The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-08-14
THE STEEL STRIKE.

PITTsBURa, Aug. 10.-Gravely i'm
portanL steps developed on Friday in
the strike situation. The United States
S.eel Corporation moved decisively in
its str Ike Campaign with peremptory
order directing that the great Dewes
Wood plant at McKeesport be dis
mantled and removed to the Kiskamin-
etas Valley.
President Gompers, OF the American
Federation of Labor, after two days
conference with President Shaffer and
his associates, issued formal state
ment Friday evening specifically pledg-
ing the Federation TO the moral and
financial support OF the Amalgamated
Association. His written review OF
the train OF events leading up to the
industrial quarrel sustains the course
of the Amalgamated Association and
declares that nothing remains for labor
but to battle for the cause OF unionism.
President Gompers would not say
what the Federation Of Labor proposed
to do, or in fact anything beyond
what was contained in the written
statement issued by him. 1t is pre-
sumed, however, that all OF the FEEDER
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trades will be called out with the ANAL
gamated men.
WHEELING, w. Va, Aug. 10.-The
men at the large Riverside Iron Works
came out on strike this morning. This
plant has been operated as non-union
mill.
PITTsBURG, Aug. TO- Word has
reached here that the work OF remov-
lug the E. Dewes-Wood mill from
McKeesport begun early this morning.
One hundred and fifty men are said to
be at work tearing it down, preparatory
to its removal TO the new site, lying be-
tween the towns of Vandergritt and APP
sllo on the West Pennsylvania division
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, on the
Wiskimeniti river. Five hundred cars
have been ordered to transfer the mill
property to the new site.
WHEELING, W. Va, Aug. 10.-The
employees at the skelp department Of
the Riverside Tube Mill struck at II
O'Clock today. This is only an union
lied department mill but the amalga-
mated association claims they will get
all out today. The Riverside is the
second largest mill of the National
Tube Company, employing about 5000
hands.
MCKEEsPoRT, Aug. 10.-The work
OF dismantling the Dewes. Wood mill
has begun, The buildings are tightly
but from the noises made there seems
to be something doing inside. The
union workmen still believe the move
is "bluff." They assert that the mill
has much old machinery which should
have been removed long ago. The
Delmar mill is closed tight and the
National Tube plants are running as
usual. The Union leaders claim the
strike order tonight will be generally
obeyed.
PITTsBURa, Aug. 10.-Shaffer said
today: 81 cannot discuss the strike
On Monday we will know all about it,
; The strikers have been signally sue
cessful since four P. NJ. yesterday get.
ting workers away from the Lindsay &
McCulheons. This morning there
were but twelve men working and only
one skilled worker. A puddler is
learning the work of heater with poor
success. Not wheel is turning an
the plant is effectively tied up. The
usual capacity Of the plant is 400 bun
dies. Yesterday twelve bundles of cot.
ton ties were TUNED out. 1t is ex'
pected that before the day is over the
! mill will be deserted.
,, PITTsBURe, PA, Aug. 12-The iron
, masters are claiming victory in the
,, great steel strike. They base theil
claim upon the refusal of the Amalgam.
ated men at South Chicago, Joliet and
! Bay View to obey the general strike
order of President Shaffer, and theil
success In maintaining operations in
other plants where it was anticipated
that there would be serious trouble.
The strike leaders meet the claims of
victory with the assertion that their
cause is making satisfactory progress
, and that they will show themselves
: masters Of the situation before the con.
test has progressed much further. They
do not conceal their disappointment at
: the refusal OF their Western brethren
, to join them in the strike, but none Of
the leaders would discuss the detection,
, President Shaffer refused to meet the
newspaper men who sought him on
|. Sunday, and kept within the seclusion
of his home. The other leaders who
were seen, intimated that there would
be developments today and throughout
the week that would materially change
} the situation. They would not say,
hewever, what they had in mind or
how their cause was to gain in strength.
1t was said that they were counting
upon strong aid from the American
Federation of Labor and other organi-
cations of union labor, but those bodies
have not yet given any public indica-
ton of what they will do.
PITTsBURa, Aug. -. 1--WE are
pleased with the situation this morn
ing, the action OF the men of the Fed
eral steel plants Notwithstanding. The
J actions Of those men is something do
not care to discuss just now. We have
lost nothing by their refusal to join the
ranks OF the strikers" So saying Presi-
dent Shaffer entered his private Office
giving orders not to be interrupted du-
ring the morning. There is no denying
that members Of the Amalgamated AS
sociation at South Joliet and Milwaukee