The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-31
STEEL TRUST Is WINNING
CLAIM TO HAVE PLENTY OF MEN
strikers Are conadeat-Ths star
MIN ~ Pi,ashurs ths Peint Of la
tsrest-was Oaes Discarded
sssiksys Dsiaw Picket Dasy ne.
spite IsIuaetien.


for the present week that will change
the aspect Of Affairs considerably II
carried out, u Is stated on good au-
thority that before the end Of the week
those Of the plants that have been op
Grating ON single taEa would BE- run
with full foree and for the usual three
full tnrns each day. Enough men have
been secured for this purpose. the Of
neials say. in spite OF the claims Of the
strikers that the companies could not
get enough men to operate their plants
and the managers Of the various mills
say they will 10 ready with all the
skilled men required 10 start up the
machinery and turn out 4 heavy ton
mage.
The most interesting situation il in
the Star mill Of the American Tin
Plate company here. This plant was.
until this summer. considered a. doom,
cd. The tia plate company had. Il il
said. decided 70 abandon the mill and
move the machinery elsewhere. Since
the strike has come on them and II Sas
demonstrated that the operation OF the
mill with honuni0a men vas possible
undeF the pFotecgion OF a Aell eanlp
ped police force. the oaaeiAls decided 10
keep this mill Eolns. make extensive
improvements In les eqHipmcnI and
mAks Il permanent nxl1Fu Of the com
pAny. The most slgnihesat feature OF
this plan has bNsn carried out daEihg
ths past seek. This consists Of fttihK
the mlli in the sarae manner as that Of
the M0aeKa~n lPa.l piaaL Thu former
eight mills have heen changed 10 four
doahis miila Othsr improvements
have bsrn addsd that ulil give the
plant a Jaeger capacity. Increase IL
foFes u inca. and make IL one OF The
most molsFa % all the tin plants Of
the company. VITA ths completion oi
thsss improvements. the eompAny 9lli
b. prepared 10 place = satneisat nam
brs % msa in the plant 10 uork the
fouF daahls stills three fun tnrnk
This u said 70 b. expected 10 lake place
dnFinE the PFeEenl seek. Before Sat
nrday. according 10 Superintendent
PfpsF Of the star miiis. ths plant viii
b. oprBsd 10 lie full sx,rnL
oatnlde Of the star plaat SsndAy.
iAFxe namb4r Of strikers ueFe on pick.
81 dnty. ThsY Ners quiet and orderly.
but had their eyes and rAra open for
any siEns Of neWcosneFs The peculiar
faAgnFe % ths strike about the star
piAnt IL the good fsalinE displayed b.
tsrrn the strikers and the manager ot
The plAhL
when The strikers we're tnla of The
claims Of tbs afiriaia Of che star mllls
thsy dsnssd that there Was a. many
skliled msa AZ work a. uaa claimed.
and said those Who usrs In the plani
waFp asag there from the Monesssn
planl. which Saa icing crippled 10 or
der 10 accomplish thia uara. ssFsna.
oua asniaia weFe made regarding al
legged dessFsiona from the AmalEamai'
ID ranks 10 aii the positions offered By
The corporation. and u mas said that
Il would b. impossible 10 obtain men
snoagh 10 operate the plant without
negtilnk the strike.
There was no change In tho situation
regarding the tube mills The mills
were all quiet ana the former employees
remained assay from the planta II IL
Understood that the ofhcials Of the Nat
lonal Tubs company have practically
determined not TO start these plants for
the present
Everything at McKecsDort IL report
Cd auiet. Pickatm are around the Dem
mlsr Elm plate mill in large numbers
II IL stated that when the lover IN
Ion mills % the Carnegie company In
IAwrencsviile we're ready 10 start M
the ofieiaia discovered they we're ahorl
about 60 Of the skilled men Who bad
been working there up 70 Saturday
niKht. AZ a result two Of the roughinl
mills we're idle. the ~ inch mill Grip
Piled. the plate mill was only opeFatins
about half the number Of sheets and
the nine zach mill IL atiil out and vii
not be operated. Il was also statet
that the laborina men In this plant has
become disseminated over the aituatioE
and had announced that they would g
back and would do all in their powel
10 assist In operating the mills. TIT
skilled men. Il Is said, quit work mucl
against their will and only becaus'
they were members OF the Amalgamai
ed association and 20 obey the order
issued to them. All those who remai'
at work in the mill are understood =
he receiving full pay whether the plan
IL operated in full or not
Chicago, Aug. se.--The only vlsibl
result Of the mass meeting OF trade
unionists and sympathisers held y
South Chicago Sunday, was the declai
alton OF one skilled worker that b
would not again enter the mill unit
the strike was settled. The steel worl
ers whom the meeting was designe
10 reach were not present in apprecii
BILE numbers Assistant sscretar
Tighe OF the Amalgamated assoclatic
was the principal speaker and denoun
ed former members Of the associatio
In South Chicago "for deserving thel
union under the guIse Of living up
a contract"
Mr.. Tighe contends that the contra'
OF the steel workers had been renders
nugatory by the Entertainments OF q
steel trust ana that IL IN tho duty