Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-09
CONTEST HAS NOW
BEGUN IN EARNEST
No Small Play Between Trust
and Strikers.
ONE MILL OPENED TODAY


There Has Been No Violence as Yet,
but If General Strike Order Becomes
Effective 1t Is Said State Troops Will
Be Needed.
PITTsBURG, Aug. 6.-Events are NOV
ing quickly in the steel strike now and
unless there Ia some unlocked for inter.
vention the contending sides will soon
face one another in the full measure OF
their strength.
This morning the United States Steel
corporation succeeded in reopening the
farm mill at the Lindsay and Nc
Cutcheon plant, and President Samuel
J. Gompers of the American Federation
of Labor arrived here to confer with
President Shafer of the Amalgamated
association.
The steel corporation counts the re.
opening of the Lindsay and McOutcheon
mill a material victory over the strikers,
while the latter insist that the company
has not sufficient men to keep the mill
in operation. There was no disturbance
over the reopening of the mill. Most of
the men who struck at that mill have
found places i'll independent plants and
when the start was made there was no.
body on hand to offer opposition.
The steel officials are elated at their
success at the Wellsville, Hyde Park,
Clark and Lindsay and MoCutcheOn
plants and are preparing to open other
mills. They have the fires alight at the
Painter mill and may produce the men
needed to start up any time. There has
been no violence as yet, but it Is predicted
here today that if the general strike or
der becomes effective state troops will
be needed almost at once to preserve
order.
President Shaffer and President Com
pers are now in conference. The latter
came here last night from Atlantic
Oity, accompanied by Secretary Morri-
son, and entered the strike quarters un-
observed. The conference is a secret
one; in fact, it is not generally known
here yet that he is in the city. The re-.
suits of this conference are of the great
est Importance to the strikers. Thou
sands of the Federation men work side
by side with the Amalgamated men and
their policy as to the strikers will be
vitality important. Besides that, the
Federation has a vast membership and
it's financial assurance is an important
consideration.
EENothing In It," Says Shaffer.
President Shaffer, when shown the
report of the starting of the Lindsay
and McCutcheOn plant of the American
Steel Hoop company, said:
"There is nothing in it. have a re-
port from Vice President Gibson inform
ing me that there are only two men at
the works. One is % roller and the other
a common laborer. It would do them
no good and would do the company
harm to take men away from other mills
and put them there, as they would only
break the machinery and spoil the ma
teriaI. There is no place for them to
get raw material as they cannot get
puddlers to make 1t, so how can they
run the finishing mills.
"Why, I can't get puddlers for union
mills. l have an order for 90 puddlers
to go to work at once at the Sligo mills
on the south side, and cannot get them.
Men are wanted at St. Louis, B4pming-
ham, Ala, and all over the country.
We have advertisements in the Anal
gamated Journal for all classes Of skill
ed men, and it is impossible for US to
get them.
"Whar can't see is how the trust
can secure men to work in their mills
that are on a strike, when we cannot
get them to I'LL good union jobs in union
mills
1.-The Pork House mill in Lower AL
legheny, has been after me for some
time to get them men, but / cannot
furnish them.
Il have report from Vice President
John Ward, at Cleveland, stating that
the men there are strong and will stick
by their brethren and also word from
Vice President Chappelle, at Newcastle,
who says ali is we'll and quiet"
Mr.. Shaffer was asked as to the al
legged refusal Of the furnacemen in She
mango and Mahoning valleys to come
out and said
Il have not ordered them out. The
furnacemen in question are in the
American Federation of Labor. "
To Start CHARTERS Mill.
The management of the CHARTERS
mill at Carnegie, Pa, will make an
effort to start that plant next Monday.
General Manager Henry notified the
strikers yesterday that work would be
resumed on that day and that in future
the mill will be run non-union. The
strikers are credited with saying that
they will guard the mill night and day
and prevent strike breakers from TAX
ing their places. The Republi9 iron
works on the south side were working
today, but the Amalgamated people as
sert that the 900 men employed there
will obey the strike order
The strike is virtually over at Wells.
vile. Thirteen more mill workers were
taken there yesterday from Scottdale
and put TO work without trouble. Very
few strikers remain in the town. The
strikers held for rioting are to be tried
next Tuesday. Congressman r. w.
Taylor has been retained to defend the
strikers and Judge r NJ Smith will og-