The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-23
PROGRESS OF STRIKE
A Series Of Gains For the Steel
Corporation.
FIGHT At The DUQUESNE MILLS.
Both sides Working Vigorously For
Control of Carnegie Company
Plant-Tighe Takes a Hope
fuI View of Situation.

PITTSBURG, Aug. 2O.-The United
States Steel corporation made a series OF
gains In the restoration of properties Grip
pied by the strike of the Amalgamated
association and It's sympathizers.
The steel mills at Monessen, after a
long period of inactivity, were partly put
in motion by strike breakers gathered in
some of the southern states, two more
mills in the Painter plant were started
up and another large mill at the Clark
property was also operated for the hrst
time. There was some disorder in the
streets of Monessen, but the local police
never lost control of the demonstrative
crowds, and there was no serious trouble.
The reopening Of the Monessen mill is
believed to be the first of a series of ag-
gressive moves ON the part of the steel
corporation. Preparations are known to
be in progress for reopenihg the Star Fin
mills in this city and for increasing the
force at the Lindsay & McCutcheon mills;
and it is thought to be only matter of
time before the strongholds of the strik-
ers like Newcastle, McKeesport, Wheel
ing, Bellaire and Mingo Junction will be
invaded. The strikers deny that any real
progress has been made DIT either MOnes-
sen or Painters and say that they are
not to be frightened by the burning of
lot of coal and the mere operation Of ma
chinery. They say that skilled men can
not be secured outside of their ranks and
that none of their men is deserving, de-
spite claims to the contrary. The man
ayers of the Painter plant, which now has
four mills on, claim that part of their
two new crews is made up of old employ
he hoo tn A
Clark mill, where the ten inch was started
for the first time yesterday and where
everything except a small eight inch mill
Is now being operated, 1t is asserted that
more skilled men are offering their serv'
ices than can be accommodated. Fifty
more were taken on there, bringing the
total force up to 600. 1t was claimed that
there were 200 men at work in the Paint
er mills and that so of them were skilled.
The greatest fight in this district is for
mastery at the Duquesne mills of the
Carnegie company. Both sides are work
ing secretly, the Amalgamated associa-
ton to extend its organization and
strength among the workers and the
steel company to block any plan to get
the men out. Neither side has shown
it's strength yet, and it is impossible to
get any line on the ultimate result. The
claims made privately on either side are
conflicting. The Amalgamated organic
ers assert that they have secured strong
position in the property and that When
the word is given it will be shut down.
The managers Of the mills admit that
the strikers have some friends in the
mills, but express absolute confidence in
their ability to keep the entire plant in
operation Coal and iron police care
f,,lx c,,I h.
except employees, and they in turn are
watched by secret pickets of the strikers.
Assistant Secretary NJ. F. Tighe has
from the west and was closet
ed for several hours with President Shat
fer. He was given a very enthusiastic
reception by his associates and returns a
stronger figure in the organization than
when he departed. Discussing his re-
port, Mr.. Shaffer said:
"All that Mr.. Tghe told me was that
in the papers last week, and there is
nothing aside from this. The Chicago
mill men who remained at work are now
no longer members Of the organization.
They are not entitled to trial and will
have none. They are at liberty to act as
they see fit now, but if they go out they
will do so on their own responsibility.
We will do nothing about the matter
from this time. On the Wn0le, the strike
is going on very well. We are getting
out more men every day and will con-
tinue to do so. The fight is not hardly
begun. There will be plenty of trouble
for the trust before long If they keep on
in their present course. There has been
no effort on any ones part toward peace,
and there will be none on our part again.
AS to the situation in Duquesne, all can
say is that there has been no strike or
dered in that mill as yet. l said last
week that when we were ready that mill
would be attended to-"
1t is reported that portion of the Sec
Dnd brigade of the national guard of this
state, now in camp at Somerset, will be
kept under arms and at the camp for
some time in order to be ready to answer
an emergency call for strike duty. No
of the story can be obtained
from the officers of the guard or any of
the state officials. 1t is not credited here
A number of anonymous letters, evident
" the work of some labor crank, have
been written to officers of the guard.