Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-21
A SERIES OF GAINS
Made by Steel Co. in Starting
Its Mills.
Monessen Mills, Two of Painter and
One OF CIarks Started.
Shaiier Claims No Losses and That Strikers
Are Making Gains.

PittsburF. Pa. Aug. l9.-Thc United
| States Steel Corporation made "A series
| of gains. today. in the restoration ~
| the properties crippled by the strike
q. the Amalga mated Association and
| it's SympathiZcrS. The steel mills at
| Nonesscn after long period of mac
| tivity Were partly put in motion by
| strike breakers gathered in thu South.
| ;ht two mills in the Painter plant wcr"
also started and another large mill
| at the Clark property was also op.rat-
! Cd for the first time.
There was some disorder in the
streets Of Moncssen during the day
but the local police never lost control
| of the crowds. tr
The reop-ning Of the MoneSsen mill
| Is believed to be the first Of a series
| Of expressive moves on the part OF the
] Steel Corporation. Preparations are
known to he in progress tor the reopen
| ing of the StHr tin mills IN Thu city.
and for increasing the force at the
| Lindsay Il Mctutchcun mills ana ii is
thought I" he only matter nf time
before the strongholds If the strikers.
| like Newcastle. Nc ktespmt, Wheeling,
| Bellaire ana Mingo Junction. viii be
| invaded.
The strikers deny that any real pro-
EreSS has been mad. at either Mones-
| sen or Painters. ana say that they are
| not to be frightened by the burning
| Of lot of coal and the mere operation
| Of machinery. They say that skilled
men cannot be secured untsidc of their
ranks and that none OF their men are
| deserving.
| The managers Of the Painter Mills
| which now has four mills On. claims
| that part of their two new crews is
| made M Of old employees who have
come back to work. At the Clark mill
| where the lS-inch was started for the
| first time. today, and where every
| thing except a small S-inch mill is now
| being operated. ii is asserted that
| more skilled men are offering their ser
vices than can be accommodated Fifty
| more were taken on there. today. bring
| ing the total force up to 600. 1t is ex-
| planned that there were POO men at
work in the Painter mills ana that 30
| of them We're skilled.
The greatest fight in this district is
| for mastery at the DequeSne mills of
the Carnegie Co. Both sides are work
| ing secretly. the Amalga mated Assoc
! citation to extend its organization
| strength among the workers and tn.
Steel 60. to block any plan to get the
men out. Neither side has yet shown
| its strength.
| The Amalgamated organizers assert
| that when the word is given that il
will be shut down The managers of
The mills admit that the strikers have
| some friends in the mills, but exnress
| absolute confidence in their ability to
keep the plant in operation. Coal and
Iron police carefully guard the prop
erty and in turn are watched by Sc
cret picketS of the strikers.
Assistant Secretary Tighe returned
from the West. today. and was clos
ed for several hours with President
Shaffer. He was given Il very enthus-
iaStic reception and returns strong
er figure in the organization than when
he departed. Mr.. Shaffcr said:
The Chicago mill men who remain
ed at work are no longer members Of
the organization. They are at liberty to
act rs they SEE fit now. but if they
x" out they Will do SO on their own re-
sponslbility. We will do nothing about
the matter from this time.
ON the whole the strike is going on
very well. We are get e out more
men every day and w continue To do
So the light is hard', begun yet There
will be plenty of t-nuhla for the trust
bef"r" long if they keep on in their
present course. Thee has been no eff
Tort on anyone's part toward peace
ana there VIII be none on our part
again.
As to the situation in Dup:icsne. all
can say Is that there has been no
stfihe ordered in that mill as yet I
said E'St week that when we were
ready that will would he attended 70 :.
Mr.. Tishe himself said: VIVA, the
SCUM Chlcago men are going to do | do
not KNOW. chicago workmen are filled |
with unlonisE,. The South Chicago men |
are being branded in private and IN !!
the papers as scabs | verify believe |
that me men will come back and go
on strike. If they should so on strike
now. th"y no doubt would be taken
back into the union"
me men OF the PENNSYLVANIA works
OF the National Tube Co. in this citv
joined the strikers. tonight, and il is
eXpect"d that the force in the Franks
town plant will follow them. tomorrow.
About COO men left the PENNSYLVANIA
WORKS and il is expected almost GER
tain that all of the remaining 600 will