The sun., 1901-07-23
THE STRIKE SITUATION.
Few New developments in the steel
Trouble.

4lOuulO'
rittSburg. July 22.-Thc situation OF
the steel strike is practically the same
rs on Saturday, Wellsville and Me.
kcesport being the points around which
the interest centerS, and any new de.
velopment will no doubt cmamatc from
those places.
Inc strikers at Wellsvillc have been
watching very closely all the move
ments at the plant. and close Scru-
TINY is kept upon the railroad stations
for any strangers that might come into
the town. None, however, has as vet
appeared, hut the vigilance is kept up
iii the most orderly manner aud with.
ont any hostile demonstration.
The Amalgamated people are greatly
elnted over the fact that they succeed
cd IN organizing lodge among the en-.
ploy"cs of the National Tube works
Thr formation of this new lodge Of
Analgamated men at tile National
Tube works may extend tho conflict to
that plant, inasmuch as the Ama@n-
mated association officials say tliry
would undoubtedly protect those men
by calling out all the workers at the
mill IN ease the company discharged
them for having joined the union
Situation Around pittsbur.
The situation throughout Pittsbur%
and Allegheny in the strike district IS
about the same. Contrary to the cN
pectations Of many, no effort was made
a. ar .,f 4 Al
At the Painter mill. west end. every
thing was quiet. Not one Of tile Strfk-
eIS was about the place. ANA lilo plant
was closed down except for few la.
bor"rS At work cleaning up the floors.
\ report had been circulated that The
mills would be opened by nonunfou
men, but this had no apparent tounda
uon. I'll" management is evidently
preparing for long shut down is
There Is ~ raw material coming in nnl
all the finished l4gtprla i b,.uI. a ip-
pei our. Hth q exc. n 81 ,.!e or
TWO guards, ,htr. Wa NOT t.a least
sign w tlNn n" ,f,ikprs
1t i said thai 'a a.camatrd asso-
ciat"n has 50 q rahged that in tho
N''' u 80 'i'il ltliG llllHp 10 St:lrl
In .hlnt as nonunhn an alarm w0ull
be sounded and over tWo-thirls of tlr
strikers would hr on hand III 4 FAM
minutes prepared to stoutly resist any
mov" hy the management to operate
the plant
~ the clark mill Thirty-iirth street
tne situation Is unchanged No more
ln"il it" ~ work. and the strikers air
Keeping AWAY from the mll. ii Il rtl
ported That over - nounon men al,.
pied for positions at tho plant 81,
Perihlcndent Brown + reported 10 lfaNn
said tlGlt no men will hr hired until thr
Strike ~ settled
At III" Lindsay Il McCutclicon pIapt.
f"brrc street, Allegheny. there il
nothing nnw. The plant i Shut down.
ahd There is NOT i striker Ill siglt. MI.
perinl"nl"lt Ban was seen. hut In, mad
nothing 50 saw
What Shnifer Says
When seen, President SiRlifer was in
2 good hmnnr. Ilr would not diseln.s
his plans for thiS Week. Mach tlrnopl
ed ON circumstances. The general plans
q NC Amalgalnairl assocIatiuu were
OF co,lls. laid out ana would ~ fof
lowed 10 thc mltrr, There are some
staf'lIils SalPrseS N store for ihr man
Alarlur"rS when me proper. time comes
Tor NprlhgiHg tlcm, he says.
cur people" said he "Iayc boon
Saving ami lAv" fortified themselves
against such an emergency for tllrrr
Years " present We are simply tak
ln@ ollr much needed Vacations W.lpn
the cooler weather arrives. We will ho
IL Shapr e sctllr down for the winter.
unjust lllhcd bN the conditions confront.
lng ,lS, for We have everything in rr3ld
ness for just such Il winter MS will rrD
sun Y This strike is not settled"
WIN reference 10 statements of John
". farulhar member of the indus
trial commission, in which il was III
felrcd ihat there might he il movement
Ill progress hN tllc officials of that com
mission 70 bring about mediation III no
present strike Mr.. Shaifrr said:
''lf Mr.. faranhar IS quoted correctly
and Is cnd"aNoring 70 bring alont al
adjustment Of lliS strike. believe that
y ne puts the same aSSiduouS rirurts
into his task as he lid when hr qms
TONED IN" during the sessions Of tAr
commission lie will accomplish some
good results. do not know il he is
attempting any such movement. as he
mas nol communicated with me or any
Of tn, officials Of the Amalgamated as
sociation"