New-York tribune., 1901-08-17

'"c HueriiOn OF oDeytnE President shumer's
order The last remaining plant MeKee~-
port was closed.
The strike leaders assert their ability 10 tie
up the Carnegie works The managers say
that every AmaIgamated Association man
employed by them will be discharged.
the steel strike to-day shifted to the West where
Joliet finally swung into line with the strikers
and Milwaukee appointed tomorrow as the time
| for final vote on the question The news that
came out Of the West cheered the strikers
throughout the districts in this vicinity as no
other development since the labor war was de-
elared In their enthusiasm they count upon
favorable action at Milwaukee tomorrow ara
carrying their hopes still further, say that they
viii yet win Chicago over. These successes. they
declare with apparent confidence will make
them masters Of the situation and win the
strike.
The steel operators. on the other hand say
| that the strikers nearly at the food tide OF
their success, and when the ebb comes it can
never be stopped. They do not seem to be dis
turbed by recent occurrences and with conf
dence equal 10 that OF the.striksrs they talk OF
the certainty of ultimate success They assert
that popular sentiment has never been behind
the strikers. and that the general interest which
was at first aroused by the contest is waning
/ They say that they are more than holding their
/ own in the nOu-union plants that were affected
or have been started since the strike began, and
are preparing plans for reopening several plants
now idle They also say that many Of their
men. particularly at McKeesport, Wheeling and
Bellaire were forced out by intimidation, and
/ will return soon as the excitement dies out
and their safety is assured. Talk Of peace has
been dropped for the time being. and it is agreed
that in its present aspects the situation indicates
a prolonged and stubborn contest
TIEUP AT MKEEsPORT COMPLETE
Two hundred men employed IN the National
Galvanizing Works of the National Tube Com
! pany at McKeesport struck to-day. They were
| the last remaining worknen in the affected
trades in that city. and the tieup is now as COM
plete possible there, Many Of the tube work.
ers. although on strike. have refused 70 join
| any union. and the opinion is expressed that
there Will soon be break among the strikers.
| The leaders plan another rally for tomorrow
| night, to check any break that may be pos
| sibIe- They have asked President Shaffer to go
there and speak. but he has not yet said that
he would. The organizers are working inde-
| fatigaby to keep the men in line. They are also
extending their operations to Duquesne and
/ Homestead. the two great stronghoIds OF the
/ Carnegie Company. and claim 10 be gaining
ground at both places. The recent gains here
and at Joliet viii bring the number Of men
| brought out by the third and final call OF Presi-
| dent Shaner to about thirty thousand, and
| make the grand total something over seventy
| thousand. Thousands of the men have found
other work. and the exact number now idle Is
| unknown. The AmaIgamated Association is or
ganizing a series OF employment bureaus. and
| plans to place many more Of the idle men. Pres
| ident Shaner announced to-day that after Sep
| tember 1 idle AmaIgamated men would receive
! strike benefits of 81 a week each. and that
some provision would be made for men outside
the organization.
RUNNING WITH NON-UNION MEN.
we1Isvine Hyde Park. Painters. Clark. Lind
say & McCutcheon's and the Crescent Tin
Works the six properties run partly or IN
full with non-unlon men since the strike began.
moved along to-day as usual Another crew has
been secured for Painters mill The other
United states Steel properties unaffected by
the strike were also running without interrupt
ton White non-union men are being brought
from the South to break the strike in the steel
works at Monessen and il is expected that a
start will be made the first Of next week
sHAFFER ON THE SITUATION.
President shafrer and all Of his official asso-
| ciates except Secretary Tighe were at strike
| head1uarters where general conferences were
| he'd to-day MI SndueT ul-NLSScN IAo SASoe1I4S--
/ rather freely When asked If Trustee Pierce had
| gone East TO do some organizing he said:
/ II will not talk on Mr. Pierce's trip.
| .@yyiu he go 10 Duncansvie?" was asked
| THE AmaIgamated Association never soughe
/ ~ orsanize those men," he said They sent
| word for us TO send an organizer there We did
| so with the result that is already known We
| have not troubled ourselves about them since
They do not amount TO a OF pins. and II
,bAv, come into the association il must be vol
unfairly. 7 have received a telegram from Mr.
Tighe stating that the Joliet men are out and
that he will go TO Milwaukee"
Have you any word from Viee-Presidene
Davis. Of Chicago was asked.
II have not heard from Mr.. Davis, and do not
know his position. 1 know what is going IN
every mill in the country. and am satisfied with
the situation. I have reports from the local
mills supposed 70 be in operation and OF their
failure in turning out work. II looks nice 70 see
the flames Of these mills going up; but our men
know there is nothing going in them that
amounts 10 anything. Mr.. Tighe has the right
70 bring back the charters OF Western lodges
where the men refuse TO go out. and win do so Il
necessary II were OF those men would
be ashamed Of myself"
TIN PLATE WORKERS ATTITUDE
The lodges OF the International Tin Plate
Workers Protective Association throughout the
country are passing on the question OF handling
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