The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-14
steel Strike Notes.

A strike is on again among the punchers,
markers and filters at the the Pressed steel
Car Company's Plant. at Joliet, Ill. Inc
r1en found the piece work system unsats-
factory.
A resolution was introduced in the Texas
Legislature yesterday pledging moral and
financial support to the steel strikers and
requiring Members to contribute 81 per day
of their salaries TO aid the strikers. The
resolution went over until to-day.
The American Tin-plate Company, at
Cleveland, succeeded in getting one mill out
OF the six at the Crescent works started
yesterday morning with nonunion men.
About twenty-five of the latter arrived at
the plant during the night and early yes
terday. Most Of them came from Monessen,
Pa, and Irondalo o.
The eighteen strikers who were arrested
for participating in a riot which occurred
at Wellsville, o., on Aug. 3, appeared before
Mayor Dennis yesterday and renewed their
bond for appearance at Common Pleas
Court when wanted. John Chappell, vice
president or the Amalgamated Association.
was present and furnished bond for such OF
the men as could not procure the required
bail of $500.
The Central Labor Union of Easton, Pa.
AT q secret meeting Monday night voted
financial aid TO the steel strikers. This IL
probably the first union labor organization
TO answer the call for aid sent out by the
Amalgamated Association. The Central
Union also adopted resolutions thanking
the mayor of McKeesport for declaring that
city needed no foreign police protection to
80 ~ ONNOA hAAI6 NV
AT a meeting yesterday of the executive
of the blast furnace workers
OF the Mahoning valley IL was decided TO
postpone declaring a sympathetic strike
until some future time. 1t was also decided
at the meeting to give the A~malgamated
Association both the moral ano financial
support of the body. and that the members
would assess themselves several days pay
every month during the continuance of the
strike.
A resolution was introduced at the morn
ing session yesterday of the United Gar
ment Workers of America. in session at
Baltimore, expressing sympathy with the
striking employees of the steel corporation.
Requests for financial aid came in the form
of letters addressed TO the garment work
ers and signed by President Slaffer and
other members of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation. The garment workers Will prob
ably vote a lump sum for the general
treasury and may recommend TO local
unions the desirability OF individual con-
tributions.
miah ID. Hickey, of Milwaukee,. a former
vice president of the Fourth district of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers., ana a man who has twice
been offered the presidency of the national
association. is being sought as the one TO
represent a large element in the association
when the time arrives for comforting with
the United States Steel Corporation for "A
settlement of the strike. Mr.. Hickey Is an
old rolling mill man and has taken part in
many adjustments OF warm disputes.
y 0lt vi AAN NFlAB
State Board of Arbitration. who was i'm
Pittsburg for a week trying To secure a
settlement of the steel workers strike, re-
turned to Columbus yesterday and imme-
diately reported the situation to Governor
Nash. Mr.. Bishop said: THE strike is IN
a condition now that makes arbitration for
the present impossible. i may go back To
Pittsburg, but | do not expect TO stay: that
is to say, 1 have no set time for returning.
So far as ! know. there are no negotiations
wv progress now looking to a settlement of
the strike"
y crisis will probably occur i'm the strike
at Canal Dover. On Thursday or Saturday.
The Amalgamated lodges, of Tuscarawas
county, met yesterday and decided 10
ignore the notice of the Steel Corporation
requesting them TO return 10 work not later
than Thursday, Aug. 10. One of the union
men to-day declared his intention to return
To work Thursday. and he has since been
surrounded by strikers pleading with him
not To desert them. There is much un-
easiness among the strikers because of the
threat of the cooperation to remove the tin
mills from the place.
The large works Of the United States
Steel Corporation at Bellaire. o.. were
closed down yesterday, the managers be
ing unable to secure men to operate IL. II
Is said no further effort will be made 70
operate the mill for two weeks. The new
lodge Of the Amalgamated Association, or
ganized at Bellaire, now has 500 members.
Arrangements are being made i'm event the
American Steel Hoop Company abandons
its plant at Warren, o.. to move IL "a
Youngstown In accordance with the policy
of the ompany TO centralize its plants. A
site for the mill has already been selected
The steel hoop mill at Girard will not be
moved. as new machinery is being in
stalled there.