Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-08-22
MAY NE TROUBLE.
stcI Manager Are Gathering In a
Force of Non-UniOn Men.

Force of N~on-tntOn wen.
Pittsburg. Aug. 20.-A party or STRIKE
breakers brought up from the u pS
special train were safely delivered III
the steel mill at Monessen early yester-
day morning and the United states
steel corporation expects TO add tha'
plant TO the rumber running parity Vi
in full with non-union men Wltnln inc
next tw~enty-four hours. The
p,ope rites also resumed last night
without a break in the forces operating
them. and that fact joined with d prom
Use of an early start at Monessen ieaus
the steel officials here to take a very
hopeful view of the SITUATION. Inc
strikers claim that men enough TO start
the Monessen mills cannot be obtalheu
and tina they have not yet shown their
hand ut DuQuesne and the other Carns-
gle plants, but promise that later de-
velorments will indicate their strength
to better advantage. 1t was anticipated
that there would be trouble when the
non-union men reached Monessen, Tor
the strikers were watching the railways
and river and had expressed a deter
mination to prevent the entrance or the
strike breakers. The men who were
HdtNilIB nllCll Iol II SkCNi
successfully Yelled
their actions, however, and had their
charges safely within the plant hours
before 1t was known definitely by any
one on the outside that the men had
arrived. They were brought to Mones-
sen by special train and were landed at
4 o'clock IN thu morning. 1t is not
known how many men were In the
party nor where they were obtained.
The mills are guarded and the men
will he kept on the premises until all
danger of trouble ceases. Bunks for
about ftfty men have been erected ana
large quantities of fOo have been pur-
chased for them. A fence has been
thrown around the property and guards
posted to keep out all intruders. h
strikers will undoubtedly make an eff
fort to induce the strike breakers to
quit. and the fear is expressed that
there will be trouble If any demonstra-
tion is made against the men or prop
erty. The situation there is regarded
as very delicate. The steel managers
may succeed in getting another mill on
to-day at Painters mills. Two mills
were operated last week
with NOn-Union Men
and perhaps another crew may be OBJ
tanned to-day. AS sOon as enough men
are obtained another mill will be
started. There Is talk OF the possibility
of an extension of the strike to other
trades. The structural ironworkers and
bricklaYcrs are becoming directly in
terestcd through the question of hand
ling material made by the United
States Steel corporation. The strike
leaders say that they have the absolute
promise of support from those w
trades, and that they will refuse to
handle non-union-made material. They
cite r number of instances where the
structural men and brick masons have
shown their sympathy and spirit.
Opinion is divided here as to the ulti-
mate action of the Chicago men. AS
sistant Secretary M. f. Tighe is gem
orally understood to be working among
the Chicago men and some confidence
Is expressed In his ability to bring them
over. President Shaffer is cited with
saying that they care more about the
mora! effect OF getting the strikers out
than they do in the impairment of the
mills there.
Quiet at Joliet.
Joriet. ILL.,, Aug. 20.-An Is quiet In
Joliet. The men are busy perfecting
plans for keeping the local situation
we'll in hand. At the meeting of the
lodges yesterday interest centered in
the reports from South Chicago. Great
hopes are entertained by the leaders
that South Chicago will follow the lead
of Joliet and Bay View. A joint meet
ing of the four lodges has been called
for to-day. No attempt to start up the
plant here is anticipated this week.
The wire mills will be compelled to
shut down before the end OF this week.
This will throw out 1000 additional
men.