The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-08-12
STRIKE ORDER DISOBEYED.
THE STEEL MASTERS ALREADY
CLAIMING Il VICTORY.

AmaIgamnted Men ut Bayview, Wis.,,
and at Joliet, ILL.,, Vote Not to Go Out
All tho Carnegie Plants Resumed Work
Last Night-strilko Leaders to Offset
AnThis Declare Their Cause is Making
Satisfactory Progress-Work of Or
ganizatton Being Pushed.
Pittsburg, Aug. 1.-THE steel masters
are tonight claiming victory in the
great steel strike. They base their
claim upon the refusal of the Amalga-
mated men at South Chicago, Joliet and
Bayview to obey the general strike Or
der of President Shaffer and their sue
cess in other directions. The strike
leaders meet the claims of victory with
the assertion that their cause is making
satisfactory progress and that they will
show themselves masters of the situa-
tion before the contest has progressed
much farther.
President Shaffer refused to meet the
newspaper men who sought him ana
kent within the seclusion of his home.
The other leaders who were seen lntl-
mated that there would be no develop
ments Tomorrow and throughout the
week that would materially change the
situation They were not saying, now
ever what they had in mind or how
their cause was to gain in strength. 1t
was said that they were counting upon
strong aid from the American Fedora
tion Of Labor and other organizations
of union labor, but these bodies have
not yet given any public indication of
what they will do.
The Amalgamated Association has de-
yeloped great strength in the wheeling
district and has made gains in some OF
the Pennsylvania districts, but it will
De LO-HOTTOW UeloIe lIc iiiieo u "SeeA
knowledge of the situation become
known.
The steel officials were elated at their
showing at the Carnegie plants and in
Illinois, Ohio and Wisconsin, and ex-
pressed confidence in speedy victory
over the Amalgamated Association
The official statement covering the
reports received by the steel officials
given out late tonight was as follows:
"Carnegie Steel company-All plants
resumed work at 6 p. m. with full forces
notwithstanding that Saturday was
pay day. The plants are usually few
men short after pay day, but the re-
ports of the timekeepers snow ful
turnout at each works.
Federal steel company-The en-
ployes of this company voted to contin-
ue work at all the plants in Chicago,
Joliet and Milwaukee.
National Steel company-Mingo
Junction works employees on strike.
Ohio works employees all resumed work.
Columbus plant resumed with full
force. Bellaire running with about fif-
teen tonnage men short.
National Tube company-The con-
Vert1nP MILL anu DlUOIIllllS MN VI ti4O
McKeesport works, the only depart
ments scheduled to start Sunday even
ing, resumed with a full force. The
tube department is not scheduled to
start until tomorrow morning.
"The Boston rolling mill department
men notified the management that they
will not report for work, and while they
did not wish to strike, they did so sim
ply to obey orders.
''No direct report from the Riverside
plant, but the word received from the
Belaire works of the National Steel
company across the river states that the
Bessemer converters were blowing, but
the rolling mill appeared to be idle"
Vice President Davis, of the Amalga-
mated Association, tonight said AT
the Riverside plant of the National
Tube company the plate and tube mills
will be off Monday morning and possi-
bly, the steel departments. Already we
have taken into membership in the
.Amalgamated $50 of the 800 skilled men
at the Riverside plant and the remain
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