The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-09
ACUTE STAGE.
Serious Trouble Develops in the
Strike Situation.
Workers Turned Back From the
MckeespOrt Mills.
HUNDREDS KEPT OUT.
Fail to Get Through the Picket
Line of Strikers.
Not More Than a Dozen Men
Got Through.
HUNDREDS KEPT OUT.

Pittsburg. Pa. Sept. s-The strike
situation in N1cKeesport reached an
acute stage this morning and serious
trouble was feared as n result of the
Efforts Of the striking tube workers to
prevent men from returning to work as
they did Saturday. The effort was al
most perfectly successful and where last
week from 500 to 1000 men went back
into the mill. not more than a dozen
Were able this morning to elude the
multitude of pickets and get back into
the mill There was great excitement in
AIeKeesport this morning as a result of
this turning out of the strikers. more
than at any time yet.
Something over ?, 200 strikers cOngre-
gated about the great plant of the Ma
1ional Tube company shortly after mid
night and remained there until this
morning when the employees who went
TO work last week reported for duty at
Z o'clock this morning. Every approach
10 the mill was guarded most vigilantly
and around the main entrance more
than 600 strikers and sympathizers
gathered The streets adjacent to the
mills were crowded and as men ap-
preached 10 go TO work they were met
and turned back. Almost all OF the
great force which returned last week
reported for duty again and there We're
many more VINO were WlllluS 10 90 DUCK
but these were met by the pickets as
they advanced near the mill and forced
20 return home Not over a dozen es-
capped the vigilance of the pickets and
succeeded in getting into the mill.
About 80 police We're on duty about
the min but no arrests were made AS
a result OF the disturbances this morn
ing the big tube mill is idle and COM
plerely tied up. Just what the National
Tube company viii do is a matter Of
7e hn7f Cd nv
an attempt VIII be to start the mill with
imported men and that an appeal viii
be made to Sheriff Mckinley for pro-
lection
At the meetings of the members OF
the Federation Of Labor in McKeespOrt
yesterday the question of returning to
work in the tube works was voted on.
The butt Welders voted 10 return but
were prevented from doing so this
morning by the strikers who gathered
about the mill The employees of the
rolling mill Of the National Tube COM
pauy voted 10 a man not to return
AtDenmler a crowd of fully 500 strik-
ers gathered about the plant, and while
they We're orderly, they refused to obey
The orders az the SO deputy sheriffs on
guard Fewer workmen reported from
Mckeesport than last week though
more men came by boat from Du-
queuse-
As the morning advanced the excite
ment in AIcKeesport increased and by
noon the streets were crowded. A large
crowd assembled around the railway
station and carefully watched all trains
for imported men, Strikers in sI1iffs al
50 patrolled the river Excitement has
not been so tense since the strike began
and the possibility of trouble seems to
be great
BAY VIEW STRIKERS RETURN TO
Milwaukee. wis. Sept s.-Thirty-fve
Anal gamated association men returned
10 work at the plant of the Illinois Steel
company in Bay View today 1t is said
that two Of the company's mills. the y
inch and the rail mill. We're started
Among those who reported for duty We're
y. ID. Hickey and J. n. Cooper. the two
men who went to Pittsburg recently to
learn the real facts about the strike