The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-14
BOTH SIDES
WEAKENING.
Rumors of a Settlement of the
Strike Revived.
AmaIgamated Said to Know 1t
Cannot Win.
Steel Colossus Is Afraid of Los
ing Business.
BOTH SIDES GAINING.
Great National Tube Works
Plant at McKeespOrt
Is Closed Down Completely by
the Strikers.
MAKE SOME INROADS
On the Mills of the Carnegie
Company at Pittsburg.
Plants Started That Strikers
Thought We're Safe.
Great National Tube Works
Plant at McKeespOrt
Is Closed Down Completely by
the Strikers.
SOME INROADS
On the Mills of the Carnegie
Company at Pittsburg.
Plants Started That Strikers
Thought We're Safe.

Pittsburg, Aug. 14-Rumors of a set
tlement of the steel strike are again be-
ing revived but confirmation of them
at any source is impossible. 1t is re-
lated circumstantially that the Anal
gamated knows it can not win; that the
United States Steel corporation fears
the loss of both skilled men and orders
to the Independent mills and that they
are close to the terms which will be
satisfactory to both.
The Associated Press correspondent
at Wheeling reports that President
Shaffer has arrived there in company
with Rev. DR.. Fitzwilliams of Atlantic
City. Shaffer is credited with saying
that the charters of the western lodges
which stayed in will be revoked and
their offers of money spurned, if Assist
ant Secretary M F. Tighe fails to win
them over.
A great crowd assembled to greet and
hear President Shaffer.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 14.-BOth sides
made material gains today in the great
strike being Waged against the United
States Steel corporation by the Anal
gamared association. The remaining
force at the plant of the National Tube
works at McKeesport, Joined the strik-
ers and that great plant is now practi-
calIy silent The strikers also made
some gains among the men at the low
er union mill of the Carnegie company
in Pittsburg, but there is a direct con-
f1ict in the claims made by either side
as to the exact condition of that plant.
The strikers say that they will force it
to close down, while the managers in
sist that they have not been hurt and
that the plant will be kept moving.
The material gains of the manufac-
turers We're at the Painters mill in this
city and the Crescent mill of the Amer
lean Tin Plate company in Cleveland
At the former a surprise was sprung
on the strikers and the two mills, one
with a crew of old employees who
struck on the first order were going
before it was known that any such
move was contemplated 1t is said that
another crew will be put on shortly ami
the mana cement asserts that many of
their old men will come back There
was no disorder at the mill today and
it is said that the old employees viii not
do picket duty for fear of being black
listed in the future. The American Tin
Plate officials say that they had half
the mills in the Crescent plant moving.
They gave a repr resentative of the As
sociated Press the following Official
st2tement today:
OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
"As a result of the attempt by the
American Tin Plate company to start
its Crescent works at Cleveland in p
hours half the mills were put in sue
cessful operation, manned largely by
former Workmen who have seeded
stating that their belief that the Off
GERS of the association had done wrong
in violating their written agreement
with the company. The company will
in a short time make another move
elsewhere
The situation can be generally sum-
married as follows:
In round numbers the last strike or
der by President Shafrer has been
obeyed by 10000 men and the total
number of men who struck or were
rendered idle by all three orders is now
placed at $1,000 men. The manufac-
turers continue to hold their ground at
Chicago, Joliet, Bay View. Youngstown,
Columbus, the Kiskininetas valley and
in all of the Carnegie plants except the
Lower Union mill in Pittsburg. In the
latter the strikers have made some
gains, but the general result there is
still in doubt The steel managers also
count the refusal of the furnace men
of the Mahoning and Shenango valleys
to strike as a victory. The steel cor
pOrationS also scored today in reopen
ing two mills at the Painter plant in
Pittsburg and in forcing the opening
Of the Crescent Tin plant at Cleveland
The strikers scored heavily at McKees-
port today when nearly 5000 men and
boys employed by the National Tube
company Joined forces with the strik-
ers and tied the plant up. They claim
to have further extended their organic
alton among the men of the Carnegie
mills in this city and say that before
the end of the week they will have the
works stopped They also expect to
completely close down everything in the
Wheeling district and assert that the
last man viii go out after the mass
meeting to be addressed today by Pres
ident Shaffer The strikers are also
completely in control at Bellaire and
Mingo functions Good order still rules.
President Shaffer. Of the Amalga-
mated association. left for Wheeling,
where a large union demonstration was
held at the state fair grounds at 500
this morning. He went alone and made
no statement as to the situation or his
plans before ne got. away. His depart
ure left the strike headquarters in
charge of Secretary John Williams. The
latter would say nothing about the
strike. He is engaged in pushing the
scheme for financial aid, and said that
the strikers were getting liberal contfj-
buttons No plan of individual relief
for the men on strike has yet been an
r,n,,raced Anra l.erlfl1r No action has