Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-08
SHAFFER SOUNDS
The TOCSIN OF WAR
Strike Tension Has Been Re.
lieved Thereby.
LONG FIGHT IS EXPECTED

Struggle Will Probably Only Termi-
nate By the Defeat of One or the
Other of the Contend1ng Forces.
Combine Not Uneasy.
PITTsBURG, Aug with the issue
Of the general strike order of President
Shaffer, it is 40 longer a theory that
confronts the public. but an actual con-
ditiOn. The result is that the tension
which kept everybody in suspense last
week as to what would be the outcome
of the dilly- y-dallying conferences and
meetings has now been lifted, the sus.
pense Is over and although while the
immediate effect is deplorable, those di-
reCtly interested are not so much af-
fected as the graveness of the situation
would warrant.
It is generally accepted as a fact that
the struggle will not be terminated un-
til one or the other of the contending
parties is defeated. There are some
who express the opinion that the order
of President Shaffer will not go into eff
feet, and shat a compromise will be
made before the week is out. AS far as
Pittsburg is concerned, although it is
the headquarters of the Amalgamated
association, few men are Immediately
involved in the strike in comparison
with other sections, the total number
throughout the country being almost
100, 900 men.
Will Try to Start Idle Mills.
There is no question that the various
companies of the United States Steel
corporation will make efforts to start up
some of the idle plants Immediately and
thus prevent the strike, if possible, be-
fore it's inception. Such a move was
made at Clark's plant i'll this city this
morning and CONSERVATION reigned
among the strikers in the Lawrenceville
district this morning when they learned
that Captain Louis T. Brown, general
superintendent of the mill, had started
up the 10 and 12-inch mills A few of
the strikers were around the plant early
and when they saw the two mills in
operation they were speechless with
surprise The mills started at the regu-
lar hour this morning with about 100
the entire plant will be running before
the end of the week. Captain Brown
said:
OF those who went to work this morn
ing, some are old men and some are new
men. We have many applications on
hand and will send out work today to
those to whom we can give employment
just when to report for duty. The 20.
inch mill has been running steadily
since the strike began, the men operat-
ing this one refusing to go out with the
strikers. Everything is running along
smoothly and we expect no trouble
| whatever"
About 20 men were found who said
they were seeking work.
In regard to the upper and lower
Union mills of the Carnegie company
Captain Brown, who has these mills
under his supervision, said they were
running along quietly and he does not
expect the men to go out on Saturday
when President Shaffer's order goes into
effect.
Quiet About the Mills.
Everything is quiet around all the
mills. The strikers around Clark's mill
are very orderly and say they will make
no attempt to get the men out who
went to work this morning, nor will
| they modest them in any way. At Paint
er's mill, on the south side, and the
Lindsay -McCutcheon MILL in Allie
| gheny, everything was very quiet.
At the Pennsylvania tubeworks,
which, it is said, will be affected by the
strike order, everything was running
along smoothly and the management
said there was not the slightest indica-
tion that the men would strike.
The steel manufacturers generally do
not view the strike order with alarm.
The combine officials preserved the
same reticenCe shown from the begin
nlng of the trouble, but privately COM
mented upon it, refusing to be quoted
One prominent manufacturer said he
was very sorry that President Shaffer
had taken the step. He said that he
felt sorry for the men, but that he be-
Heved the strike would speedily end and
that at it's conclusion there would be no
Amalgamated association to worry the
manufacturers in the future.
Another said he did not think nego,
tiations would be reopened.
81 do not expect the mills to close ex-
cept the Bessemer and the rolling mills
at Newcastle and at Mingo junction.
At Newcastle they will make 1000 men
idle and at MingO Junction they work
1900 They can probably throw out
about $1,000 to 49, 900 men, chiefly at
Chicago, Joliet and Milwaukee. / do
not think they will get out more than
30 per cent of the 10000 men of the Ma
tional Tube company.