The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-08-15
SITUATION IN TIE BIG STEEL
STRIKE REMAINS PRACTl. lt8
CALLY THE SAME. rs
BOTH SIDES HARD AT WORK
comhine OFFICIALS Making Prepare.
tions to Resume Operations at sev.
eral Points but the strikers5Are De.
termined TO Prevent II If Possss'boIss.
Latter Make, SLIGHT Gains at Nc.
keesport, wheeling and 6elIaire.


b Pittsburg, Aug. .14,-Complete re-
turns from all the strike, centers have
not been received but as far as they
go they indicate that there has been
but. slight change in conditions since
the previous day. During the night
the strikers made slight gains from
one National Tube company at Nc
Keesport and seem to, have somewhat
strengthened their position at Wheel
ing. h......-~ +.
The Bellaire plant is closed, but a
determined attempt will be made to
reopen it. The strikers are watching
the plant and boast they have it tied
up and are in a position to keep 1t so.
Preparations are being made here to
increase the number of men in the
Lindsay & McCutcheon mills, which
have been operating with one non
union crew since last week and also
to start the big Painter mill which has
been idle since the first order to
strike went out. The police here have
shown that they Will make determin-
ed attempt to prevent violence or dis
order and the steel manufacturers con-
slider this a favorable point to break
into the strike with non-union men.
It is apparent no attempts have been
formed for~resumption at McKeesport
or Wheeling and it is believed the
companies whose plants are either
partly or completely crippled will wait
until the excitement. at those s. two
points have subsidized. The American
Tin Plate company is ~ r--~t -, 4
Moving for Resumption i
of it's plants and the officials have felt
sure they would succeed. Mayor E. l..
Boynton of Niles has issued state
ment lin which he says that the stor-
les of attempts upon the lives of Lis
bon workers were exaggerated. Man
ufacturers here express their, complete
satisfaction at the progresse they are
making Z They say if they could set
protection. for their men and property
at McKeesport and Wheeling the
strike Would be quickly ended. They
deny the Amalgamated association has
gained any ground at the Carnegie
plants at PittsbuEg and insist that, the
group of great plants shown to, be
with them on the general CAN are
still firm. Assistant Secretary Tighe
was missing from the staff at head
quarters of the Anal gamated and, ru-
mors sent him to half dozen different
places. President Shaffer wouldsnot
say where he. had Igone. One story
said he was in Chicago, another that
he was at Newcastle, from whence
came reports of a serious break in the
Amalgamated forces. President Shat
fer said: g.
81 am satisfied with the situation. i
have received no reports from Chicago
and the West. = / will leave, ia the
morning for Wheeling and Rev. Fitz'
william and Ben Davis are to go
there with me. do not know when
will return from Wheeling"
over 60, 900 Men Out. -
The best estimates of the number Of
men who went out on the three strike
orders place the figure at 10000.
That number is not idle now, however,
as thousands OF the men have gone to
Independent mills or found work in
other places. No accurate figures on
the number now idle are possible.
The number that .obeyed the final call
of President Shaffer is roughly placed
at $4,000, but all the figures conflict
and are unreliable where mills were
only, partly! crippled or the men still
waver in their allegiance to their en-
pleyers.
> The American Tin Plate and Nation
al Tube are the heaviest losers by the
strike and strangely enough they were
in ne way concerned In the original
dispute. The strikers have made
their heaviest gains at 'McKeesport,
Newcastle and Wheeling While the
manufacturers have the ~ Vantage in
Chicago, Detroit, Joliet, AColumbus,
Youngstown and the Carnegie and
KisBiminetas valley groups in Penn
sylvania. A small number of men
who went out are members of the
Amalgamated association, which in
cludes only the tonnage or skilled
men, but each skilled man carried sew
eral mechanics and ~laborers with
him. Many Of the 1latter.we out un-
willingly, while others strongly sup
ported the strike ..