The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-21
DEVELOPED
 INTO SIEGE No Decisive Move in the
 Steel Strike. PLANS TO OPEN MILLS Men Who are Out Claim t
PLANS TO OPEN MILLS
Men Who are Out Claim It
 Cannot Be Done.
Great Amount of Attention Being Bestowed at Amalgamated Head quarters to Relief Plans-Fe-
 male Escort for Strikers.

Pittsburg. Pa., Aug. 20.-Following the rapid moves ot yesterday on either side or the great sueel strike, there was a lull today ana neither side maue any oeclsive action that showed upon the surface. IL mas been running nknt so far with small victories ana minor defeats for both sides. but 1t now seems to be settling down into a hard struggc Tn which neither side will acknowledge defeat.
 The steel managers succeeded in starting the last idle mill at the Clark plant and are evidently planning a ss- ries of extensions at every point where there is a chance of success.
 An interesting feature of the fight at the latter mill is contributed by the claim of the strikers that Mrs. Fred Baugh, wife of the superintendent, is escorting strike breakers to and from the mill. She has always been very popular with the mill men and the pickets say they would rather face a regiment of soldiers than do anything improper in her presence.
 Respect Mrs. Baugh.
 They say that in peace times she nursed their families and that they simply cannot interfere with her or the men she escorts. The steel managers are also arranging for more men for the Painter and Monessen mills.
 The strikers meet the movement to reopen mills with non-union men with the claim that 1t will be simply impos- sible to secure a sufficient number of skilled men to operate them. Their met. they declare, are standing firm and must be consulted before the mills run. They say they have the situation well in hand and despite the alleged danger of the strike getting p-heavy, continue their work of organization with A view of crippling more plants belonging to the corporation. They claim that Chicago will in the end come out and that there is no danger of the Joliet men going back to work. whatever Chicago does.
 President McMurtey of the American Sheet Steel Company returned from a tour through the five mill towns of Kis- minetas Valley. He inspected the non- union mills running in all of them and also looked over the two non-union properties being operated at Scottdale.
 Production Above Average.
 He said production was above the maximum average for this season of the year and that he was perfectly sat- isied. District Manager Smith of the same company said the Wellsville plant lacked bue six men of having every crew full. that the product was com ing out nearly perfect and that if their men were not interfered with and as- saulted by the strikers, the situation would be eminently satisfactory.
 The tieing up of the Pennsylvania Continental Tube Plants of the Ma tional Tube Company in this city, com menced last night, was completed to- day. Counting both plants, about 1.S0o men went out.
 The closing of the Pennsylvania and Continental plants completely tied up the National Tube Company in this district and Wheeling.
 A great amount of attention Is being devoted at strike headquarters to strike relief plans. Many of the men who are out need money already and the demands in that direction are al- ready growing.