The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-23
LITTLE CHANCE IN STRIKE.
THE PARTIAL EQUIPMEN ENT OF THE
 STAR PLANT.
People Proud of the Con- duct of Their Men-Refrninins From Violence Under Most Provoking Cfr- cumstonces Varying Claims - Mc- IKeesport still Completely Tied Up-No Movement for Arbitration or Mcdta- ton.
ton.

Movement for Arbitration or Mcdia-
 ton.
 Pittsburg, Aug. 22.-Aside from the partial equipment of the Star plant of the American Tin Plate company, and the preparation for its immediate re- sumption of business, there were no special developments in the strike sit uation in this city to-day. No further trouble occurred at the Pennsylvania Tube works. and at all other strike points quiet reigns.
 The Amalgamated people point with pride to the conduct of their members in restraining from violence when they see non-u unionsts being marched into the mills to take their places. The in cident at the Star plant this morning is given as an example of especial sig nificance and to use an Amalgamated officers expression, shows that the men have been educated to the knowledge that their strongest weapon in such cases is silence and submission until 1t Is demonstrated that the mills can not be operated successfully without the aid of skilled men now on strike
 The steel men, on the other hand, are highly pleased with their success in manning the Star plant and say that if the men they secure are not molested it will be but short time until all Of their mills will be in full operation and doing good work,
 While the strikers claim that four of the new men at the Star plant have deserted the company and say that others would leave if they could get out of the mill Superintendent Harper maintains that he has 100 men at work, that none have deserted and that the men can go and come from the mills as they please. MT. Harper says the plant
 will be in smooth running order to- night and he apprehends no further diff ficulty in its operation.
 The Painter mill has 25O men at work | and the management expects to be running full handed next week. Two | mills are being operated at the Lind say and McCutcheon plant, one of them the ten inch mill. No sign of break | in the Carnegie Upper and Lower union plants made it's appearance to-day, McKeesport is still completely tied up, but an attempt may be made to start the Demmler tin works tonight with men secured from outside points.
 The strikers are still vigilant as ptckets but are keeping quiet and making no | threats.
 | At Irondale the Tin Plate company | gained another Victory to-day by the l successful start of one set of roll. There are said to be enough men in
 the plant to man one mill one turn
 and the company officials now say that | the break has been made they will get
 the men back.
 A delegation of strikers from Wells
 vile went to Irondale this evening
 with the intention of having talk with the men at work ana try to per-
 suade them to quit.
 | At Amalgamated headquarters in this
 city the day was devoted almost en-
 tirely to routine business and nothing
 of unusual importance occurred. Pres
 ident Shaffer said this evening that no
 movement has as yet been made by
 either side looking to arbitration or
 mediation. No hint has come from the
 steel people on the subject and none
 had gone out from the workers. There
 was, however, a tendency among many
 of the labor leaders to-day to discuss
 the possibility of arbitration on every
 side. The name of Governor w. A. Stone was mentioned as an arbitrator or conciliator, and 1t Is said he will be
 asked to tender his good offices in this | direction.
 The furnaces of the Demmler tin | ,1ota mill at McKeesport were going
 all day and the whole plant Is lighted
 again tonight. Machinists and roll
 turner's are working inside. No att
 tempt has been made to unload new
 men ori start the plant, but the strikers
 claim they have positive proof that tin workers are on the road