Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-08-16
DECIDED BY BALLOT.
Employees of Western Steel Mills
Vote on Question of Strike.
The Result VIII he Tint They VIII
Remain Mt WorS-MnEnntcs Pre-
diet succcss-Strilse Leaders
Arc Hopeful.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-Members of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers employed in
the western mills of the United States
Steel corporation have refused to
obey the sympathic strike order. All
of the men employed by the Federal
Steel company, one of the three
branches of the trust which President
Shaffer attempted to tie up, will re-
main at work. At South Chicago,
Milwaukee and Joliet the steel work.
ers voted Sunday to disobey the strike
order. Those at South Chicago and
Milwaukee bsolutely refuse to strike.
The 500 Amalgamated men at Joliet
will not decide finally on their action
until Wednesday, but they have al
ready disobeyed the strike order by
determining to remain at work until
that day. All of the $4,000 employees
of the Federal Steel company will be
in their places to-day and will be
hard at work producing enough ma
terial to allow the trust to fill orders
and maintain the fight against the
eastern strikers.
Mngnates CInim Victory.
Pittsburg, Aug. 12.-The managers
of the big steel mills are claiming VIC
tory, and declare that within As hours
the backbone OF the strike will be
broken. The refusal of the men at
South Chicago, Joliet and Bay View
to obey the order of President Shaf-
fer has given the managers great sat
isfaction and has correspondingly dis
appointed the strike leaders. Not
only have the western men refused to
strike, but operations have been
maintained in several other mills.
The strike leaders meet the claims
of victory with the assertion that their
cause is making satisfactory progress
and that they will show themselves
masters of the situation before the
contest has progressed much further.
| They do not conceal their disappoint-
ment at the refusal of their western
brethren to strike, but none of the
| leaders would discuss the detection.
President Shaffer refused to meet
the newspaper men who sought him,
and kept within the seclusion of his
| home.
Cuts Down Number of Strikers.
Pittsburg, Aug. 12.-According to a
conservative estimate il is believed
that the refusal of the steel workers
at Chicago, Joliet and Milwaukee to
obey President Shaffer's general
strike order will reduce the number
OF new strikers to about 5000.
hot ha
fires were pulled at the Republic mill
and at the Painters mill on the South
side at eight o'clock because of lack
of men. The Lindsay and McCutch
con mill, in Allegheny, also gave uT
the attempt to start for the present
No word has been received from the
Clark mill as yet.
Many Quit Work.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 12.-The esti.
mate of steel workers who went on
strike at midnight Saturday, from the
most conservative official sources:
National tube works, $4,000; Nationa
Steel company, $500. This makes q
total of 77,100 on strike.
President Shaffer's order for a gen
eral strike of steelworkers became eff
fective Saturday. 1t was generally
obeyed wherever the workers were
organized and enrolled in the lodges
of the Amaigamated association
The strikers were greatly encour
aged by the action at Indianapolis oi
the executive board of the minework
ers. The declaration made in behalt
of the striking steel workers indicated
that among the early possibilitie!
would be important action by repre-
sentatives of all federated trades
There had been some doubt as to the
measure of aid the Federation Of
of the leaders seems to indicate tha
the federation will not stop short O.
extending the largest possible meas
ure of assistance.
The strikers held series of demon
strations in the outlying towns Sat
urday and Saturday night, and Presi
. dent Shaffer spoke final word of EN-
couragement to his industrial troops
Great throngs of workers turned ou
to greet and cheer the leader and ex
change pledges to maintain the con
test upon which they have entered.
Secretary Williams made the fol
lowing statement: "a disinterestet
party called at the Amalgamated head
! quarters and offered to use his services
looking to the arbitration of the ol'
matter in dispute between the Anal
gamated association and the Unite'
States Steel corporation. The propo
sition to arbitrate was turned dow
by the United States Steel corpora
ton"
Secretary Williams gave out al in
!, terview in which he placed the blam
a for the strike upon the refusal of tn
: United States Steel corporation to al
I bitrate, and declared that before tn
t strike was over thousands of men i
3 other trades would be drawn into
to save the Amalgamated associatio