The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-08-23

Mitchell declined to say what action was
likely to be taken, only admitting that
plans for the aid of the strikers cause
were to be considered.
Money From Miners.
At the recent meeting Of the general
executive board of the United Mine Work
ers the sympathy strike project was voted
down, but it was unanimously decided to
give the Amalgamated association fnan-
cial and moral support in the contest. 1t
is for the purpose Of ascertaining what
aid the miners are able to give the asso-
citation, 1t is said, that the meeting is
being held to-day. 1t is said that the or
ganized miners will be asked to refuse
to load coal to be used in the mills of the
United States Steel corporation, which
are now being operated by non-union men.
The miners organization it Is claimed,
has a substantial treasury and would be
able to support all the men thrown out
Of employment If the plan suggested Is
carried out.
These matters, it is said will be thor
oughly discussed at the conference and
some definite action likely will be taken
before the close of the day.
Reports of the constituent companies Of
the United States Steel corporation in
Pittsburg contend there is no movement
looking to a settlement of the strike that
will be effectual; that the combines pro-
gram is to gradually and quietly resume
operations.
AS a result of the strike the combine
has arranged its program of centralizing
operations and proposes now to make
these contradictions in non union strong
holds. In combine quarters it is said that
the Amalgamated arbitration proposition
was refused because the issue had gone too
far and the strike had been extended
against issues innocent of the original
contentious.
All the combine plants started recently
with non union workmen were in opera
tion to-day with about the same number
of men as yesterday. Steel officials ap-
pear satisfied with the progress made and
evidently are preparing more surprises
for the strikers in the way of starting
other plants with imported men. 1t was
decided later to postpone the proposed
resumption of the Painter bar mill until
Monday. The strikers claim that the de-
lay was caused through the failure of the
management to get a sufficient number of
skilled men to operate 1t. Officials of the
company deny this, however, and say ar
rangements have been perfected for the
operation of the entire plant next week.
Warning Needed.
The Star tin plate mills, which started
UP yesterday afternoon, was running two
mills full and more men are expected in
few days, when, the manager says. the
other departments will be started up.
About fifty machinists, bricklayers and
helpers were working at the Penn sylvania
tube plant Magistrate McGaryv's an
nouncement that the strikers would not
be permitted TO interfere with the men at
work or congregate on the streets, had the
effect Of keeping the men at thir homes.
Cards Of caution were distributed among
the men lettering in the vicinity.
Adviees from Martins Ferry, Ohio. are
that the strikers have discovered that at
least three members of the union have
been won to the side of the employers and
that they probably will take a hand in start
ing the Canal Dover tin plate mill. All
are skilled men and they are being
watched closely.
The strike is beginning to be felt in the
coke regions. Last week, with few excep-
tions, the plants throughout the region
ran but five days. The result was a slump
In production. of over $1,000 tons. This
week 1t likely will decrease still lower
Some Of the smaller plants are scheduled
for four-day run. Their western ship
ments which had not suffered any from the
strike last week were curtailed in antic-
lpation Of shutdown of the steel plants
In that territory that first refused to strike
and then reconsidered their action.
MckeespOrt's PrO-StriIze Mayor.
Mayor R. ]. Black of McKeesport, who
LETT rather mysteriously last Saturday
nlgnt Tor the east, returned this morning
ne refused to be interviewed regarding
Ine report that he had been summoned>to
New York by the United States Steel
corporation regarding the stand he had
taken on the McKeesport strike and in
upholding the strikers. He would neithtsr
deny nor confirm the story. One of the
hrst things he did after arriving at his
ofhce was to give the strikers a permit
to parade Tomorrow afternoon. The per-
NIT gives the strikers permission to pa
rade all over the principal streets of the