they were fur ishing ammunition TO as
Eist In the destruction Of the body "a
which they gave their solemn allegiance
The same condition existed in the
lodges Of tn Joliet plant. There. how
ever, ! found the men wiling 10 listen
and 10 consider the real situation. The
contract matter was explained 10 them IN
the same careful manner as IL was 10 the
Chicago men Al! seemed NJ first TO look
upon the contract with the company as q
stumblinEblock but the moment IL was
explained 70 them that they were not OBJ
hgated by a contract that was abrueatcd
BY the trust denying the existence Of the
contracting party with them they decided
10 QUIT
'Vice President W. c. Davis who f,
I'm charge Of the Chicago district. was aI-
ways with the organization He was IN.
single striker who went out of the south
Chicago mill az the call Of Mr. Sharer
He WAS with the men IN Joliet and in
Milwaukee. As 10 the silly talk Of IN,
Chicago men that they viii appeal 20 Tho
national convention for trial before be
Ing expelled from the organization I ouI,
have this 20 say. They have placed them,
selves within the line OF Tho enemy that
is trying 70 destroy US Every other mar
in the organization IS now out on strike
They are assisting the trust % DESTROY
Us, and DO YOU suppose they would 10,
given hearing before national conveu
tiOn Of these very men who have suffered
at their hauds2 They have been exueIIe,
from the organization as a war meas
ure. They viii not be reiusJated uuIee.
they reconsider their action aId come. ont
believe that the difficulty might be set
tied in some way. If they should quf
Il Il a.