The sun., 1901-07-16
RRAWN AND WEALTH
/ HAS LOCKED HORNS
Steel Workers Begin Struggle Against Billion
Dollar Trust.
BATTLE OF CAPITAL AND LABOR ON

The prompt action OF President Shat |
fer In thus early forcing the fighting |
and carrying IL into the enemy's camp |
was looked uDon as evidence thIt tho
strike viii he one of the most spirited
of Pittsburg's history.
President Shaifer was pleased with
the reports from the two strOngholds.
and hc declared that not wheel would
turn In either the Painter or Lindsay X
McCutcheon works until the strike was
settled President Shaffer said that the
Painter plant was pivotal with respect
to the other nonunion plants of the
| Steel Hoop company and that the men
elsewhere had promised, If the Painter
plant would join the strike movement,
there would be no trouble organizing
the remainder of the plants.
Men VIII Respond. Says Sharcr.
He said that there was no question
that the men would respond, as they
have been anxious to join the general
movement and were held IN check and
kept mt work by the direction of the
Amalgamatcd officials.
President Shaffcr said that the move
mcnt would he carried to the other
plants not now recognized by the com
bne as under the wing Of the associa
tion. He looked for a general response
to his strike order, MS the men have
been. awaiting just such a command
since July |. lie declared that the men
were prepared to fight it ont on the
original lines until doomsday."
President Shaticr has now taken per-
sonal charge of the strike campaign.
The executive committee Of the Anal.
gamated association has placed the
fight entirely in his hands, and he has
been directed to plan his campaign as
he thinks best.
Secretary John Williams says:
! Every tin plant in the country is
closed down."
!. President Shalfer says:
Q "'rhngs are just us | expected. Ii
the rush WE overlooked one place, ant
an important place, too, and | hav,
I just received telegram asking what''
: the matter with us. It's tin MILL"
;, He refused to sny where it was 10
r Gated. In reference to the report tina
il the manufacturers had made a pro
n posal for another conference, Mr.. Shat
i fer said that no intimation had beel
$ received by him that they had any ide'
of asking for second meeting in TIL
! near future. That, lie said, was mat
!, ter entirely with them.
!, Mills That Are Closed.
o Dispatches received mt the Amalga
i mated headquarters report the follow
r ing mills closed: The Star Tin Plat
Y works, Monongahela Tin Plate, Deem
~ Ter Tin Plate, the Kensington mills, til
!" Connellsyille mills, the Cannonsbur
mills and the Devoes Wood Sheet plar
at McKeesport.
At the Lindsay and McCutcheon plaI
$50 men are idle. OF the % furnace
re only two are reported in operation, b
ing worked by few puddlers.
The steel branch Of the labor assoc
:" alton M the American sheet steel fig
will owe its success to its ability
bring out the men employed Mt Il
~ great works In Sandergrift, Pa. In
= plant Is the largest of It's kind in {
:" world, and already some Of the M
-, ~ are members of the Amalgamated ass
ny ciation. 1t is claimed that before lo
portion at least of these mills W
~ be idle.
'' The strikers have been cOunseled
:" observe the strictest order, and tn
''' have also been asked by Preside
w. Shaffer to keep away from the diifere
works.
en- The 1900 employees of the Natiol
"l- Tube company, at McKeesport, ha
~" been notified of an advance In wai
~ of 10 per cent. The men are not
'''' ganized, but the Amalgamated as
ciation was making efforts to ind'
ic"- them to join the union several mon
ago.
as The Carnegie Industries.
ow- In certain circles a quiet interest
oi manifested in the effect the strike II
'he have upon the Carnegie Industries,
RIO pecially the steel mills at Homeste
lat These mills are generally supposed
hich be nonunion But the same was thou
his of other mills until they suddenly
d to ped out as pretty well unionized.
diff There have been recent visits
Amalgamatcd officials to Honest
e TO that at this time are somewhat
1852 gestiye. Many II hint has been thrt
ges, out by .Amalgamated men within
ated past few days that when the asso
$ on ton felt the need of showing
the strength the steel combine folks WI
nan be amazed Aside from any inte
land the Amalgamated people may nav
acts Homestead it may be possible that
Mt American Federation of Labor has
trenched itself there. OF course
may be nothing in the affair, Du
,ican talk there certainly Is more than
side tie.
,ined Should the strike be prolonged II
not interests would be sure to suffer.
Five strikers could probably take good
pear- Of themselves. Work is plenty ol
l 100 sides, and besides the Amaisam
association has strike fund in
Which which is said to amount to DetN
5000, 900 and 100000. The railr
t the would be among the greatest SUITE
Ale as a long strike would greatly decl
. and the shipment of mill products. b
,ricou ing contractors and others using
yn. land steel would also come in FOR