Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-08-30
DECIDED GAINS
Are Daily Being Made by the
Steel Corporation.
Declares Men Can Only Settle by
Returning to Their Jobs.
Shaiier Simply Reiieraies the Time Worn State
ment We Are Satisfied"

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 2s.-The Steel
Corporation continues making gains in
this district and. today. added enough
men 10 its force ~ the star plant TO
iiIsurc the working of two mills double
turn night ana day. from now on. The
management claims that the entire
plant viii BE- on full time before the
week ends. The strikers say this claim
cannot b+ made good. and Is being
made merely as blum.
In pursuance Of its announced plan
to run All Of its plants absolutely non
union. the Amer lean Tinplate CO.. to-
day. commenced advertising for nom
union men to go 10 work All appli-
cauts are offered the highest wages
ANA permanent jobs, but in every
case the application must b" made per
Aon1lly ana the applicant declare him
self free from All union control. WheE
asked. today. what he thought of the
Tinplatt COS. avowed intention OF
breaking away from the union entirely.
President Shaf1er Of the algamatec
Association. said:
Where viii they get men to run
their plants2 II "" thought the men
could br secured the threat might
frighten US Until w- are assured they
are forthcoming. We viii keep ou
nerve"
The latest official declaration from
steel sources Is that the strike can nov
W settled only By the men going bac X
TO the mills. The position the Official.
take. II Is said. Is that the strike is
over ~ far ~ their dealing with the
/, 81.
want vorkmen for their idle mills ana
inen vino want work can have it for the
asking at wages paid before the shut
down. They mry be union men or not
but th" union can have no say az I,
their work nr wages.
simon Burns President of th- Win
Jow Glass Workers Association. pro
poses an arbitration committec selected
from among such men rs Archbishop
Ireland Bishop Potter. S-th Low
and others "i like prominence. who
shall have absolutely authority TO de-
,ia" upon terms Of settlement. Thei.
decision 70 De- final and accepted by
both parties.
Mi Burns says hc has Presider'
ShafIer's sanction for the move and j..
the corporation viii agree to the plar
the strike will W declared oT at once
None of thc steel peopl. here Will dis
cuss the matter I'LL any wly.
Mir Shaner declared. tonight. that
the strike. in spite Of the claims of tn,
other side ~ the contrary. j. proceed
ing satisfactorily ana his association
making such serious inroads on tn,
corporations business that ii will b,
compelled sooner or later to come tc
terms The fact that the corporation
Is adding to its force daily does not
worry the president. because he be
li-ycs them 10 be either unskilled o.
poor workmen. VINO viii be a drawn bacF
rather than help To their employers
The steel people have nothing to say
point to the mills at work ana tht
product turned out. Actions. they say
speak louder than words
simon Burns. general master work
man Of the Knights of Labor. and
president ~ THO Window Glass Work
ers Association. l.. 4. POO. has sent al
open letter to Charles NJ. Schwab
president of The United States Stee'
Corporation. and to President Theodor,
Shaffer IF the Amalgamated Associa
1870. *-''i'AitAiiir~ t'4'A4i - a 'tA-'4 '''
arbitration. Pres ideut Shaffer says h,
j. satisfied 10 submit To the arrange
mcnt proposed nv Mr.. Burns. 50 i:
only remains for Mir. Schwab to con
Cur. If hc does it may result in the
termination " the great strike.
Aside from the increased force put L
work Al the Star plant of the Tinplate
60, today. The strike situation is praC-
ucallN unchanged.
At Mckcesrnrt this afternoon.
strike benefit han game vas playef
the receipts netting quite an addition
4" the strike fund,
Many rumore on strike matters are
rife in Pittsburg. tonight, the most
significant being one to the effect that
the dissatisfaction among the tub,
work, rs of the Pennsylvania Tube Co
Is spreading and that At a meeting hello
10y the men 400 OF them declared thei
intention of returning TO work. tomor- ,
row morning.
Organizer SWartZ Of the American
Federation Of Labor. il is said. circu
lated among the men and told them Z
'he"r m; that before the week wa:
'ndcd there would be an addition I
.hair nLmhtIS If batWren l4.000 and IS.
'G6 new strikers. which would crippl'
he combine more seriously than eve
before.
Neither OF these reports can be Neri
led. tonight. but it is known that ther
: much unelsiness among the tub
workers. who it appears have strucl
without proper sanction.
Advices from Irondale. Ohio. tonight
say:
Irondalc is as quiet. tonight. as any
country village in Ohio. From the tur-
oulent scenes of yesterday To the qui
.tntss of today is q transition which i
90 sudden to be permanent.
The men are waiting upon the United
States marshal from Cleveland with
injunction papers which they think
Manager Banfield and Attorney Frs
kline are in Cleveland 70 obtain. ana
they openly boast that they will vio-
late it if new men are brought in.