Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-12
STRIKERS WANT
FINANCIAL AID.
Issue Call to Organized Labor Claim TO
be Making Gains Men in One or
Two Works Go Out

Plttsburg, Aug, l2.-The strikers rade
gains today at McKeesport and Bel
laire and regard the situation as more
favorable to them than on yesterday
AT the former place they won the Ma
uonal rolling mill of the National Tube
company The men Of the Boston roll
ing mill has already Joined the strike
but the impression had been created
that the National would not go out. The
tube works at McKeesport were started
as usual today but il is not clear how
long they can be kept going. McKees-
port has developed into a stronghold Of
the Amalgamated association and the
strike leaders assert that they are COM
pletely In control Of the situation. At
Belaire more men Of the National
Steel company cast their fortunes with
the strikers and Il was admitted by
steel officials that the mill would prob
ably be closed down temporarily. The
strikers claim they viii completely tie
up Riverside and other plants in the
Wheeling district The Riverside plate
mill Of the National Tube company was
prepared for work this morning but
none OF the men appeared at the works
when the time for starting the turn
came. Organizers Of the Amalgamated
association are al work among the
men In the steel departments and have
plans for forming an Amalgamated
lodge tonight
The trouble anticipated at Monessen
this morning did not come and the large
plant OF the American Plate company
there Is In full operation today. Both
sides cain control. The strike leaders
planned to call the men out this morn
ing but a the last moment RETAINED
from doing so. They say thev win act
later while the officers of the company
say that their position is quite secure
and that the Plant win not be affected
by the present difficulty.
The Farm mill at the Lindsay ana
McCutcheon plant, which was operated
last week with a non-union crew, made
a WaVering start this morning and Is
IN operation. although short handed
The Republic iron works is tied up ana
the fires started this morning in antlci-
patton OF resumption are banked.
Painters mill, closed on the first cali.
is still smokeless. The steel peOpl-
nave planned its reopening for seyeral
Gays, but as FAR as outward appear
ances show, have done nothing. The
men OF the Elba or Franwstown pud
ding and rolling mills have an Joined
, the strikers and the works are com
pletely crippled. All Of the Carnegie
properties and the mills OF the Amerl-
can Sheet Steei coiaparY az Wander
grift Apollo. Lcechbure. Hyde Park
and Salisbury are in operation today
and the manufacturers assert thar
there VIII not be the sl~Atest trouble
at any OF them.
Reports from all the strike centers in.
dictate that perfect order prevails. but II
Is believed here that clashes are in
eyltahle az the more turbulent places
when attempts are made TO nut non.
union men where the strikers have quh
work
President shaffer, Secy. Williams ana
Vice President Tigh. National Trustee
John Pierce and John Davis were al
strike headquarters today. Mr.. Shaffer
was In his private Office and refused It.
see any callers Secy. Williams said
We are In the fight until an honor
able settlement can be reached. We ar,
issuing a call Ia the general public foi
financial aid. II viii go out today"
Williams gave out copies Of the call
which reads as follows.
ITO the Members Of Organized Labor
Brethren;-As you are undoubtedly
aware the United States Steel corpora
ton is now waglns a war against or
ganlzed labor by making the Amalga-
mated association the subject on which