Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-20
I'm SYMPATHY STRIKE
One Thousand Tube Workers Quit
Work This Morning.
MILL AT PITTSBURG TIED UP
The Men Belonged to American
Federation of Labor.
VIEWS OF TRUST OFFICIALS
special From Staff Correspondent.

Special From a staff Correspondent.
PlTTSBURG, Pa, August 2G.-An idea
is afforded of the attitude which allied
labor is assuming toward the strike in the
action last night of 700 men in one mill
and 800 in another. not man of whom be-
longs to the Amalgamated, but who quiet
ly left their work and Joined the strikers.
They did it because their mills were hand
ling iron skelp made by nOn-union men.
They themselves are members of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, and. therefore,
urionists. Their action entirely uneX-
pected no whisper of trouble or disaffecton
having reached their employers. They Were
under no obligations to the Amalgamated
and had not bete asked to strike. But at
6 O'Clock these 200 men made up their
minds that in the fight between the steel
trust and the workers they were being used
to the disadvantage of organized labor and
they would not stand it.
This was at the Pennsylvania Tube Com
pany's plant and a delegation of the
strikers went to the Continental mill. where
800 more tube workers were at work, and
got them out.
What Their Action Indicates.
All of this indicates thing clearly. 1t
shows that the workingmen of this section
are accepting the statement of the Anal
gamated leaders that labor is having a fight
to the death with the trust, and that every
man of them must bear a hand in the
struggle. 1t shows very dangerous senti-
ment in the community, that in the event
of extreme measures being taken to put
down the strike resistance of a most for
nidable charac may result.
Manufacturers are very much worried
over the situation. as employer knows
where the strike fever will break out next.
Within a week it has extended into quar-
ters believed to be immune The business
interests of the community can only stand
by and see the industrial progress of the
section halting by rapid and perceptible
degrees. In fear and trembling all eyes
are now turned upon the great Carnegie
plants where the leaders of the Amalga
mated Association have been working
steadily to effect organizations that may
lend aid to the strike. Heroic measures
are being taken by the steel trust mana
gers to checkmate the strike leaders. The
mills are full of spies and detectives. and
any man suspected of leaning toward
unionsm is Immediately discharged. Ten
workmen were put out of the Duquesne
mill yesterday because they had secretly
Joined the union. No one knows how many
are left whom the managers did not find.
tions with regard to the Duquesne mill,
said: When we are ready that mill will
be attended to without any difficulty. There
will be plenty of trouble for the trust
Shafer Pleased With the Situation.
He is delighted with the progress of the
past ten days, and says the fsyht has hard
ly begun yet; that the Amalgamated will
continue TO get out men In increasing num-
bers and that there will be no further
overtures from his side for peace.
The return of Secretary Tighe from his
western trip with news of the Chicago sit
uation has still further encouraged the
strikers Tighe voices the belief that the
great steel works at South Chicago will be
idle before the close of the week.
Seven hundred more men went out at the
Pennsylvania Tube Works this morning
making nearly 1.400 men on strike in that
mill since last night. These are all Fedora
tion of Labor people and are striking in
sympathy.
Tube Combine Badly Crippled.
The Amalgamated Association and it's
sympathizers have now tied up three out
of the eleven plants of the tube combine.
and these being OF the largest production,
about 40 per cent of the total capacity is
crippled. The Pennsylvania plant is one
and makes annually about $1,000 tons of
finished pipe.
These works have been known as the
Standard Oil plant much of the pipe
used by that combination was bought from
the Pennsylvania. Much of the same
trade is still handled from this plant, and
II is believed that the oil operations in
West Virginia and other fields near Pitts
burg and even in Texas will be affected by
the strike.
One of the trusts big mills in Allegheny,
which has been barely limping along, was
closed down this morning.
The trust, with great effort, is keeping
two of the Carnegie mills In Pittsburg go
ing. but with reduced tonnage. Wages as
high as sl5 a day are offered skilled work
ers to go into these plants. the Carnegie
people do not want to let the strike get
foothod in any of their mills.
An agent of the German government is
here investigating the possibility of a
strike in the mills which make armor
plate for foreign contract.
Reports from Duquesne this afternoon
indicate considerable restlessness among
the men in the Carnegie mills at that
place. N. .. NJ.
SAYS STRIKE IS TOPHEAyY.
Steel Trust Offlcial Predicts That 1t
Will Soon Collapse.
By Associated Press.
PITTSBURG, Pa, August 2-An off,