The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-14

rlaL the fires would be lighted ana an
preparations made for "a start today
He said that at 2 O'Clock the whistle
would be blown, and if the men failed
Co respond the fires would never be
reliEhted- The programme as out
lined was carried out, but when the
whistle sounded the men did not re-
soond-
Fires Are Drawn.
The fires were at once drawn. and
the order TO Casmantle and remove the
mills was given. The officials Of the
company said that the plant would De
down and moved within two. weeks
the exception of the instance lamed-
The Steel corporation held its ground
at Chicago. Joliet BayFie3T, foungs-
town and Columbus the klskiminetas
valley and the Carnegie group, with
The strikers are considering plans for
breaking the decision of Chicago, JO-
let and BayFiew to stand with the
steel companies. but what they plan
to do has not been made clear They
are charging some Of the western men
with both dishonesty and dlsloyaitys
and there is a general desire among
members of the Amalgamated here for
some form Of inquiry.
There was no trouble at any Of the
strike centers today although fr vas
anticipated at the points where plants
are being partially operated, and the
men are WAGERING on the question OK
ging out Crowds surrounded the
Carnegie plants here today, and the
officials finally called on the police
to clear thau away.
The officials say the loss of ten men
at the lower union mill can be direct
ly traced to the threats OF strikers,
who Intercept the men on the way TO
and from work. They make the same
complaint as to Bellafre. Wheeling
and MckeespOrt. They say that the
strikers at Riverside went to Beliaire
and literally bluffed the remaining
men into going out. They also claim
that the same tactics gained the stri<-
ers the steel workers in the National
Tube plant at Benw00d. and also
forced out hundreds of loyal employees
at MCkeesDOrt.
Say They Fight Fair.
They say they have given up hope
of getting protection from the local
authorities at McKeesport and Wheel
ing. but have given no Indication that
they intend to ask for state aid in
either Pennsylvania or West Virginia.
The strike leaders. on the other hand.
insist that they are proceeding entire
ly within their rights and the Jaw. and
that any recruits won by them have
been obtained by means entirely fair.
Mayor r. j. Black Of 1IcKeesport to-
night gave out the following statement
to a representative of the Associated
Gins Of his cOurce in not dispensing the
crowds of strikers at different times
during the strike.
At a time like this in McKeesport.
when so many men are idle, they are
bound 10 come out on the streets. and.
like every other crowd, viii gather
where there Is an excitement, but so Ear
there has been little or no disorder and
in all cases the police have handled the
situation admirably. There is no more
orderly set of men in this country than
the men who are idle In this city today.
In the instances in which the Tube COM
pany requested me to send men to dis
perse the crowds, the chief of police
was on the ground at the time. and re-
ported that there was no disorder. We
cannot order man to go home and
stay there when ne is doing no harm
and only standing on the streets
As far as the Tube company is con-
cerned, IL has taken and appropriates
to its own use a street Of this city 10
which tx has no legal right whatever,
was complained that the strikers had
COngregated. II allow a private cor
pOratiOn to take up and appropriate 10
it's own use a street. how can ] con-
sistently refuse "a private citizen the
right TO stand upon it2 7 do not con-
slider talking to nOn-uniOn WOrkmen
disorderIv in any sense. and the men
have a perfect right TO attempt an
kinds Of arguments. as long as they do
not resort to positive physical coercion
Decide Not to Strike.
A telegram from Youngstown says
that the furnace workers have decided
not to strike. The executive committee
of the Furnace Workers union of the
Mahoning and ShenangO valleys met In
that-city today TO receive ana take ac-
ton on the report OF the subcommittee
APPOINTED to- investigate the rumored
sale of the output Of the furnaces OF tha
two valleys to the United States cor
porati0u. The subcommittee, finding
was to the effect that the rum0r was
correct. bus the executive committee.
after a long discussion of the situation
in vfev. of the fact That the Steel cor
UOratiOn has furnace capacity OF its
own sufficient to supply its present
needs. and the further fact that the
furnace owners involved have given The
men assurance that If they win con-
tinue at work no pig iron win ba
Steel corporation. the committee re-
solved that q strike at this time is in
advisable.
Meantime ft was decided to organize
the stockmen and all other EMPLOYEES
of all the furnaces I'm the two valleys.
and then organize all the furnaces OF
the country. effecting a national organ
izarfou which shall tbe affiliated with
the American Federation Of Labor.
Presidaur Shaner spent the dav at
headquarters comforting with his Iiau-
tenants. receiving reports and ISSUING
directions to his followers throughout