The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-04
TRUST MAKES GAINS
STEEL CORPORATION is PICKING
UP MEN FOR IT'S NOM
UNION PLANTS
WHAT STRIKE LEADERS SAY
Claim That Few of the Men Secured
by the Mills Are Skilled, and
Point to Reduced Out
put to Prove 1t

PITTSBURG, Pa, Sept S-De~elop-
ments today in the steel strike show de-
cided gains for the manufacturers The
accession of 80 skilled men to the Star
plant, the increased production at the
Painter and the Lindsay & McCutcheon
mills, the detection from the strikers
ranks of 70 machinsts and pipe cutters
at the Continental Tube works and so
at the Pennsylvania Tube works, the i'm
portation of twelve men to the Monessen
steel hoop mill, and the installation of
three mills on night turn at the Clark
mill, all point to an early resumption all
along the line viewed by the steel
officials. The Amalgamated officials,
however, make the claim that every
thing is progressing satisfactorily and
say that much of the supposed advantage
of the manufacturers is bluff and cannot
be made good. As an instance they cite
the Lindsay & McCutcheon plant, where
the company claims to have as many men
at work as they can accommodate and
turning out merehantable product The
Amalgamated people claim that James
Hurley, vice president of the First dis
trict, visited the Lindsay & McCutcheon
mill today in the guise of a roller seek
ing work. He made an inspection of the
mill and according to his report there
are thirty men at work. six of whom are
skilled. The strikers also claim that at
the Monessen plant the product turned
out last week amounted to 250,000 pounds,
while before the strike the daily output
was 100000 pounds.
Matters at McKeesport tonight are
quiet and to all appearances unchanged.
Strikers point to the fact that the ma
chinists who were persuaded yesterday
to leave the National Tube works did
not go in today as a victory for them.
The much talked of start of the DENIM
Ter plant is still being discussed, and the
attempt to start is now scheduled for
the latter part of the week. The man
agement claims that the only thing hold
ing them back is adequate protection for
the workers, full complement of whom
they say are ready to go in. Mayor
Black is still holding back his final
answer to the request for police protec-
ton.
1t was reported this afternoon that the
strikers at Duquesne intend to make
another effort to close that plant by get
ting the open hearth men out, but moth
ing definite on the subject can be learned.
At Wheeling the strikers are holding
their own and there is no indication of
an attempt to start any of the shutdown
plants.
Wellsville reports no change.
The report from Canal Dover is to the
effect that although District Manager
Cline promised yesterday that four mills
would be fired up this morning only one
mill, a. small 34-inch sheet mill, was fired.
The strikers claim this was caused by
the desertion of nine of the non-union
men who returned to Vandergrift, from
which place they came last SUNDAY.
Manager Cline would make no statement
except to deny that there were any de-
sertions and to say that the situation
was unchanged.
Amalgamated leaders in Pittsburg do
Iii &lA
vestigation of the charges made by Mr..
Hickey, at Milwaukee. Secretary Will
Jams said today that if COMMITTEES
should come here for the purpose it
would not be received by the Amalga-
mated officials.
President Shaffer, it is said today, re-
ceived many Endorsements of his course
and encouragement to remain firm. The
president himself is confident and pro-
fesses to be entirely satisfied with the
progress of the strike.
The Tin Mill workers of Sharon today
forwarded to Amalgamated headquarters
$500 for the strike fund, and they ex-
pect that $1,10O additional will be raised
by individual subscription.
A telegram from Irondale tonight
says:
Deputy Marshall w. T. Harness this
morning began service upon the striking
tin workers of Irondale of the blanket in
junction issued against them by Judge
Clark, at Cincinnati, on last Saturday.
The strikers furnished a guide for the
marshal to assist him in locating the
men, and the work was completed to-
night, and the marshal left for home.
No attempt has been made to start the
plant, but Manager Banfleld says 1t will
be put in operation the latter part of this
week. President Caddick, of the Anal
gamated lodge, went to Pittsburg today
to consult with President Shaffer relative
to retaining attorneys for the defense Of
the strikers when the case comes up for
hearing on Sept. 10. The leaders say
that not a single member of the lodge
will go back to work, and If an attempt is
made to import men to operate the plant
the injunction will be violated and the
importations resisted by force.
A Wellsville dispatch says:
Harry Phillips, a non-union man, was
brutally assaulted on the streets of
Wellsville today by John Elliott,
striker from Irondale. Phillips is badly
injured, and was unconscious for some
time. Elliott has SO far eluded arrest.
Five new men from Scottdale arrived in
Wellsville this evening to work in the
mill.