The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-04
CLAIM THEY'VE WON
STEEL OFFICIALS SAY STRIKE Is
AT AN END.
THEY REGISTER BIG GAINS.
SKILLED MEN COME IN, WHILE
STRIKERS DESERT THEIR RANKS.

Mills show Large Increases I'm Pro-
ductiOn, and Indications Point to
Resumption of Operations All
OmciaIs Say, However, That Indi-
cations Are Deceptive and the
Claims of the Companies Are Nine
tenths Blun-HurIey Made n Tour
of Inspection in the Guise of n
Strike Breaker.
Pittsburg, Sept. 3.-Developments to-
day in the steel strike show decided
gains for the manufacturers. The steel
officials say, with every confidence, that
they have won.
The accession of thirty-two skilled
men to the Star plant, the increased
production at the Painter and Lindsay
and McCutcheon mills, the detection
from the strikers ranks of seventy five
machinists and pipe cutters at the Con-
tinental Tube Works and fifty at the
Pennsylvania Tube Works, the impor-
tation of twelve men to the Monessen
steel hoop mill and the installation of
three mills on night turn at the Clark
mill, all point to an early resumption
all along the line as viewed by the steel
officials.
The Amalgamated officials. however.
make the claim that everything is pro-
crossing satisfactorily and say much
of the supposed advantage of the man.
ufacturers is bluff and cannot be made
good. AS an instance they cite the
Lindsay & McCutcheon plant, where
the company claims to have as many
men at work as it can accommodate
and turn out merchantable product.
The Amalgamated people claim that
James Hurley, vice president of the
first district, visited the Lindsay &
McCutcheon mill to-day in the guise of
a roller seeking work. He made an in
spection of the mill and according to
the report there are thirty men at
work, six of whom are skilled. The
strikers also claim that at the Mones-
sen plant the product turned out last
week amounted to 250,9 pounds,
whereas before the strike the daily
output was 100000 pounds.
Matters at McKeesport tonight are
quiet. and to all appearances, un-
changed. Strikers point to the fact
that the machlnists who We're per-
suaded yesterday to leave the Ma
tional Tube Works, did not go in to-
day, as a victory for them. The much
talked of start of the Demmler plant
is still being discussed and the at
tempt to start is now scheduled for the
latter part of the week The manage
ment claim that the only thing hold
ing them back is inadequate protec-
tion for the workers, a full compile
ment of whom they say are ready to
go in.
Mayor Black is still holding back his
final answer to the request for police
protection.
1t was reported this afternoon that
the strikers at Duquesne intend to
make another effort to close that plant
by getting the open hearth men out,
but nothing definite on the subject
can be learned.
Mayor Black tonight issued a proc
lamation to "The Workingmen of Nc
Keesport. He says:
THE eyes of the country are on Nc
Keesport.
'I have maintained all along that
there would be no disorder, and still
have confidence in the workingmen
Use no undue zeal in keeping men out
of the Demmler mill, for l have heard
1t will be started this week. The venal
Eastern press has exaggerated and
distorted every trifiing occurrence here
into riot, and injured the town. Any
violence would be the signal for the
application of the infamous principle
of government by injunction, and
would divorce the support of loyal
laboring men outside of the Amalga-
mated Association. Violence never
won a strike. No right can be gained
by lawbreaking. l feel no uneasiness,
but issue this proclamation to keep you
coolheaded.
use all caution possible to preserve
order that the hotheaded element II
there be one, may be easily controlled.
with the sanction of President
Shaffern -