The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-10
WAITING FOR THE STRIKE
Lab0r's Battle Against the Steel
Trust Begins Tonight,
The Eject Of Mr. ShaTer's order 90
Bc shown by Noon Tomorrow
LEADERS DevotiuE Their Time 60
Final Organization of the Men

pITTSBURG, Aug. IG-In less than
twenty-four hours the extent of the strike
against the United States steel Corpora
ton viii be known The order 90 the
employees Of the National steel. National
Tube, and Federal Steel companies 70 quit
their places viii go into effect at mid
night 20 night, after the last turn in the
mills
Tomorrow will be a day OF agitation and
long before noon MI Shaner and his
aides viii, no doubt, have . good knowI-
edge OF how things viii go. The policy Of
the corporation. evidence OF which has
been given an -. last few day-its in
tention 10 remove plants from hotbeds OF
trades unionism 10 more peaceful places
has shown that e was prepared 10 night
the strikers in "a rather unexpected way
Nr. Shaner is now devoting his time to
organizing his forces. His programme to-
day calls fOr a speech at Newcastle this
afternoon and another at McKeesport to-
night. MI Gompers wound up the de-
Hberadons OF two days last night and is
sued a statement in which he said that
the Amalgamated would get moral and
financial support" Of the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor.
Steel strike headquarters was nearly
deserted today. Routine business was be
ing transacted. but there were few off,
GERS around and few callers. Mr. Shaner
left early for the Newcastle mass meet
ing and took several Of the union s Off
GERS with him.
The most important information brought
10 headquarters was that the uanufactur-
ers had today posted notices in the mills
TO the encct that any man falling 90 re
turn 10 work on monday would be dis
charged unless he had good reason for
absenting himself This was, OF course,
the manufacturers formal reply TO the
challenge contained in Shaner's strike
order.
A copy Of the American FederaIist. -
the organ Of the American Federation Of
Labor, was produced today. containing an
utteTance Of Mr.. Gompers on the subject
Of contracts and agreement II seems
that last spring he prepared and sent out
a circular to the affiliated unions, IN
which he said. among other things:
When the union enters into an agree
ment with an employer it's terms should
be faithfully kept, regardless Of the temp
ta-ious 90 break IT, a strike should be
inaugurated only as a last resort"
-Four mills in the Clark plant on Thirty
hfth street are running fun TODAY. All Of
the repairs started two weeks ago VIII
be completed by Monday night and Nr-
Brown the manager. announced for pub
Hcaticn that the entire plant viii be
working up to its fun capacity by Tues
day morning
story was printed here today TO the
effect that twelve men were discharged
from the lower Carnegie mill because il
was discovered that they had joined the
Amalgamated Association. This report
was denied 10y Mr. Brown. lie said. Not
man was discharged The uine-iuch
guide mill has been closed for repairs and
the crew has been laid of aad not dis
charged The men viii an be taken back
next week when this mill win De in ope-
ration again None OF the men could be
found.
While the Amalgamated Association
men go on strike tonight the non-uufon
men Of the Homestead Steel Works Will
today receive the largest pay they have
drawn in some months All departments
Will be paid today. including the Carrie
furnaces and the Homestead Axle Works.
and about S4G0O O0o viii be distributed To-
day is a general pay day in the Monon-
gaheia Valley. At BraddOck the Carnegie
men in the Edgar Thomson blast fur
naces. steel wOTks. and foundries VIII re-
ceive S25a.oC0 and at Duquesne SI5g.gu. No
trouble Is expected at any OF the plants
on account Of pay day.
Stausticians are trying to figure ont to-
day the probabilities Of obedience to Shat
fer's strike order tonight how the United
States steel Corporation viii De affected
in consequence, and what the general
strike situation viii BE- after the order is
effective It rs supposed that the Federal
Steel Company Will be hit the hardest Of
the three companies to whose employees
the strike order is directed. The Anal
gamated Association is supposed to be-
wcu organized in the Federal steel mills.
hut there are plenty Of reports here that
tho men al Chicago and Milwaukee are
in cons iJer8bIe doubt about breaking their
contracts
\ list Of mills outside OF those in these
three plants which u is believed viii be
running next week was made up today
II Includes uon-union plants and plants
in which the AmaIgamaJ-J has no labor
Organization. Tie list follow
American Tin Plate Conpary National
Works. Nonesseu. Pa; American Sheet
steel COMPANY Apollo WORKS. Wander
GRIT Pa. Salisbury Works. Salisbury.
Pa, kuzpltrIek Works, L-,chburg. Pa,
ScottIaIe Works. SeottdaIe. Pa Old AIea-
dow Works. S-uttdalt. Pa Hyde Park
Works. Hyde Park, Pa; American Steel
Hoop Company. Portage iron Company.
D.UcauEyiIIe Pa. Isabella Furnace Com
uauy. Plttsburg. Pa, National steel Com
pauy. Ohio steel Company Youngstown.
Ohio furnaces OF the Sueuauss Valley
Steel Company. New Castle. Pa King.
Gilbert. * Warner, Columbus. Ohio. Bell
airo Steel Company EeuaiTe Ohio. blast
furnaces Aetna Standard iron and steel
Company. MiuEo Junction Ohio BuehI
Steel Company Sharon. Pa. sharon Iron
CompAu. sharon, Pa. blast furnaces only
Thomas Furnace Company. Niles. Ohio.
blast furnace ONO Iron Company. Zanes-
vile. Ohio blast furnaces, Columbia Iron
and steel Company, Cuieutowu. Pa. Nd
tional Tube Company. Standard Seamless
Tube Works, Ellwood city, Pa; Cohoes /
Tube Works. Cohocs y. Y, National
Ga.vaniziug Works, Versailles Pa, Syra-
cuso Tube Company, Syracuse. y. Y.
Pennsylvania Tube Works Pittsburg
Pa ohlu Tub, Company. Warren Ohio.
Allison Manufacturing Company. Boiler /
Tube Works. Philadelphia. Morris Taskor
a. Co. New CasUe, PA; Chester Pipe and
Tube Works. Chester Pa. OH city Tube
Works. Cu city. Pa. American Tube and
Iron Company, Youngstown. Ohio: Amrri-
can Tube and Iron Company. gaIyauizfu-
plant Middietuwu. Ohio. EIba Iron Com
lauy. littsaarg, PA, Riverside Iron
Works Wheeling W. Va. and St,uben-
villa. ohio FEDERAL Steel t.r1r,.r4E-- ....