New-York tribune., 1901-07-25
cTEEI, STRIKE UNSETTLED.
prrJEF THAT FRUITLESS EFFORTS
HAVE BEEN MADE BY SHAFFER'S
PREDECESSOR.
.v MAKE EFFORT TO OPEN CLARK MILL
GRIEVANCE OF INDEPENDENT
STEEL MEN.
rRY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBrsE.I ]

fay TELEGRAPH THE TRIBuEE.l
,,+.sbrrg, July 24.-M. NJ. Garland, ex-presi-
=. ~ the Amalgamated Association Of Iron,
80, and Tin Plate Workers and now United
s..+es Surveyor of Pittsburg. arrived here from
work to-day, where he has been for the
-. +uro days seeking to settle the strike. He
Ia conference with President Shaffer before
50 left this city and again to-day. Neither
,r,d tell what success Mr. Garland had 1t is
..,,sved that he is looking after the political
s.ature Of the strike. When President Shaffer
,.suAd the statement several days ago to the
ssc+ that he would introduce politics into the
lilo and that the Republican party would be
81 target Mr. Garland called President Shat
car and tried to dissuade him from dragging the
apbt into politics. Shaffer promised to cease his
noIitical talk if Garland would induce the Re
-ub,ican party leaders to have the strike called
of.
1+is believed that Mr.. Garland has been unsuc-
.essf,,I as the United States Steel Corporation
shows signs Of becoming bellgerent. This is
made clear by the fact that the police force about
C1ark's mill in this city, has been increased from
,Uo to ten men at each watch. This looks as if
an effort will be made to operate the plant with
,on-rnion men, The plant adjoins that of the
carnegie Steel Company. The men at the Car
,eeie plant are non-union and not in sym
nafhV with the AIndlSdudl6O <ASSOCldIoh- IL 10
believed that some of these will be induced to
onerate the Clark mill The work is entirely
direrent however, and the roller or heater used
"a running steel bars or steel shapes is not
qualified 10 operate hoop mills. 1t is doubtful
a. the rollers will stay out with the Amalgamat-
as They never were in sympathy with the as
ISOLATION and frequently have broken strikes by
teaching new men. The rollers at Jones q
1aughlin's broke a strike several years ago IN
this way The Amalgamated Association is
strongest among the roughers, heaters and as
sistants They are the semi-skilled operatives
.bs boss rollers and heaters being those mainly
depended on.
Tndependent manufacturers have grievance
against the United States Steel Corporation
go me strike developed They alege that the
corporation has announced reductions Oh steer
products TO confuse the market. whereas it has
no steel tc sell. In announcing the reducuon II
Was specified that orders will not be filled for
s,v-,y davs which shows that the big concern
axrac+s 10 be operating all the plants by that
time. Simultaneous with the announcement Oh
8 reduction come intimations shat further re-
duetion will follow. The independents say lnal
the corporation is not filling orders hetice 'ne4i
quotations are valuele5s. and the move is merely
made TO puzzle buyers so they viii hold on
purchases. and the steel corporation in the eno
will gcbble orders which SHOULD De going " AZ
dependents.
All ewes are turned on the small Wensville
orio nlant It is expected the first trouble VIII
occur there, because the strikers are eetlitis
more dernonstrative daily. Judge p M smith,
of wellsville is expected to make appncaton
for an injunction to restrain the strikers rom rom
interfering with operations OF the pldht. ms m
was settled on here yesterday, and as soon as
additional evidence is secured against the
strikers the move will be made.
President Shaffer says he is more than satis-
fed with results 10 date. He believes he can GRIP
ME every plant Of the United States Steel Cor
poration If he so wills il. but will delay In call
ing out other members Of the organization until
more heroic measures are necessary. He coUId
cripple the American Steel ard Wire Company
and delay operations in the National Steel COM
pany now under the Carnegie Steel Company,
hat il is doubtful if he could call out fifty men
IN any OF the Carnegie plants. Citizens in the
towns along the K;skiminetas Valley, where
mills are operated by the American Sheet Steel
Company, are sore at the organizers sent there
u get the workers OUt Of the Salisbury, Wander
grift and Apollo mills. The organizers admit
ttat they are not meeting with success, owing
10 the antipathy OF citizens. who are encourag-
ing the steel workers 10 stand by their en-
poyers
. cleaned its stock out, and more tin plate can
be secured until the strike is settled. except
limited amount being made by the independents
ard the MOnessen plant of the American com
psny. This is operated by W. H. Donner, who
on selling to the American Tin Plate Company
contracted to operate it five years He never
employed union men anc has never allowed any
in the shops The Analgamated Association has
hoped that the National Tube Company would
discharge the men who were recently organized
a. McKeesport This would cripple the tube
company and would probably bring all the tube
workers out. The National Tube Company has
not said anything to its men relative to union
ism.
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