The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-07


with the AmaI=amated A~socia-
ton Men-Trust steals a March on
Its Opponents at PittsburG Mills.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 7.-Eyerybody is
awaiting with extraordinary interest the
outcome of the order issued by T. J.
Shaffer. President Of the AmaIgamated
Association Of Steel, Iron. and Tin Work
ers commanding a general strike in the
mills of the United States Steel Corpora
tion to take effect next Saturday night.
Following the issuance Of his general
strike order he called out the men At the
Newcastle mills Of the National Steel
Company. The Amalgamated Lodse there
numbers about 1900 and these men went
have to close down. throwing L5oo men
out Of employment. The Newcastle mills
make biHets and the Amalgamated Asso-
citation had information that this plant
was storing up products so that it could
be worked UP by the non-union mills.
1t is estimated that if Mr.. Skaters
strike cider Is obeyed 5000 members Of
the AmaIgamated Association VIII have
quit work by midnight Saturday. N ad-
dition to these II Is figured that fully
hundred thousand non-unionists employed
in the independent mills viii join the
strikers. The leaders OF the Amalgamat-
ed Association also expect that a large
number of the men employed in the Car
negic mills will go out, and that NIr- Com
pers President OF the American Fedora
tion of Labor, will order general sym
pathetic strike.
II is reported that Mr.. GOmpers Will
visit Pittsburg today for the purpose Of
consulting the strike leaders in regard TO
the situation and formally Offering the
support Of the American Federation 10
the Steel Workers.
Advices from an points show that the
best of order is being maintained. There
is little Credence placed in the report Jhat
! Senator Hanna is endaavoTing 10 bring
about peace At most OF the mills the
closest kind Of q guard is maintained. At
Newcastle no one is allowed within the
enclosures Of the steel plants and watch
men are stationed at every approach. BY
the end Of the week il is estimated that
fully seven thousand men viii be idle ia
Newcastle alone through the stoppage Of
"a number Of furnaces A number Of re-
ports were circulated today that non-uu-
ion men are en route TO various mill
towns and the strikers are maintaining
strict surveillance on all trains arriving
here.
In less than twelve hours after the or
der for an extension Of the strike had
gone forth. the United States Steel Cor
poraUOn began today 10 reopen closed
plants. Two OF the closed steel hoop
mills OF the ClaTks Sons Company. iu
PitlSburg. resumed operations this morn
ing after shutdown Of three weeks,
which had been spent 10y the manufactur-
ers in making extensive repairs. There
was not a little surprise iu the strike
ranks when the news was received, but
there was no disorder. In fact. no out
breaks have been expected in PittsburS.
Mr. Brown, superintendent Of the Clark
mills. said: We had about lC3 men and
boys on hand at The regular hour this
morning and would have started TWO 9TH
or mills bgt for unfinished repairs The
entire plant, hve mills, Will Boz running
before the end of the week We have no
trouble whatever IN obtaining men OF
those tha, went 10 work this morning
some are old men and some new men
W have many applications on hand and
will send out word today 10 those 20
whom We can give employment just when
10 report for duty The tweuty-Iuch 4nIu
has been running steadily since the strike
began, the men operating 1t refusing 10
go out with the strikers"
Tho Clark mills were reopeued quietly
and intimatiuus given today Of the plans
of the manufacturers for nghuug the
strike make II appear that the way in
which this move WAS made was ma line
with what had been and would be done
Ii is said that the worst strike centre
will be avoided for a while al least, and
that non-uuion men VIII not be Imported
from all over the country.
Il is also stated that workmen will be
drafted from the loyal mills 10 replace
closed ones. as in the case Of the Hyde
Park plant, and that promotion will be
made rapidly as possible from the
ranks OF uEskilIed and partially skilled
workers
Doubtless non-union men viii eveutu-
ally be brought in from various points Of
the country In order to shorten the pro-
cess Of strike breaking, but 10 is said that
they Will not be the main reliance Of the
manufacturers. That the man Ifacturers
count on the refusal Of a goodly number
Of nOn-uniOn men 10 obey the new strike
order and in the readiness Of others TO re
turn 10 work after they have gone out
seems certain The strike leaders talk
confidently OF general obedience % the or
der.
Strike headquarters was not a busy
place this morning Mr.. Shafer and his
advisers were there. but there were few
callers.