Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-24
STEEL STRIKE SITUATION
SHOWS VERY FEW CHANGES
tfsr OF STEEL TRUST PROPERTIES
THAT ARE IDLE AND THOSE
N PARTIAL OPERATION.
CONFERENCE YESTERDAY
at TWEEN AMALGAMATED OFF,
GALS AND HEADS OF OTHER
LABOR UNIONS.


- light shows about the following con-
IL. dns:
rms city. Star mill. two mills run
strikers say five more men left
=. plant and Joined their ranks. but
NJ 5agement positively deny the state
Heat.
FAINTER mill-four mills running;
szz lighted in bar mill furnaces, but
Id to start as expected.
pennsylyania Tube Works mill idle,
pss hinists say they will quit tonight.
fff Carnegie mills running full.
Keesport-Demmler plant idle and
m attempt will be made to start it be-
fore next week. Everything else clos
ed down.
Irondale-Mill running with the same
| force as yesterday, making two turns,
and assurance from the manager that
more men will be added tomorrow.
WelIsyille-Situation unchanged, u
Mills running.
Ttsbon-Fires started In tin plate
nlant. Manager George Evans says
everything in readiness for start soon
with plentytof men. Strikers voted to-
raw 10 remain out and mill is strongly
peketed.
Wbeeling-Everythi tied up and no
apparent indication of an attempt to
start any of the mills.
Bellaire-The National Steel Com
pany's idle plant will, it is said. start
early next week with a full force Oh
men.
No late advices have been received
nv the Amalgamated officials from
ether Bay View or Joliet and the sit
nation at those points is considered by
them to be unchanged.
| The Conference of Labor Leaders
at the offices of the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION to-day was the leading feature
d. the strike during the day. The Of
f.ials of the organization all seemed
Feased with the way things were NOV
Hg and one of them said somewhat
nvsteriously: In another six days you
| i'll see a decided change in the strike
that will tell with greater effect on the
trust and aid in hurrying the mai
outcome of this struggle.
HIST what this change is to be was
nat said, but it was inferred strongly
Il at the coming event hinged upon the
conference that was taking place.
Two sessions We're held by the con-
ferees behind closed doors. After the
adjournment of the first session none
Of the participants would give out any
formation of the proceedings further
tlan to say that the leaders had been
called together for the purpose of hav-
ing the situation thoroughly explained
n them and to have some action taken
looking to the aid of the strikers NOR
ally and financially by all of the or
carnations represented.
There were present at the confer
enee. besides the Amalgamated OH
Gals John Mitchell, national president
Of the United Mine Workers of Amer
iea. j. w. jerks, member of the indus
trial commission; Ralph M. Easley'
secretary of the National Civic Fedora
ton and Henry NJ. White, general sec
rotary of the United Garment Work
ers.
The conference ended tonight about
o'clock, and the conferees left for
t-eir homes.
The Strikers Make the Claim
LAT very little actual work has been
done by the combine in any of its
plants since the strike began, and that
what product has been turned out has
loen Of an inferior character Notwith-
sanding this the steel officials de-
are themselves well pleased with the
condition of affairs and say all the
als started are working satisfactor-
Y and turning out good product.
The postponement of the attempt to
START the Demmler plant of the Amer
an Tin Plate Company until next
week. the officials say. was for the
P1'Pose of putting tho plant in perfect
order before the men started to work.
oy say plenty of men will be on
ld when the time comes to operate
t.a plant.
Intention was called to a former
siatement made by the officials of the
l9lporation that while delays would
essarily occur in operating the idle
ants, that it would not deter the Off
Ills from proceeding along the same
mes. and that they were prepared to
END all the time and money neces-
airy to fight the union and make all
u the plants non-union in the end.
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