Evening star., 1901-08-12

that they would be glad to get out OF the
scrape now with just what they had when
they started In, although they are still
keeping up bold front.
Men Who Opposed the Strike.
But there are men identified with indus
trial labor circles who do not want to see
the Amalgamated Association destroyed
and who were not in favor of a second
strike call. 1t is among these that the
question is being agitated of finding an
easy place for the strikers to walk upon.
1t is not expected that the movement
will take definite shape for several days,
but it is regarded as inevitable before
many days have passed. There were evi-
dences today that the strike managers
are short of funds for the immediate ne
cessities of a great strike. In addition to
the circular made public by Shaffer today,
it is reported that a secret letter was
sent to the Amalgamated lodges urging
more strenuous efforts to raise money and
to arouse popular support of the strike
movement. President Shaffer and his exc
cutive board are fairly dazed by the fail
ure of the western workingmen to come
out. and the non-support given the strike
in some quarters in this region. They are
all at sea as ito the next move, although
they intimate that they will not call upon
any more men to come out at present.
Effect of Strike Order.
At . o'clock this afternoon it is figured
that Shaffer's second strike order brought
out 5000 men, These are not all strikers.
but are men idle in consequence of the
action of the strikers in the various mills.
The following statement is as nearly cor
Ii
showing the number of men who are idle
today. willingly or unwillingly, as a result
OF the second call:
Mills closed-National Steel, New Castle.
2OOO: Mingo Junction. /, 500; Bellair, / 800;
total National Steel 5000; National Tube.
Boston Rolling Mil. McKeesport 450; Ma
tional Rolling Mnl, McKeesport. 500; Re-
public Rolling Mill. Pittsburg, 1900; Elba
Rolling Mill, Pittsburg, $50: keystone Roll
ing Mill, Pittsburs. 600; total National,
1900. Total idle through strike order No
2. 9,O1O Idle through strike No. 1. $4,000.
Grand total, 5000. N. o. M.
LITTLE CHANGE AT CLEVELAND.
Steel Trust Preparing to Start Up the
Crescent Plant.
CLEVELAND, August 12-There was no
material change in the Amalgamated strike
situation in this city today. At the several
plants Of the United States Steel Corpora
ton that were closed as aresult of President
Shaffer's first strike order all was quiet. At
the Crescent plant of the American Tin
Plate Company a large force Of carpenters
is at work on the building being erected in
side the high fence which surrounds the
mill to be used as a boarding house for
nonunion men. The management an
today that the mill will be started
possibly by tomorrow or Wednesday. The
people are watching devel-
opments at this plant very closely as it
will no doubt prove to be storm center
of the struggle in Cleveland.
A party of twelve or fifteen colored men
arrived today from some point in the south.
1t is said these will will go to work in the
tin plate mill.
Vice President Ward Of the Amalgamated
Association reiterated the statement to-
day that unless the strike is soon settled an
effort will be made to bring out all the
men employed in the mills of the American
Steel and Wire Company in this city, which
have as yet not been affected by the strike
These mills employ about 6,0OO men.
WARREN, Ohio, August 12.-The Gen.
Gerard passed a resolution unanimously
supporting President Shaffer in the strike
situation.
YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio, August 12-At the
large plants of the National Steel Com
pany and the National Tube Company here,
which are the only ones that would be at
fected by the strike order of President
Shaffer, everything Is In full operation to-
day. While the employees say they will not
come out on a sympathetic strike, they are
sending portion of their wages to the
strike fund.