Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-08-22
REFUSE TO
GO ON STRIKE
SOUTH CHICAGO MEN DECIDE TO
STAND FIRM.
TioHE's MISSION IN VAIN
Assistant Secretary Of AmaIgamated
Association Finding His Effort
FrutIess Revokes Charters of Chi
cago Lodges-other Developments
in Strike Region.

IN strike region.
strike by the employees of the steel
mills Of South Chicago. This point
was settled last night when the men
refused to reconsider the action taken
Sunday when they decided to stand by
their contracts with the mills and re-
fused to join the strikers. After they
declined to reconsider last night,
Assistant Secretary M. F. Tighe of the
Amalgamated association, who came
to Chicago with the intention of Sc
curing revocation of the action of
Sunday, If possible, declared he re-
voked the charters of both lodges of
the Amalgamated in the South Chica-
go mills and declared the men outside
of the organization. The men greeted
the announcement with laughter and
cheers. BY far the greater number
of members Of the two lodges had
gone to work instead of coming to last
nights meeting and only a handful
were present. Tighe made long adj
dress, asking the men to help those
in the east by quitting. Several
speeches were made by local members
of the association in reply, the gen.
eral trend being that the men consid-
cred themselves bound by contracts
with the employers. A vote was taken
on the question of reconsideration and
by an overwhelming majority the men
refused to reopen the question. Tighe
then announced the charters of both
lodges revoked.
Joliet Too Is Firm.
The official announcement was made
last night that secret ballot of the
Joliet steel workers was taken Sun
day and resulted in decision not to
strike. Secretary Tighe has called
conference of the presidents of the
four leading Amalgamated lodges at
Joliet today.
Both Sides Score.
Pittsburg, Aug. 15.-There were vic
tories on both sides of the great steel
strike yesterday, but they furnish no
direct line on the ultimate result of
the conflict. The strikers succeeded
finally in forcing the National Tube
works, at McKeesport, probably the
largest individual plant in the United
States of the steel corporation, to
finally close down. On the other hand,
the steel corporation re-opened the big
Painter mill in this city and also re-
sumed operations with non-union men
at the Crescent plant of the American
Tin Plate company at Cleveland. Two
mills were on at the Painter plant |
mills although one was broken down |
during the day, and according to the |
officials half the mills in the Crescent t
plant are moving. These plants make |
the fifth and sixth which the steel |
corporation succeeded in starting with
non-union men, the others being at
Wellsville, Hyde Park, Clarks and
Lindsay and McCutcheon. There
was a great labor demonstration at
Wheeling yesterday and President
Snaffer made a stirring appeal to his
followers to fight on, In an interview
he said that If the western lodges did
not heed the final appeal of Assistant
Secretary Tighe and come out they
would be expelled from the Amalga-
mated association and their offers of
financial assistance spurned. The
general situation yesterday was briefly
summarized as follows:
The spread Of the strike at Nc
Keesport and Wheeling brought the
number of men who answered the
final strike order to something over
10000 and increased the total number
of men rendered idle by the three or
ders, to about $1,000. Many men
drawn into the movement willingly or
unwillingly will continue to accept
other employment and the exact num-
Der now idle is problematical. The
strikers are fully in control at McKees-
port. Wheeling. New Castle, Be,laire
and at Mingo Junction and show some
strength. The manufacturers hold
South Chicago, Bay View. Joliet,
Youngstown, Columbus. Kiskiminetas
Valley, the tin plant at Monessen and
the Carnegie group. OF the last
named property some doubt is ex- L
pressed as to the lower union mill at
Pittsburg. Desertions from the ranks
of strikers were reported from Paint
ers mill here and the Crescent plant
at Cleveland. Both sides are satisfied
with the progress of the strike. En-
eouraged by the success In keeping
the Monessen plant going and in open
ing the plant in Cleveland. the officers
OF the American Tin Plate company
are planning a resumption with non
union men at other points. They viii
not say where the next move will be
made, but say it win be made quickly.
Strikers Back TO Work.
Wilkesbarre. Aug. 15.--Scme 1,1Oo