Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-15
No |)HANG[ N Strike
reports From Strike Csntsrs In.
dicats Little Change In
Either ! Favsr.
Strikers Make Strong Efforts 70
Clsss CarneSis Company's
Lower Union Mill.
Painter and Lindsay { Nc.
Cutcheon Mills It Work
Today.

p1stebure, Aug. 16..-There is no mate
fiai change In the strike situation today.
There were no moves made on either
side in the vicinity OF Pittsburg. Re-
ports from other strike centers were to
the effect that quiet prevailed. It is be-
3ieved the officials OF the Amalgamated
Association are considering the extern
sion Of the strike to the western mills
despite the decision of the local lodges
to remain at work. The organizers who
were SO successful in the Wheeling dis
trictghave, It Is said, been given instruc-
fions to hold themselves in readiness to
etart west There was a secret confer
ence in progress at the strike headquar-
tiers today, but its nature and partici-
pants are not known. The short crews
at work in the Painter and Lindsay &
McCutcheon mills resumed work today
and no attempt was made at either
place to add to the force. Two crews
are at work at the former and one at the
latter. The lower Union mill of the Car
Eegie company is still in operation, but
the final result there is in doubt. The
Amalgamateds Association is making
every possible effort to get the force re-
duced to point where the plant will
have to close down, and the company
seems Just as determined to keep 1t go-
ing. The victory will be priced by
whichsNer side wins. Each claims 1t is
sure OF success The strikers look for
Z e further impairment of the productive
cnpacity OF the National Tube Company
ana claim every additional plant closed
= Gown brings them nearer to success.
Jney say they are getting more encour-|
segment every day. and are receiving all
ane support financial and otherwise,
IRON other unions they counted on in
1neir original plans. McKeesport ad-
; vices are TO the effect that there is moth
1nE new In the situation. Strike lead
eIs have warned their followers to avosa
trouble, and the city lie quite orderly.
.syvellsyiile reports eight men brought to
che mill from scottdale yesterday. They
We're allowed to enter the plant without
Z being interfered with.
President Shaffer today made the fol.
lowing statement.
will say officially that the Amalpa.
mated Association has submitted no
proposition to the steel corporation. nor
mas the steel corporation offered any
proposition directly to the Amalgamated
Association. will say, however, that
certain men are interfering in this mat
Ter, interfering without right They had
better keep out of 1t, OF they will get
the worst Of It, Personally, wish the
night was settled. but now we are forced
into the fight and called upon to defend
ourselves We are fighting on successful
~ know of no plan for settlement and
can assure you no representative Of the
eteel corporation has been to these head
quarters. The statement in the morn
ing papers that there is movement to
depose me and that we are not working
In. harmony is lie."
Three hundred men employed in the
yeamless tube plant OF the National
Tube Company at Christy Park, a short
distance about McKeesport, came out
this afternoon. The men were not or
ganized but struck in sympathy with
the employees of the other MeKeesport
plants Of the company.