Evening star., 1901-07-22

there might be movement I'm progress
by the officials of that commission to bring
about mediation in the present strike, Mr..
Shaffer said:
IF Mr.. Farquhar is quoted correctly, and
Is endeavoring to bring about an adjust
ment of this strike, / believe that if he
puts the same assiduous efforts into his
task as he did when he questioned me dur
ing the sessions Of the commission, he will
accomplish some good results. / do not
know if he Is attempting any such move
ment, as he has not communicated with me
or any of the officials of the Amalgamated
Association"
the National Tube Company discharging
the men who Joined the Amalgamated AS
sociation yesterday, Mr.. Shaffer said: III
the company should discharge these men
We shall have to protect them, and. as we
consider discharge under these circum-
stances grounds for enforcing article 10,
section 30, we should have to request the
reinstatement Of those men and their rec
done We should be compelled to call out all
Amalgamated men working in the plants Of
the National Tube Company
Silence as to the Future.
In reply to the question. In organizing
these men had you planned to draw them
into the striker the Amalgamated presi-
dent replied:
As our last conference proposition TO
the manufacturers practically limited the
strike to the sheet. tin plate and hoop COM
panies, for the time being it was not our
purpose to organize these men to involve
the National Tube Company"
While still hoping for an early settle
ment of the strike. Mr. Shaffer would not
say that any steps had been taken in this
direction. and. so far as the general OFF,
GERS of the Amalgamated Association were
n ad h1s- oil doc Dllre hot fha1- had
not been approached by any person or per-
sons this subject.
Among the manufacturers there was the
same general silence preserved regarding
the situation and concerning prospective
plans for operating the now idle mills OF
the three companies.
The Men on Guard.
Reports reached here this morning that
the strikers at Mckeesport because of per-
sistent rumors that workmen were to be
imported gathered to the number of 200
or 300 and picketed the town, holding up
every man coming along and making him
give an account of himself. No one Was
roughly treated, but the police force was
called out and dispersed the men.
Mills Not Running.
A Wellsville, Ohio, dispatch received at
noon says:
THE strike situation here is not mate
rally changed from the conditions of last
week. Notwithstanding the rumors of last
week to the effect that the six mills of
the Wellsville plant would be running in
full today. such is not the case. No out
side men have been brought in, and only
mills l, and 4 are in operation. At this
hour. though it is rumored that enough of
the strikers will resume work this after
noon to operate mills 8 and g. A number
of the mill men who recently Joined the
Anal lgamated Association are in sore straits
W n in hn
Guilty. They want to work but their pride
will not permit them to violate the con-
tract which they recently entered into
with the Amalgamated Association. Great
influence is being brought to bear upon
them, both by the friends of the Amalga-
mated Association and by the mill com
pany."
Will Not Join the Union.
A Monessen, Pa, dispatch says:
The tin mill is running night and day
with a full complement of men. Organizers
have about given up hope of inducing the
men to join the union. The men say they
are satisfied. and from the present outlook
1t Will be impossible for the organizers to
get the men into the union and close the
mills
MIR. Schwab VIII Not Talk.
NEW YORK. July 22-President Schwab
of the United States Steel Corporation re-
fused today to make any reply to President
Shaffer of the Amalgamated Association
regarding the strike situation.
In support of the Machinists.
SHARON, Pa. July 22.-The American
Steel Casting Company is badly crippled
today by a strike of clippers, molders, ap-
prentices and cranemen, caused by the i'm
portation of thtrty-five machiuists to take
places of the men who struck last week
The new men went to work this morning
and were accompanied by deputies The
ma ma cement say they will import more
men to take the places of the strikers.
About 1,5OO men are now out.
Operators Were Lacking.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 22.-Contrary
to the announcement of several days ago,
the hoop mill that the United States Steel
Corporation has been equipping In this city
during the past week to manufacture cot
ton ties did not begin operations today
AT o'clock the stacks at the plant were
sending up dense volumes of smoke but
the machinery was not started. Vice Pres
ldent Ward of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion declared that the mill was not started
because the company did not have suffi-
cient number of experienced men to operate
it. Officials Of the company declined to
discuss the matter or to say when an at
tempt would be made to operate the mill.
1t is understood, however, that 1t Is pro-
posed to begin work next Thursday morn
ing.