Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-31

notice and shall not advertise the pa
per by mentioning on it,
The March of Mckeesport strikers
to Duquesne this afternoon. was a dis
appointment TO the strikers. partly be-
cause of a heavy rain during the par
ade and the meeting in an open lot.
and partly because of a lack of enthu-
siasm. It was expected that at least
five thousand of the twelve thousand
strikers would participate in the march
but by actual count. there were 553 in
line. The rain came down in torrents
from the time the parade started until
the column turned 10 McKeesport. The
men marched without any cheering or
noisy demonstration and no trouble OF
any kind developed. 1t was expected a
halt would be made at the Duquesne
mill gate, but no stop was made. Sew
eral mill men came out of the plant
with their dinner buckets IN their
arms, but were not interviewed. There
was no strike talk heard at the Du-
quesne mill and the mill men did NOT
manifest the interest expected.
The injunction granted the American
Sheet Steel Company at Canal Dover,
Ohio, against the strikers has had the
effect of doing away with all picket
ing about the mill. The withdrawal of
the pickets was on the advice of the
local counsel, who advised this course
until after the counsel of the hssocia-
ton at Pittsburg should make known
what course to pursue in the future,
L. S. Marshals have served almost 800
strikers with the order.
President Shaffer to-day sent circu-
lars to all lodges of the Association
reviewing the strike situation, which
he says is in good shape. He cautions
all members against the South Chi
eago men who refused to obey the
strike order. denominates them non
union and declares their cards void.
Great Preparations Have Been made
here for Labor Day, Monday next. A
grand rally of allied trades and labor
unions of Western Pennsylvania is to
be held at Ross Grove, at which
| onaffer, Dolan Burns n Churchill
are advertised to tell the story of the
strike. The rally will be under the
auspices of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton and is expected to be productive
of much encouragement to the strikers.
A parade of immense proportions is
scheduled for this city on that day, the
big majority of the trades unions v
ing arranged to participate.
Concerning the report that James
Mutt, secretary of the labor bureau OF
tie Republic Iron Company had come
to Pittsburg to-day to secure the Sig
nature of the ~Amalgamated Associa-
ton officials to the years scale. Presi-
dent Shaffer said tonight that the re-
mort was misleading and delivered at
the time the other scales were arrang-
ed. and that Mr.. Nuts visit to-day,
was merely for the purpose OF having
corrected some minor misunderstand-
ings on technicalities. Such trifies are
likely to come up for decision at any
time. and there was nothing unusual
in the incident.
The First Break in the strike
at McKeesport was made this evening
when about forty men went to work
in the seamless tube department or ne
National tube works. The men return
ed on the same basis they worked be-
| fore the sympathetic strike was inaug-
urated. The men did not organize,
, although they met with Federation OF
ILabor men a number of times. 1t is
thought many more will report INC
row morning. The men were not mo-
Tested as their return was a surprise 10
fine strike leaders. The tube works OIL
icials are jubilant over the break and
the outcome of to-day's parade at Du-
quesne.
Late tonight when pressed for some
expression on the Labor Worlds I'M
peachment editorial, President Shaner
said:
1.-THE paper has no standing in the
labor world and is owned and edited
by men bitterly opposed to me from the
start. My course is above impeach-
ment and the only damage the inspired
| article can do is to create a pad I'M
preston temporarily but VIII not IN
fuence thinking people.