Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-07-25
AT THE CRITICAL STAGE.
Developments Within a Short Time
Having Important Bearing
on the Steel Strike.
ANYIOUSlY AWAITING MONDAY MOUNlNG.
The Company straininE Every Point
toGet the wellsviIle Plant In OPP
eration-Developme Expected
at McKeesport Monday-Shaffer
Counsels Tolerance.

Pittsburgh, Pa, July 20.-The steel
strike has reached the critical stage,
and the developments of the next 20
hours are expected to have.a impor-
tant bearing on the great struggle.
BY Monday night the results of the
attempts of the combine otficialsto re-
sumo operations at Wellsville and Nc
Keesport should be known, and upon
the success or failure of this, the out
come of the struggle will greatly de-
pend.
Have Been watching Each other.
So far the contending forces APP
pear to have been watching each 9th
err, but the statement from j. L. Nor
gan has changed the complexion of
the situation. Everybody is talking
about this now, and at Amalgamated
Headquarters all is hustle and activi-
ty. 1t is now realized that the COM
bines will not indulge in any further
temporizing, and long struggle may
| be looked for.
At Wellsville the company is strain
ing every point to get the plant into
operation, and the latest dispatches
| from there state that they claim
! they will have full force at all fur.
naces by Monday morning. 1t is said
they have the men imported from
Pittsburgh, and will bring them to
the works by that time.
Awaiting Mondays Efforts.
Everything seems to depend for the
next Development upon the outcome of
the company's efforts at resumption
on Monday. a large number of rail
road tickets from here to Wellsville
have been purchased within the last
few days, which are reported to be
for the new force. At Wellsville no
men have as yet appeared, but it is
rported that they are quar-
tered at East Liverpool, and will be
moved from there before Monday
morning. The strikers at Wellsville
are watching all incoming trains, and
it is now hoped that no trouble will
take place when the new men arrice.
The strikers are said to be
FESTIVE, and what may hap
pen when they see the new men
come in to take their places it is diff
ficult to predict. The company is taxi
ing every precaution to obviate trou-
BILE. a high fence surrounds the mill
property, and carloads of lumber have !
been taken into the mill, presumably !
for the purpose of housing the new
men within the mill.
Effort to be Made at McI<eesport.
A. NI,Ln,r,,A,t F,rpn nf
still at work cleaning up and getting |
the Devices Wood plant in shape for |
early operation. While it is not |
known positively that the works will |
be started up on Monday, it is gem
orally believed that it is the inten-
ton of the management to do so.
They have quite a number of men as
a nucleus of Il force who were refused |
admission to the Amalgamated asso-
citation, because they worked during
the strike last April, and when n start
is made it will be with these work
men, Manager Cooper refused to say
when the start would be made, but
added: "When it does come, you can
bet the mill will be non-union."
Twice as Strong as Last April.
The Amalgamated association Off
Gals say they have little fear of the
company inducing their men to go
back or to successfully resume oper-
ations. President Shaffer says that
the lodge is twice as strong now as
during the April strike, and he feels
confident that the men will remain
steadfast to the issue. President
ShafIer says he Will principally
counsel tolerance, sobriety and total
abstinence from any acts tending to
violence.
Even though the tube works en-
ployes are organized, it is not proba-
BILE they will be ordered out by the
association until Presi-
dent Shaffer is ready 10 issue his gem
eral strike order, directed against all
the companies in the United States
Steel corporation.
The Business interests.
1--WE will not carry the fight any
further than we can avoid" said Mr..
Shaffer. I'VE have no desire to en-
barrass the business interests of the
country unnecessarily. If we are
forced to it we will go even fur
Their than the members of our own
trade, but we hope to be able to Sc
cure a settlement without resorting
to those measuI es."
The situation in the closed Pitts
burg mills is practically unchanged.
from outside points show
no material change.