Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-08-26
PLENTY OE HELP
Is the Claim Made by Steel
Corporation Officials.
Some Of the Mills to Resume, Today,
on Full Schedule Time.
The Strikers Deny Claims but They All wear
That Worried Look.

P1ttSDuls. Pa, Aug. 25-coi"e 'e-
aikable changes in the strlke-fiiuch
mills Of the United States steel Cor
poration. changes that VIII alter the
aspect Of affairs considerably II car
ried out are promised for this week II
was stated on good authority. today.
that before the end of the week thosc
of the plants that have been operating
on single turn would be run with tui,
force and for the usual three iuli turns
each day. Men enough have been Sc
cured for this purpose the officials say,
in spite of the claims OF the strikers.
ana the managers Of the various mills
say they viii be ready with all the
skilled men required.
The most interesting situation Is in
the Star mill of the American 1inpiatc
60. The Tinplate 60. had, II Is san.
decided to abandon the mill and move
the machinery elsewhere. Sine II was
demonstrated that the operation of the
mill with non-u union men was possible
under the protection Of police, the Off
Cials decided to make extensive i'm
provemcnts and make the mill per
manent fixture.
With the completion OF these inn
provements the company will he pre-
pared 10 place sufficient number OF
men in the plant to work the four
double mills three full turns. ihis is
said to be expected. this week.
outside OF the Star plant. today.
there was n large numpeg OF strikers
on picket duty. The peculiar feature
at the Star plant is the good feeling
displayed between the strikers and the
manager. When superintendent Piper
left the mill. this morning hc met the
strikers and laughed good naturc'ily at
them. He said to the anxious picN"ts
Il had NOR" fun In getting these last
men into the plant than a game OF
checkers"
When the strikers were told ~ the
claims OF the officials ~ the star mill
they denied that that there wTS as
many skilled men at work as was
claimed. Strenuous dcuials wcr" also
made regarding alleged dcscrtionS
from the AmaIgamatcd ranks 10 fill
the positions offered by the corpora
tion and il was said that IL would he
impossible To obtain men enough To
operate the Plant without settling the
strike
Ever ythinG ut Mckecspnrt is report
ed quiet. Pickets are around the Dem
mlcr tinplate mill in large numbers
hut they ar" orderly and are dct"rmin-
Cd TO pe on hand All night. ~ they be
lieyc IN attempt Will ~ made to start
the plant in the morning While the
fires are lighted and the mill apparent
~ in readiness for a start, il was i'm
possible tn get any Of the officials To
name the exact time when the attempt
will b. made.
IN Earth, ranc" of the reacc program
which l. said tu have n'.n in the c"urs,
If preparation for several days. II was
given out. to-day hy one on tho inside
ana one vino shull know. thtt tho Anal
gamatcd Executives have consented to
have certain propositions mldc to tn.
| official. cf tnc United STAGES Steel Cor
p"rattnp. through numbers ri the con
r!liatory committee MI thu .>at:cnJl Cis.,
Federation. Thcsr rr"p"sit.oHa * ac-
| ,ptcd. ar. cNncc;,d to bring .bout a st
| tlcmcnt.
Thosc Interested IN tho natter wtr,
| waiting. today. tor word ~ proceed with
| III, program u3 outlined w tLr conference.
II tho .hmalgawaic1 Association ana CON
| "iIiltory committee uf fhc C.sic Fedora
| Gou, last Friday The PROPOSITIONS carrA
| certain concessions Us the .Nnalglmlteo
| officials. which. il ~ hoped. win pave tht
| WAY f"r rc-npcnirG Vt direct negotiations
| rhoy .nclildc the term uu'irr which
| I'r' sii,Et Shafcr and his advisers stand
| wiling 70 ""tte. These terms ana tn.
| mo,ic "l thcir presentation are carefully
| guarded secrets
| The proposal contains nothing looking
! to arbitration. This mode of settlement
was waived ON the aGv.cc Of the Civi,
| Federation mcn.
| Will" III" conferences were diSruSsin"
| peace plans. the Ainulcamutcd men vtrs
| shown the impraCtCaiility of of sympa
| thtic strikes by the miners and other or
| SanizCd men affiliated with the American
| Federation Of Labor
| 1t has been reported ahat the confer
| cncc disapprovcd the move in nhrora ting
| the Federal Steel co. contracts and tolc
| President Shnffcr so with unmisttkablt
| emphasis. Of this. howttcr. Secretary
John Williams said. today. That duriRg
| the conference he had heard no adverse
criticism by the Civic Federation con
| fcrees on the attitude of Prcs"ent Shat
| fer In this matter Of contracts
!