The age-herald., 1901-08-13
First Show of Strength Seems to Give the Corporation
 An Advantage 14,OOO MEN OBEY THE ORDER
Strikers Make Gains Over the First Showing at Pittsburg and Expect Accessions at Mckeesport
 and Wheeling.

Pittsburg, Pa., August R-The strue- gle for mastery between manufacturers and men in the steel industry IS no" fairly launched and on the first show or strength advantage Is with the former. The general strike order issued by Presi- dent Shaffer. of the Amalgamated Asso- citation has so far been obeyed by only about 14,O0o men according to the pest figures obtainable here The first two preliminary calls were answered by about 45.Ooo men, so that the total number now out is in the neighborhood of 6o,ooO.
 The strikers made gains here today over the showing of last night and their prospects for further accessions at both McKeesport and Wheeling. during the weels are very favorable. The action of the Amalramated men at Chicago, Joliet and Bay View. in refusing to come out and their failure to secure and recruits In the Carnegie group throughout the Kisknetis valley and the big plants at Youngstown and Columbus have been marked disappointing to them. They are keeping up the fight however, in spirit- ed manner, and claim that they nave strength in reserve, which will snrprise eheir opponents. They assert that they have gained a foothold in the Carnegie mills in this city, and that at the liihe desired, the men will come out. ihey are pressing their advantages at Mchees- mort and Wheeling and their organizers are still at work in those two cities. President Shaffer has decided to Visi1 Wheeling Wednesday to address mass meeting of his followers. An appear TOT financial aid has been made to organizeo Iabor and the general public, anu II ID expected that the responses to IL VIII pc liberal The Ama1gamateo leaders Were mt disposed to do much taking touay. srbav would not discuss the desertion Of their western follows, although MT. chaI- Cor made what was evidently intended for A brief reference to them In snort statement he gave out at noon.. Ano.ner declaration in the same in"eI , yrs Is regarded as highly significant here. II was to the effect that no effort would pc .,oade to call out members of the Ameri- con Federation of Labor, and that any ac- tion oh their part must be voluntary.
 shafer's Statements.
 President Shaffer said; eve have no official information about the situation in the West, l do not oe- lieve Vice-President Davis, or Chlcaso' has accepted a superintendency from the trust as reported My only regret IS that some men working in the slave pens of the trust have not enough spirit 10 come out and join the strikers. l will not take any part in calling out the Fed eration of Laboe. Its action must be vol untary. The Amalgamated has not lost anything but has made gains.
 Secretary Williams said:
 '.I think the greatest surprise of the strike will como to the steel officials whe when tn. .~ find we have invaded the Car negie plant. We have reliable reports t1a rit " rai1l Ia ia1 III and that but one mill in the upper mills Is on. We have not made known plans and still have gome surprises for the manufactur- erse'
 The corporation's reports showed that the Carnegie group, South Chicago, Bay View, Joliet, Youngstown, Columbus, the Kiskiminetas valley group, Wellsville and Monessen were moving along full handed. Bellaire was badly crippled, but had held on until o'clock in the afternoon and would be started up again tomorrow. They admitted the loss today of the Ma tional rolling mill at McKeesport, which they had expected to hold and that the Boston mill and Monongahela steel works at McKeesport and the Republic at Elba were tied up. The tube work CTS at McKeesport and here were still at work, but menaced by a possible short age Of material, Their tube men at Wheeling were out but the furance and coke men there were at work and their steel men there showed an inclination to stay on unless intimidated. They also claimed that many of their men at Mo keesport desired to work, but were being terrorized by the disorderly element They aiso cnarged that many of their men were being frightened from their places at wheeling and insisted that adequate proeecuon for the men there would insure continued operations It was also stated oy the steel officials that CIark,s r,,,l aere was moving along with its non-un- son force engaged last week and that an ctner mil manned by old Amalgamated men nad started up at Wellsville. rem urday. S'hce Dat
 ~H'c'ais and Mayor Clash.
 officials of the National Tube connon,, ana Mayor Black clashed today over ths qces'ioh oI protection for non-strt,ers sna psoperty. A large crowd of strikers ing and their pickets intercented t,,ha workers on their way to the mills ,rbere was some excitement, and the mil, ., dcers claimed that their men were he,,s threatened and in danger of violence They called on Mayor Black to clear tba streets ana protect them. The Mayor said that he would only interfere In ston actual rioting and assault. Two othar appeals were made to him later in tba morning, but he insisted that there was no danger of an outbreak Another crowd gathered at noon when the tube men were leaving the plant. and while the workers were jeered. no violence was of fered. Reports from Wheeling and Bellair indicate that there may be trouble Ihere At the latter place an attempt Is to be made to keep the plant in opera tion. and the mill officials say that if 2. they or the men who did not go out are interferred with they will ask for state militia to protect them. At Wheeling re- ports that men were being imported have brought out crowds bent on preventing their admission. and 1t is predicted that there will be serious clashes there before the strike is settled. The strikers at Canal Dover, Ohio have had men watch