The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-28
RIOT AT IRONDALE.

The one place within this district where
the strikers have scored a victory is at
Irondale, Ohio. At this place the Amer
lean Tin Plate company was compelled
to close down its recently opened plant
for lack of men to operate it.
The day was full of excitement in the
little village and street fights came thick
and fast for time, until the inhabitants
were wrought into state of excitement
bordering on terror. The first fight OF
the morning took place when five non
union men left their homes and started
for work in the mill On the main street
of the village they met a party of about
thirty strikers. who by neral suasiOn
tried to get them to desst from their de-
termination to go to work. When this
failed a stronger argument was used,
and the men were given a drubbing and
driven back to their homes. The village
had scarcely recovered from the surprise
which this attack Gccasioned, when word
was passed around that a party of new
men were driving overland from Wells
vile. Almost all the strikers started 20
meet the carriage and when they passed
the mill office Ira Householder, non
union man, shouted at them. This action
precipitated a fight. Manager Banlield
saved Householder by dragging him in
side, and shutting the door with difticI
ty. The tin plate company attempted to
file information before sJustice Paisley,
charging the strikers with riot, but the
justice refused to entertain the charge,
saying he would issue warrants for those
mixed in the fights. charging assault, but
TO more serious CffehseH The attorney
then began the preparation of papers to
ask for an injunction restraining the
strikers from interfering with non-union-
lists in any way. All the men who have
been employed at the mill Joined the
Amalgamated today except Ira House
holder and James Htndman.
The daily rumor that the Demmler tin
plant at McKeesport is about to resume
operations was current tonight and the
report that a gang Of men had been Sc
cured to go in drew a large crowd Of
strikers to the mill for picket duty
In four more days, according to the
Amalgamated association constitution.
strike benefits will begin to issue The
Amalgamated association provides for no
payment of benefits during July or Au
gust. Subscriptions have been coming
into Amalgamated headquarters in good
ly numbers, and these, with the assess
ments returned by many union lodges
throughout the country have swelled the
strike fund materially.
MOVE TOWARD SETTLEMENT.
1t is learned late tonight that Prcai-
dent T. j. Shaffer has sent out letters to
all members of the executive committee
OF the Amalgamated association inviting
their approval of the peace plan agreed
upon last Saturday by representatives OF
the National Civic Federation and tile
Amalgamated association headquarters
officials The plan proposes:
First-That the New York offer Of July
Il, made by Messrs. Schwab and Nor
gan, be accepted. This provided that the
TIN plate mills resume under the scale
signed for the year beginning July /:
that the hoop company sign for all fn'1s
signed last year, and that the Sheet Steel
company sign for all mills signed for
last year, except Old Meadow and Salts.
burg.
Second-That a provisional scale be ar
ranged, but not signed, for Painter g,
Lindsay q McCutcheons and the Clark
mill, leaving recognition of the union
J open. .;-s, =
! Third-That the United States Steel
! corporation formally declare its attitude
/ toward organized labor. this declaration
| TO take such fosm as viii have a reassur-
! ing effect upon the men inethe mills
President Shaffer assented to these
propositions and now awaits the result of
vote by mail. If approved, the Civic
! Federation people willaehdeavor to secure