The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-09
BOTH SIDES TO THE GREAT STRIKE
LOOK FORWARD TO TO-
MORROW NIGHT
TRUST OFFICERS ARE BUSY
More Mills Are ReOpened by the
Steel Corporation With Forces
OF NOn-UnIOn Steel Work.
ers and LabOrers.
STRIKE LEADERS CONFIDENT

tending sides in the steel strike are CEN
tering their energies for a show of
strength on the day that the general
strike order becomes effective. The Unit
ed States Steel corporation is reopening
mills closed by the first strike call to
show its independence of unionism, and
gathering strength wherever it may to
tighten the effect of the general strike or
der, and the Amalgamated association
bends it's energies to the extension of
its membership to obtain the support and
cooperation of the American Federation
of Labor. The general strike order be-
comes effective on Saturday night, and
the claims put forth on either side as
to the results that will accrue from 1t
are widely at variance. Officials of the
steel companies admit that thousands of
men will obey the other of President
Shaffer, of the Amalgamated association,
and go out, but they positively deny that
the tie-up will be general. They point to
their success Il reopening four mills that
were closed, and say they have strong
holds at points where the Amalgamated
claims the greatest strength. The steeel
officials are inclined to minimize the sym
pathetic assistance, which the Amalga-
mated association will get. One official
stated the matter this way:
What can the machinists do? Have
they not Just been beaten? And the mine
workers? Did they aid the firemen"'
STRIKERS ARE CONFIDENT.
President Shaffer and his associates on
the other side insist that the strike or
der will be generally obeyed, and that
they will obtain more than enough sup
port to cripple the steel corporation.
eve have these people licked to
standstill already" was the way that
President elect Gibson, of Pittsburg,
voiced the feelings of the Amalgamated
people.
With both sides arming for the con-
flict, and a general strike but fortyeight
hours away, many ordinarily well in
formed persons hold the belief that there
will yet be a settlement of the strike.
Veryl Preston came here yesterday, and
his presence started the rumor today that
he was here to act for another confer
ence in behalf Of the steel corporation.
Mr. Preston pointedly denied that he was
doing anything of the kind, and during
the day made no effort to see any of the
strike leaders.
President Shaffer devoted today to
conference with President Gompers, of
the American Federation Of Labor who
came here for a personal study of the
situation before committing himself or
his immense organization in any man
uer. The conference reached no conclu-
sion, and unless there is an alteration OF
plans win be resumed at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
President Gompers came here IN COM
pany with Frank Morrison, secretary Of
the Federation, and was met at Anal
gamated headquarters by President Shat
fer, Secretary Williams, Assistant Sec
retary Tighe, Vice President Rees and
Chappen, National Trustee John Price
and Ben I. Davis They sat in executive
session from II o'clock until about
o'clock, when they went out for lunch.
They returned to strike headquarters
shortly before 4 o'clock, and after
brief talk parted for the day. Com
pers declined to state the result Of their
deliberations and would say nothing
other than that he had come here to look
the situation over and consult with
President Shaffer. President Shaffer
also declined to talk about the confer
ence. The strikers are very anxious to
secure the active cooperation Of the Fed
Grafton and many of them express their
confidence in getting 1t.
TRUST STARTS MILLS.
The steel corporation succeeded today
in getting the Farm mill at the Lindsay
& McCutcheOn plant and another mill
at the Clark works in operation They
also received reports that at Hyde Park
work, and an announcement from Wells
vile that the strike was virtually over
there. They met with no opposition at
any Of the four points where they have
reopened mills and expressed their sat-
isfaction at the progress made. The
strikers insist that there are not enough
men at the Lindsay & McCutcheon es-
talliShment to operate the one mill
started and predicted that it would be
closed down during the day. 1t was
kept going, however. until night 1t is
| planned to open another mill at Lind
say & McCutcheon's and also to start the
Painter mill and the Charters plant at
Carnegie, but just when they will be
started remains to be seen.
The steel corporation is evidently put
ting forth it's greatest effort at Pitts
burg, the headquarters of the strike, for
the moral effect elsewhere
PUDDLERS ARE IN DEMAND.
President Shaffer, when shown the re-
port of the starting of the Lindsay and
McCutcheon plants Of the American Steel
Hoop company, said:
There is nothing in It, I have a re-
! port from Vice President Gibson inform
/ ing me that there are only two men az
the works. One is a roller and the ether
common laborer. 1t will do them no
good and Will do the company harm to
!
there as they would only break the ma
| chinery and spoil the metal
There is no place for them to get ra W
material, as they cannot get puddlers 10
make It. so how can they run the flnish-
ing mill?
why, I cannot get puddlers for union
mills. have an order for ninety pud-
dlers to go to work at once at the Sligo
mills on the South side, but cannot get
them: Men are wanted at st. Louis, Bir-
mingham, Ala, and al over the country.
! We have advertisements in the Amalga
mated journals for all classes of men and
it is impossible for US to get them. What
| 1 can't see is how the trust can secure
men to work in their mills that are on
strike when we cannot get them to fill
good union jobs in union mills.
The Penthouse mills of Lower Allie
gheny have been after me for some time
| to get men, but 1 can't furnish them. /
! have report from Vice President John
| Ward, at Cleveland, stating that the men
! there are sticking and will stick by their
brethren, and a report from Mr.. Chap
peil, at Newcastle, who says all is
| we'll" "
FIRST ACT OF VIOLENCE.
The first act Of violence in this neigh