The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-15

I1tishurg Pa, August l4.-Ihere were
victories on both sides of the great steel
stake today but they furnish no direct line
on the ultimate result of the conflict. The
strikers succeeded In forcing the National
Tube works at McKeesport, probably tne
largest Individual plant In the United
States Steel corporation, to finally close
down.
On the other hand, the steel corporation
reopened the big Painter mill In this city
aad has also resumed operations with non
union men at the Crescent plant OF the
American Tin Plate company at Cleveland.
Two mills were on at the Painter plant,
although one of them broke down during
the day. According to a statement OF an
Official. the Crescent plant is moving.
These make the fifth and sixth plants
which the Steel corporation has succeeded
in starting with nonunlop men, the others
being Wellsville Hyde Park, Clarks mill
and Lindsay & McCutcheons mill
There was great labor demonstration
a. Wheeling today and President shaffer
made o stirring appeal to his followers
to fight on In an interview before he
spoFe he said that II the Western lodges
dill not heed the final appeal Of Assistant
secrctary Tighe aud come out, they would
be expelled from the Alnalgamated asso-
cia;on and their loff,S of assistance
srurned.
Locally. the strike seems to drag and in
tcres; tc flag. Large numbers of the strik-
ers have gone away either for recreation
or to work and there has been scarcely
any excitement, much less disorders,
Rlmcr today again settled the strike. 1t
was related that President shaffer bad
Acknowledged that he could Got win; that
the Steel corporation feared that ttsTiyals
would profit by an extended stike and
ina. they were going to settle. No shadow
OF continuation Of the story was possible.
The general situation is briefly su@.
married..
The spread Of the strike at McKeesport
and Wheeling has brought the number of
men who obeyed tho final strike order TO
about 5000 and Increased the total num-
her Of men rendered idle TO about 65,0o0.
Many OF the men drawn into the move
iaeat willingly or unNilhngly continue to
accent other employment and the exact
1unloei now idle IS a guess. The strikers
are fnlly in control at McKeesport, Wheel
ing, Newcastle, Beleaire, Mingo junction
ard show some strength here. The manu-.
facturers hold South Chicago, Bay View,
| Joliet. Youngstown, Columbus, the Kiskl-
menetas Valley the tia plant at Mones-
son and the Carnegie group. or the last
properly some doubt is expressed as to
the Lower Union mill in Pittsburg. Some
men have left their places there and the
striSers boast that they win close 1t down.
1t Is rrnning however, and the managers
| say II can not be closed,
I Al
are reported from the Painter mills herr
and the Crescent plant at Cleveland, and
tie managers say that 1t is only a ques
tion of time before there Is general break
Encouraged by success in keeping Mones
sen going and IN opening their plant al
| Cleveland, the officials Of the American Tir
plate company are planning resumption
with nonunlon men. They will not say
Mhere their next move viii be made, but
say n win be made quickly They made
the Following formal statement 70 repre-
sentative Of the Associated Press today:
"As the result of the attempt by th'
American Tin Plate company TO start II
Crescent works at Cleveland in twenty-fou
hours. half the mills were put In success
ful operation, manned largely by forme
workmen. VINO have seeded from the Anal
camated association. stating their belle
chat the officers Of the association hat
done wrong in violating their WRITER
agreement with the company. The star
at Cleveland having succeeded, the com
pany viii in a short time make simlla
move elsewhere"
President shaffer Of the Amalgamated as
ISOLATION started on his trip TO Wheelin
at 900 this morning and reached that cit
shortly before noon. He was received b
large crowd. which cheered when he an
reared on the car steps. The local union
paraded and escorted him through th
town. He made the following statemen
as 10 the Western men who refused
strike:
IN they don't come out they are nor
union men. II is q mystery why they al
not obey the strike order from the star
and the only explanation | can think Of
tbat given Yesterday at Pittsburg by Mr
Adams the Illinois deputy VINO toih N
the men wanted an extension Of time
which 10 strike. Adams says they ha
been led To believe that an extension woul
he granted. we have Instructed Nh
Tirhe 10 cali out these men az once. an
m The event Of their refusal their charter
Viii be declared forfeited. ] know thei
men and am confident they win now agr'
10 come out with us In This hght IN
1 skilled men are organized and enough wi
strike to greatly cripple tho production
the Western mills We may not brin
about a total suspension. such as Is see
here In the Wheeling district which ,
the way, is the banner district Of the entii
s,eel country, but we win do what we a.
4 tlelpated at the start or ] am greatly mi
4 taken In Mr. Tighe's ability 70 presei
4 the matter in its proper light 70 the Wss
4 ern men
..Takirs the strike a. whole. We a