The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-16
STRIKE HANGS IN BALANCE
Neither Side Makes Decisive
! Move in Big Struggle.
NO EFFORT TO START IDLE MILLS
Strikers Make Gains at Pltssburg,
Mckeesport, BeIlaire and Wheeling,
but Main Advantage Is Still With the
Masters-Boys in Tube Works Quit.


Pittsburg, Aug. 14.-Neither side
moved decisively yesterday In the
great industrial conflict between EN-.
ployers and employees in the steel
trade and the result Is still In the bal
ance. The strikers made gains at
Pittsburg McKeesport Wheeling and
Bellaire In the last "a hours, but In
the main the advantage is still with
the mill owners. Both sides claim to
be preparing moves that will bring
confusion to opponents. but neither
side has shown its hand The situa.
tion can be briefly summarized as fol-
lows: Ten men, Ave Of them skilled,
quit at the lower Union mill Of the
Carnegie company in Plttsburg and
doined the strikers. Their detection
represented the first break In the Car
negie forces of more than 1900. The
strikers were jubilant over the Incl
dent but the company claims to have
filled their places at once and there
will be no more desertions at any Of
the plants.
The Bellaire plant, at which the men
struck on Sunday, was finally closed.
When another start will be made Is
problsmatical. Several hundred boys
employed at the National Tube works
at McKeesport, went out during the
night and day, and their action mate
rally aided the effort of the strikers
TO finally tie the plant up. The works
are going ahead short handed but the
ranks of the workers are thinning and
the supply of material Is limited. The
strikers made gains at Wheeling and
the steel officials admitted that Ben
wood would be closed down. Clark's
mill here is moving along full handed,
Lindsay & McCutcheon is operating
with a small crew and the managers
are planning to open Painters and
increase the force at Lindsay G. Nc
Cutcheon's. A break in the ranks of
the men who struck at Painters is ex-
pected but the strike managers deny
that one will occur. Another break Is
reported as possible at Newcastle.
but there are as yet no positive in5i-
cations of it. The American Tin Plate
company has a small force at the Cres-
cent plant at Cleveland and is also
planning resumption at other points
with nonunion men. The steel corpor-
alton has ordered that the CHARTERS
plant at Carnegie be dismantled and
removed to Leechburg. So far good
order has prevailed, although the steel
officials assert that there has been
intimidation at Wheeling McKeesport
and Pittsburg. Both sides express their
confidence in ultimate victory and are
actively carrying forward their re-
spective campaigns. President Shat
fer of the Amalgamated association
leaves today for Wheeling, where he
is to address the strikers. The num-
ber Of men out as a result of the gen.
eral order is now roughly estimated
at $4,000 and on the three orders at
$4,000.
The steel corporation held its ground
at Chicago, Joliet, Bayview, Youngs-
town, Columbus, the Kiskiminetas
valley and the Carnegie group, with
the exception of the instance named.
The strikers are considering plans for
breaking the decision of Chicago
Joliet and Bayview to stand with the
steel companies, but what they plan to
do has not been made clear. They are
charging some of the western men
with both dishonesty and disloyalty
and there is a general desire among
members of the Amalgamated here
for some form of inquiry.