The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-03
STRIKERS LOSING.
Situation Appears to Favor the
Steel Colossus.

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 3.-It was believ-
ed that yesterdays creditable labor
demonstration would give impetus to
the steel strikers cause and strengthen
them in their great fight, but the devel-
opments in the strike situation today
We're all favorable to the masters.
From nearly every peint in this dis
trict the reports were OF discOura ging
nature to the strikers Thirty-two new
workmen, all said to be skilled, entered
the Star tin plate works without moles-
tation 125 machinists returned to work
in the Pennsylvania and Continental
tube plants and Il men went to work
in the steel hoop mill in AIonessen.
At Duquesne no further efforts were
made to get the men out and the works
We're in full operations Painters and
Lindsay & McCutchepn's 5 mills were
again running, with Increased forces,
while the conditions at McKeesport
were without material change.
The 30 men taken into the Star plant
today come from Philadelphia and are
said to be skilled workmen. The com
ing of the new men was d complete
surprise to the strikers and pickets and
when they saw a small army of work
ers, accompanied by another army of
policemen, making for the main en-
trance Of the plant, so great was their
surprise that not a single picket made
an effort to intercept them They simp
ly stood by and watehed the largest
body of imported men since the strike,
march into the plant to take their
places. The management was in rare
good humor and announced that they
expected to have seven of the eight
mills in the plant in operation before the
close of the day.
When the whistle blew at the CONT
mental Tube works in this city this
morning rs machinists and pipe cutters
entered the plant and simultaneously 30
others returned to work at the Pennsyl-
vania Tube works. adjoining. No trou-
bic resulted and the vicinity of the mills
was serene and peaceful General Man
ager LatshaW, of the Pennsylvania Tube
company stated that when the machin-
lists completed the new furnace, the
company expected to start the plant in
full. He anticipated no trouble what
ever.
President Shaffer was late in reaching
his office this morning and was very
tired man after the parade and speech
making of yesterday. It was 8 o'clock
this morning, he said, when he retired.
having been kept up attending to his
mail Referring to the truth Of the
statement attributed to J. D. Hickey Of
Nflwa ukee, that Mr. Morgan had offer
ed in consideration of acceptance of the
terms proposed for this year that in two
years all the mills would be included in
the wage agreement Mr.. Shaffer said:
When Mr.. Hickey was here he told
me of several supposed statements that
he was credited with and said they were
untrue, as no doubt this one is. If he
made the statement, however, it re-
ferred to the executive board and not
to me alone. That is all I can say con-
cerning it,
Mr. Shaffer said. further, that he had
heard nothing from the west and that
there was no change in the situation
which continued to be satisfactory TO
them.
It is stated at NIcKeesport that the
Demmler tin plate works will be start
ed within 48 hours and with its old EN-
plOyes The mills are to be put in
operation, enough strikers it is claimed,
having pledged themselves to return TO
man that number Of rolls