Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-22
ALL FAVORABLE
TO THE MASTERS
Hundred Men Safely Gotten Into
the Star Mill Plant,
REPRIMAND ARRESTED MEN
Hereafter, Magistrate MeGarvey Says,
Full Penalty OF the Law viii be
Imposed on Peace Disiurbers.

Pttsburg, Pa, Aug. 22.-The develop"
ments In the steel strike this morning
were all favorable to the masters. Ear
ly this morning the American Tin Plate
company succeeded in getting 100 men
safely inside the gates Of the star
plant on Twelfth street In this city and
preparations were in progress for start
ing Up two mills before the close OF the
day; another crew was put on at the
Lindsay and McCutcheon works In al
legheny and the "Jinney" mill started
and $50 men were reported at work In
the Painter plant on the south side.
The seven foreigners arrested for dis
turbing the peace at the Pennsylvania
Tube plant last evening were given
hearing by Magistrate McGaryey this
morning and severely reprimanded. All
were discharged but one. who was fined
for having a dangerous weapon in his
possession. The magistrate requested
the Amalgamated officials 10 instruct
the foreigners as TO the rights Of others
as we'll as how far they may Themselves
go without breaking the law. He then
said:
THE recorder, the police and the
magistrates mean to maintain civic or
der at all costs Hereafter | want II
very clearly understood. any one W.o
Is arrested in connection with strike
disorders will be made to feel the ut
most penalty of the law. The police de-
partment, myself, Director j. o. Brown
and Superintendent Leslie. no matter
how our persona, sympathles go. have
but one deity TO perform, ana that Is 10
protect the commonwealth. and this
duty will be fulfilled at all hszards
Inspector Henry Whitehouse 10 an
efficient officers, and he and other officers
were sent down to the various works
TO do their duty and they Will do II.
1t is now the duty OF the officers Of the
Amalgamated association 10 inform the
men that have been arrested and those
not arrested that strikers must not
congregate at the mills, at the street
corners or even on the streets, and II
they do 90. especially after warming IL
win be the duty Of the magistrates TO
impose on them the utmost penalty OF
the lev. IL IL a disgraceful state OF
affairs when the police, as in this case,
had to draw their rcyolvers to porteet
those whom they had arrested from be-
ing taken from the patrol wagon. The
excuse that these men did not under
stand English will not count. On other
less important occasions, they UNDER
stand IL very well, but when they get
into trouble they plead Ignorance OF the
English language. Let II be fully UNI
deratood that the laws of this country
TO which they have come TO earn their
bread, are to be fully enforced at all
hazards, and that ignorance Of them or
of the language will not be accepted as
a plea"
The arrival from the east Of SO non
union men for work In the Star tin
plate works was attended by great eX-
element but no disorder. When the
train reached the Union station, II was
met by Police Captain John Il. Cramer
and a squad OF % men, who surrounded
the new workmen and marched TO the
mill, Several hundred strikers followed
and attempted TO talk TO the men, but
the police kept the strikers on the out
side OF the pavement When the works
were reached, the non-union men fled
through the gates which were quickly
closed, leaving the strikers on the out
side. Not hiss or ieer was heard.
The police requested the strikers 20
leave ana they at once dispersed. The
police We're then reieasd and only tn
regular watchmen wsrc eft on guard.
al Ia now quiet and no trouble 10 APP
pretended
Previous to the arrival of the eastern
men. Is men entered the works They
were not molested.
The company had a number OF men
in the works since Monday and they
now have 100 men In the place. The
rollers. one Of them Homestead ana
another from the south side are In the
plant, ready to go TO work. Active
preparations are going on for an Inn
mediate resumption, and the steel OF
ficials claim that In less than a week
the entire plant viii be In operation,
There was much excitement In Nc
Keesport last night especially about
the Demmer tin plate works. Several
hundred strikers assembled about the
plant to thwart any attempt 10 intro
duce non-union men which was eA-
pected TO take place during the night.
There was a report circulated that
the works would resume today, and the
strikers kept up their vigilance until
daylight this morning but no nom
union men were taken into the works,
and all Is quiet there now However,
three furnaces were lighted yesterday
and everything points to an early re-
sumption OF operations, The plant is
the pioneer In the tin plate industry In
the United States. and when running
full EMPLOYS about 500 men.
The report that the Amalgamated
association will enter suits against the
companies OF the Uniteu
States Steel corporation. charging yio-
lation Of the Pennsylvania law respect
ing the discharge OF union labor. Is
denied by william j. Brennan, solicitor
for the workers organization who said
that the association will not seek 10
terminate the strike by litigation or at
tack the legality Of the United States
Seel corporation in the courts.
Notices have been posted at the Ma
tional tube works. MckeespOrt, re-
ouesting the strikers 10 call at the
Office tomorrow and Satur.
day and receive their money
The strikers are guessing as TO what |
the move made by the company means.
MANY think that the company II
through with the men. and an effort
may be made 10 open the mills with |
new men II the old employees do no; 10
turn.
II was reported at McKeesport that
the National Tube company would ash
every employe when he calls for his |
money whether he wants TO return 10
work. and II enough men signify their
intention 20 return the mill win be |
started Monday. but the story could |
not be confirmed al the company's Of
fee.
An official OF the tube works made |
me statement that the company was're-
ceiving letters from all over the coun-
try from skilled workmen making ap-
plication for positions
The fires In the bar mill OF the Paint.
er plant were lighted this morning. and