The sun., 1901-07-27
THE STEEL SITUATION.
Reported That Tube Men al Nc
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THE STEEL SITUATION.
Reported That Tube Men al Nc
Keesport VIII Go Out.
Pittsburg, July ga McKeesport
Pa.) dispatch says: "The present indi-
cations are that the employees of the
National Tube company of McKeesport
will go out on strike very soon. The
majority of the employees have Joined
the Amalgamated association, and, al
though wages were advanced on July
1. they propose to strike to uphold the
association"
A Monessen Pa.) dispatch says the
outlook is for the early closing of the
tin mill. The men are wavering, and
the organizers say they are meeting
with much more encouragement. The
management is taking extra precau-
tions to prevent the strikers from gain
ing entrance to the mills.
McKeesport is again the center Of
interest in the great steel strike. In
tense excitement prevails there over
the fact that many guards have been
sent into the Demmler tin plate mills
and the report that arrangements have
been completed to start the works with
nonunion men OH Monday.
1t was said that, inasmuch as the
men had struck in spite of the scale
agreement, the company was through
with the Amalgamated association and
would resume as soon as men could be
secured. Percy Donner manager of
the Monessen plant, known as a sue
cessful strike breaker, was in consul
tation with the Demmler people, and it
was said that he was to take charge of
the mill.
So ominous was the situation that
Rev. Stuart Sharp hurried to this city
to beg the tin plate company officials
not to attempt to start the mills, as
bloodshed would surely follow.
At the Devices Wood Plant.
The situation at the Devices Wood
plant also became more interesting
when the management of the works
announced the intention to start the
plant nonunon within a very few days
and that the police department of Me
Keesport would be looked to to protect
the new workmen.
Manager Cooper intimated quite
strongly that the mills would be run
strictly nonunion and that no Amalga
mated people would hereafter be EN-,
ployed in the w. Devices Wood plant.
He said he had been given to under
stand that the Demmler plant would
also be opened at the same time.
1t is extremely quiet at Wellsyille.
Four mills are in operation, and Man
ager Brookman is preparing to make
plant in operation on Monday. 1t is
said the men are beginning to realize
that the management is in earnest, and
many have notified Mr.. Brookman that
they will report for duty next week.
Some excitement has been caused by
a report that a well just outside the
plant had been poisoned and that two
strike breakers living in the mill had
been taken violently i'll. The placing of
guard over an artesian well near by
gave color to the report, but 1t was
stated at the mill that there was no
sickness and the guard was merely n
precaution.
Mass Meeting Abandoned.
A giant mass meeting of union men
which was to have been held on the
public square here has been called Off.
The leaders of the Amalgamated asso-
citation fear that they would be unable
to keep such crowd of men in control
and fear that riot might be precipi-
tated that would cost the association
the sympathy of the general public.
The only change in the local situation
is the closing down of the open hearth
furnaces at Clark's. A number of the
men who had been working at the
furnaces quit and went to work for the
Crucible Steel company. The order has
gone forth that now that the men have
struck, the furnaces will be dismantled.
The plant is still guarded by special
watcSlnen, but the city policemen have
been withdrawn.
At the Amalgamated offices the Off
GERS of the association said that they
had heard of no changes of Importance
in the strike at any point. The re-
ports concerning an alleged move on
the umorganized men of the Duquesne
mills of the Carnegie company We're
not credited at the Amalgamated head
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victory For striking Icemen.
Columbus, O., July 26.-Striking ic'
wagon drivers Aaye been granted tel
hour day and pay for overtime ant
have resumed work.
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