The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-02
Wish 10 WELD ns Much Influence An
the Labor Field as Employers
Weld by Capital Combination.
BIG STRIKE HAS NOW BEGUN.
MILLS AT MrNCIE AND ELsEwHERE
IN INDIANA AFFECTED.
Nearly $4,000 Employees of the Amer
lean Steel sheet Company and steel
Hoop Company Ordered Out.

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pITTSBURG. Pa. July 1.-The ond OF the
first day OF the strike troubles between the
Amalgamated Association Of Iron. Steel
and Tin Workers on one side and tie
American Sheet Steel Company and the
American Steel Hoop Company. consut-
uent companies OF the United states Steel
Corporation, on the other. finds all Of The
union plants idle and many workers from
open mills, who are members OF the ANAL
gamated Association. on strike. Tne as
ISOLATION officials say they are satisfied
With the situation, and claim they viii be
able TO control between 5000 and 900
men in the two companies. No move was
made to-day on the part of either side 10
the controversy, and IL is doubtful II any
thing decisive will be done for at least a
week. Both men and manufacturers asree
that shutdown for about two weeks
Is necessary whether a settlement Is
reached or not. In the meantime the as
sociation officials will make every prepa-
ration TO he fully equipped for a prolonged
struggle should it become necessary.
While officials OF neither side will ven
ture a prediction, much quiet talk Is being
INDUCED I'm. the trend OF which leads TO
the belief that before the usual summer
shutdown OF the mills has expired a set
tlement will have been reached and the
men who are now nominally on strike Will
return 10 work. The Amalgamated Asso-
citation officials do not consider the neso-
tiations with the steel hoop company
broken of. but still pending. and may be
renewed at any time. J. w. jerks. man
sger of the company, to-day inl4mated that
the matter might be taken up any day.
and gave the inference that settlement
would be arrived at.
Reports received at the general Office OF
the Amalgamated Association tonight
show that nearly all the independent mills
have signed the new wage scale. The num-
Der of men involved in the strike Is thus
given:
Union Sheet Mills
Atena Standard steel mills. Bridge
port. O...........-............. z,osV
Midland steel mill. Muncie. Ind. ....... Loo
Old Meadow rolling mill. Scottdale... agv
Salisbury rolling mill, Salisbury. ........ cv
w. Dewees-Wood mills, McKeesport... loo
Cambridge iron and steel mills Cam a.,
cr,ag orldge, ,roIi;ng mills Canton o. $50
CHARTERS iron and steel mills. Car
negie ..............-.....----... o.y
Dennison rolling mills. Dennison. o.. 80
Dresden iron anu steer ilaAAlof DAto1tAs
Falson iron and nail mills. Niles, o.. 80
New Philadelphia mills, New Philadel- -.
Pioua rolling mills. Piqua, O............. 600
Reeves iron mill. Canal Dover, o. 30
Struthcrs iron mills. Struthers. o.. 4o0
Corning steel mills. Hammond, lnd.... so
Lauffman steel mills. Pauiton. .......... zy
Hyde iron and steel mills. Hyde Park 30
Total ........................n,ssO $50
-Nonunion Sheet Mills
Apollo iron and steel mills, Wander
grift. .-....-..-....-------. su0
Kirpatrick mills, Leechburg. .....-.-...... $50
Weilsville plate and sheet iron mills,
Scotttdale iron and steel mills. Scott
dale -.....--....-....-....-.---- ooV
Total .................5 5.iOO
American Steel Hoop Company. 400
Independent plants, q in number........ 5000
Total number Of men involved. 100
The American Steel Hoop Company's
main Offices are here. Gradually the plans
of President T. J. Shaffer. OF the Amalga-
mated Association, are being uncovered.
Since the trouble In the w. Dewees-Wood
mills, in McKeesport. few months ago,
the Amalgamated Association has been
actively engaged in breaking up the present
arrangement Of the combine in operating
parts of their plants with nonunion men
and the others with union men Nr. shaf-
fer says that if this is not checked the life
OF the Amalgamated Association Is threat
ened, for the combine" will always work
its union mills last. and the union men will
be sufferers by this discrimination. IL
was believed by the Amalgamated Associa-
tion that the promptness with which the
sheet steel combine" came 10 terms in the
McKeesport trouble and allowed the union
to exist in that plant would prove boon
10 further aggressive action on the part OF
the organized workmen. Taking advantage
IF the new United States Steel Corporation
as the parent head OF all the other com
bines" with which the Amalgamated Asso-
citation had 10 deal. il was felt that a
threatened strike OF all the union men IA all
branches OF the steel business would 20
frighten the combine" officials they would
give in and allow everyone OF the nonunion
plants 10 be unionized.
The strike order against the American
Sheet Steel Company has been ordered be-
cause this portion OF the United States Steel
Corporation has SO far stood out against the
increase in union mills, now rccosnized as
union, 10 remain so. The American Steel
Hoop Company STANDS IN the same position
Thus Is arrayed against the union the
two branches OF the United States steel
Corporation. The scale for the American
Tin Plate Company. also part OF the
greater coFpOialloii' mas bccn SlShed- IL -
said, however, that IN case the struggle
continues the amalgamated officials have
the power 10 call out these TIN plate work
ers as means OF defense against the par
ent corporation, which they hold RESPONSE
bic for all disagreements. The strike now
threatened In the bar mills following so
closely upon that OF the sheet mills has
therefore most serious aspect and may
spread TO enormous proportions. Indeed. ia
some circles. a. IL predicted that the gigan-
tic struggle that has been talked OF since
the organization OF the United States Sfel
Corporation was formed l. on the eve 81
breaking out. and that II h. coming mich
sooner than many believed was probabis
The position that the greater combine n