The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-23
TRUST MAKES GAINS
STAR PLANT OF THE TIN PLATE
COMPANY GETS MORE NON
UNION MEN
NO MOVE TO SETTLEMENT
Neither Side Has Approached the
Other-PrOgrexs of Strike Is
Marked by Absence of
Disorder.

PlTTSBURG, Aug. 22.-Aside from the
partial equipment of the Star plant of
the American Tin Plate company and
the preparation for its immediate re.
sumption of business there were no spe-
clal developments in the strike situation
in this city today. No further trouble
occurred a the Pennsylvania Tube works
and at all other strike points quiet
reigns The Amalgamated people point
with pride to the conduct of their mem
berS in restraining themselves from
violence when they see unionistS be-
ing marched into the mills to take their
places. The incident at the Star plant
this morning is given as an example of
especial significance and to use an Anal
gamated officials expression, shows the
men have been educated to the knowl-
edge that their strongest weapon in such
cases is silence and submission until 1t
is demonstrated that the mills cannot
be operated successfully without the aid
of the skilled men now OF strike.
The steel men, on the other hand, are
highly pleased with their success in man
ming the Star plant and say that if the
men they secure are not moleSted it will
be but a short time until all of their
mills will be in fun operation and doing
good work. While the strikers claim that
four of the new men at the Star plant
have deserted the company and say that
others would leave if they could get out
of the mill, Supt. Harper maintains that
he has 100 men at work: that none has
deserted and that the men can go ana
come from the mill as they please MIR.
Harper says the plant will be in smooth
running order tonight and he appreh nds
no further difficulty in its operation.
The Painter mill has $50 men at WORK
and the management expects to be rum
ming full handed by next week. Two
mills are being operated at the Lindsay
& McCutcheon plant, one of them the
ten-inch mill. No sign of a break in the
Carnegie upper and lower union plants
made it's appearance today.
McKeesport is still completely tied up,
but an attempt may be made to start the
Demmler Tin works tonight with men
secured from outside points. The strik-
ers are still vigilant as pickets, but are
keeping quiet and making no threats.
At Irondale the Tin Plate company
gained another victory today by the sue
cessful start of one set of rolls. There
are said to be enough men in the plant
to man one mill one turn and the COM
pany officials say now that the break has
been made they will get the men back.
A delegation of strikers from. Wells
vile went to Irondale this afternoon
with the intention of having a talk with
the men at work and trying to persuade
them to quit.
AT Amalgamated headquarters in this
city the day was devoted almost entirely
to routine business, and nothing of I'M
usual Importance occurred.
President Shafrer said this evening that
no movement has yet been made by
either side looking to arbitration or in
tervention No offer had gone out from
the steel people on the subject and none
cad gone out from the workers. There
wa
the labor leaders to discuss the policy OF
arbitration and on every side was heard
mentioned the name of Gov Stone as an
arbitrator or conciliator, and it is said
he will be asked to tender his good offices
in this direction.
The furnaces in the Demmler Tin Plate
mill at McKeesport were going all day
and the whole plant is lighted again to-
night Machinists and roll turner's are
working inside No attempt has been
made to unload new men or start the
plant, but the strikers claim they have
positive proof that tin workers are on
tne road. The pickets are guarding the
mill closely, believing new men will be
taken into the mill through the tunnel.
A barge load of coal was unloaded to.
day and the mill is now well stocked
with raw material.
An omnibus crowded with negroes.
forty-two in number, created a great deal
of excitement tonight on it's journey from
the Baltimore & Ohio depot to the Buff
falo, Rochester & Pittsburg station in
Allegheny. Shortly after the trip was
begun between the depots the report was
started that the men were strike break
ers and large crowd followed them
jeering and hooting. A stop was made
and four of the negroes aIighted Be
fore they could get back the vehicle
started and they mad to walk across the
bridge. A crowd of probably 200 men fol-
lowed them and when about midway
across they attacked them The negroes
were roughly handled, but none of them
was seriously hurt When their destina.
ton was learned it was discovered that
they were being shipped to Clearfield,
Pa, from Elk.ns, w. Va, to do some
railroad work and were in no way impli-
Gated as strike breakers.
In justice to the strikers themselves. 1t
can be said that they were not mixed up
in the affair, the attacking crowd being
composed entirely of toughs