Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-15

Association today it said that the sit
uaton was satisfactory. President Shaner
took personal charge of the strike cam
paign today. The executive committee of
the Amalgamated Association has placed
the fight entirely in his hands, and he has
been directed to plan his campaign as he
thinks best
Secretary John Williams said this morn
ing: Every tin plant in the country is
closed down.
Another official said: I'VE have closed
two of their mills that they considered as
non-union plants. They are the Lindsay d
McCutcheon plant of the American Steel
Hoop Company and the Star tin plate mill
of the American Tin Plate Company. The
Scottdale and Old Meadow mills are still
running. and President Shaffer said
We could call them out, but they are
working under an agreement and we don
want to break their contract"
Nothing has been heard from the Salts
burg mill.
Up to the Manufacturers.
When asked if he had anything to say,
President Shaffer said:
No. things are just as I expected. In
the rush overlooked one place, and an
important place, too, and this morning
got a telegram asking What's the matter
with us? It's a tin MILL said he but he
refused to say where it was located. In
reference to the report that the manufac-
turerS naQ MADE a proposal lot another
conference Mr.. Shaffer said that no inti-
nation had been received by him that they
had any idea of asking for a second meet
ing in the near future. That was matter
entirely with them.
Interests That May Suffer.
Should the strike be prolonged many in
terests would be sure to suffer. The
strikers could probably take good care of
themselves. Work is plenty all sides,
and besides the Amalgamated Association
has a strike fund in bank which is said to
amount to between 100000 and 100000.
The railroads would be among the great
est sufferers. a long strike would great
ly decrease the shipment of mill products
Building contractors and others using IRON
and steel would also come in for much
loss. 1t is even possible that building oper-
ations might be seriously hampered. The
demand for coke and coal would fall off.
The possibilities of the strike are startling.
All Eyes on Vandersrfft Works.
PITTSBURG, Pa, July 15.-At the Lind
say and McCutcheon plant in Allegheny
go men were idle OF the twenty-five fur
naces only two are reported in operation,
being worked by a few puddlers A num-
Der of strikers were standing around the
plant this morning. but there were no indi-
cations of any disturbance. The steel
branch of the labor association in the
American sheet steel fight will owe It's sue
cess to its ability to bring out the men
employed at the great works in Wander
grift, Pa. This plant is the largest of it's
kind in the world. and already some of the
men are members of the Amalgamated AS
sociation. 1t is claimed that before the day
is over a portion. at least, of these mills
will be Idle. At IL am report had been
received from the men employed there, but
Vice President David Reese of the first
district is at work, and although ne refuses
to talk, it is known that he is making
n nherp prrif
men out.
The strikers have been counseled to OBJ
serve the strictest order. and they have
also been asked by President Shaffer to
keep away from the different works.
Plants Closed by Strike.
Reports received Il tAmalgamated head
quarters are to the effect that every steel
hoop plant in Pittsburg excepting the VIM
Clarks & Sons Company is idle, and all
the sheet mills have closed down Only
one tin plate mill in this district is in
operation. The La Belle tin plant at Mar
tins Ferry Ohio Laughlin tin plate works
and the AetnaStandard plant in Bridge
port Ohio; Cambridge, Ohio, plant and
Grecnville, Pa, works are all shut down
The Aetna-Standard Company employs
1900 men. and the Cambridge company
500 men, and they are all out.
At New Castle, Pa, ] 200 Amalgamated
tin workers are idle today and when stocks
now on hand are used up the other en-
ployes will have to quit and $500 will be
idle
There are practically no new develop
ments in the strike situation at the Wells
vile. Ohio, plant. All the men employed
in the mill except fifteen have Joined the
Amalgamated Association. Orders were
given to start the works at 1 o'clock this
morning and the fires were lighted in the
furnaces but there were not enough men
reported for duty to man a single crew.
The effort to run the mill has been aban-
doned for the present.
President Skaters Statement
I'VE have been preparing these three
years and more. and against which we
have repeatedly warned the manufacture
ers, now confronts the latter said Presi-
dent T. j. Shaffer this morning 1.-The
gratifying unanimity with which our men
assented to the strike order is a vigorous
and sufficient refutation of the statements
of interested persons on the other side of
this controversy that the strike is one of
the officials of the Amalgamated Asso.ia-
tion, and not of the men. AS showing that
the iron. steel ana tin workers appreciate
the gravity of the present situation and the
imperative duty 9evolving upon them,
there are some works that we could not
reach Saturday night in promulgating the
strike order, and yesterday and this morn
ing We have been in receipt of indignant
protests from these lodges inquiring why
now; In fact. all men are out and the
works OF the three underlying comDanies
of the United States Steel Corporation are
tied up as tight as estate in an English
chancery court. And they will remain
until the companies concede the just de-
mands of men"
Tube Company Advances Wages.
PITTSBURG, Pa, July 15.-The 1850 en-
plOyes of the National Tube Company at
Mckeesport were notified today of a volun-
tary advance in wages of 10 per cent. The
men are not organized, but the Amalgamat-
ed Association was making efforts to induce
them to join the union Several months
ago the men demanded a 10 per cent ad-
vance, but were refused.
Not Wheel Turning.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. July 15-Not a
wheel was turned this morning in any of
the plants of the American Steel Hoop
Company OF American Sheet Steel Com
pany In the Mahoning valley. The sixth
district is the strongest numerically in the
Amalgamated Association, and the men
are unit in obserbng the strike order is
sued by President Shaffer The Steel Hoop
company has five plants in Youngstown.