River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-08-15
THE STRIKERS MAKE GAINS
More Mills Closed at McKeesport
and Bellaire and Situation Is
Considered Encouraging.
no TROUBLE At MOHESSEN AS FEARED.
Statement Issued by Amalgamated
Association Appealing to Public
for sympathy and Financial As
sistRnce GOmpers Returns to
Washington But VIII Not Talk.

Washington But VIII Not TnIk.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug 10. The
strikers made gains Monday at Nc
Keesport and Bellaire and regard the
situation as more favorable to them
than Sunday At the former place
they won the National rolling mill of
the National Tube company. The
men of the Boston rolling-mill had al
ready joined the strike, but the i'm
preston had been created that the
National would not go out. The tube
works at McKeesport were started as
usual Monday, but it is not clear how
long they can be kept going. McKees-
port has been developed into strong
hold of the Amalgamated associa-
ton and the strike leaders assert that
they are completely in control of the
81 uation.
Admit Gain of strikers.
At Bellaire more men of the Ma
tional Steel company cast their for
tunes with the strikers and it is be-
lieyed that the plant will have to
close down. 1t was admitted by steel
officials that the strikers had made
material gains there and that the
mill would probably be closed down
temporarily. The strikers claim that
they will completely tie up the River
side and other plants in the Wheeling
district. The Riverside plate mill of
the National Tube company was pre-
pared for work Monday morning, but
none of the men appeared at the
works when the time for starting
the turn came. Organizers of the
Amalgamated associa tion are al work
among the men of the steel depart
ment. and have plans for forming an
Amalgdmated lodge.
No Trouble at Monessen.
The trouble anticipated at Mones-
sen Monday morning did not come,
and the large plant of the American
Tin Plate company there is in full OPP
Grafton. Both sides claim control.
The strike leaders planned to caQ the
men out Monday morning. but at the
last moment refrained from doing
so. They say that they will act later.
while the officers of the company say
that their position is quite secure
and that the plant will not be affect
ed by the present difficulty. The Farm
mill at the Lindsay & McCutcheon
plant, which was operated last week
with a nonunion crew, made waver-
ing start Monday morning, and is in
operation, although short handed
RepubIic Iron works Tied Tn.
The Republic iron works is tied up
and the fires started Monday morning
in anticipation of resumption are
banked Painters mill, closed on the
first call. is still smokeless. The steel
ne ,lle have planned its reopening for
several DAYS, but as far as outward APP
pearances show have done nothing,
The men of the Elba or Frankstown
pudding and rolling mills have all
Joined the strikers and the works are
completely crippled.
An Of the Carnegie properties and
the mills of the American Sheet Steel
company at Vandergrift. Apollo,
Leechburg. Hyd, Park and Salisbury
we're in operation Morda' and the
manufacturers assert that there will
NOT be the slightest trouble at any OF
them. Reports from all the strike
ceutcrs indicate that perfect order
prevails but il is believed here that
clashes are inevitable at the more
turbulent places when attempts are
made to put nonunion men on where
the strikers have quit work.
Guy Men Who work.
At noon. about . 1000 strikers gathered
about the plant of the National Tube
company, at McKeesport, and when
the workmen came out for lunch good
naturedly guyed them for working.
The workmen seemed 10 take no Of
Tense and there was no disturbance or
disorder,
More Men 60 ont.
The men Of the sheet mill and tin
plate plant at Cambridge, o., 500 in
number. have gone out.
President Shaffer. Secretaries Will
/ Iiams and Tighe, Vice President Chap
| pe3lc National Trustee John Pierce
/ and Ben Davis were at strike head
quarters Mr.. Shaffer was in his pri-
waite office and refused to see any cali
ers. Secretary Williams said:
We are in a fight until an honorable
settlement can be reached. We are is
suing a call to the general public for