The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-13
THE DAY OF CONFLICT
BOTH PARTIES TO STRIKE PREPARIRG|
FOR THE STRUGGLE.
THE FIRST TRIAL OF STRENGTH
To be Made Tomorrow, When the
General Strike Order Goes Into
Enect-MiIIs los by First strike
All Reopene6-Mfl Owners Admit
Thousands VIII Go Out, but Deny
the Strike VIII be GeneraI-Ffrst
Act of Violence.

the Strlke VIII De General-E1rSti
Act of Violence.
Pittsburg, August S.-The c~ontendins
sides in the steel strike are centering
their energies for a show Of strength
on the Gay that the general strike Or
der becomes effective. The United
States Steel Corporation is re-opening
mills closed by the first strike call to
show it's independence of unionism and
gathering strength wherever it may to
Tighten the effect of the general strike
order. and the Amalgamated Associa-
tons bends it's energies to the extern
sion of its membership and to obtain the
support and cooperation Of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor.
The general strike order becomes eff
fective on Saturday night, and the
claims put forth on either side as to the
results that will accrue from it are
widely at variance
Officials of the steel companies admit
that thousands of men will obey the
order of President Shafer of the ANAL
gamated and go out, but they positively
Up will nc SCIIc d. 1ACy
point to their success in opening four
mills that were closed and they have
strong holds at points where the Anal
ga1nate claims the greatest strength
The steel officials are inclined to mini
1nize the sympathetic assistance which
n Amalgamated Association will get.
With both sides arming for the con-
'Hict and a general strike but forty
eight hours away, many ordinarily
Well-informed persons hold the belief
that there Will yet be a settlement OF
[ n strike. Veryl Preston came here
yesterday n his presence started the
.rumor today that he was here to ask
for another conference in behalf of the
Steel Corporation. Mr.. Preston point
eddy denied that he was doing any
thing Of the kind and during the day
made no effort to see any of the strike
leaders. Some of the men who predict
settlement believe there will be outside
Intervention from powerful interests
and a submission of the dispute to ar
bitratiOn. Different men of national
reputation, including Archbishop Ire
land and Senators Hanna and Scott
have been named in this connection.
but if efforts are being put forth in that
direction they ave not yet appeared
upon the surface.
President Shaffer devoted today to a
conference with President Gompers, OF
the American Federation of Labor, who
came here for n personal study Of the
situation before committing himself or
his immense organization in any man.
ner. The conference reached no IN
cIuSiOn. and, unless there is an altera-
ton of plans. will be resumed at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning President
GOmperS came here in with
Frank Morrison, secretary of the Fed
Grafton, and vas met at Amalgamated
headquarters by President Shaffer,
Secretary Williams. Assistant Secre-
tary Thighe, Vice Presidents Rees and
Chappelle, National Trustee John
Pierce and Ben 1. Davis. They sat in
executive session from II o'clock until
$40 o'clock. when they went out for
lunch. They returned to the strike
headquarters shortly after 5 O'Clock
and after a brief talk parted for the
day.
President Gcmpers declined to state
the result of the deliberations and
would say nothing other than that he
had come here to look the situation
fer.
The strikers are very anxious to Sc
cure the active cooperation of the
Federation and many of them express
their confidence in getting it.
The Steel Corporation succeeded today
IN RoIIlIS the dTIll Hill DIT Inc 1lllu-
say and McCutcheon plant and another
mill at the Clark works in operation.
They also received reports that at Hyde
Park last night four of the mills did
perfect work and an announcement
from Wellsville that the strike was vir-
tually over there. They met with no
opposition at the four points where
they have re opened and expressed
their satisfaction at the progress made.
The striker insist that there are not
enough men at the Lindsay and Nc
Cutcheon establishment to operate the
one mill started and predicted that it
would close down during the day. II
was kept going. however, until night.
The Steel Corporation evidently is
putting forth its greatest effort at
PittSburg, the headquarters of the
strike, for the moral effect elsewhere.
The first act Of violence in this neigh
borhood occurred at Nattrona last
night, when a foreigner, whose name
could not be learned, was shot, pre-
sumably by strikers. He vas employed
in the copper extraction department OF
the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing
Company, and was struck by shot in
three places, but not seriously injured.
There were six or eight shots fired
from the hill back of the works. The
has succeeded in filling the
striking furnace mems places and the
strikers are trying to brighten the men
away by throwing rocks and shooting
at them while at work. A heavy guard
of special officers have been put on for
the protection of the workmen.
The strike leaders, plan a series OF
rallies for Saturday, the closing day
IF their preliminary campaign. The
largest will be held at Cascade park
New Castle. and it's managers claim
that 5000 workingmen will parucl'
pate in it. The affair is to be a picnic
lasting all day. President Smarter ane
other Amalgamated leaders Will speah
and President Gompers, of the Feoera'
ton. may also deliver an address.