Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-10

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. l0,-The general
strike order of President shaffer of the
Amalgamated association becomes eff
fective today and the army of steel,
iron and tin workers to which 1t is adj
dressed are expected to throw down
their tools at the close of the last turn
The close approach of the final hour
has produced no appreciate change
here and as yet there has not been a
ripple of excitement. Strong appeals
have been made to both President
Shaffer and President Gompers. asking
that they throw their influence toward
a settlement and various plans for
avoiding genersfstrike have been dts,
cussed and offered by dislnterested men
on the outside, There may yet come a
powerful peacemaker with form of
compact that will be accepted by both
sides. but for the present the strike
seems inevitable.
The open letter written by President
Gompers. OF the American Federation
of Labor, is generally discussed today
and construed by each individual ac-
cording to his sympathies. The strik-
ers asserted that 1t was eminently sat
isfactory to them and that II assured
them the complete support OF the fed
Grafton. Opponents of the strike in
sisted that there was but little conso-
lati0n for the strikers In the statement
They say that President Gompers does
not approve the strike, and stood ready
while here TO accept and support any
plan for a satisfactory settlement. IL
is not known here what steps the Fed
Grafton OF Labor will take None Of its
officials are here and the AmalgamasLd
leaders refuse TO discuss the matter.
All manner of reports as to legal ac-
tons are In circulation and injunctions
and counter injunctions are being Us
cussed but no steps have been taken
here yet to invoke the aid of the cot-ts
by either side.
President Shaffer left early for New
Castle TO participate In the great strike
demonstration impending there. The
reports from New Castle indicate that
there Is a large crowd In attendance.
President Shaffer was the principal
STALKER at the New Castle meeting and
win also deliver the main address at
McKeesport tonight He was given an
welcome at New Castle
and was loudly cheered whenever he
was seen and recognized
Secretary Williams was In charge of |
the local strike headquarters i'm the alb |
sence of the chief He said he knew |
nothing Of any plan for compromise |
and that he had nothing TO say as TO |
the situation.
Excellent order still prevails through
out this district
The strike at the Riverside plant OF |
the National Tube works at Benwood |
West Virginia. came earlier than was |
expected. AT 2 o'clock this morning |
when the men In the plate mill where
the material for the tube works is |
rolled. finished their turn. they dropped |
their tools and announced TO the man.
agement that they would not be back |
on Monday. They were the first men |,
in the country TO obey the general |
strike order Of President Shaffer The |
mill had been operated as a non-union |
plant and was only recently organized. |
The Amalgsmated leaders expected
that the men would hold another meet
INK and Feared that opposition TO the
strike would develop There were Gl0 |
men employed In the plate mill but on
ly half Of that number were engaged |
on the turn which inighed at o'clock |
this morning. II Is understood. how
ever. that -se men on the other shift |
viii refuse TO 90 70 work when the next
turn commences The action Of the |
Riverside men greatly pleases the
strike leaders and they claim that the
tie.up there viii be general
No accurate idea as to the number OF
men that obey thc order 10 STRIFE wiz
be obtainable until tomorrow night
Tclegrams from McKeesport an
nounce that $50 men today began the
Of the big Devices Wood
plant. Several cars were backed into
The ward and a number OF rolls we're
taken down and loaded on them. The
strikers say that only old machinery I
h being removed and that the corpora
tion is not serious in the matter AS
n counter move to the order Of the
etael corporation. an independent plant
baked by local business men Is pro-
posed. The capital "a placed at $780,
zoo Of which enterprise lodge OF the
Amalramated association Is said 20
nave picdged 1000. John ". Painter.
/ X. sicily and James T. Kuhn are
among those named az promoters Of the
rival enterprise.
Jacob Myers. foreman Of the DENIM
Tor Want Of the American Tin Plate
company has received orders 10 fence
the works In and the order Is taken