The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-15
Strikers and Steel Magnates Broke
Even Again Yesterday.
THE BIG TUBE WORKS AT M'KEESPORT
TIED UP COMPLETELY.
The Trust Started Up Painter Mills in Pittsburg.
Wheeling Workmen Joined Strike-Plant at
Cleveland Is Again Running.

making gains everywhere every day. Mem
hershlp Is increasing at n rapid rate aud
many nonunion mills where we have never
before been able to secure a foothold are
now organized or partly organized BE.
sides those already so organized, ! know OF
others that will soon take the same action,
though of course can not go into details
On that subject"
At the meeting at the State fair grounds
at Wheeling. President Shaffer said In
part: ut has been said this is not alone
Al fight of the Amalgamated association.
Ths is true. Even today in Wheeling, |
was approached by II committee of the
clothing workers union and given assur.
ance that they were with US and would ex-
tend both moral and financial aid. We
realize also that the glass workers are
with us, together with the trainmen, and
of course the coal miners are with us.
want to say TO the representatives of the
various trades, the AmUlgAniated associa-
tim needs your moral and financial assist
once. We do not ask you TO dis0Dey your
owr leader or to violate the laws of your
organization. | have received letters from
many subordinate locals Of other unions,
saY'rg: We win stop working, too, II you
say the word.
WE don't want YOU TO do that: obey
the affections Of your own leaders,: n o
that your laws are preserved lnvlolate,
81 movement when, II necessary, your
leaders win unite with the Amalgamatcd
association to preserve al labor organiza'
items from the tyranny OF the trusts Mhen
yor. leaders say come out there will be
i,icn coming out as viii make Wall street
lFtnble and cause those whom we nave
pnl, thed to tremble Lehind their pile or
/ i'lef the Amalgamated association so
depprt themselves as to merit the approyal
we lave already received and win me
encouragement and support of the churches
aWhat / say may not he received with
favor This Is q time when mems blood
boils with indignation and hands are
clanched IN anger, but this IL no time foi
angry words OF overt deeds u o,ggn r,a .
peaceful victory It will he the grandest
achleyemeat known n the annals Ct the
world Hence / ask you to be careful, law.
! abiding. but he determined. The trust
can not run the mills without you There
| IS not enough skilled labor left to make
| centralized capital They have said don't
! you dare 10 Initiate our example.
|, Well you have dared. nov be stead
Vast and true; don't yield mn inch stand
l firm In the position yQu have taken. Ms
! orinion is that You VIII win. know II
! the men who are out now stay out the vic
: tory Is sure and certain. " the mills ever
1 run you VIII run them You may as well
/ enjoy a small vacation and make up your
minds that when the mills are run again
| you VIII run them right
] President Shaffer closed with plea for
! the admission Of negroes to membership IN
| the Amalgamated association.
Workinen began today TO dismantle the
! Charters min at Carnegie. The machinery
VIII be taken TO Leeehburg where the mil
viii be located. Work ON the De Wees
! Wood property NJ McKeesport has beer
! suspended II Is said there Is mort
/ gage Of $2,o00.00O on the mills and moth
! Ing toward tlismantlIng them will be don,
until some arrangement Is made as to tht
mortgage.
The fact that the annual encampment o.
! the Second brigade Of the National Guart
| of PENNSYLVANIA was postponed ana tina
| II IS to be held 1T Somerset near Pittsbugg
| Is regard as significant The encampmen
! begins this week and will last until tn,
latter part OF next week and 1t IS though
here that the strike had something to d.
! with Its postponement Within two day
the State win be in position to throw
Newcastle within a few hours. The pres
I ent situation. however, does not warran
the calling out of State troops.
There was some disorder around tn
Painterand Lindsay mad McCutcheon mill
tonight, and the police had TO escort m
nonunion workers home. The strikers clain
thar the Painter mill can not be operate,
tomorrow.