Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-22

other Points to work-A Feeling
That Trouble May Result.
PITTSBURG, Pa. July 21.-An i'm
,ortant event in the strike history of
the day is the organization of the tube
mill workers at McKeesport. The word
from there tonight is that after long
end arduous work Assistant Secretary
Tighe. of the A~malgamated Association,
succeeded in organizing 125 men Of the
National Tube Works Company. AT
the meeting twenty-five skilled men
from each of the departments were ini-
tiated into the mysteries of the Anal
gamated Association, and Mr.. Tighe
claims that within forty-eight hours
enough more of the workmen will BIZ
secured to keep the entire plant closed
down affecting 5000 men.
From Wellsville, ne -hing has been
received here except word that the SIT
uation is unchanged, and the strikers
say everything is satisfactory to them.
It is believed, however, that an at
tempt will be made tomorrow TO put
men to work there from other points
the ten men from Vandergrift who are
said to be at Eas; Liverpool ready to go
in early in the day, being the principal
men relied upon for the purpose. While
the strikers say they will not commit
any overt act, there is an uneasy feel
ing manifest throughout the entire val
lev. and no one is willing to anticipate
the result of the proposed attempt to
put these men at work.
When seen tonight President Shat
fer expressed himself as being more
than satisfied with the weeks results.
He said: Things are very much bet
te- ahan I thought they would be.
More mills are shut down than we an
ticipated or could expect. There Is
more determination on the part of the
men who came out than was anticipat-
cd. There has been more inclination to
aid us morally and financially on the
part of other labor organizations and
vastly more support from the general
public than we were looking for.
Late last night | received a tele-
gram from one of our men at Duncans-
Vile saying Duncansville is cut!' A.
any time within the year we could have
formed a compact organization of the
mill there. They have sent us a dozen
letters and a number of kilograms de-
claring their anxiety to join our cause.
We have lost no ground in the mills
thrown idle in Pittsburg. Our organizers
at Wellsville report that after the adj
vent Of a solitary worker there from
Nandegrift to go into the mill on Sat
urday, representatives of the operative
potters secured Wellsville and East
Liverpool to find other men on a similar
mission, and found not one. | can still
repeat what / have said before in re-
gard to the n%on-union men taking u
places: If the United States Steel Cor
poration officials can get non-union
men, will help lead the men into the
mills"
Mr.. Shaffer would say nothing of the
plans of his Association during the
coming week, further than to reiterate
MS former statements that his pro-
gramme was perfected and would be
carried out to the letter. His people
mad been preparing for this conflict,
which they foresaw for three years, and
are prepared to carry on the fight for
an almost indefinite period.
The 22-inch mill at the Boston Iron
ana Steel plant of the National Tube
Company at McKeesport, will resume
operations in the morning, after a shut
Gown lasting three weeks. The plant
was closed for repairs. A great many
men Will be benefited by the mill re-
sumlng operations, but they were all
e'ad to get the three weeks vacation.
The situation as to the Devices Wood
pant remains unchanged.
Various rumors were in circulation
throughout the town during the after
noon and evening to the effect hat the
nils would resume operations to-mor-
row. but they could not be confirmed.
Inc company officials persist in their
4eIusal to name the date for resump-
ton.
Late last night what had the appear
ahce OF reliable stories were in circu-
latlon that the Devices Wood plant
would be started at 3 o'clock this morn
ing but these rumors are discounted by
the 1aet that in order to make a start
Afes would have been lighted SUNDAY
morning. This a not done. hence
Nhe ~lmprobability of such an attempt.
from all that can be learned the re-
sumption of the Wood plant depends
On the success of Manager Smith at
Wellsville.
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