Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-08-14

PlttsDurg, Pa. August 1.-THE iron
masters are claiming victory in the
great steel strike. They base their
claim upon the refusal of the Amalga-
mated men at South Chicago, Joliet
and Bay View to obey the general
strike order of President Shaffer and
their success in maintaining operations
in other plants where it was antici-
pated there would be serious trouble
The strike leaders meet the claims of
victory with the assertion that their
cause is making satisfactory progress,
and that they will show themselves
masters of the situation before the
contest has progressed much further
They do not conceal their disappoint-
ment at the refusal of their Western
brethren to strike, but none of the
leaders would discuss the detection.
President Shaffer refused to meet the
newspaper men who sought him, and
kept within the seclusion of his home.
The other leaders who were seen init
mated that there would be develop
ments today and throughout the week
that would materially change the stu
alton. 1t was said they were counting
upon strong aid from the American
Federation of Labor and other organi-
cations Of union labor. but those bodies
have not yet given any public indica-
ton Of what they will do. The Anal
gamated association has developed
great strength in the Wheeling dis
trict and has made gains in some of
the Pennsylvania districts. but 1t will
be this afternoon before the lines of
cleavage will be marked with sufficient
clearness for a count of the men.
The steel officials were in communl-
cation last night with their superinten-
dents and district managers, and at IL
o'clock made public the results of
their reports. which showed that South
Chicago, Joliet and Bay View, at Mil
waukee, had voted to stay in; that the
Ohio works of the National Steel com
pan at Youngstown and the King, Gil
bert and Warner plants of the National
Steel company at Columbus had re-
sumed without trouble; that the Home
stead. Edgar Thompson. Dequesne, Up
per and Lower Union and Howard Axle
Works of the Carnegie group, employ
ing more than $4,000 men, had resumed
work without trouble; the converting
and blooming mills of the National
Tube company at McKeesport had
started without difficulty and that Bel
laire had been only partially crippled.
They were also advised that the men
Of the Boston Rolling Mills at Nc
Keesport had notified the National
Tube company that they would go out
tomorrow, and that, while the National
Tube plant at McKeesport would be
started. it was certain that many men
would go out. They We're also notified
that their Wheeling plants were Grip
pied, and hat it was uncertain what
would be done there. Their advices al
so said that the Clark mill here, which
mas uctH lOl SSN-
eral days, would be started up as us
ual tomorrow morning, and that there
was no doubt about its operation. The
steel officials were elated over the
showing of the Carnegie plants in Illi-
nois, Ohio and Wisconsin. and ex-
pressed confidence of speedy victory
over the Amalgamated Association,
National Vice President Walter Lar
kins of the Amalgamated Association,
discussing the situation in the Wheel
ing district, said:
"At the Riverside plant of the Ma
tional Tube company the plate and
tube mills be off Monday morning, and
possibly the steel department Al
ready we have taken into membership
in the Amalgamated $50 of the 500
skilled men of the Riverside, and the
remaining $50 workers in the steel de-
partment have asked us to call meet
ing, at which they may organize a
lodge, which will be done. We have
succeeded in tying up the Bellaire
plant of the National Steel company.
We organized $50 of the skilled men
Saturday and at Meeting this after
noon nthere were more accesssions.
The Labelle plant of the American
Tin Plate company is closed, as are
the Aetna STANDARD mills of the Amer
lean Sheet Steel and American Steel
Hoop companies. The Mingo Junction
plantssof the National Steel and Amer
lean Steel Hoop companies are also