Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-17
NOW FOR THE WEST
Strike Leaders Want to Win
 Milwaukee and Chicago.
VOTE TO BE TAKEN TO-DAY

Shaffer In Receipt of News from Tighe
 Trouble Feared in the Effort to Tie
 Up Carnegie MiIls-Definite Decision
 From Morgan Is Looked for in
 Day or Two-He Has Not Been at
 His Office for Several Days.
 Pittsburg, Aug 17.-Attention in the steel strike is directed to the west again today. Every possible effort of the strikers is centered in the move ment to win Milwaukee and Chicago over from their adverse stand on the strike. Milwaukee is to vote on the question to-day and the labor leaders are confident that final action will be favorable to them. After Milwaukee acts a movement will be made tS get the Chicago men to hold another meet ing and reconsider their two refusals to come out. Coupled with the new western plan is determined effort on the part of the strikers to break into the solid combination of Carnegie prop critics. Secret organization has been going or in the latter some time despite the vigilance of the officials of the company and the show of strength is expected by Monday.
 It is believed that a number of men will be gotten out at Duquesne, but the claims as to the final result there conflict The strike leaders say that they are strong enough to shut the plant down and that they are going to do so just as soon as their plans ma ture. The company officials admit that the Amalgamated organizers have made some headway at Duquesne. but say that making the most liberal allow ance for the strikers the plant cannot be even seriously handicapped. The strike leaders plan to hold a meeting at Duquesne tonight and that fact is taken as an indication that the com nsencement of the new turn on Sun day night and Monday morning marks the time for action.
 President Shaffer and his associates have several times intimated that they had a surprise in store for the cOrpora- negie properties is now believed to be what they had ill mind. The Carnegie officials have been watching the prog ress of events closely and are making every possible effort to head the strikers off.
 There is a growing belief that the good order which has been general will not. prevail much longer. The strikers show spirit of reStlessnesS and irrita-- tion at the points where the union and non-uni0n men come in contact is increasing. 4 party of strike breakers from the south is expected at MOneS- sen and the strikers are patrolling the town in anticipation of their arrival. Trouble is~feared when the two forces meet. It is believed that trouble will result from the efort to tie up the Carnegie properties. The strike lead CTS continue to warn the men against acts of violence and claim there will be no disturbances unless the strikers are denied rights which the law gives them.
 President Shaffer was at strike head quarters to-day and when seen said: ssI have received a telegram from Mir Tfghe at Milwaukee. He says Ihe 1eeting will be held this afternoon, but makes no prediction as to the result there. There is nothing new in the situation to-day. Monessen cannot be started, for the corporation lacks the men necessary to do so. I am not sure that I will go to McKeesport tonight"
 No more mills were started at the Painter works today, but the com pany expects to have another mill going on Monday. There were no changes at the other local properties to-day.
 New York, Aug 17.-While no an nouncement of J. F. Morgan's plan for bringing the wOrkmen of the steel cor pOrati0n in closer touch with the cap ital behind the corporation by giving stock to the workmen and thus taking them into partnership, has yet been made. it is expected that in view of the situation in the strike some definite plan will be given out soon. Mir Mor- gan has not been at his office for some days and F. H. Gary, chairman of the executive committee of the United States Steel corporation, would not talk for publication on the subject. He said that at this time an official an- noancement might compromise the corporations plans and might cause undue delay
 Chicago, Aug. 17---Every working iron moIder in the city will contribute 50 cents a day to support the nien who are still on strike. This action was taken at q mass meeting held last night. Because the strike is independ- ent of the executive board of national organization no benefits are received from the national headquarters and auys assessment which might be levied by the local men would not be binding. providing any other member wished to appeal For this reason only the men who are actually at work were allowed to vote on the question. but flicy were unanimous in their support of the men on strike. The assessment will. 1t is thought bring about 2.500 a week into the strike fund.