The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-04
MILLS STARTING UP.
The Steel Strike Now Appears 10 Be
Going 10 Pieces.
STRIKERS RETURN TOWORK
Hundred and twenty-five Machinists
and Pipe Cutters Weaken.
TRUST SECURES NONuNIONISTS.
Thirfv.twn Skilled Men from pbiIadetohia
TRUST SECURES NONuNIONISTS.
Thirty.twO Skilled Men from Philadelphia
Taken TO the Star Plant.
STRIKE LEADERS STILL SEEM CONFIDENT
Amalaamated Officers Declare the Adj
vantage Claimed by the Trust Is
Bluff and Won't Hold

l'ittshnrg, September Acknowledgements
today in the steel strike show decided
gains for the manufacturers. The aces
sion OF thlrty-two skilled men TO the Star
paut, the increase of production at the
Painter and the Lindsay and McCutchcou
mills the detection from the strikers rnuks
Of seyenty6ve machinists aud pipe cutters
at the Continental Tube works and fifty
at the Continental THube works the impor
tation Of twelve men TO the Mancasen Steel
Hoop mill and the Installation of three
mills on night turns at the Clark min all
point to an early resumption along the
line as viewed by the steel officials
The Amalgamatod Officers, however. make
the c'0lm that much Of the supposed ad
vantage of the manufacturers IS bluff and
can not he made good. They say James
Hurley, vice president of the First district
visited the Lindsay and McCutcheon mill
today in thc gnise of a roller seeking work
According 30 his report there are thirty
men OF work, six Of whom are skilled
The strikers also claim that the Monesscn
product turned out last week amounted
to $50 900 pounds. while before rho strike
the dqvy output was 100000 pounds. At
McKccsport, Mayor Black is holding back
his flual answer to the tequest for police
protection in the pemmler plant
District Manager Cline promised yester-
day that four mills would be fred this
morning. only one mill. a small thlrty-four.
inch mill, was hred.
The strikers claim this was caused by
the desertion Of nine nonunion men vino
returned To Vandergrlft, from which place
| thew came last Sunday.
| President shaffer, it is stated today, re-
| cciyed many Endorsements Of his course
and encouragement to remain firm
al,c thirty-two men taken into the Star
! plant this morning. came from philadelphia
and are said TO be skilled workmen. The
| pickets were surprised when they saw
| the newcomers guarded by policemen max
| ing To- the plant, They simply stood by
| la establishment and watched the largest
| body Of Imported men since the strike be
| gun march into the plant and take theil
places. The management was in rare good
| humul and announced that they expected
| seven Of the eight mills in the plant ia
| be Ia ouemtiOn before the close of the day.
| When the whistle blew at the Cont
| mental Tube works here seventy five ma
chinists and pipe cutters entered the plan
| and simultaneously hfty others returned
| to work at the PENNSYLVANIA Tube works
| adjoining No trouble resulted
General Manager Latspaw Of the Penn
| sylyanla Tube company stated that whct
The machinists completed the new furnace
the company expected 10 start the plan
! in full
President Shaffcr, referring 10 the state
| ment attributed TO j ID. Hickey Of MI
! waukee that Mr. Morgan had offered IL
consideration 81 occeptmre Of the term
| proposed for this wear that in two years
all the mills would be included in tho wag'
| agreement. said:
when Mr.. Hickey was here he told M
| of several supposed statements that h
| was credited with. and said they were mn
true, as, no doubt. Is this one. II h'
made the statement, however It referred
| -. t.a tix~n l,,tap M nRf TO mi
alone That Is MI ! can say concerning II
Mr.. Shaner said further that ne hat
heard nothing from the West and tha
| there was no change ~ the situation, whlcl
| continued TO he satisfactory to them
II IS stated At MckeeSport that thi
| Demmler lin plate works VIII DC startel
within forty eight hours and with its 81
| employees. Three mills nre 10 be put Il
operation. enough strikers. II is claimed
having pledged themselves to return Il
man that number Of rolls
Three mills we're put on night turns
the Clark plant last night Tho, manage,
run T" tonight fhf ana hereafter. The other 81,
mills are operating in full I'm day time
IT is also said by the management tina
employees for work, but they had refuse,
Them all, as the plant is now full,
Mayor Black tonight issued proclamn
tion to "Ihe Workmen of McKeesport.
'Thc eyes Of the country are on Nc
that there wonid be no disorder. and stil
have confidence I'm the workingmen tIs
no undue force In keeping men out Of tn
Deemlcr mill. for | have heard It will b.
started this week Tho venal EasSrl
press cxaggerates and distorts every trl
ding occurrence here into riot and iniUre
the town ANY violence would be the sig
nal for the application OF the infamou
principle of government by Injunction AM
wonld divorce the support Of loyal laborlpi
men outside of the Amalgamated associa
ton Violence never won a strike. NJ
right can he gained nv law breaking.
feel no nneasiness. but issue this procln
nation ia keep Won cool beaded. Use al
precaution possible 10 preserve order tina
Inc hot headed population. II there he one
| NAV he easily controlled.
with the sanction Of President Shatfer.'