Evening star., 1901-07-19
MORGAN SPEAKS OUT
Father of Steel Trust Makes a
Positive Declaration.
THERE CAN Be NO COMPROMISE
Rumors That Animated Strike
Situation Thus Denied.
SHAFFER EQUALLY FIRM

morning thdt the steel strike mad been
settled. He made this statement to the
Associated Press.
There is not a word of truth in it There
has been no settlement, and there can be
no compromise on such a question. The
position of the operating companies is per-
fectly simple and we'll understood. and
far as l am concerned has my unqualified
approval"
The Day Mt Pittsburg.
PITTSBURG. Pa, July 19.-While Wells
Vile. Ohio. was the pivotal point around
which interest in the great strike con-
Centrated yesterday on account of the large
mass meeting held there, two more points
are on the map now To which all those in
terested in the strike are looking. These
points Vandergrift Pa, ard Duncans-
Vile. Pa.
At Wellsville the situation practically re-
mains unchanged. or if there is a change al
all. it is in favor of the mills going shortly
into full operation. Manager Smith claims
10 have forty men at work. and he says he
will have a complete force by Monday.
This may be 4 sanguine statement on his
part, and the AmaIgamated people express
great doubts that it will be realized
Developments at Duncansv are anx-
louSly watched. y delegate from this city
went there last night with the intention of
organizing the men, and if he succeeds they
Will all go out. which means that every
plant of the American Steel Hoop Company
will be idle The delegate to organize the
men went to DUnCansville at the request of
some of the men. and this lends color to
the assertion that the AmaIgamated Asso-
citation Will be successful in closing the
mill down.
At Vandergrift the situation is still favor
able to the company, and although the
Il
stone unturued to get the men to Join them.
their efforts so far have not met with anv
great success, and the result is Inat the
place IS now IN q state OF great unrest and
expectancy
Strikers Keep~Away From Mills
Locally the situation presented no rev
feature this morning. At the Painter and
Lindsay and McCutcheon mills the only
signs Of life were the few hands engaged
at repairs and an occasional watchmar
lstlessIy pacing his beat about the rrop-
erty- There was nothing for him to do. as
the strikers are relgiously obeying the ad-
vice of their leaders and are keeping away
from The mills The strikers at these rIants
will be paid off this afternoon. but no trou-
BILE is expected.
The billet mills and opcn-hearth furnaces
at CIarks works in the LawrenceviIIc dis
trlct, were still working this morning but
the other departments We're idle The
same number of men Were working as on
the previous day, but the men who were
formerly employed in the departrnents
which have closed down claim that at any
time they desire they call out the men
who are working and tie up the plant COM
pIeteIy- This, the strikers say. will not
De done, as the men cannot work for any
length of time in the billet mills as the
hnishers are out and no product of the
plant can be finished. There WAS a ruInor
in the vicinity of this plant that non
union men had been secured to operate it.
and that an effort would be made Monday
70 start up all the furnaces 1t was said
that several former employees of the mill
were seen about the plant during the morn
Ing hours and Were sounding the helpers
regarding their Willingness to continue at
work with new skilled workers. The usual
Iimoer 81 men were at work repairing the
Devices Wood mill at MckeespOrt and ar
ISnSinS for the proposed resumption on
Monday.
Arranging Monster Meeting.
No efforts have been made to induce the
rtrikers here to return to work beyond the
posting Of notices regarding the men in
th- forge department and the strike lead
ers assert that the men will not pay the
least attention to the notice. That those
who may be weak-kneed may be strength
-Eed, however, arrangements are being
made for a monster labor meeting at
w bites Opera House tomorrow night Ar
rangements have been made to have a sDe-
cidI train bringing workers from up the
AO0GSSen.
Leaders OF the Amalgamated Association.
including President Theodore Shaffer. will
make addresses and explain the strike sit
UatiOn- In view of the recent advance
granted TO the Mckeesport workers great
interest Is being taken in the meeting. all
being anxious to hear the union officials
An Alleged secret Meeting
dispatch from Monessen, Pa. says:
II has just leaked out that secret meet
ing was held Thursday night by the men
Of the National Tin Plate plant and large
representation of workers decided not to
participate in the strike rs they have OBJ
tained an advance voluntarily. and the
management agreed TO protect them
The nine men VINO quit yesterday after
noon in the hot mill of the National plant
were really discharged it is clained> by
the strikers, for agitating the strike ques-
nothing definite.
Girls Catch Strike Fever
The girls in the sorting room are talking
Of quitting unless their demands are COM
Piled with. Their grievance Is that for
merly they had a helper 10 stack their tin.
Helpers got - cents a day and sorters
$ll". Now the girls have to do their own
stacking and get N-1O while they want
sl-2J. IL is thought they will be out IN a
couple OF days unless they get their ad-
vance Forty girls are employed in this
department. and If they go out the mill
will be very badly crippled
Altogether the outlook for closing the
mill is stronger than at any former time.
Men growing dissatisfied at having to
work overtime.
No Oyertures.
President T. ]. Shlffer said today that no
overtures have been made by the United
States Steel Corporation looking to a set
tiement Of the strike. He said he had not
had any communication whatever with
either President c. NJ. Schwab j. Pier
pcnt Morgan since the strike was de-
Clared-
He said he was waiting for something to
tTanspire, and that he would not be the
hrSt to make the oVertureS.
When asked as to what course he thought
the manufacturers would adopt in fighting
the workers, Mr.. Shaffer said that he
thought the WellsvIlfe situation was q suf-
ficient answer to tins QUESTION 1t is seen
by this that the strike leader expects a
hard fight and that he thinks the manufac-
turers will make an effort TO run their