Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-13
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The Strike Situation.

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McKeesport, Pa, Aug 13.-Shortly
after midnight force OF boys In the
butt Welding department OF the Ma
tionsl Tube Co. Joined the ranks OF the
strikers, and the indications are the en-
tire plant will De closed down this
evening. The MonoDgahela blast fur
naces will be operated for q few days at
least and output stocked. The blast
furnaces, the seamless tube works, the
national galvanizing works and the
Firth sterling projectile works are the
only iron mills operating In their en-
tirety.
Cleveland, Aug. 13.-Though the
Crescent Tin Plate Mill successfully
landed 16 strike breakers inside the
mill gates last night and expect an
other Car load this morning, still at 8
o'clock this morning the mill had not
started.
Pittsburg, Aug. Is The officials oil
the labor unions have not given mp
hope of inducing the amalgsmated men
10 the west to join the strike. Presi-
dent Shaffer, it is stated, has received
assurances from Chicago that II pres-
sure Is brought to bear on the men OF the
Federal mills and II it is shown that their
help Is needed for the success OF the
strike, that they will join the ranks OF
the men already idle. President
| Shaffer said there was no change in the
situation since yesterday other than the
strike of the McKeesport boys. Every
thing, he said, sis seemingly going our
way and the reports that we are fear.
| ful of defeat Is absurd. Never we're
we more confident Of success. l have
not yet heard officially from the west,
but have no doubt That all will come
right 10 the end" The call for fnan'
cisl aid which was sent out yesterday
is already meeting with gratifying re-
sponses.
Pittsburg, Aug. 13.-Ten OF the Car
negie men Joined the strike this after
noon. The rollers did not leave. The
management says the works will in no
wise be crippled. 1t ia now running
| with a new crew.
Cleveland, Aug. 13.-About O'Clock
| the Crescent Tin Plate branch OF the
steel trust succeeded 10 starting one OF
its six mills. There was no trouble.
Pittsburg, August ia rumor has
been persistently going the rounds to-
day that the strikers at the Painter
works on the south side have become
suspicious as to the final outcome OF the
strike and that they bad notified their
employers of willingness to return to
work, whenever called upon. More
than 70 per cent OF the mel on strike at
the Painter mills on the south side are
said to have decided to return to work.
They have notified the officials In
charge of the plant that they are ready
and willing to 60 to work when called
upon. IL Is possible that the entire
quota of the employees will return to
work as soon as the improvements
which are now being made are COM
pleted. Two mills will likely start Ia
the morning. This information, COM
| log as il does from reliable source,
gives rise 10 the fact that the backbone
OF the strike is broken. The refusal oil
the men of the Federal Steel Company
in the ives; to strike has seemingly dis
hearteued many of the idle men and
the trust officials are confident that the
strike will 500 be a thing OF the past
Reading, Aug. 13.-Vice President
VOORHEES,, of the Philadelphia and Read
ing came up from Philadelphia thls
morning to confer with company Of
ficials. He regards the strike as prac'
tically ended.
| Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 13.--Attorney
General Sheets Is contemplating pro-
ceedings of the most sweeping charac'
ter against the steel trust. He be-
lieves that u. s. Attorney General
Knox should begin proceedings for the
reason that the State OF Ohio has nc
jurisdiction over the steel company
which is protected 20 far as State laws
are concerned by the trust statutes oil
New Jersey.
Chicago, Aug. 13.-M. F. Tighe, as
sisisnt secretary of the Amalgamated
Association, Is expected here this after
noon and will at once confer with the
local lodge leaders with view to bav-
ing the strike vote reconsidered. Vice
President Davis, the only man who
went On strike here, left for Joliet last
night to confer with the strikers at the
Great Western tin plate coInpaDy's
plant.
New York, Aug. IL "A Financial
News bureau sent out the statement to-
day that President Schwab. OF the
steel trust, told friends last night that
he was confident OF speedy collapse OF
the strike. The statement is partially
responsible for the strength OF the u.
s. steel stocks.