Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-27


 Mills, But No Men Are at Work
 Carnegie Upper and Lower Mills
 Are Working Strikers Fail to Infiu-
 ence the Men Who Are In the Mills.
 Pfttsburg. Pa. Aug 27.-The steel strike situation was featureless to-day. No sooner are rumors spread of nego- tiatiOns for another peace conference between the United States Steel COT poratiOn officials and the Amalgamated association. than both sides hurry 10 deny their accuracy. In the meantime the leaders of the strikers assert that they are constantly making fresh gains and inroads upon the mills of the com bine, while on the other hand the great steel company officials announce placidly that in every instance where they have attempted to start one of tehir plants they have succeeded and that they can get all the men they want. That success has attended thsir efforts is evident at Wellsville, Paint CTS mills. Clark's and Lindsay x Me Cutcheon's. The first three named are running to-day practically full, and new men are being taken on every day. Fifty additional men were add ed to the force at Painters yesterday
 
 Lindsay & McCutcheon's were made this morning. The management of this plant expects to resume in the other departments within a week. or as soon as the new boilers can be con- nected up.
 The Carnegie upper and lower mills and the works at Homestead and Du- Quesne are running with the usual complement of men. and there are no indications that the strikers will sue ceed in getting the employees to join them.
 There is no change at the Star tin plate mills. Two departments are still in operation and are running double turn. It is understood an effort will be made tonight to put on a third shift and that the men have been en- gagged.
 Labor officials and wOrkmen repre- senting the Continental and Pennsyl- vania Tube companies of McKeesport were in session all day yesterday dis cusSing the strike. It was finally de cided to ask President Shaffer for formal expression of the attitude of the Amalgamated association toward the tube workers. who are on a sym pathetic strike and who. it is under stood have struck without orders from their lodge leaders. The workmen de sire to know what will become of them in case of a settlement and whether the Amalgamated association will in- clude them in future agreements. The striking machinists of the National Tube Co have. it is said. been asked to return to work in order to make extensive repairs to the machinery
 This move was received by the mer- chants of AIcKeespOrt with consider able joy The machinists are consid- ering the question and will act in a couple of days. The works were .n steady operation before the strike for more than a year and extensive re- pairs are necessary. So far no plans have been laid for the resumption of operations in the tube plants. and so far as known there is no intention of starting up in the immediate future At the Demmler works of the Ameri- can Tin Plate Co the fires are still kept up. but no attempt has been made to resume Manager Pittock claims to have the promise of q number of the men to return when wanted The tcty police are on guard at the plant.
 New York, Aug 27.-No oyertures for peace have come to the United States Steel corporation from the strikers through any of the intermedi- aries named in the Pittsburg dis patches. and it was stated at the office of the company to-day that none was expected. J. Pierpont Morgan returned to the city to-day. but it was said that his return had nothing to do with the steel strike or its settlement. An official of the United States Steel cor poratIon made the following state ment:
 '.The reports that there are negotia- tions for a settlement of the steel strike in progress are erroneous. The United States Steel corporation has re ceived no proposals for a settlement and had made none Many of our men are returning to work and many others are desirous of resuming their places The strike can only be settled by the return of the men to their places"