Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-10
STRIKE IS NOW ON.
Although Much Influence Used
 on Behalf of Settlement.
COMPRESS LETTER DISCUSSED

Steel Workers Pleased With It as It
 Guarantees Them Support of Feder-
 ation of Labor-Non- Union Mill of
 the Riverside Iron Works at Wheel
 ing Deserted To-day By the Work
 crs-Shaffer at Newcastle To-day
 Taking Part il. Labor Demonstra-
 tion.
 Pittsburg, Pa, Aug 1O.-'The general strike order of President Shahef CT :iln AmalSamated association becomes effective today, and the army of ron, steel and tin workers to which IL ls addressed is expected to throw uoWh its tools at the close of the last turh. At the strike headquarters the news paper correspondents outnumDer ahe representatiyes of labor, and the Car neeic building. from which the steel interests are being directed, was as quiet as on any ordinary business day.
 With the opposing sides at the part ing of the ways. there Is Stll much talk of a settlement. Strong appeals have been made to both President 4Shaffer and President Gompers asking that they throw their influence toward a settlement, and various plans Tor ayerting a general strike have been discussed and offered by disinterested men on the outside. The open letter written by President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor was generally discussed. The strikers as- serted that it was eminently satisfac- tory to them and that it assured them the complete support of the Fedora ton. Opponents of the strike insisted that there was but little consolation for the strikers in the statement. They say that President Gompers does not approve of the strike, and stood ready while here to accept and support any plan for a satisfactory settlement.
 It is not yet known here what steps the Federation of Labor will take. None of its officials are here and the Amalgamated leaders refuse to discuss the matter. All manner of reports as to legal actions are in circulation and injunctions and counter injunctionS are being discussed, but no steps have been taken here yet to invoke the aid of the courts by either side.
 President Shaffer left early to-day for Newcastle to participate in the. great strike demonstration in progress there He will return here late in the afternoon and go to McKeesport to- IL at the Newcastle meeting to-day and will also deliver the main address at McKeesport tonight. He was given an enthusiastic welcome at Newcastle and was loudly cheered whenever he was seen and recognized.
 Secretary Williams was in charge of the local strike headquarters in the absence of the chief. He said that he knew nothing of any plan for com promise.
 Excellent order still prevails throughout this district
 The men at the large Riverside iron works, Wheeling. W. Va, obeyed the order of President Shaffer and came out on a strike this morning. This plant was being operated as non- union mill.
 Indianapolis, Aug 1O.-The executive board of the International Mine Work CTS, in session here. has officially rec ognized the steel strike.
 New York, Aug 10.-Cigarmakers of this city have sent letter to Presi- dent Mckinley asking that the execu- tive power be used for the protection of the cigarmakers of Tampa, against whom. the letter says, '.unheard of brutalities have been practiced." The letter concludes as follows: If the DO sitions were reversed and the capital ists and merchants were arrested and taken away from their families, the United States army would have been called out to protect them. As they are workmen nothing is done.''
 At a meeting held by the cigarmak- CTS a resolution was passed in refer ence to a report that cigar manu- facturer was coming here from Tampa next Monday to make cigars during the strike It said: ssNo man shall make a cigar for a Tampa manufac- turer until the strike is over"