The age-herald., 1901-08-20
 STEEL. TRUST >PIJISl.SEVERAL M|LlSlOWORK Make Substantial $Gain and %'PaIidB8leaRt theied Steel Strike DEURBER Al MOhESSON Leaders~of the Anralgamatef Associa~ ton Say the Mills Have Not |
 Enough Men to Begin Work,
 
 But Are RIuffina.
DISORDER AT 'M0AEsslA

Bt States sSteel Corporafion made. a. serles of gains today in the restoration, of, prop critics crippled by the strike oc, Ahe Amalgamated Association sand .tts, gym .pathizers. The Steel mills at fMoHesserv after a bong period iof Anacttuity,t were partly put fin motion by ytr1lkeebreakers gathered fin some of khe Soufhern States, two more mills in, She Raifder plant were also started up and Bjpnther large mill at the Clark property was also operated for xhe first diIne. 1rllere was some disorder In the streets of nfmessen during the day. but the local people naWer
 lost controlsof the demonstratixe croad, and there was mo serious ziistnrbauee. The reopening of the Mopesssn naau isbe- neyed sto be the first of a Berries o& ag- gressive moves on the part nf the steel exploration Preparations 'as knnwn<to be in progress for reopempgTthe Star tin. mills in ths city and for 4ncreagfng ihs force .St the Lindsay and. Mcf cfstrltchrpn mills and it-is thought, to be only 1 idat-- ter of time before the srangholds of fbe strikers 4ilke Newcastle, T N Saaspott, Wheeling, Bellatre and Mingo Auncklon will be Invaded srhe strikers deny that any real progress has been made al, eifhsr either Monessen rur Painters pud. say they are mot 5o abe frightened by the burning of a Tot of coal and- tho. Spere operation of machinery Ghey ,say nnne of the man are deserting, ~despiia claims to the contrary. ,.;rhe. nanagezA of. the Painters nils which now have four iritI1s on, claim thatsthe par4sof their tzfa. new.
 crews is made snp auf old aempinxez whd have come back tu work
 At, the. Clark mill the ten-ifrut mill was started for the first time today and thera everything except D. small eigttsb bzrh. nl.l Is now being operated- -It ff assartad thsar more skilled men are ofrsrihg- thsir aerv-. ices than can be accmnmodated E1ny more were taken on there today, bringing the totai force up to 600. Ut was ofainued 'that there-were POO men Gf work fin, tho Painter mills and that fifty of. tf1afm were skilled y
 Fight for Ouquesne Mi1is-
 The greatest fight in this dirartSnIr iH for mastery at thu Duutiesne n1iIs of tha Car-- neg1a company.sl hsoth isfdes .ara working secretly, the Amalgama.ted Assoctatioi1. to extend fits reorganization nid 3strength among sthe workers and stha> srtH6l hdnl- pany to block any plan to getsthe men out 'xrhe Amaigamated organtzens-a -asseft they have secured a strong positfnn In the property and that when. the word ig;hixan it will be shut down. Tine r1annger$ 1f the ,mf1l admit .the strikers have, some friends in the mill, but express sabsnlute confidence sin Nheir ability <nF keer<fhe plant in operation. Policemen gdafd the property, admitting n6he e2Eept employees and they in turin are watrhed by the se- ,cret pickets of the strikers.
 Secretary TTiehe Raturns.
 Assistant Secretary Tight retarned from the West stoday. He sreviemed his trlp, and drscussfng the chicns6 uen.isaif.
 What the South schicago umen ore go-- ing to do I do not isnow- srlpes Bu1Iding Trades Council of Chicago the odher daZ adopted resolutions cohdemning the .ae-- ton of the South Chicago mer- ChjEaans workmen are wild with urffdnisu> And he South Chicago men are being; bfahdsd hp prfvate and ,fn the papers ,as .Acab$. All this may have an effect on them- I heieve -the amen will come sback and SD on she strike. It is true their charters hive been revoked, but if they should go On strike they no doubt will be taken back lnfn the organization. For you remember the old hymn-I S1on'tsbeffeve any of FoE,< ,<fo- the old hymn says that while the ytfnfp holds out to burn the viTest sfnnermay return"
 ~The Chicago men whosaremained at work are now no longer uisiub6fs or stlle. organization They are not entitled tr a. trial, and win have none.. ,sOu the whole. the strike is going on very we'll we arc getting sout more men every -s7ay and will continue to do so. -srhe fight is barely begun yet. There will be plenty. of frote- ble for the trust before long R they keep on fin their present course. There jhaa been no effort on any onees part 'towufns peace, and there will be hone on our part again. / As to the situation in Tud6esne all can say is that there has JReers mo strike ordered in that mill =
 . It is reported that a spor4fon cfcshe- Second Brigade ofthe NationaI -efudrd of this State, now In camp at Somerset, wfrf be kept under ,arms, and Sat stlfe -carnp. for some time. in order to be ready to safiss swer an emergency cafl kor strflse dtfkN No confirmation of the story can De obs tained from the officers of the Guafd pr any of the state officials. Tt is mt cfef- lted here. A number of -anonynious .1ef- ters. evidently ethe work Of some labor crank. have been written to offcfafssof the Guard
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