Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-08
WILL FIGHT D| A FINISH
Strutfle Between Steel WerIks
ers and Corporation VIII Bs
Long and Bitter.
Great Test will Come IN = Al.
tempt to Close Carnegie
Mills.

Ss'eAAel SelAS Naso Neell14 10S
will Try to Organize Hsms.
stead Workers.
Pittsburg. Aug. with the issue of
a general strike order by President
shaffer it is not any longer q thsory
that confronts the public, but an actual
condition. 1t is now generally accepted
as fact. that the struggle is on ..tdr
good" and it will not be Terminated
until either one or the other. of the
contending parties is defeated who
this will be is as yet a subject Of spec-
ulation. Still there are some, endowed
with more hopefulness than most PEG
pie. who express the opinion that the
order of Shaffer will not go into eject
and that compromise will bessnade
before the week is out.
AS far as Pittsburg is concerned. al
tho 1t is headquarters of the AmaiRa-
mated association, few. men are Inn
mediately involved In the strike In
comparison with other sections, the to-
tai number thruopt the country being
almost 100000 men.
There is no question that the various
companies of the United States Steel
corporation will make efforts to start
up some idle plants Immediately ana
thus prevent the strike, if possible, be-
fore its Inception. Already such, a move
has been made at Ciark's plant insthfs
city this morning and CONSERVATION
reigned among the strikers in the Law
renceville district when they learned
that Captain Brown. general superin-
tendent of the mill, had stolen q march
on them and started up two mills. Eva
erything is quiet around all the mills
The strikers around Clark's mill ara
very orderly and say they will make no
attempt to get the men out that went
to work this orning nor will they mo-
lest them in any way
The steel manufacturers generally do
not view the strike order with alarm.
Combine officials preserved the same
reticence shown from the beginning
of the trouble. but privately comment-
ed upon it, refusing to be quoted One
prominent manufacturer said he felt
sorry for the men, but believed the
strike would speedily end and that at
|
gamated association to worry the man
ufacturers in the future. Another said
it would be a fight to finish and he
did not think negotiations would be "a !.
opened.
The effect of Skaters order on the
employees of the Carnegie Steel Company
is being watched with interest. 1t is
generally understood the mills of the
Carnegie Company are depended upon
by the United States Steel Corporation
to keep the strike from closing down it's
business The plants are so extensive,
the men so thoroughly non-un!on and
PRODUCTS so varied and of such nate,re
they can be but little affected by the re-
fusal of the union men in other trades
to handle them, that the situation seems
to be pretty well in the hands of the
Tnited States Steel Corporation so long
as they are kept running. In recogni-
ton of this the Amalgamated Associa-
ttcn is making desperate attempts to
break down the bulwarks Of non-uuiop-
ism in these mills.
Since the great strike in 1892 three un-
successful attempts have been made to
organize the Homestead workers. a
mass meeting will be held tomorrow
right, when President Shaffer will ad-
dress the men and endeavor to induce
them to join the association. The union
men who are arranging the meeting say
they will close the mills when the strike
assumes its new proportions Saturday
night.
The action of President Shaffer in Civ
ing the men until Saturday night to
work before entering on the strike has
given the corporation officials an oppor-
tunity of canvassing the situation. It is
stated that every foreman will be in
structed to ascertain the sentiments of
every man under his charge. This will
be tabulated by mills and districts, SO
that before next Saturday night the
president of the corporation will know
how each man in the employ of the cor
poration stands.
When the word was received at the
Amalgamated headquarters that Clark's
mill was in partial operation Vice
President Gibson hurried to thA scene,
When he returned he said only one
striker had gone back to work and the
rest We're negroes. He denied Capt.
Browns statement that two mills were
in operation and said that only one was
running. A large mass meeting and
picnic will be held at Phoenix Park, near
McKee's Rocks Saturday afternoon un-
der the auspices Of the McKee's Rocks
Lodge. Amalgamated Association. All
the strikers from this vicinity are ex-S
rected to be present. The speakers will
be Samuel Gompers, Theodore Sha6cr
and Patrick Dolan, president OF the
Pittsburg District, United Mine Work
ers Of America. At this meeting Il Is
expected that Samuel Gompers will
state just what support the American
Federation OF Labor will give to the
striking steel workers and Patrick Do-s !
Ian will state the position OF the miners.
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