Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-05
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ment IN the numerous independent
plants.
Those who are idle are enjoying
much needed vacation.
When the general strike order is is
sued among the first to go out will be
the Amalgamated men at the Republic
| Iron Works on the South Side. This
mill is a branch OF the National Tube
Company, which has pants all over the
country. The skilled men at the Re-
public mill are said to be well organ
lied. From McKeesport this announce
ment is made tonight
The Amalgsmated Association is rap
| idly gaining strength in MeKeesport,
and 1t Is estimated that they added at
least two hundred new members to its
| forces at two meetings held this after
noon The meeting of National lodge,
consisting of employees of the Boston
Iron and Steel Works. was largely at
! tended, and although no definite state
J ment was given out in regard to the
number of new men taken into the
| lodge, the conservative estimate Is
placed at 100, while others claim nearly
| double this number were added to the
! lodge The members of the lodge claim
they now have the entire Boston mill
organized with the exception OF two
men. and these latter positively refuse to
| have anything to do with the organiza-
| tion. Union Lodge, composed of en-
! ployes of the National rolling mill, at
! its meeting secured. it is said. 100 new
| members. The strikers last night were
| claiming that everything was coming
| their way, and that if general strike
order is issued the National Tube Com
! pany will be unable to turn wheel, and
that they would have between 5000
| and 10000 more men out The tube
workers are organized by the American
Federation of Labor, which organiza-
ton will readily respond at the call
OF the Amalgamated Association.
The business men of McKeesport are
greatly depressed by the strike. and
they fear If general order is issued
from strike headquarters, that their
businesses will be nearly ruined, at
least for the time being, as about To-
600 men would be idle
The report from Wellsville,
o., Is that the strikers are In
very FESTIVE mood tonight.
The arrest of eight of their number
and the fact that warrants are in the
possession of the police for nine more
who are at present in hiding in the
| camps across the river in West Vir-
ginia, has put them in anything but
an amicable frame Of mind toward the
authorities and the steel company
Four of the strikers are still in Jail
while Organizer George Evans, Frank
Adams and William and Elmer Moore
have been released on bail furnished
by friends of the men. The Amalga-
mated lodge is arranging to furnish
bail for those still incarcerated early
Monday morning and will have them
for whom warrants are out, come over
from West Virginia and give them
selves up as soon as bail can be got
ten for them. Deputies sheriffs Chris.
Beck and Bert Ellis, of Lisbon, are in
town, but say they will take no part
in the trouble should any occur unless
the local police force are unable to
cope with the situation. The deputies
were in consultation this evening with
Judge P. M. Smith, attorney for the
steel company, but the subject of the
conference was kept a secret, both par
ties refusing to divulge anything that
had taken place.
1t is thought by the strikers that an
application will be made to the United
States district court in Cleveland TO- an
injunction to restrain them from
picketing the approaches to the mills,
If the Injunction is granted, they say
1t will be broken and this step will
bring matters to an immediate issue.
Tonight mills Nos. /, 2. and 6 are
lighted up ready to begin work at
a. m. There is feeling of unrest
among the operative potters of East
Liverpool and Wellsville and the own
ers Of the plants are fearful lest they
come out in sympathy with tie steel
workers. There are 5000 operatives in
the potteries in the two towns. The
railroad brakemen on the ClevelalH &
Pittsburg division will hold meeting
on Tuesday night to map out course
of action. They are heartily in SYM
pathy with the strikers, and may de-
eide to come out in sympathy.