Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-08-13
THE STRIKE IS NOW ON
Amalgamated Associations Struggle
Against Steel Trust.
SOME MILLS RESUME.
Hen al Some Places Refuse 10 Obey
The Order 10 Slrike-tsmblne
Officials Claim yleiory-The
Scope i Yet Unknown

Pittsburg. Ang. l2-The strikers made
gains today Gt McKoespoFt and Bel
iaire and regard the situation as more
favorable 70 them than Sunday. At the
former place they are out at the Ma
tionai rolling mills Of the National Tube
company. The men of the Boston roll
ing mill had already joined the strike
Tho tube works AZ McKeasport started
n usual. but it is not clear how long
they viii keep going. Mckeesport do.
volopod into a stronghold of the ANAL
gnmated as association and the strike lead
ers assert they are completely in control
Of the situation.
At Bellaire moro men Of the National
Steel company cast thcir fortunes with
the strikers and /. Is believed the plant
viii have 20 close down. It's admitted
by the steel officials THAT the strikers
I had made material rains there and the
mill viii probably viii be closed down
tomporss'ly.
The strikers claim they viii complete
" tie up the Riverside and other plants
/ in the wheeling disricr The River
side Plate min % che National Tube
company was rrcnarai for work this
morning. bat uoue OF iho men appeared
when the time f1r starting came.
( The troubles anticipated ~ Monosseu
did NOT come and the large plant Of tho
Amer an Tin Plate compauy there is
IN full operation. Both sides claim con-
troll
The Farm min at the Lindsay g. Mc-
Cutcheon plant. which was operated
last week with a non,union crew made
a wavoring start early this morning and
Is In operation. although sh1rilinlai.
The Republc Iron Works aretied up
Fires were started in anticipation Of re-
Sumption, hut ara now banked
The Painters mil closed on the irst
call is still smoke'css The steel people
have planned its roopaniag for several
days. but e. far a. outward appaarancas
show have done nothing.
Men of tho Eiba or fmnkston pnd-
ding aud roliing mill have al joined
the strikers snd work is completely
crippled.
+ An Of tho Carnegie properties and
mills Of the American Sheet Steel com-
I rany at VANDERBILT. Appo.lo, Loeoh-
burg Byi8 Park and salfsburg arc in
operation and manufacturers assert
there will noi be the slightest trouble
az any o, thcm.
/ Report from ah strike contors indi.
cate perfect order prevails but &c is be-
loved hero clashes orr, inevitable ~
more turbulent places when the attemp,
il made 20 put non-uniou men on where
the strikers have quit work
President shadcr, Secretaries VIII.
liams and Tisho. Vieo President Chap
pelle. National Trustee John P.erce and
I Don Davis were az the strike heaquar.
tors shaGer was in bis private Office
and refused Co soa any callers. Secre-
tury Williams said: eve nre in the
( fight until an honorable settlement can
b. reached. We are issuing a call 90
I tho general public for financial aii. It
viii go out today" williams gave
out copies of the call which scr forth
the causes Of the strike and declared
the steel corporation Is making war on
Organized labor
Atuoon to-day about 2lo0 strikers
gathered around the plant Of the M.
toual Tube compiny az MeRoasport,
and whom the vorsleu came ont Tor
lunch good naturelly guyel them fo-
working. Tho worhmeu seemed 90
take no oG nse and there was no dis
turbanco 3r disorder.
Piisburg. Aug i2-Tho iron masters
are claiming a victory In the great steel
strike. rhey base thoir claim upon tlc
refusal of Che Amaiamauri men ar
South Chicago. Joliet and llY View tl
obey the general strike order OF Prosi-
dent shaIer and their nc'ess i'm main.
tanning operations 10 other plants where
it was anticipated that thor, would be-
serious trouble Tho strike leaders
meet tine cinims of victory with ths a.
scriion thnt their cause is making sat-
isfactory rrogrcss and THAT they viii
show themselves masters OF the siiua.
tion before tho contest has progressed
much further. TAsy do not conceal
their disappointment at the refusal Of
their wostenl bre,hron q strike hu'
none Of the leaders would discuss tie
detection.
President shaffer refused 10 meet the
newspaper men who soasAt hiu. aul