The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-08-17
Men MAKE GAIN.
PROSPECTS FOR FURTHER ACCEs.
srONs DURING THE WEEK
ARE FAVORABLE.
TOTAL NUMBER NOW OUT 10000.
On First Show Of strength, How
ever, the Advantage IL with the
Manufacturers-Only About $4,000
Men Obey shaner's General Strike
Order-strikers Ask for Financial
Assistance.

Pittsburg, Aug. 14.-The struggle for
mastery between manufacturers and
men in the steel industry Is now fairly
launched, and on the first show of
strength advantage is with the former.
The general strike order issued by
President Shaffer of the Amalgamated
association has SO far been obeyed by
only about $4,000 men, according to the
best figures obtainable here. The first
two preliminary calls were answered
by about $4,000 men, SO that the total
number now out is in the neighborhood
of 60, 900. The strikers made gains here
yesterday over the showing of Sunday
night and their prospects for further
accessions at both McKeesport and
Wheeling during the week are very
favorable. The action of the Amalga-
mated men at Chicago, Joliet and Bay
View in refusing to come out and their
failure to secure any recruits in the
Carnegie group throughout the Kis-
kiminetas valley and the big plants at
Youngstown and Columbus, Ohio. have
markedly disappointed them. They are
Keeping Up h Fight, p
however. in a spirited manner, and
claim That they have strength in re-
serve which will surprise their oppon-
ents. They assert that they have
gained n foothold in the Carnegie mills
in his city, and at the time desired the
men will come tut They are pressing
their advantages at McKeesport and
Wheeling and their organizers are still
at work in those two cities. An appeal
for financial aid has been made to or
ganized labor and the general public.
and it is expected that the responses
<o ~ will ho 1}horo1 Tho Amo1oopnafo
leaders were not disposed to do much
talking yesterday. Mr.. Shaffer made
a declaration to the effect that nc eff
fort would be made to call out MEM
bers Of the American Federation of La
Dor and that any action on their part
must be. voluntary. The men who are
directing the fight in the field for the
steel corporation and its constituent
companies would give no indication of
their
Plans for the Future,
and would only discuss the situation
generally. Their reports showed that
the Carnegie group, South Chicago.
Bay View, Joliet, Youngstown. Column
bus, the Kiskiminetas valley group,
wellsville and Monessen were moving
along full handed. Belltire, their adj
vices showed, was badly crippled.
They admitted the loss of the National
rolling mill at McKeesport. which they
had expected to hold. and that the Bos-
ton mill and Monongahela Steel works
at McKeesport inc the Republic and
Elba, here were tied up. Their tube
workers at McIxeesport and here were
still at work but menaced by a possible
shortage of material. Their tube men
at Wheeling were out but the furnace
and coke men there were at work and
their steel men there shove an in
clination to stay unless fntimidated.
They also claimed that many of their
men at McKeesport desired to work
but were being terrorized by the dis
orderly element. They also charged
hat many of the men were being
frightened from their places at Wheel
ing, and insisted thar adequate pro-
lection for the men there would insur
continued operations.