Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-14
Rumors of Peace in Great
Steel Strike Are Again
Revived.
PAINTER MILLS START UP
Reopening of Plant Surprise
to the Men-Situation
Generally.

Pittsburg, Aug. ii -Rumors Of
settlement of the steel strike are
again being revived, bnt confirma-
tion of them at any source was i'm
possible. 1t is related circumstan-
TALLY that the Almagamated associa
tiop knows it cannot win, and the
United States Steel corporation fears
loss of both skilled men and orders to
independent mills. They are close
to terms which will be satisfactory to
both.
Pittsburg. Aug. 14.-The big Paint
er mills started today. Two mills are
in operation and the management
claim they will shortly make further
increases The reopening of the
plant was a surprise to the strikers
The lower union plant of the Carnegie
company was an hour late in starting
today. The strikers claim they have
the mill seriously crippled.
The men and boys in the pipe mill
of the National Tube company at Nc
Keesport struck today. This prac-
tically ties the plant up. 1t is esti-
mated 13, 900 men are now on a strike
in McKeesport.
side moved decisively yesterday in the
great Industrial conflict between enl-
plOyers and employees in the steel trade.
The strikers made gains at Pittsburg.
McKeesport. Wheeling and Bellaire.
but in the main the advantage is still
with the mill owners. The general
situation last night can be briefly sum-
married. as follows: Ten men, five of
ell n1 I.n I nj
mill OF the Carnegie company in Pitts
burg and joined the strikers. Their
detection represented the first break
in the Carnegie forces Of more than
1850 men. The strikers were jubiI-
aut over the incident. but the company
claims TO have filled their places at
once. and that there will be no more
desertiOns II any Of the plants.
BeIIaire Plant Finally Closed.
The Bellaire plant. at which tie men
struck on Sunday, was finally closed
down yesterday. Several hundred
boys employed at the National Tube
works at Mckeesport went out during
Monday night. and their action ma
teriaily aided the effort of the strikers
tc finally tie up the plant The works
9rc going ahead Short-handed. but the
ranks Of the workers are thinning, and
the supply of material Is limited. The
strikers made gains at Wheeling, and
the steel officials admitted that Ben
wood would be closed down. Clark's
Inill here Is moving along fulI-handed:
Lindsay & McCutcheOn IS operating
with n small crew. and the managers
are planning to open Painters and in
crease the force at Lindsay & Nc
CutcheOn's. The American TinDlate
company has n small force at the Cres-
cent plant in Cleveland. and is also
planning resumption at other points |
with non-union men.
Another Mill To BE Moved.
According 10 an authoritative an
Douncement made yesterday TO n rep
reSeDtative of the Associated Press by |
officials of the American Sheet Steel |
company. CHARTERS plant at Carnegie |
VIII be dismantled. il will be removed
70 Leechburg. in the Kiskiminetas Val
ley The strikers We're called together
Monday by Superintendent John Henry
and preliminary notice Of the COM
pany's plan served on them. Eighty |
strikers responded. and Henry told |
them that the fires would he lighted |
and all preparations made for start
yesterday. He said that at a. m the |
whistle would he blown. and II the |
men failed to respond the fires would |
never he re-lighted. The programme
as outlined was carried out. but when |
the whistle sounded the men did not |
respond. The fires were at once drawn |
and the order to dismantIe and remove |
the mills was given
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