The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-20
THE NET RESULTS OF THE DAYS
OPERATIONS IN THE BIG
STEEL STRIKE
MORE MILLS ARE STARTED UP
Strike Leaders on the Other Hand
Claim That They Are Organ
izing the Men at the
Carnegie Mills.
STRIKERS EXPECT TO WIN

PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. 19-The United
states Steel corporation made a series
OF gains today In the restoration Of prop
critics crippled by the strike of the Anal
gamated association and it's sympa-
tnizers. The steel mills at Monessen
after long period of inactivity. were
partly put in motion by strike breakers
gathered IN some of the Southern states:
two more mills in the Painter plant were
also started up and another large mill
at the Clark property was also operated
!or the first time. There was some dis
order In the streets of MOnessen during
the day, but the local police. never losr
control of the demonstrative crowds. and
there was no serious trouble The re-
opening of the Monessen mil is believed
10 be the nrsS of a series of aggressive
moves on the part of the steel CORPORA
ton. Preparations are known 10 be in
progress Tor reOpening the Star lin mills
In this city and for increasing the force
at the Lindsay & McCutcheon mills and
1t Is thought to be only matter of time
before the stronSholds Of the strikers.
like Newcastle. McKeesport Wheeling.
Bellaire and Mingo Junction, viii be
invaded. The strikers deny that any
real progress has been ma le at either
Monessen or Painters, and say that they
are not to be frightened by the burning
Of lot of coal and the mere operation
OF machinery. They say that skilled men
cannot be secured outside of their ranks
and that none of their men are deserting.
despite claims to the contrary. The man
ayers Of the Painter mills, which now
have four mills on, claim that part Of
their two new crews is made up Of old
employees who have come back to work
At thu Clark mill, where the tcn-inch mill
was started for the first time today. ana
where everything except a small eight
inch mill is now being operated it is as
serted that more skilled men are Offering
their services than can be aCcommO-
dated. Fifty more were taken on there
today, bringing the total force up to 600
1t was claimed that there were go men
at work in the Painter mills. ana that
fifty OF them were skilled.
CONTEST AT DUQUEsNE.
The greatest fight in this district is for
mastery at the Duquesne mills of the
Carnegie company Both sides are work
ing secretly. the Amalgamated associa-
ton to extend it's organization and
strength among the workers, and the
steel company to block any plan to get
the men out. Neither side has shown
it's strength yet and it is impossible to
! get any line on the ultimate result. The
Amalgamated organizers assert that they
have secured a strong position in the
property and that when the word is given
the mill admit that the strikers have
some friends in the mills but express abb
solute confidence in their ability % keep
the entire plant I'm operation. Coal and
iron police carefully guard the property
admitting none except employees. and thcy
in turn are watched BY secret pickets Of
the strikers
Assistant Secretary NJ. F. Tishe return
ed from the West today and was closcted
FOR several hours with President Shaffer
He was given a very enthusiastic receD-
tion by his associates, and returns a
stronger figure in the organization than
when he departed. Discussing his report,
Mr.. Shaifer said:
''All that Mr. Tighe told me was in
the papers last week. and there was n0th..
ing aside from this. The Chicago mill
men who remained at work are now no
| longer members of our organization
They are not entitled to q trial and will
| have none. They are at liberty TO act
as they see fit. but if they go out they
do so on their own responsibility. We
| will do nothing about the matter from
| this time. On the whole, the strike is
going on very well. We are getting ont
more men every day. and will continue
| to do so. The fight Is hardly begun yet.
| There will be plenty Of trouble for the
| trust before long if they keep on I'm their
! present course There has been 20 effort
! on anyone's part toward peace. and there
, will be none on our part again. About
| the situati tiOn in DUquesne, all I can say
| 10 that there has been no strike ordered
! In that mill as yet. I said last week
/ that when we were ready that nall
| would he attended to-
| STRIKERS MAKE GAINS.
The men of the Pennsylvania works OF
| the National Tube company in this city
! joined the strikers tonight and it is cx-
! pected that the force in the Frankstown
| plant VIII follow them tomorrow About
800 men left the Pennsylvania works and
| IT IS almost certain that al Of the re-
naming SEQ will join I'm the movement
| and completely tie the property up.
| There are about go men in the Franks
| town property and the total number OF
! men added to the army of strikers by
! the movement VIII be about 300 Wreu
| the strikers filed cut of the Pennsylvania
! works they made no explanation TO tho
| officials but TO the newspaper men who
met them outside they said that they had
| quit rather than work nOn-unOu made
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