Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-23
A LONG STRUGGLE
No Prospect of an End Of Steel
Industry Strike.
RESORT TO FORCE A POSSIBILITY
An indication of How the Trust
Regards the Situation.
MEN DOING GUARD DUTY

phases this morning, and it appears now
as if the contending forces are settling
down 70 a protracted struggle.
While the company at the Wellsville mill
received the accession of few men from
the ranks of the strikers yesterday, the
number is not yet large enough to justify
the mill in starting up in full. In the
meantime the Amalgamated men are keep
ing a constant watch upon the mill, and
all the avenues that lead to it. Pickets
have been thrown out along the streets
and at the railroad stations so that moth
Ing will escape the vigilance of the strik-
srs. if the company should bring any new
men in
At the Devices Wood mill in Mckeesport
everything is as before. From unofficial
sources believed to be Conversant with the
companys plan. it is said the management
have no intention of reSuming the opera
tion of the plant at present Nevertheless.
the strikers are wary and evidently do not
believe this because they continue to pa-ro
the streets for the purpose of keeping tneir
eyes on any one going toward the mill.
Men Are on Guard.
Pickets are lined along the streets, as
We'll as the river front, and strangers are
kindly but firmly asked to show who they
are and how it happens they in Me
keesport A satisfactory feature in con-
nection with this is the continued order
and good behavior of the men OF course
what might happen in some strange
workers We're To appear the scene can
not now be conjectured- Little doubt re-
mains that these mill workers intend to
fight il the issue is forced and while the
workmen here mean business and will fight
there is not much doubt that the present
management of the W. Devices Wood plant
have long since prepared for any emer-
genCy-
At Vandergrift and Duncansvine the men
appear to be entirely satisfied and work
is going on there as usual All the efforts
of the Amalgamated Association to get
the men out have far been futile. Vice
President Pierce of the Anal algamated Asso-
ciation has organized a lodge among the
men at the Passport plant of the Pittsburg
Steel Hoop Company This mill does not
belong to the combine and this matter is
only of interest in the present struggle,
as Ii Is possible that the combine might
make an arrangement with the Pittsburg
Steel Hoop Company to do some work for
them. in which case, of course, the newly
organized men might refus to under
take 1t.
Employees on the Alert.
Reports are rife that the United States
Steel Corporation will shortly make an Ell
fort to start up Painters mill of the
American Steel Hoop in this city. Ennis
saries are said to have been among the
Idle operatives of that plant for the pur-
help In the resumption of the mill. The re-
suit of this report has caused the Amalga-
mated men to redcuble their vigilance at
this point. and they will do everything In
their power to frustrate the object of the
company. The Arnalgamated Association
has a very strong organization in the
Painter plant.
The men, IL is Gaid have a code Of sig
nails prepared, and at the least sign of any
activity on the part of the officials cf the
company, the ringing of a bell or the
blowing of whistle will bring the strikers
to the scene without the least delay The
effect of the report caused the men to
throw out a few picket guards this morn
Ing for the purpose Of reporting any action
on the part of the manager or his subOrdi-
mates. Neither the superintendent nor the
manager put in an appearance at the works
this morning, and silence again practically
reigned supreme.
Until the Strike is Settled.
The conditions at the Clark mill, 35th
street, this city. the same today as
they were yesterday. No more men have
gone in and everything tends to prove the
statement of Manager Brown that no men
will be hired until the strike is settled
The strikers are keeping away from the
plant, and there is not the least excite
ment-
At the Lindsay and McCutcheon mill. Re
becca street, Allegheny. not a wheel is
turning The plant is closed down save
ioF the 1e" IdborerS who are still at wori.
cleaning up different parts of the mill
Many of the strikers have left Allegheny
and gone to work in other districts
One of the most significant developments
OF the strike is the order from the officials
of the National Steel Company to have
the former rail mill of that company in
Youngstown fitted for rail rolling again
The mill was originally a rail mill but
during the early part of the present year
after consolidation had been perfected be-
tween the various underlying companies
as the United States Steel Corporation. the
Youngstown rail plant was abandoned and
It's product turned into sheet bars and bill
let's
The fact that the National Steel COMPANY
Is thus preparing to change its rail pro-
duction and shut off its steel bar and billet
production is taken as an Indication that
the officials of the United States Steel Cor
poration are anticipating no early settle
Inent of the present strike, but are rather
looking for some considerable DELAY in
operating the mills.
The Youngstown rail mill has been a non-
union plant. and the men employed there
have always been outside of the organiza-
ton For this reason 1t is expected that
no difficulty will be experienced in operat-
ing the rail mill again.
At the Amalgamated headquarters the
ohclals had nothing new to report this
morning. President Shaffer said the sit
uation was unchanged and that he was
well satisfied with the outlook.
Strikers Were Replaced
The situation at Mckeesport, Pa, this
morning is given in the following dispatch:
The striking sheet steel workers at the
plant of the W. Devices Wood Company
here spent a very restless night, 1t having
been rumored that non-union men were to
be imported to take places of the strikers.
Guards were stationed at every forty feet
around the mill all night. About o'clock
several strikers tried to get an entrance to
part of the barrioaded plant. but were
crlven back by those guarding the COM
panys property
Late last night Trustee John Pierce of the
Amalgamated Association organized a
lodge of workmen at the Glassport plant of
the American Steel Hoop Company. This
IS considered another victory by strikers
since this mill has been nonHunion since
u was opened. Three hundred workmen
were Employed at the Glassport plant and
the hfty members who Joined the lodge last
night are pledged to walk out Of the mill
enould the workmen at the Devices wood
plant desire them to do So
Strikers here report that at a secret
meeting last night quite a number of Fed
Grafton OF Labor workmen In the National
rolling mill plant OF the National Tube