The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-08
Which Is Regarded Indicative of
What VIII Take Place at Other
Works on Saturday.
CLARK MILL PARTLY OPENED
STRIKE THERE BROKEN BY THE
STEEL CORPORATION OFFICIALS.
Both Sides Planning n Campaign
Gompers to Visit Pittsburg-Tin
Plate Prices Advancing.

PITTSBURG. Aug. I'm the big steel
strike honors are easy in this section to-
night. The Amalgamated Association sue
ceeded in closing down the big steel plant
at New Castle and the manufacturers part
ly broke the strike at the Clark mill in
this city. Neither side is exulting, nor is
there any expression of Encouragement.
Victory or defeat. at this early stage of the
warfare, can have but little effect beyond
indicating the probable line of battle to be
pursued by each. Up to this hour not the
slightest trouble has occurred at any point
in this territory. and Amalgamated men are
correspondingly happy, because this condi-
ton would seem to be the carrying cut of
the associations new departure in the
handling of strikes. The quiet waiting of
the strikers may be one of the surprises
limited at by the national officers. From
one or two points the strikers are reported
| as restless and eager for action but far
have kept faith with the leaders and re-
Trained from committing any breach of the
peace.
Recorder A. M. Brown does not anticipate
that there will be any disorder in Pittsburg
on account of the steel strike. If there
should be disorder he says it will be the
duty of the bureau of police TO suppress
it and arrest all who are concerned in it.
Recorder Brown incidentally remarked that
there would be no discrimination between
strikers and employers, and that all are
equal under the law and will be so treated
The United States Steel Corporation, IL
was learned to-day from an official source,
will at once proceed in a systematic man.
ner to start it's closed sheet mills, making
the nonunion plants of the Kiskiminetas
valley the cradle where strike breakers will
be trained and then sent out to the mills
that are closed.
NEITHER SIDE FOR PEACE.
So far as President Schwab is concerned
no overtures will be made by the trust to
| the workers. In talk with a Pittsburg
man in New York yesterday he said: 1--WE
have made our last proposition to the
Arnalgamated Association, and will now
proceed TO start our works.
President Shaffer makes this counter
statement: 1.-The next proposition must
come from the United States Steel Cor
| poration."
Thus the two executives stand 1t seems
as if only outside efforts can bring them
| together.
| 1uc trust OIHCldlS nave decided 10 20
| ahead slowly in the matter of starting
| mills, and to do so with as little publicity.
as possible. The strongholds of the sheet
| company are the mills at Vandergrift, the
largest in the country, Leechburg, Apollo
| and Scottdale. 1t has been decided to take
as many skilled men away from these
| places as possible without retarding opera
tions there, and start the mills where there
| is the least danger of an outbreak. The
places left vacant at the mills mentioned
will be filled with men deserving of pro-
motion, and they will be given better posi-
tions. This move will be undertaken slowly
and with caution. The plan further con-
templates that after a time many of the
strikers will return when they see one after ate,
plan was tested the first few days of this
week and found to be feasible. so far as
the mills at Hyde Park and Wellsville go.
and IL has been decided to adopt it so far as
the sheet and hoop mills are concerned.
TIN PLATE MILLS MAY OPEN.
Plans for starting the closed tin plate
mills have not been completed. In this
branch the situation is different. The tin
plate company has only six of it's 232 roll
trains going, while the sheet company has
a few less than half. The officials of the
| AmaIgamated Association say that this
move will in a measure play into their
hands At McKeesport President Shaffer
| said that he himself would lead men from
Vandergrift into the Wood mill. The off,
cials feel that if they can get the Wander
| grift men away from their environments
| there little trouble will be found in bring
| ing them into the association
In discussing the move Assistant Secre,
| tary NJ. +. Tighe said: THAT effort will
/ not extend very far because there only
4 few skilled men available, and before
| enough can be trained 10 operate mills
snow will fly pretty thick A move of that
kind might be attempted in bessemer or
open hearth mills, but In sheet mill.
where the skill required is of the highest
order, the plan cannot do anything but
ultimately fail. sort OF showing may be
made for a time. but Ii will not last long"
The action of the structural iron workers
| by ]. w. Pryale. secretary of the Bridge
| and Structural Iron Workers. who said to-
| day: There are no union mills making
| structural steel or iron. and our men have
been working the material furnished them
| and will continue doing so. II there was
| one union mill making the material used
by US we would possibly act differently.
l took this matter up with President Shaffer
two years ago, but he aid not see then of
| what benefit an alliance with our order
would be 10 the mill workers"
Secretary Joseph Bishop, of the Ohio
board of arbitration: is In town and is visit
| ing several OF the combine" officials in Is
said. In the interest of another conference
| He refused to discuss his movements saw
ing he was here on other than the steel
The continuation of the strike and the
fact that II is to be extended TO greater
| proportions augmented the scramble that
has been on In Pittsburg for two weeks 10
secure sheets and tin plates. a canvass
OF the jobbers developed that the supply
| OF both sheets and tin plate is ra pidly run
| ming behind the demand. especially i'm the
| tin plate. The American Tin Plate Com
/ pany has not changed its quotation OF s. -
per box. but consumers have paid this
week as high as $50 for boxes for imme-
| date delivery. The combine" price for
sheets is SEQ per ton. but $50 and SIS has
/ been paid for sheet available at once. The
| Independent mills are reaping a harvest.
| They are taking contracts at prices high
i in some cases as $50 ton for future de-