Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-12

Strikers CLAIM GAINS
Inauguration Of the General
Strike Results in More Mills
Closing Down.
Leaders Claim 10 Be satiiied
With Prof trsss Of the Great
.s Contest.
Majority Of the Mills In Opera.
tion-.Appeal for Financial
Assistance.

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tion..Appeal for Financial
Assistance.
Pittsburg. Aug. IL. President shaffer
made this statement at noon: I'VE have
NO official information about the situa-
tion In the west. My only regret is that
some men working in the slave pens of
the trust had not spirit enough to come
out and join the strikers. I will not
take any part in calling out the Fedora
tion OF Labor. Its action must be vol
untary. The Amalgamated has not lost
anything. but made gains,
Secretary Williams said: ""I think
the greatest surprise OF the strike will
come to the steel officials when they find
we have invaded the Carnegie plant. We
have reliable reports to the effect that
+ the lower city mill is tied up and but one
: mill In the upper mill is working. We
! have not made known cur plans and still
! have some surprise for the manufacture
ers."
Pittsburg, Aug, 1.-THE strikers made
gain at McKeesport and Bellaire ano
regard the situation as more favorable
to them than yesterday. AT the former
place they won the national rolling
mill Of the National Tube Company. The
men Of the Boston rolling mill had al
ready Joined the strike. but the impress
sion had been created that the National
would not go out. The tube works at
McKeesport started as usual today. but
It is not clear how long they can be kept
going. McKeesport has been developed
into the stronghold OF the Ama,gamated
Association and strike leaoers assert
they are completely in control Of the
situation.
Al Bellaire more men OF the National
Steel Company cast their fortunes with
the strikers and 1t Is believed the plant
will have to close down. It was adj
mitted by the steel officials that the
strikers have made material gains there
and the mill will completely tie UP Riv.
erside and other plants In the Wheelinp
district. The Riverside plate mill OF the
National Tube Company prepared fol
work this morning, but no men ap.
peared to work when the time for start
ing turn came. Organizers of the Anal
gamated Association are at work among
the men of the steel department and
have plans for forming an amalgamated
lodge tonight. The trouble anticipated
at Monessen this morning did not come
and the large plant of the American Tin
Plate Company there is In full operation
today. Both sides claim control. The
strike leaders planned to call the men
out this morning, but the last mo-
ment refrained from doing so. They say
they will act later. while officers of the
company say their position is quite Sc
cure and the plant will not be affected
by the present difficulty. The farm mill
at the Lindsay & McCutcheon plant
: which was operated last week with a
Eon-union crew, made wavering start
this morning and is in operation, altho
short handed. The Republic Iron Works
are tied up, and the fires started this
morning In anticipation Of resumption
were banked.
Painters mill. closed on the first cal
10 still smokeless. The steel people have
planned a re-opening for several days
but from outward appearances have
done nothing. President Shaffer. Secre.
tary Williams and Vice President Chap.
pele. National Trustee John Pierce and
Ben Davis are at strike headquarters.
Shaffer was in his private car and re.
fused to see any callers. Secretary Will
Jams said:
I'VE are In the fight until an honor
Mt put hat t.aa ad We rr
issuing call to the general public fol-
financial aid. It viii go out today.
Williams gave out copies Of the cal
which read as follows:
TO Members of Organized Labor
Rrethern. as you are undoubtedly aware
the United States Steel Corporation is
HOW waging war against organized la
Dor by making the Amalgamated Asso.
citation the subject on which to begir
Separations. At our last convention, II
was unanimously asked that the United
+ States Steel Corporation, when settling
their annual scale with the Amalga.
& mated Association. sign or recognize the
scale of the Amalgamated Association
In all their mills. When the matter wa.
broached the request was peremptorily
refused. After the holding Of severa
conferences the demand OF our organiz
alton was modified SO as to take In onl,
the mills Of three of their constituent
companies, viz. American Sheet Stee
Company American TIn Plate CoInpan,
and American Steel Hoop Company
where local lodges have been formed
and where the men are very oesirious Of
being union men. and we are now out OF
strike for recognition.
In the conferences which were telt
by Representatives Of the United STATE.
4 Steel Comapny, the only arguments
were they did not desire the Amaiga
mated Association to become too power
full. and they should hold the balance o.
power. Later conferences were helt
with the heads Of the United States
Steel Corporation, who submitted {
4 proposition that we only sign for tn,
mills signed last year, with the excep
! stion of the sheet mills In Salisbury ans
Gcottdale. which signed for the yea
previously. Their proposition was re
Jected as It meant the Ama1gamate,
5 sAssociation would merely remain In
SQuiescent state while they were expand
ing and adding to the non-union posses
\ aIons. 81
They are wa8ing q nght for the ex
I Sterminatidn os the Amaleamated Asso
station ana for worle insmeI, 10 combine
4 pstneipss which thsy have Demon