The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-06

We're Duprd Mayor Hlnch ustf~>seo'
M~cKEKsPoRT, Pa. Sept. S-The United
States works OF the American Tin Plate
Company. in this city. did not start this
morning, although a large number OF the
old employees reported for work Had the
plan, been placed In operation. as was In
tended. Il would have been ruined within
a few hours by workmen. who. II h asserted,
had applied for work with the intention OF
Gripping the mill. Had tho scheme sue
ceeded the works would have been damaged
to an extent that would have Required
weeks TO repair.
The scheme il said TO have been formed
by two local strike leaders. msn who have
been rendered desperate by the certainty
Ina the battle IL lost and who are doing
everything In their power "a keep the men
from returning TO work. The plan. M
outlined 10y one Of tho strikers. was some
what elaborate. and included an attack
upon the deputies on guard at the mill and
driving them out Of the city.
just how much the officials Of the com-
pany know concerning the plan II not yet
known, nor II II known " they have the
names Of those who were engaged In the
conspiracy. The plan was to have several
men apply for work when the mill started
this morning These persons were not 20
be interfered with by the strikers on picket
duty about the works h men were 10
await a favorable opportunity when tho
mills were placed In operation 20 alp a
piece Of steel In the machinery In such n
way that Il would no wrecked
The scheme had been worked out %
deliberately that IL would have been dim
cult TO determine whether Il was by accident
or design. After the wrrckins Of the mill
and during the excitement which would
necessarily follow IL was proposed 20 make
an attack upon the deputies, but his part
Of the programme was cut out ~ being too
dangerous and because II would also indi-
cate the intent on the par Of the person
or persons who would no re-popSible for
the wreckins Of the plant. Had &c scheme
been -ucoessful IL would have cost the CON-
pany thousands Of dollars and weeks Of
time.
The proposed star OF tho tin milk at
tracted great crowds 10 hat end Of the
city this morning The crowds hogan to
gather before daylight. although some
had -pen, all the long hours Of the night
there. Before s o'clock several laborers
FtIpfteu. AtpNt = q tlfEh NHf INV ttlirl
workmen appeared. Not a word was said
TO him 10y any 81 the pickets After that
the men began TO come rapidly
The company officials report that seventy
Ave men reported for duty. but thoes who
entered at tho lower gate. whew most Of
the men enter, did not number moro than
t~hirty-hve or forty. This was the gate
the pickets watches the moet and Il Ia
possible hat a large number OF other
entered at other gates.
II requires about ten msn TO man each
mill with any degree Of success. II b
certain the company had ut hast enough
applicants there TO start three or four
mills with ease. They were all old en-
ployees. but how many Of them could be
trusted thoroughly no person OF the out
side knows. Who the persons In the con-
spiracy were is another secret. but II IL
no, likely that there wers moro than two
or three. One mar would be enough.
II h. certain. however. that such a plan
was contemplated and hat IL Was spoiled
by SOM one h was In the secret. The
man who talked about II said tho proposal
ton had been made to him to assist and
that he had refused.
The men who applied for work this morn
ing were all sent home with q notiu- that
they would be sent for as soon as the com
pany IL ready To start. THIS may Ire to-
morrow morning Supt. j y. Lauck said
he would not give any intimation to the
public just when he would be ready tn
proceed. He said that enough men re-
ported to-day for work 20 start several
mills, but that tho company was not quite
ready To proceed. He would give no reason
for delaying the start after every pr.para-
ton had been made and when the men were
IN the mill, and he refused 10 discuss the
matter further than To make the statement
that the company had enough men Ia make
a start and was satisfied the mills would
all h. running in fun In a week after the
first start was made.
Al the National Tube Works more than
n thousand men reported for work this
morning Some of them had 10 he sent
home, as the idlene~s 81 the welding and
other departments left the company without
work for the men. The moulders will
TO "a work next week and III" welders
will NEE, Tomorrow or Saturday and vote
10 return. The welders are exceedingly
angry. They say that the men who are
now being stampeded back into the mill
are the men who first went out In the strike.
and forced ia" welders into a movement
they did not wish TO he connected with.
The strike leaders are trying 90 get up
a movement tonight Ia picket the mills
Tomorrow omin and attempt to prevent
the tube works men from going into work.
The effort il not likely a. meet with slcce~s
There is a fight on bet ween the local lodges
81 the Amalgamated Association and The
Federation 81 IAbor, and each side 10 telling
the other TO look out for itself and take
care OF it's own fight. .
Inasmuch as the tube workers received
an increase IL 10 per cent In their wages
only a week before they struck, they are
nj a loss to find what cause they had To
Fight and are anxious Ia get out OF tho had
bargain they were l.d into 10y Stewart
q Sharp, the Federation organizer, and
several IL the Amalgamated leaders, not
ably President Theodore Shafer The
latter advised the tub workers not To
Accept the advance and continue at work,
a. Y was only n sop thrown out To pscify
them for the present, and would be taken
| of them again a. soon as IN present
fight with the Amalgamated Association
was over. " the Steel Corporation won.
l. IL t~lievrd generally that the entire
tubs. works will u" IN operation before
this time next week
Mayor Black did not proclaim again
tonight. After his literary hvst"ris -
last evening ~. was unable 90 80 Ia the
Butler county fair to-day This was a
great disappointment to the Butl.r county
I-opl. The coming ~ the Mayor II
I Mck~~port had '--'n greatly advertised