The Van Buren press., 1901-07-20
ARE IN SATISFIED MOOD.
The Amalgamated Association Ofh'
cials Are Satisfied With
Their Work.
HAVE MADE GOOD THEIR PROMISES
rha Ouinoux Announcement Made
That the Weilsville Rolling MI"
Must be Run as n NOn-union MIL
or Not ut AIl-BOund by an Agree
ment.

Pittsburgh, Pa, July 1.-THE Sec
ond strike day closed with the Anal
gamated officials in satisfied mood
and claiming to have made good every
promise as TO results. On the ether
hand, the manufacturers will not say
a word concerning the strike and re-
fuse to be quoted in any way. Re-
peated efforts to secure statements
from President Corey, of the Ameri-
can Sheet Steel Co., and General Man
ager |. W. jerks, of the Hoop com
pany, have been met with the re-
sponse that there was no change and
nothing to be given out.
No Talk of Mediation.
The AmalgamatVl people say that
nothing has been said to them of any
plan for mediation or arbitration, and
that they will continue to carry out
their programme as originally an
nounced.
The closing down of the Clark mill
and of the Monessen sheet mill are
looked upon as telling victories, max
ing an almost complete tie-up of the
three companies in the district. But
one tin mill, that at Monessen, and
one sheet mill, at Duncanville, remain
at work. The fact that the National
Tube mill men inon-union) received q
substantial advance in wages, Mon
day, has caused discomfort among the
union men employed by the National
Tube Co. at their Second Avenue
plant. and at the Republic mill on the
south side. The men here think they
are entitled to similar increase. To
consider the matter meetings were
held on the south side, and it is said,
demand will be made.
An Important Telegram.
The following telegram was re-
ceived Tuesday night
wells, July !G.-The Wellsville roll
ing mill will be run, and it will run
non-union 1t will start tomorrow. II
it can not be rur non.union it never
will be run at ALL"
This statement was made by Perci-
fer NJ. Smith. of Pittsburgh, district
manager for the American Sheet
Steel Co. lie was here and made an
address to the striking mill men. He
told them they had no grievance;
that they had been well cared for in
the past and would be in the future.
The announcement that the mill will
be started non-union has given rise to
no little speculation and uneasiness
among the citizens. Many of the
strikers. expecting prolonged idleness,
have left the city for hunting and
fishing camps. No new men have been
brought in, and how Manager Smith
expects to start is matter for con-
| lecture.
Developments AnxiousIy Awaited.
The foregoing is the first indica-
ton as yet given by the manufacture
ers that they were other than passive
participants in the big strike. What
the result may be OF an attempt to
operate the We!lsvlle plant none Of
the local AmalPamated people will
predict. All they will say Isl 1T can
not be accomplished"
Wellsville is looked upon by both
sides as an important point, and de-
velopments are anyiously awaited by
ill.
Bound By an Agreement.
The position OF the Tin Workers
Protective association in the strike
was settled by the following telegram
to The Leader.
"Elwood, Ind, July i6.-Our associa-
tion is bound by an agreement with
The company to work providing they
live up to their contract II the com
pany introduce black plate worked by
non-union men our men will be called
out The Am0lgamnted people will
have our full support II necessary.
GEORGE POWELL"
INTERVIEW WITH sUAFFER.
He ts In n Cheerful MOOd-Tribute to
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