Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-08-16
SIXTY THOUSANDOUT
New Call Obeyed by but Four
teen Thousand.
STRIKE LEADERS DISAPPOINTED.
However, They Are Keeping Up the
Fight In Spirited Manner and
Claim They Have Surprising
strength In Reserve.


men in the steel industry is now fairly
launched and on the first show of strength
advantage is with the former. The gen
cral strike order issued by President SHAFT
fer of the Amalgamatcd association has
SO far been obcycd by only about II 1000
men according to the best figures obtain
able here.
The first two preliminary calls were an
swerCd 10y about 10000 men. SO that the
total number now out is in the ncighhor-
hood of 10000 The strikers made gains
here yesterday over the showing of Sun
day night, aud their prospects for further
acces>ions at both McKeesport and
Wheeling during the week are very favor
able.
The action of the Amalgamated men at
Chicago, Joliet and Bay View in refus-
ing to come out and their failure to secure
any recruits in the Carnegie group
throughout the Kiskminetas valley and
the big plants at Youngstown and Co
lumbus, o.. have been markedly disap-
pointing to them.
They are keeping up the fight, 'however,
in spirited manner and claim that they
have strength in reserve which will sur
PllSe tHelI OppOHtutS. IueN assert tuul
they have gained foothold in the Carne-
gle mills in this city and at the time de-
sired the men will come out They are
pressing their advantages at McKcesport
and Wheeling, and their organizers are
still at work in those two cities
President Shaffer has decided to per-
sonaly visit Wheeling and will go there
tomorrow to address mass meeting of
his followers. He is here today directing
the fight and comforting with his assist
ants as to plans for the future An APP
peal for financial aid has been made to or
ganized labor and the general public and
it is expected that the response to it will
be liberal.
The Amalgamated leaders are not dis
posed to do much talking. They would
not discuss the dcSortion of their western
fellows. although Mr.. Shaffcr made what
was evidently intended for a brief refer
ence to them in a short statement he gave
out ut noon Another declaration in the
same interview was regarded as highly
significant here. 1t was to the effect
that no effort would be- made to call out
members of the American Federation of
Labor and that any action on their part
must be voluntary.
The appeal for financial assistance was
prepared on Friday last. but was not sent
out until yesterday.
The men who are directing the fight in
the field for the steel corporation and its
constituent companies would give no indi-
cation of their plans for the future and
would only discuss the situation general
ly. y statement alleged to have been
given out officially by them mt noon was
repudiated Icy them later in the day.
Their reports showed that the Carnegie
group. Chicago, South Bayvicw Joliet.
Youngstown, Columbia. the Kskimetas
valley group, Wcllsville and Monesson
We're going along full handed Bcllare.
their adviccs showed, was badly crippled,
but had held on until ) O'Clock in the aft
emoon and would be started up again to-
day. They admitted the loss of the Ma
tional rolling mill mt McKeesport which
they had expected to hold. and that the
Boston mill and Monongahela Steel works
at McKeesport and the Republic and FL
ba here were tied up
Their tube workers at McKceSport and
here We're still at work. but mcnaced by
possible shortage of material. Their
tube men at Wheeling were out. but the
furnace and coke men there were at work,
and their steel men there showed an in
clination to stay on unless inundated.
They also claimed that many of their men
at McKeesport desired to work. but were
being terrorized by the disorderly ele-
ment.
They also charged that many of their
men were being frightened from their
places at Wheeling and insisted that ade-
quate protection for the men there would
insure continued operations. 1t was also
stated by the steel officials that Clarks
mill here was moving along with its non
union l., 1. 1
another mill manned by old Amalgamated
men had started up at Wellsvile, repre-
senting gain of one there since Satur-
day.
Officials of the National Tube company
and Mayor Black clashed yesterday over
the question of protection for nonstrikers
and property. \ large crowd of strikers
assembled around the works in the morn
ing, and their pickets intercepted tube
workers on their way to the mills. There
was some excitement, and the mill officers
claimed that their men were being threat
ened and in danger of violence and called
on Mayor Black TO clear the streets and
protect them.
The mayor said that he would only in
terfere to stop actual rioting and assault
Two other appeals were made to him
later in the morning, but he insisted that
there was no danger of an outbreak
Another crowd gathered at noon when
the tube men were leaving the plant and
while the workers were jeered no violence
was offered The strikers say that it is
only QUESTION of time when material will
give out and the tube men must quit.
Otherwise it is believed that there would
be serious trouble in McKeesport.
Reports from Wheeling and Bellaire
Indicate that there may be trouble there