Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-02
THE STRIKERS
Doing Their Best to Close the
Duquesne Plant.
Amalgamated Paying Out $4,000
Week in Strike Benefits.
President Simon Burns Believes Peace Can
Soon Be Arranged.

Pittsburg. Pa. Sept. 1.-The principal
interest in strike matters. today. was
centcred in the Duquesnc plant. where
it was expected the strikers would
make a decided move toward closing
down the entire works. The report from
there. tonight. says the situation is
critical. The two boss meters and all
first helpers went to work as usual.
this morning. and all l. furnaces were
charged. Only one second helper went
in and all the ladle men stayed out
The strikers made a thorough house to
house canvass Of open hearth men all
day. At o'clock, the time for helpers
and ladlc men to go on. pickets were
on duty on the streets and turned back
three ladlc men. The night turn is bad
N crippled. but men We're brought from
the Bessemer department to hclp out
and the mill is running full.
Sixty of the day turn men are out
and the strikers say not man VIII
report tomorrow morning. III the open
hearth is shut down the 4o-lnch mill
rust also shut down. This mill supplies
Vandcrgrift and tin mills, hence the
movement is important to the Strikers-
Mill officials admit. today. that strike
is on but say no serious results Will
follow.
Steel officials in Pittsburg. tonight
declare that all reports to the contrary
Notwithstanding there is no strike at
Duuuesne and will be none. They say
all night turn men reported for duty
ard the plant is being worked to ITS
full capa city. They are confident that
the entire day turn force will so to
work as usual in the morning.
Thirty Coal and Iron police We're
hrorCl7. from the Braddock and the
night and day borough police with four
extras are IN duty. Everything so far
has beer conducted in an orderly man
ner.
4 conservative estimate of the
amount of strike benefits that are TO
IL paid NY the Amalgamated Assocla-
ton 70 its striking members now idie
has been placed at $4,000 every week
This is basing the number of bene-
fi.i9ries Mt 10000 and the average pay
mcnt 20 4 member at 81 per week.
Secretary Williams declares there
will Re plenty of money to care Tor al
the striking members and in cases
where the 81 is not enough for the care
Of a member and his family more viii
he given.
No statement Of the actual condition.
of the Amalgamated treasury has ever
been given out. but from the way
contributions have come in and the
normal sum of money there, 1t is De
lieved the present balance is large.
Nr. Williams says. however. that the
organization has resources not known
to the general public that will enable 1t
to continue it's strike for almost an IN
definite length of time.
President Simon Burns. whose reput-
cd interview with President G. NJ. Sch
wab in New York over the long dis
lance telephone is generally believed.
said. today. that he had not heard any
thing new from New York. He re-
manned absolutely non-committil re-
garCling his plans for bringing about
peace. but he evidently believes some
solution will ultimately be found.
Most of the mills in Pittsburg were
deserted during the day. The attempt
Of the Star tin mills officials to bring in
additional forces, early this morning.
had the effect Of keeping a large force
of strikers pickets about the mills all
Of today. 1t is reported that the COM
pany ran in eight men from Philadel-
phia and that the strikers pulled out
four deserters from the mill.
There was nothing attempted in the
way OF picket duty about the Painter
mills during the day.
Reports from the other plants show
an unchanged condition.
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