River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-07-18

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Pittsburgh, Pa, July 16.-The
strike of the members of the ANAL
gamated association employed in the
tin plate, sheet and hoop mills,
which was ordered Saturday night
as result of the disagreement De
tween the conferees of the United
States Steel corporation and the
| ANA lgamated association, was gen
| orally observed in the Pittsburgh dis
| trict Monday morning The strike
/ bears a resemblance to the historical
Homestead strike in 1892, in that it
! is not question of wages, but Of
recognition of the Amalgamated as
ISOLATION. The association insists
upon unionizing all the plants of the
three companies in question. The
manufacturers refuse to grant this
demand and say that the individual
contracts with workmen which are
in force at a number of the plants
must stand.
Surprise for steel Trust.
The Painter mills of the American
Steel Hoop company, of the South
side, is shut down. The men have
ioined the Amalgamated association,
and Monday morning not one of the
workmen, save four or five Hungar-
ians and six boys, showed up. 1t is
estimated that between 700 and 500
men are out.
The Painter and Lindsay and Nc
Cutcheon plants have been looked
upon by the officials of the United
States Steel corporation as tho
strongholds of uonunionism in the
hoop company.
The management refuses to talk.
In the mill office all was excitement
Monday morning. Telephones were
kept busy and messengers were kept
running
The Hungarians were hauling away
finished material and the boys were
working in the machine shops, the
only department in the mill where Il
wheel is turning.
The strikers are keeping away
from the plant, and there is not a
person lettering about the place.
Everything is unusually quiet.
The tin mill at Monessen, Pa,
which is nonunion, was running as
usual Monday.
Lindsay and McCutcheOn plant, of
the American Steel Hoop company. in
Allegheny. is also idle and the Star
and Monongahela plants of the Amer
lean Tin Plate company are closed
down.
Spirited Flight Expected.
The prompt action of President
Shaffer in thus early forcing the
fighting and carrying it into the enc
my's camp was locked upon as evil
dence that the strike will be one of
the most spirited of PittaOurgh's his
tory
President Shatfer was pleased with
the reports from the two strong
holds and he declared that not a
wheel would turn in either the
Painter or Lindsay and McCutcheon
works until the strike was settled.
President Shaffer said that the
Painter plant was pivotal with re-
spect to the other nonunion plants
OF the Steel Hoop company and that
the men elsewhere had promised, if
the Painter plant would join the
strike movement. there would be no
trouble reorganizing the remainder
of the plants. lie said that there
was no question that the men would
respond. as they have been anxious
to Join the general movement and
were held in check and kept at work
by the direction of the Amalgamated
officials.
President Shaffcr said that the
movement would be carried to the
other plants not now recognized by
the combine as under the wing of the
association He looked for a general
| response to his strike order, as the
men have been awaiting just such a
command since July /. He declared
that the men were prepared to fight
it out on the original lines, until
/ doomsday.'
QuIet Interest Manifest
| In certain circles quiet interest
/ is manifested in the effect the strike
may have upon the Carnegie indus
tries. especially the steel mills at
/ Homestead. These mills are gener-
ally supposed 10 be nonuunion. But
tn same was thought of other mills,
until they suddenly popped out as
pretty well unionized.
Mig strike Fund.
Should the strike be prolonged many
! interests would be sure Ia suffer. The
strikers could probably take good care
Of themselves. Work is plenty on all
sides. and besides the Anna lgamated
association has a strike fund in bank
which is said to amount between $500,
GOO and 100000
The Amalgamatcd association will
/ levy an assessment on the Amalga-
mated members employed by the Re
public Iron and Steel company at
Youngstown o.. and the independent
bar iron plants. 10000 men altogether.
for the support of the strike against
The United States Steel corporation.
This will give a fund Of nearly $4,000
per month.