The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-12
Many Other Plants, Including the
Great Homestead Mills, Are Opened
without Difficulty.
ACCESSIONS TO THE STRIKERS
MADE IN a NUMBER OF THE BIG
EASTERN PLANTS.
OHsciaIs, However, Are Disappointed
over the Sftuation-AppeaI to the
Bayonet Hinted At.

PITTSBURG. Aug. 1.-THE iron masters
are tonight claiming victory in the great
steel strike. They base their claims upon
the refusal of the Amalgamated men at
South Chicago, Joliet and Bay View to
obey the general order of President Shaf-
fer and their success in maintaining op-
erations I'm other plants where 1t was an
ticfpated there would be serious trouble.
The strike leaders meet the claims of vic
tory with the assertion that their cause is
making satisfactory progress and that they
will show themselves masters of the situ-
alton before the contest has progressed
much farther. They do not conceal their
disappointment at the refusal of their
Western brethren to join with them in
the strike. but none of the leaders would
discuss the detection.
President Shaffer refused to meet the
newspaper men who sought him, and kept
within the seclusion of his home. The other
leaders who were seen intimated that there
would be developments tomorrow and
throughout the week that would materially
change the situation. They would not say,
however. what they had i'm mind or how
their cause was to gain in strength. Ii
was said they were counting on strong
aid from the American Federation of La
Dor and other organizations of union labor.
but those bodies have not yet given any
public indication of what they will do. The
AmaIgamated Association has developed
great strength in the Wheeling district and
has made gains I'm some of the Pennsyl-
vania districts, but 1t will be tomorrow
before the lines of cleavage will be marked
with sufficient clearness for count of the
men.
Strike headquarters were closed to-day
and tonight, and it was claimed that
reports were being received from the out
lying districts to the progress of the
strike, except in a general way.
EVIDENCES OF VICTORY
The steel officials were in communication
with their superintendents and district
managers. and at IL o'clock made public the
result of their reports. The letters showed
that South Chicago Joliet and Bay View,
at Milwaukee. had voted to stay in: that
the Ohio works of the National Steel Com
pany. at Youngstown. and the King Gill
bert and Warner plants OF the National
Steel Company, at Columbus, had resumed
without trouble; that the Homestead. Ed
gar Thomson, Duquesne, Upper and Lower
Union and Howard Axle works. of the
Carnegie group. employing more than $1,000
men. had resumed work without trouble
that the converting and blooming mills
OF the National Tube Company, at Nc
Keesport. had started without difficulty
and that Bellaire had been only par
TALLY crippled. They were also advised that
the men OF the Boston rolling mills at
McKeesport. had notified the National Tube
Company that they would go out to-mor-
row. and that, while the National Tube
plant at McKeesport would be started in
the morning. IL was certain that many men
would go out. They were also notified
that their Wheeling plants were crippled.
and that 1t was uncertain what would be
done there. Their aGvices also said that
the Clark mill here, which has been run
ming nonunion for several days, would be
started up usual tomorrow, and that
there was no doubt about its successful
operation. The steel officials were elated
over their showing at the Carnegie plants
and I'm Illinois. Ohio and Wisconsin and
expressed confidence i'm speedy victory over
the Amaigamated Association.
The official statement covering the reports
received by the steel officials given out late
tonight was as follows:
Carnegie Steel Company-All plants re-
sumed work at p. m. with full forces not
withstanding that Saturday was pay day
after pay day, but the reports of the time
keepers show a full turnout at each works
Federal Steel Company-The employees
OF this company voted to continue work at
all the plants in Chicago. Joliet and Mil
waukee.
National Steel Company-Mingo juno
tion works employees on strike. Ohio works
employees all resumed work. Columbus plant
VIII fttIl
running, though short about fifteen tonnage
men.
National Tube Company-The convert
ing mill and blooming mill of the McKees-
port works. the osly departments sched-
uied TO start Sunday evening. resumed with
full force. The tube department is not
scheduled To start until tomorrow morn
ing The Boston rolling-mill department.
men notihed the management that they will
not report for work. and. while they did
not wish TO strike. they did so simplv To
obey orders. No report direct from m.
Riverside plant. hut the word received from
the Bellaire works of the National seal
across the river. states that the bessemer
conserters were blowing but the roIlioy
mills appeared to be idle"
National Vice President Walter Larkins
OF the Amalgamated Association. discuss
ing the situation IN the Wheeling dist-ic,
tonight. said: Al the Riverside piant
OF the National Tube Company the plate
and tube mills will be on Monday morn
ing. aud possibly the steel department
Already We have taken into membership
in the Amalgamated Association $50 II the
100 skilled men OF the Riverside. and the
remaining 80 workers in the steel depart
ments have asked us TO call a meeting AT
whsch they may organize lodge. This