Evening star., 1901-08-31
Efforts to Get Men Out at Duquesne
Failed.
THE MARCH Was A FAILURE, TOO
Trust Officials Pleased at the
Latest Turn in Strike.
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY
Special From a Staff Correspondent.

Special From stan correspondent
PITTSBURG, Pa, August 31.-Another
effort of the strike leaders to cause strike
of the workmen in the Duquesne mills
failed this morning. Big claims were made
at midnight last night by the Amalgamated
organizers of what would happen at Du-
queSne when the time arrived for the morn
ing shift to go to work.
But when the whistles blew this morning
the eager watchers standing in the chill
mists of the early day saw the workmea,
dinner pals in hand. pouring into the mills
by hundreds. Scores of blue-coated iron
and coal police stood grim guard at the
mill entrances and kept a wary eye upon
the Amalgamated organizers on the out
skirts of the crowd.
Appeals to the incoming workmen were
in vain. No man halted. and in a short
space of time the full complement of work
ers were at their places, the machinery
started up, and soon the roar of furnaces,
the crashing of rolling machines, the thun-
der of the blast furnaces and the clouds of
oily black smoke pouring from every stack
announced that the great works were under
way.
The strike leaders based their claims
upon incident that occurred last night.
When the night shift about to go off
duty five men reported to the foreman that
they would not fire up their furnaces in
the morning. Within ten minutes after
making this announcement they were dis
charged and were being escorted out of
the mill by the coal and iron police.
Their Action Created Excitement.
The news of their discharge quickly
spread and created considerable excite
ment. The Amalga mated organizers CAIN
Cd hot tha,- hnl lnlex Of IT, tI,a
mills and would tie up the machinery run
by skilled men in the morning. Whether
they have that many men cannot be told.
but if they have they did not carry out
their threat.
L have just returned from Duquesne and
the mills were still going. There were no
Idle men on the streets and the little bor-
ough bore it's usual aspect of thrift and
industry.
If the strike leaders could have secured
tie-up at Duquesne it would undoubtedly
have had a stiffening effect upon the wa
yering men in the west and upon the tube
workers in Mckeesport, who are on the
verge of returning to the mills. President
Shaffer was disappointed today over the
fzzle at Duquesne, but forbore making
comment.
The march on Duquesne last night failed
a
drenching downpour of rain 300 McKees-
port strikers marched to Duquesne. and
In passing the mills sang songs and shout
ed for the workmen to come out but not
man left his place. There was no dis
order and no attempt was made to modest
any one.
After parading in front of the mills the
Mckeesport men took up their line of
march homewards through the rain and
mud and the gloom of growing night 1t
was rather pathetic spectacle than other
wise, but the marching strikers got no
sympathy from the workmen emerging
from the mills after their day of wage
earning and toll.
Claims of Strike Managers.
The strike managers have not given up
their efforts to get the Duquesne men out
George Holloway, president of the Nc
keesport Amalgamated Lodge, who is
principally conducting the campaign
against Duquesne, declared this afternoon
that the skilled workmen in the open
hearth furnaces will go on strike as soon
as the furnaces are emptied Of the present
run of metal.
There is no way to verify this prophecy.
as the men are In the mills at work and
cannot be reached. The mill managers are
confident, however. that there will be no
strike sufficient to cripple the mills, and
that the places of any skilled workmen
who leave will be promptly filled and the
furnaces continued in blast.
The Amalgamated leaders hope to add
some fuel to the flames OF the strike labor
day.
Demonstrations have been planned for
every point in the section, and orators will
address the crowds that are expected tn
gather.
The pickets around the closed mills will
De redoubled as the strikers are suspicious
OF possible efforts OF the trust to run nom
union worhmen into the mills on that day
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