The sun., 1901-08-19
NEW ENTHUSIASM
IN STRIKERS RANKS
awakened by News That Milwaukee Men
Will Go Out.
THIS ACTION WILL HAVE WIDE EFFECT

new enthusiasm In the ranks of the
Amalgamated association and Its fol-
lowers.
The vote In Milwaukee on President
Shaffers order is said to have been
unanimous after a session OF the lodge
lasting five hours. The plant Of the
Illinois Steel company at Bay View
Will be shut down indefinitely, and
about 1, 400 men will be thrown out of
work.
Leaders of the Amalgamated asso-
citation now in Milwaukee declare the
action Of the Bay View men will have
an important bearing on the situation.
They claim that South Chicago will be
Influenced In the same direction.
w. @. Davis of Chicago after the
western meeting spoke In strong terms
OF praise at the action of the lodge.
Mr.. Davis looks for an immediate
change In the situation at South Chi
cago when the news Of the result of the
Bay View meeting shall become known
to the men in his city.
Milwaukee's suburb of Bay View
will be seriously affected il the strike
is Of long duration, as that section of
the city is practically made up Of mill
men, and the merchants depend OIL
these patrons for their business.
OF the /, 400 men who We're employed
at the Bay View mills, 219 belong to
the Amalgamated association. They
are the tonnage men. Besides the uii-
ion men, there were 200 other skilled
men employed. The engineers and roll
turner's formerly belonged to the Anal
gamated association and are In SYM
pathy with it. Employment is given to
1000 unskilled men, 200 of whom
worked In the blast furnaces
Doubt as to the Decision.
There has been some doubt here In
Pittsburg as to the final decision of
the Milwaukee lodges, and 1t was fear
ed that II the vote were adverse Joliet
might reconsider its last previous vote
and that the chances of winning Chi
cago would be greatly reduced. The
Milwaukee vote inspires the men with
the hope that Chicago can be prevailed
upon to once more reconsider Its vote
and finally decide to come over to the
strikers.
When the news from Milwaukee
reached here, it was quickly spread
among the strikers. They We're highly
enthusiastic over 1t and renewed their
assurances of their complete confidence
in final success In their contest against
the United States Steel corporation.
nt.H
Wheeling came after a day of exceed
ing quietness throughout the strike
districts. The f0rces at the nonuniOn
mills In operation were not increased
during the day, and neither side had
made an important move.
The employees of the Pennsylvania
Tube works, plant in this city con-
have completed their organization as n
lodge of the American Federation of
Labor and have made demand ON
the management for general advance
in wages. There are about 1000 EN-
pioyees In the works, and 1t Is claimed
that SI5 of them have been organized.
They threatened to join the strike un-
less their demand was granted
The management has agreed to meet
a committee, and it is believed that an
advance in wages will be allowed.
Trying to Influence Carnegie Men.
Strikers are making determined eff
fort to extend their organization among
the men employed by the great group
of Carnegie mills 1t is understood
that they have secured foothold in
the Duquesne property and that the
men who have Joined them win be call
ed out very soon. The officials of the
company admit that they may lose
some men, but that the boast of the
Amalgamated to close the plant down
will never be fulfilled.