The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-22
TEE TRUST FAILS TO ACT.
POstpOnement of the Effort to Start
the Steel Mills.

SFtTEhAAhSltHOn To Run inc
Plants With Nou-Unton Labor Not
Abandoned. Howevcr-AI Quiet
at NIcNe eeSpoFt and WeIIsviIIe-
PITTSBURG- Pa. July 22-Thc Ameri-
can Steel Hoop Company did not attempt
to resume work in the Painter mills. on the
Southside. this morning. but its failure
10 make the move expected by the strikers
is not significant The start has been
postponed, but the determination to run
the plant with non-union men has not
been abandoned
There was more activity around the
mill this morning than at any time since
the strike began. and there was evidence
at O'Clock that the management had
Planned a busy Gay, even if it had given
up for the time the plan of putting the
plant into operation In one part of the
mill force Of bricklayers was at work
at that early hour rebuilding furnace
which had been torn down during the
night. and along the curb OF the north
side of Carson Street sat about twenty
five iaboTers with their dinner pals be
side them These men had evidently
been summoned by the management and
were waiting for their orders Steam
was up il the boiler room, but the mill
proper was dark and quiet The strikers
were not in evidence.
Pittsburg is waiting anxiously for Off
cial reports from WeIIsviUe and McKees-
port, as definite statements by the con-
stituent companies Of the United States
Steel Corporation that these plants would
be put in operation at once with H. aid
Of non-union men make these towns the
Backgrounds of the big struggle.
The only feature that today divides in
terest with the doings in McKeesport
and WeIlsvrIe is the organization Of an
ATnaIgamated Association Lodge in the
National Tube Works, McKeesport, and
the report that a lodge has also been
formed at the big tinplate mill at Mon
essen II IS said that the employees Of
both of these companies viii remain at
work as long as possible, pfIing up re
serve fund for the AunaIga mated Asso-
ciation, but will hold themselves in read
iness TO strike the moment Mr.. Shafer
considers it necessary to give them the
order 10 do 50. If. as claimed. the Anal
gau.ated Association had succeeded in or
sanizing lodges at these mills. and IS
strong enough to close them when II de-
sires to do so, it has gained unexpected
strength. So far it has been impossible
to obtain statement from the manufac-
turers. and all the talking has been done
bv the strike leaders
WELLSVILLE. Ohio. July z2-The look
ed for attempt Of the American Sheet
Steel Company to start its plant here to
day with Iau-union men did not materi-
alize ard the strikers and their friends re
still waiting for developments. All night
long and until early this morning q party
of AnaIgamated men patroIIed the town.
watching fer The approach OF the non
uuionists. who were expected from Van
dcrerift- Pickets were thrown oct near
the works, but 10 new men entered the
min and at 4:45 the last guard went home
The town was quiet At daybreak- Al
clock there was more life. and while
none Of the officials Of the company could
be seen strikers were in evidence and they
claimed 10 have gained ground since yes
teTday.
Some Of the men who were working Sat
urday have been induced 10 quit and the
company has not obtained others to take
their places These men. the strikers
claim. were brought here last week from
Vandergrift
Three mills are working this morning
the same number as last week 1t is aG-
Infttet by the strikers that from eighteen
to twenty-five men are at work