Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-23
UNDERCURRENT OF UNEASINESS.
Strike Situation Remains Practically Same but Amagamated
Leaders Are Looking for Some Coup on the Part OF the
Combne-Gauge Battle About TO be Taken Up.

keeping q constant watch upon the
mill and all the avenues that lead To
ii. piCkets have been thrown cut
morning is given In the following dis
patch
THE striking sheet steel workers at
the plant of the w. Devices Wood CONF
pany here spent a very restless night,
IL having been rumOred that union
men were to be imported 10 take the
places OF the strikers, Guards were
stationed at every f0rty feet around the
mill all night About O'Clock several
strikers tried 10 get an entrance To
part Of the barrlcaded plant but were
driven back by those guarding the com
panys property. Late last night tFus-
tee John Pierce. Of the Amalgamated
association, organized lodge of work.
men at the Glassport plant Of the AM
erican Steel Hoop company. This IL
considered another victory by strikers
since this mill has been non-unlon since
il was opened. Three hundred work
men were employed az the Glassport
plant and the fifty members who or
ganized the lodge last night are pledged
to walk out should the Workmen al the
Devices Wood plant desire them 10 do
SO. Strikers here report that az secret
meeting last night quite number OF
Federation uf Labor Worhngmen IN the
National Tube company Joined the
Amalgamated men and are ready 10
strike Il Is reported that the lap ana
butt welders of the National works on
Mckeesport, as We'll as the pipe cutters
are TO be- organized by the Ainelb2-
mated, perhaps on Sunday next with
these departments well organized, the
association will be In shape 10 COM
pletely tic up the big plant II II de-
sres. The general belief Is that no
strike will be ordered unless the Ma
tional Tube company discharge some OF
its men for Joining the union
AT Vandergrift and Duncansville the
efforts Of the Amalgamated association
70 get the men out have 50 far been fu-
tile.
Reports are rife that the United
States Steel company corporation viii
shortly make an effort 20 start up
Painters mill OF the American steel
Hoop company in this city. Emissar-
les are said 20 have been among the
Idle operatives OF that plant for the
purpose Of inducing them 10 come back
and help IN the resumption Of the mill.
The Amalgamated men viii do every
thing In their power to frustrate the
object OF the company. They have a
code Of signals prepared and at the
least sign OF any activity on the part
of the officials Of the company the ring
ing Of a bell or the blowing " a
whistle will bring the strikers TO the
scene without the least delay.
The report that the men at Moor
heads mills. Sharpsburg, were anxious
10 Join the union Is denied. Alfred
Bray. one Of the boss pudders, said
the men were satisfied. that no secret
meetings had been held and that the
men do not want to be organized,
scHwAB WILL NOT DISCUSS.
New York. July president
SchVab and officers Of the United
states Steel corporation declined today
10 discuss the steel strike.
STRIKERS RETURN
Shamokin Pa. July % -Notwith-
standing the refusal OF the Phiadel-
phla a Reading Coal q Iron company
10 relustate their striking mine fire.
men. ali of the strikers al the other
mines I'm this region returned 20 work
today The Reading cOmpany's fire
rooms are manned by non-unlon men
and an Of the company's collleuea are
30 operation.
To START TIN PLATE MILL
East Liverpool. Ohio. July 23.-About
twenty men have been added 90 the
force. which IS renoyatIng the Chester
w Va. plant of the American Tin
Plate company preparatory 90 starting
ID as a tn plate MILL District Man
ager VIM. A. Ranheld was here last
night and stated that the work would
be pushed with AN possible speed. The
ulans for the addition 90 The mill have
been 50 changed that when he work is
complete the present capacity nl tne
mill WIN be- doubled The min viii
he ss complete tln plate plant as
there o. Boo the country