The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-09

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erecting work of the American Bridge
company, are organized as Interna-
tional Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron workers. They are
not affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. The attitude of the
federation remains uncertain and the
president of the Amalgamated asso-
citation is unwilling to discuss it, al
though support has been proffered by
officials of the federation. This has
been without the concerted action OF
the federation executive board. Many
affiliated bodies Of the federation
have annual or long term contracts
with their employers and beyond
financial and moral support it is hard
to tell how far the federation will go.
Pittsburg, Aug. TN the big steel
| strike honors are even in this section
tonight. The Amalgamated associa-
ton succeeded in closing down the
big steel plant at New Castle and the
manufacturers partially broke the
strike at the Clark mill in this city.
Neither side is exulting, nor is there
any expression of encouragement.
Victory or defeat for either, 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 violence has occurred at any
point in the territory and A~malgamat-
ed men are correspondingly happy,
because this condition would seem to
be the carrying out of the assocla-
tion's 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 so far have kept faith with
their leaders and %refrained from COM
hitting any breach of the peace. Re
corder A. M. Brown does not antici-
pate 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 po-
lice to suppress it and arrest all who
are concerned in it. Recorder Brown
%incidently 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,
it was learned today from an official
source, will at once proceed in a sys'
tematic manner to start it's closed
mills, making the non-union plants Of
the Kiamestik valley the spot where
strike breakers will be trained and
then sent out to the mills that are
closed.
So far as President Schwab is con
cerned no overtures will be made by
the trust to the workers. In a tall
with a Pittsburg man in New York
yesterday he said: "We have made
our last proposition to the Amalga
mated association and will now pro
coed to start our works."
President Shaffer makes this coun
ter statement: "The next PROPOSE
ton must come from the United States
Steel corporation officials" Thus thu
L-.a .,oo,r,oc stand TT cp0mc as /
!, only outside effort can bring then
together.
Pittsburg, Aug. S-The %contendin!
sides in the steel strike are center
! ing their energies for a show Q
strength on the day that the genera
order becomes effective. The Unite
States Steel corporation is developin
mills closed by the first strike ca
to show it's independence of unionisr
and gathering strength wherever
e may tighten the effect of the genera
strike order, and the Amalgamate
l. association bends its energies to tn
o extension of it's membership n t
obtain the support and cooperate
g of the American Federation Of LabO,
e The general strike order is effectiv
on Saturday night and the claims pu
d forth on either side as to the result
that will accrue from it are widel
at at variance. Officials of the Ste
companies say that thousands of me
is will obey the order of President Sha
lie Ter OF the associate
,e and go out, but they positively der
that the tie up will be general. The
point to their success in %reopening fol
ne mills that were closed and say the
he have strongholds at points where tt