The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-08-16

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 13.-The struS.
gle for mastery between manufactur.
ers and men in the steel industry is
now fairly launched, and on the first
show of strength advantage is with
the former. General strike order is
sued by President Shaffer has so far
been obeyed by only about $4,000 men,
according to the best figures obtain.
able here. The first two preliminary
calls were answered by about $4,000
men, so that the total number out is
in the neighborhood of 10000. The
strikers made gains here. yesterday
over the showing of Sunday night, and
their prospects for further accessions
at both McKeesport and Wheeling dur
ing the week are very favorable. The
action of the Amalgamated men at
Chicago, Joliet and Bayview in refus.
ing to come out and their failure to Sc
cure any recruits in the Carnegie
group throughout the Kiskiminetas
valley, and the big plants at Youngs-
town and Columbus o., have been
markedly disappointing to them. They
are keeping up the fight, however, in
spirited manner and claim that they
have strength in reserve which will
surprise their opponents. They assert
that they have gained a foothold in
the Carnegie mills in this city, and at
the time desired the men will come
out. They are pressing their advant-
ages at McKeesport and Wheeling and
their organizers are still at work in
those two cities. President Shaffer
has decided to personally visit Wheel:
ing and will go there Wednesday to
address mass meeting of his follow
erS.
Officials Clash.
Officials of the National Tube Co.
and Mayor Black clashed over the
question of protection for non-strikers
and property. A large crowd of strik-
ers assembled around the works yes
terady morning and their pickets in
tercepted tube workers on their way
to the mills. There was some excite
ment and the mill officers claimed
that their men were being threatened
and called on Mayor Black to clear the
streets and protect them. The mayor
said he would only interfere to stop
actual rioting and assault. Two other
appeals were made to him later in the
day, but he insisted that there was no
danger of an outbreak. Another
crowd gathered at noon when the
tube men were leaving the plant, and
while the workers were jeered no vio-
lence was offered. The strikers say
that it is only question of time when
material will give out and the tube
men must quit. Otherwise it is be-
lieved that there would be serious
trouble in McKeesport. Reports from
Wheeling and Bellaire indicate that
there may be trouble there. At the
latter place an attempt is to be made
to keep the plant in operation, and the
mill officials say that if the men who
did not go out are interfered with they
will ask for state militia to protect
them.
No attempt has been made as yet
to put in operation the plan of with
drawing savings deposits suggested
by President Shaffer in his speeches
of Saturday. The suggestion aroused
great interest, particularly in banking
circles, and many bankers not con-
nected with the larger industrial COM
binations have protested against it.
President Shaffer said that he had not
sent out the circular dealing with the
matter. He said:
81 have the circular in my pocket
still, and the matter is under consider
alton. am aware that there are banks
which have no connection with the
trust or it's interests. There are
things to be considered which makes
it necessary to stop any action for the
present. On general lines, however
the matter is perfectly reasonable
Why should our people put money IN
the banks to be loaned to the trust to
carry on their business of destroying
us?"
Reports from Lorain say that the
mills are working as usual and that
there is no prospect of trouble. Mingo
Junction reports that there may be an
early attempt to start the National
steel plant there with non-union men.
Altoona wires that the seven-inch mill
of the American Steel Hoop Co. at
Duncansville, which has been idle for
months, was started and that the pros
poets Of trouble in the mills there is
slight The Oil City plant of the Ma
tional Tube Co. is moving without
trouble.