Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-23

come members Of the Amalgamated AS
sociatfon at the discretion of the local.
lodges.
What the Figures Show.
These figures show that at the time the
strike was declared there were in the
plants of the United States Steel Corpora
ton 1892 union Glen and approximately
10000 non-union men among the skilled
workmen alone. with $4,000 non-union Ia
borers who might become members of the
Amalgamated Association, should the scale
be signed for all the mills and should the
subordinate lodges in the respective To-
calities decide that such enlargement of
their membership would be advisable. 1t
was to resist the expansion of the Anal
gamated into this @ast field of labor that
the trust refused to sign for the mills.
The Amalgamated claimed the right to
grow unhampered, and there the issue lies
between the association and the trust
President Mitchell of the Mine Workers
Union arrived in the city a little before
noon, and Immediately went into confer
ence with Amalgamated officials. Ralph
Easely, secretary of the National CIVIC
Federation, is also in the city, and is con-
ferring with Shaffer as to the possibility
of peace. Mr.. Easely told The Star cor
respondent at noon that no definite plan
for settlement mad yet been broached.
Mitchell Favors Peace.
The conference between President Mitch
ell of the Mine Workers Union and Pres
ident Shaffer of the Amalgamated contin-
used until 12:45, when a recess was taken
until o'clock.
The Amalgamated people are making
I Al,
Mitchell is inclined to grant. Mitchell
thinks the strike should be patched up and
is disinclined to draw his people into IT
unless the general welfare Of unionism
should absolutely demand it, which he
thinks is not now the case.
Mitchell is in thorough sympathy with
unionism, however, and his union will give
financial aid when called upon NOM.
STEEL OFFICIALS SATISFIED.
Claim to Have Secured Plenty of Nom
Union Men.
By Associated Dress.
PITTSBURG, Pa, August 23.-The steel
strike situation was without material
change today. All the combine plants
started recently with non-un.on workmen
were in operation with about the same
number of men as yesterday, and quiet
prevailed at all points. The steel officials
and are evidently preparing more surprises
for the strikers in the way of starting other
plants with imported men.
The bar mill at the Painter works did
not start today as announced. Fires were
lighted in the furnaces yesterday, but it
was later decided to postpone resumption
until Monday.
The strikers claim that the delay was
caused through the failure of the manage
ment to get a sufficient number of skilled
men to operate it. Officials of the company
deny this, however, and say arrangements
have been perfected for the operation of
the entire plant next week
Situation mt Star Mills.
The Star tin plate mills, which started
up yesterday afternoon, was running two
mills FULL and more men are expected in
few days, when, the manager says, the
other departments will be started up There
was no disorder about the works, the
strikers remaining away from the mill
property. About fifty machinists, brick
layers and helpers were working at the
Pennsylvania tube plant. which was the
scene of disorder early In the week, but
there was no trouble
Magistrate McGarvy's announcement that
the strikers would not be permitted to in
terfere with the men at work or congregate
on the streets has had the effect of keeping
the men at their homes. Cards Of caution
=
in the vicinity by Organizers Fred l..
Schwartz and Cal Wyatt of the Federation
of Labor. while two interpreters worked
among the foreigners, explaining thai dis
turbances were injurious to their cause.
Four policemen were on duty at the mill
throughout the day and aided in the mis-
Sionary work.
REPRESENTATIVES of the constituent COM
panes Of the steel corporation in Pittsburg
contend that there is movement look
ing to the settlement of the strike that will
be effectuai; that the combine program is
to gradually and quietly resume operations.
AS result of the strike the combine has
arranged it's program of centralizilg op-
erations and proposes now to make these
contradictions in non-union strongholds.
In combine quarters it is said that the
Amalgamated arbitration proposition was
refused because the issue had gone too far
and the strike had been extended against
issues innocent of the original contention
and bound to wage contracts.
Excitement at Demmler Mills.
Some excitement was occasioned last
night at the Demmler mills of the Ameri-
can Tin Plate Company, in Lower McKees-
port. by report that car load of strike
breakers were to be unloaded at the works.
Where few minutes before there had been
scarcely a picket in sight, crowds sprang
up as If by magic, and every preparation
was made to resist the invasion of foreign
workmen However, the men were not
strike breakers at all, and passed by
Demmer without stopping. After that the
crowd melted away.
Advices from Martins Ferry, Ohio, are
that the strikers have discovered that at
least three members of the union have been
won to the side of the employers and that
they will promptly take a hand in starting
the Canal Dover tin plate mill. All are
skilled men and they are being closely
watched. The strike is beginning to be
felt in the coke regions. Last week. with
few exceptions, the plants throughout the
region ran but five days The result was
slump in production of over $1,000 tons.
This week it will likely drop still lower.
Some of the smaller plants are scheduled
for a four days run The western ship
ments, which had not suffered any from
the strike last week, were curtailed in an
ticipation of shutdown of the steel plants
in that territory that first refused to strike
and then reconsidered their action.
The strikers claim that five men left the
Star tin plate mill this morning and Joined
their ranks. They say that two engineers
roll turner and a blacksmith and his
helper walked out of the plant refusing to