Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-08-13
STEEL WORKS ARE Crippled
Thousands Of Steel Trust Employees
Respond to the Last Order to l..
a Strike Work. ~,\>,sG
Many Plants are Closed Down but all
Of The Carnegie Mills Continue
n To Operate. -.
Perfect Order Prevails at the Strike
centers, but Clashes Inevitable
5,E |ssl% <~.> = Later On.

Pix Pittsburg, Aug. 13.-The strikers
made gains during the day at McKees-
port and Bellaire and regard the: sit
uation as more favorable to them than
the previous day. At the former place
they won the National rolling mill of
the National Tube company. The men
Of the Boston rolling mill had already
Joined the strike but the impression
had been created that the National
would not go out. The tube works at
.McKeesport were started as usual but
1t Is not clear how long they can keep
going. McKeesport has been devel-
oped into stronghold of the Anal
gamated association and the strike
leaders assert that they are complete
ly in control of the situation. At Bel
lalre more men of the National Steel
company cast their fortunes with the
strikers and it is believed 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 complete
ly tie up the Riverside and other
plants in the Wheeling district. The
Riverside plate mill Of the National
Tube company was prepared for work
but none Of the men appeared at the
works when the time for starting the
turn came. Organizers Of the Anal
gamated association are at work
among the men of the steel depart
ment and have plans for forming an
Amalgamated lodge. The trouble an
ticipated at Monessen did not come
and the large plant Of the American
Tin Plate company there is in full
operation. Both sides claim control.
The strike leaders planned to call the
men out 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 affected by
the present difficulty. The Farm mill,
at the Lindsay & McCutcheon plant,
which was operated last week with a
non.union crew, made a Wavering start
and is in operation, although short
handed. The Republic iron works is
tied up and the fires started in antici-
patton of resumption are banked.
Painters mill, closed on the first call,
is still smokeless. The steel people
have planned its reopening for several
days. but as far as outward appear
ances show, have done nothing. The
men Of the Elba or Frankstown pud-
ding and rolling mills have all Joined
the strikers and the works are COM
pletely crippled. All of the Carnegie
properties and the mill of the Ameri-
can: Sheet Steel company at Wander
grift, Apollo, Leechburg, Hyde Park
and Salisbury are in operation and the
officers assert that there will not be
the slightest trouble. Reports from
strike centers state that perfect order
prevails but it is believed here that
clashes are inevitable at the more
turbulent places when attempts are
made to put non-lnion men on where
the strikers have quit work.
President Shaffer, Secretaries VIII
tams and Tighe, Vice President Chap
$pelle, National Trustee John Pierce
and Ben Davis were at strike head
quarters. Mr. Shaffer was in his pri-
Yate Office and refused to see any call
sers. Secretary Williams said: ,s
We are In a fight until an honora,
bic settlement can be reached. We
are issuing a call to the general pub
lic for financial aid. s& Ii, #s.z a
Brief Statement by shaffer.
President shaffer made a brief
statement at noon He said : 93a y. }.
have no official information
about the situation In the West.
do not believe Vice President Davis
of Chicago has accepted superinten-
5dency from the trust as reported. Ny
only regret is that some men working
Hin the slave pens OF the trust had not
spirit enough to come out and join the
strikers. will moi take any part In
calling out the American Federation
3ofs Lab bor. Its action must be volun-
tary. The ANAL ted has not lost
anything but has made gains. 81
Secretary wv liams said s'I think
/ the greatest snrprises or the strike
will come 8to the steel 3 officials when
they find we have Invaded the Garne-
gle plant. re-. have reliable reports
Ito the effect that the Lower City mill
Is tied up and that but one mill III the
Upper City is on. we have not made
| known our plans and still have some
surprises for the manufa cturers.' h
AT noon about 2, 600 strikers gath
eied about the plant Of the National
4. s:ssa company al Teesnas:.s q