Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-29
AN OPEN Def.
TinpIate Co. Will Make All Its
Mills Non-UniOn.
tuesdays Developments All Seem to
Favor the Steel Corporation.
Shaiier Sends Out Letters Asking Approval Ter
the Peace Plans.


ritishurg Pa. Aug. 27.-Prartically
tn" onlr .ignih' amt Az thr strike. To-
| day. w.ts tho positive stand taken by
| the American T.nrlato Co. ~ reference
| to it's course in thr future IN oiiciai
| statement from This company. today.
| denies that there aTc any negotiations
on foot looking 20 settlement 81 thr
strike ANA authorizes thr statement
| that mills put INTO operation during
tn. strike viii ~ continued unn-uniun
and all the men going 90 work now Nil
| ~ retained ~ their positions.
! This statement win have its effect
| because ~ the fact that the tinplate
1 trade has always Teen considered as
among the stronFholds az The Amalga-
mated Association ANA th~ def appears
| IT, have been brought about by this
| association declaring Y strike against
! the Tinplatc 80. after tEc 5, ale for the
| ! ear had been signed The officials NJ
| the Tlnpiatc 90. say that hcUCcforth
| tEcy are determined ~ tut lopsc from
union labor entirely. The association
| officials reply that nearly all ~ tbs
| skilled tin workers uf tn" country are
/ IN, mhcfS ~ the association and thr
| plants cannot ~ run without them
| The developments Of the day would
appear " IN idrn,. Slow hat sure gains
! hy ~" Stool Corporation. The follow
| III; summary gives thr status Of this
| district:
| PaintriS mlll-Six mills being nrer-
a,cd and management says plenty 81
| good material is being turned out
| scar mill Ncr stiIl ,,i work upon tw"
| mills. nu nnro mcn have entered the
! plant. nina iurl may bc put IN 1T
| midnight.
| Lindsay 4 McCutch"un mill Several
/ us"u secured. two mills open with sep
/ aratc crews.
! clark and Union uills-Captain l.. 7.
1 UraUs SAYS the strike il over - far
As thcs,. mi.ls ar" concerned. strikers
! say the mills arn not running full.
! Mckee,. port Eeprr> cutatiy"s ~
| tube workers decide tn stand by the
| AmnICamatrd otIiciq,4 D"mallnr plant
may l." started this week.
| President Shaff": says H. viii ,nuSid-
CT a peacc proposition from response
III" persons. Amairamdt"d officials con
! iid"ii az uIiimat" success
| the on" rino" Nithn rms "lsti"l
! Whcr" thr Stflk'FS nave secured - VIZ
| tory iS AT lr0n"Hl". ONO. AZ TINS place
| tho American llnrlate 'n. was com
| n"ll"d ~ close down itS recently open
| rd plant Tor lack ~ men 10 "i'"rat" III
| l NJ DAY WAS !ull ~ excitement ~ lt'
! It'll" village and street fights came
| thick and fast for . time.
| The first fight NJ the morning took
| place when five non-uniun men left
| thrir homes ami started for work IN
| the mill On The main street Of the vii
| laGc they We're met hi q party of ahou'
80 strikers who by moral suasiQn tried
| To get them To- dcsist from their deter
mination to "a to work. When this
| failed q stronger argument was used
| ana the men were given 4 drubbinE
| and driven back to their homes.
The village had scarcely recovered
| from its surprise when word was pass
ed that party of new men We're driv-
ing overland from NeilSville. Amos;
~ ne strikers started ~ once ~ meet
MN oi'i't II HouS'i'"iUet' non
| union man. shouted 10 'hcm. rms ac-
| ton preclpitateu 1lSht. Manager bah-
| field saved Householder by dragging
| him inside and shutting the door with
| difficulty.
| The Tinpiate Co. then attempted to
| file information before Justice Paisley
! charging the strikers with riot but the