The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-07-25
MAY CAUSE RIOTING.
President Shaffer Deprecates Plac-
ing of Guards at Steel Plants.

Pittsburgh, Pa, July Reports
that the steel corporation officials
have decided to reopen mills under
guard are declared by President Shaf-
fer TO be ''like the first gun fired on
Fort SUMTER He said the men are
ready for fight and employers cannot
secure enough workers to resume.
Tube Mil workers Organize.
The important event in the strike
history of the day is the organization
Of the tube mill workers at McKees-
port. The word from there is that
after long and arduous work Assistant
Secretary Tighe, Of the Amalgamated
association, succeeded in organizing
1875 of the National Tube Works com
pany. AT the meeting 25 skilled men
from each of the departments were
initiated into the mysteries of the
AmaIgamated association, and Mr..
Tighe claims that within as hours
enough more of the workmen will be
secured to keep the entire plant closed
down, affecting 5000 men.
From Wellsville nothing has been
received here except word that the
situation is unchanged and the strik-
ers say everything is satisfactory to
them. 1t is believed, however, that an
attempt win be made to-day to put
men to work there from other points,
the ten men from Vandergrift who are
said to be at East Liverpool ready to
go in early in the day being the prin-
cipal men relied upon for the purpose.
While the strikers say they will not
commit any overt act, there is an un+
easy feeling manifest throughout the
entire valley and no one is willing to
anticipate the result of the proposed
attempt to put these men at work.
President Shaffer would say moth
ing of the plans OF his association
during the coming week further than
to reiterate his former statements
that his programme was perfected
and would be carried out to the let
ter. His people had been preparing
for this conflict, which they foresaw
for three years, and are prepared to
carry on the fight for an almost in
definite period.
Labor Host Split.
The first week of the steel strike
ended Saturday in this district with
two big meetings, one indorsing nom
unionism, the other condemning it..
The first was held at Vandergrift SAT-
urday afternoon, where the sentiment
of the workers of the Vandergrift,
Leechburg, Apollo and Salisbury
plants of the American Sheet Steel
company was expressed in speeches
and resolutions. More than 500 men
attended the gathering. Speeches were
made by prominent mill workers in
dorsing nonunionism and declaring
loyalty to the company.
The meeting at McKeesport was
Numerically opposite to the Wander
| grift gathering in its object and ac-
ton. 1t was held in Whites opera
house under the auspices of the ANAL.
gamated association and was adj
dressed by several of the prominent
officials of the association, principal
among whom was President Shaffer,
| The hall was crowded to the doors and
much enthusiasm was evidenced.
The manufacturers claim to be well
satisfied with the developments of the
week, as there are still in operation
the nonunion mills at Vandergrift,
| Chester, Duncansville, Old Meadow,
Salisbury and Scottdale and the tin
plate mill at Monessen. All of these
mills, they say, have a large capacity
and are running full. They also ex.
press gratitude at the partial start
made at Wellsville.
strike CoIIapses.
Willesbarre, Pa, July 22.-The sta.
tionary firemen's strike has practical
ly collapsed. At conference here
Sunday between the executive board
of the United Mine Workers and the
striking firemen, committees were APP
pointed to wait on the coal compa,
MES, and if the strikers are taken
back the strike will be declared of