The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-17
LABOR FIGHT
GETTING HOT
Mil Owners Won't Talk but
Strikers Are Satisfied.
TO RESULT FAV0RABLY
Laborers Are Sure of Success
and Go Fishing.
MORE SHOPS CLOSED
Efforts Made 10 Employ Nom
Union Men.
MORE SHOPS CLOSED

| strike day closes with the Amalgamated
officials in satisfied mood and claiming
to have made good every promise as to
results. On the other hand, the hsnufac-
turers will not say a word concerning the
strike, and refuse to be quoted in any
way. Repeated efforts to secure state
ments from President Corey of the Amer
lean Sheet Steel company and General
Manager L w. jerks of the Hoop COM
pany, have been met with the response
| that there was no chance and nothing to
/ be given out. The Amalgamated people
say that nothing has been said to them
/ Of any plan for mediation or arbitration
and that they Will continue to carry out
their program as originally announced.
The closing down Of the Clark mill and
fthe Monessen sheet mill are looked
upon as telling victories and an almost
complete tieup of the three companies
in the district. But one tin mill. that at
Monessen, and one sheet mill, at Duncan
vile, remain at work. The fact that the
national tube mill hen non-union) re-
ceived a substantial advance in wages
yesterday has caused discomfort among
the union men employed by the National
Tube company at their second avenue
ulant, and at the Republic mill on the
south side. The men here think they are
entitled to a similar increase. To con-
slider the matter meetings will be held
tonight on the south side and it is std
a demand will be made. The following
telegram was received tonight
ing mill will be run, and it will be run
non-union. It will start tomorrow. If
it could not be run non-union it would
never be run at all.
This statement was made today by Per
sifer Smith of Pittsburg, district mana
ger for the American Sheet Steel com
pany. He was here this morning and
made an address TO the striking mill men.
He told them they had no grievance, that
they had been well cared for in the past
and would be in the future. The an
nouncement that the mill would be start
ed tomorrow and started non-uniOn has
given rise to no little speculation and IN
easiness among citizens. Many of the
strikers, expecting prolonged idleness,
have left the city for hunting and fishing
camps. No new men have been brought
in. and how Manager Smith expects TO
start tomorrow is a matter for cOnjec-
ture. Today, as yesterday. only few Ia
borers were working.
The foregoing is the first indication as
yet given by the manufacturers that they
were other than passive participants in
the big strike. What the result may be
of an attempt to operate the Wellsville /
plant none of the local Anal gamated |
people viii predict. All they will say is
that "it cannot be done"
Wellsville is looked upon by both sides |
as an important point, and developments |
are anxiously awaited by all.
The position of the Tin Workers Pro- |
tective association in the strike was set
tied today by the following telegram to |
the Leader:
''ElWood Ind. July 16.-Our association |
is bound by an agreement whit the COM |
pany to work, providing they live up t. /
their contract. If the company introduce /
black plate worked by non-union men or /
men will be called out. The Amslgamatel 1
people will have our full support, if nee
essary.
(Signed,) GEORGE POWELL"
New York July 16.--At the close Of the /
day today, a representative OF the high
est interests in the United States Steel /
corporation authorized the statement th2t /
no conference concerning the steel strike
had taken place during the day, and that
none is likely to take place until the
Analgamated association recedes from
its present attitude The additional
statement is made that on this point
there can be no compromise. and that the
heads of the constituent companies VIII
not unionize such mills as have up TO
this time employed non-union men
j. Pierpon. Morgan would not be quoted
at all about the strike, nor would snv
OF his partners. IN fact, all other off,
GERS Of the United States steel corpora
ton were very reticent on the subject.
so much so that they refused even 10 see
newspaper reporters today.
Charles NJ Schwab. president OF the
corporation. is reported to have held
long. conference with Afr. Morgan in the
latters office at midday. When tie
question whether an attempt would II
once be made to operate the closed mills
with non-union labor was sent IN TO Mr..
Schwab he sent back word that be was
100 busy to be interviewed The telegraph
OF the United States Steel
corporation has direct wires running 10
Pittsburg. These wires were kept busy
all day. and thus officials were kept IN
formed OF any developments. II any oc-
Cured The report from Pittsburg that
there would be a conference which would
result in some offer TO the union men was
not borne out by the days events Yet
another rumor OF the day was that or
GERS OF the steel corporation had arranged
for a force OF detectives from VEL
known agency for safeguarding the NILS
should an effort he made ct 5hea. . re-
sune business The local superintendent
Of the agency refused 70 discuss th.s re
pert in any manner.