The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-18
FoothoId Secured by Strikers In the
Carnegie Duquesne Plant and
Unionists to BE Called Out.
UNEASINESS AT M'KEESPORT
UNORGANIZED IDLE MEN THREAT
ENING TO RETURN TO WORK.
Meeting Held Last Night for the Pur-
Trouble Possible at Monessen.

PITTSBURG, Aug. 17-News that the
Milwaukee men had decided to cast their
fortunes with the strikers, supplemented
by the wired announcement that the steel
men at the Riverside plant at Wheeling
had voted to strike, awakened new en-
thusiasm in the ranks of the Amalgamated
Association and its followers. There had
been some doubt as to the final decision
of the Milwaukee lodges. and it was
feared that if the vote were adverse
Joliet might reconsider its last previous
vote and the chances of winning Chicago
would be greatly reduced. The Milwaukee
vote inspires them with the hope that Chi
cago be prevailed on to once more
reconsider It's vote and finally decide to
come over to the strikers.
When the news from Milwaukee reached
here tonight 1t was quickly spread among
the strikers. They were highly enthusi-
astic over it, and renewed their assurances
of complete confidence in final success in
the contest against the United States
Steel Corporation. The leading steel Off
cials had gone to their homes when the
news was received and no expression on
the subject was obtained from them. An
officer from one of the subsidiary COM
panies said it would merely make the steel
corporation more determined than ever to
win.
The confirmation from Milwaukee and
Wheeling after a day of exciting
quietness throughout the strike district
The forces at the nonunion mills in op-
Grafton were not increased during the day
and neither side had made an important
move. The employees of the Pennsylvania
tube works, a plant in this city controlled
by the National Tube Company, completed
their organization a lodge of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor to-day and made
demand on the management for an ad-
vance in wages. There are about one
thousand employees in the works and it is
claimed that SIS of them have been or
ganized. They threatened to join the
strike unless their demand was granted.
The management agreed to meet a COM
mittee Monday, and it is believed an
advance in wages will be agreed on. These
the first men outside the Amalgamated
Association to couple demand in their
own behalf with threat to strike.
The strikers are making a determined
effort to extend their organization among
the men employed by the great group of
Carnegie mills. 1t is understood they have
secured foothold in the Duquesne prop
erty, and that the men who have Joined
them will be called out promptly to-mor-
row or Monday. The officials of the COM
pany admit they may lose some men, but
that the boast of the Amalgamated to
close the plant down will never be full
filed.
The mass meeting at Whites Opera
House. at MoKeesport, tonight, was at
tended by 800 tube workers and was very
enthusiastic. President Shaffer was unable
to be present. Secretary John Williams
and Ben l. Davis made the principal
speeches. The former said this strike was
the most peaceable in the history of the
country. and that ii was so because intelIi-
gent methods were being used. Both urged
the men to remain firm. The meeting
broke up with cheers for Mayor Black.