Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-08-22
MAY NE
SteI Managers Are Gathering In n
Enrc.. of NOm-LntOn Wen.

FOrGe oE 4Noh-t
pittsburg. Aux. 20.-A party of strike
breakers brought up from the South by
speciaI train were safely delivered In
the steel mill at Monessen early yester-
day morning and the United states
steel corporation expects TO d tha'
plant to the rumber running partly oil
in full with non-union men WITHIN the
next t~wenty-four hours. The Carnegie
properties also resumed last hish'
without a break in the forces operating
them. and that fact Joined with a prom
Use of an early start at Monessen leaus
the steel officials here TO AXE a very
hopeful view of the situation. Inc
strikers claim that men enough 10 start
the MIcnessen mills cannot be obtained
and that they have not yet shown their
hand 1T Duquesne II the other Carne-
gle plants, but promise that later oe-
velorments will indicate their strength
to better advantage. 1t was anticipated
that there would be trouble when the
non-union men reached MOnessen, for
the strikers were watching the railways
and river and had expressed a deter
mination TO prevent the entrance or the
strike breakers. The men who were
handling them for the steel corporation
successfully Yelled
their actions, however, and had their
charges safely within the plant hours
before it was known definitely by any
one on the outside that the men had
arrived. They were brought to Mones-
sen by special train and were landed at
4 o'clock in thA morning. 1t is not
known how many men were In the
party nor where they were obtained.
The mills are guarded and the men
will be kept on the premises until all
danger of trouble ceases. Bunks for
about fifty men have been erected and
large quantities of food have been pur-
chased for them. A fierce has been
thrown around the PROPERTY and guards
posted to keep out all intruders. The
strikers will undoubtedly make an eff
fort to induce h strike breakers TO
quit, and the fear is expressed that
there will be trouble II any demonstra-
tion is made against the men or prop
erty. The situation there is regarded
as very delicate. The steel managers
may succeed in getting another mill on
to-day at Painters mills. Two mills
were operated last week
with NOn-UniOn Men
and perhaps another crew may be OBJ
tanned to-day. AS Dol as enough men
are obtained another mill will be
started. There is talk of the possibility
of an extension of the strike to other
trades. The structural ironworkers and
bricklaycrs are becoming directly in
terestcd through the question of hand
ling material made by h United
States Steel corporation. The strike
leaders say that they have the absolute
promise of support from those two
trades. and that they will refuse to
handle non-union-made material. They
cite a number of instances where the
structural men and brick masons have
shown their sympathy n spirit.
Opinion is divided here as to the ulti-
mate action of the Chicago men. AS
sistant Secretary M. F. Tighe is gen.
orally understood to be working among
the Chicago men and some confidence
is expressed in his ability to bring them
over. President Shaffer is cited with
saying that they care more about the
mora! effect of getting the strikers out
than they do in the impairment of the
mills there.
QUiet at Joliet.
Jorlet, Ill, Aug. ZO.-Au Is qulet III
Joliet. The men are busy perfecting
plans for keeping the local situation
we'll in hand. At the meeting of the
lodges yesterday interest centered In
the reports from South Chicago. Great
hopes are entertained by the leaders
that South Chicago will follow the lead
Of Joliet and Bay View. A joint meet
ing Of the o lodges has been called
for to-day. No attempt to start up the
plant here is anticipated this week.
The wire mills will be compelled to
shut down before the end of this week.
This will throw out 1900 additional
men.