Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-31

SITUATION SUMMED ! | Up
End oi the Seventh " eek of the
Great Steel Workers
Strike.
Resume Of the Situation Seems
to. Show Combine Has
the Lead.
Many of the Plants Affected BY
Shaifer's Order Now in
Operation.


Pittsburg, Aug. 81 The steel strike
I has now been In progress for seven.
weeks and both sides to the controversy
are still claiming they have the best OF
the argument. The facts, however.
seem to favor the corporation, inasmuch
as in almost every instance they have
+ succeeded in starting those mills which
they said they would operate. Addi-
tionsl men have been secured during the
past week at the various plants running
s in this city and the managers say they
will have at least one more plant, pain
ter's. in full operation, double turn.
within the next week. The works at
Wellsville and Clark's mill, In this city.
are both in full operation and the strike
ct these plants is considered q thing of
the past. AT McKeesport and Wheel
ing the strikers continue to have mat
ters their own way, all the combine
plants at these places being practically
tied up and no efforts have been made
on the part of the combine to resume at
any OF them. More or less dissatisfac-
tion exists among the strikers at Nc
lleespoft, however, and the steel mana
gers expect break at any time 1t was
reported last night that forty men had
returned to work in the seamless tube
department of the National Tube
( Works, but this was promptly denied
this morning.
The scene OF action this morning
switched to Duquesne, from where an
early report came in that the men had
4 gone on a strike. This proved untrue,
altho the strike leaders claim that a
partial tie up may occur some time dur
ing the day. The proposed miners
2 demonstration at Monessena, Pa, on
Labor day has fallen thru. Leaders
fear clash between the miners and
town authorities. and have about de-
cided to call 1t off. The labor demon-
stration in Pittsburg promises to be the
greatest ever seen here.
1t is report-S that Jofln =----.-- :
= the labor bureau of the Ameri.
" can Sheet Steel Company. has gone to
: Europe 70 secure skilled labor to replace
I me strikers but the report is discred-
\ tied in labor circles.
Pittsburg, Aug. 31.-The mills OF the
Carnegie Company at Duquesne are in
operation this morning as usual, not
withstanding the report last night that
Kss~.A W % Oooiys SiiPptOu. 1IdSI eve
ming committee of employees from the
open hearth department notified the
foreman not to recharge the furnaces
as they were going out ON strike this
morning. The officials of the mill held a
hurried conference and decided to make
O wholesale discharge in the effort to
stay the tide of union sentiment. Two
helpers. twenty ladle men,two engineers.
u three olarf inn ~
were discharged. Eleven of the dis
charged men were escorted from the
works by policemen and not allowed to
talk to their fellow workmen while 90.
ing out Of the works. The strikers claim
the strike is practically on, the remain
ing employees cleaning up preparatory to
coming out. There was no disorder.
The shut down at the Duquesne steel
works would have a far reaching effect.
seriously gripping the American Tin
Plate Company. The denial is made in
McKeesport this morning that break
has been made in the strike thru the re-
turn OF forty men to the seamless ssssss
bsestusrfdwyl lyuoup uparfw lpauprfdw
turn.of forty men to the seamless tube
department OF the National Tube
Works
A dispatch from Duquesne says the
open hearth department OF the Car
negie mill closed down at three, but
the rest of the plant is still in oper-
alton. The strikers claim to have all
the day men in line and expect to have
the night men soon. The management
ssS they win start up tomorrow even
ing as usual. There is no disorder.
but plenty of excitement.
Labor Papers Attack shaffer.