The Saint Paul globe., 1901-08-17
STRIKERS ARE ELATED AT THEIR
VICTORY IN GETTING JOLIET
MEN OUT
EXPECT TO DO STILL MORE
Leaders Think Shutdown nj JoIIe,
VIII BE Followed by Like Ac-
ton by Men at MiIwau-
kee and Chicago.
THE TRUST IS STANDING PAT


into line with the strikers and Milwaukee
appointed tomorrow as the time for a
maj vote on the question The news thar
came out Of the West cheered the striI1
ers throughout the districts in this Vi
entity as no other DEVELOPMENT since +ha
iaoor war was declared. In their en-
1nuslasm they count on favorable action
at milwaukee, tomorrow and CARVING
their hopes still farther, say that thev
Will yet win Chicago over. These sue
cesses, they declare with apparent con-
hdence, Will make them masters of the
situation and win the strike. The steel
operators, on the other hand. say that
the strikers are now at the flood tide
or their success and that when the ebb
comes, 1t can never be stopped They do
not seem to be disturbed by recent events
and with a confidence equal to that of
the strikers talk of the certainty of ulti-
mate success.
They assert that popular sentiment has
never been behind the strikers and that
the general interest which was once
aroused by the contest is quickly wan
ing. They claim that they aue more than
holding their own in the non-union plants
that were unaffected, or have been start
ed since the strike began and are per-
fecting plans for re-opening several
plants now idle. They also claim that
many of their men, particularly at Nc
Keesport, Wheeling and Belaire were
forced out by intimidation and will come
back as soon as the excitement dies out
and their safety Is assured. Talk of
peace has been dropped for the time be-
Ing and it is agreed that in its present
aspects the situation indicates a pro-
longed and stubborn contest.
MKEEsPoRT TIED UP.
Two hundred men employed in the Ma
tional Galvanizing works of the National
Tube works at McKeesport, struck today.
| They were the last remaining Workmen in
, the affected trades in that city and the
tie-up is now as complete as possible
| there. Many of the tube workers, al
| though on strike, have refused to Join
| any union and the opinion is expressed
| that there Will soon be a break among
| the strikers. The leaders plan another
! rally for tomorrow night to re-enthuse
! the men and check any break that may
| be possible. They have asked President
| Shaffer 20 go there and speak, but he has
not yet said definitely that ne will do so.
| The organizers are working indefa.
/ tigably to keep the men in line They
I are also extending their operations ia
| Duquesne and Homestead, the two great
! strongholds of the Carnegie company. and
! claim to be gaining ground at both places,
| The recent gains here and at Joliet Will
bring the total number of men brought
out by the third and final call OF Presi-
! dent Shaffer to about 900 and press the
| grand total to something over 10000.
! Thousands Of the men out have found
| other work and the exact number now
! iGle Is unknown. The Amalgamated as
sociation is organizing a series of em-
! ployment bureaus and plans 10 place
many more of the idle men. President
Shaffer announced today that after Sept.
! l, idle Amagamated men would receive
strike benefits Of $4 a week apiece and
! that some provision would be made for
men outside the organization.
AT NON-UNIoN PLANTS.
Wellsvine Hyde Park. Painters,
| Clarks Lindsay and McCutcheon and the
! Crescent Tin works, the six properties
! opened partly or In full with non-unlOn
men since the strike began. moved along
today as usual. Another crew has been
secured for Painters mill The other
| United States Steel properties unaffected
| by the strike were also running without
! interruption Non-unlOu men are being
| brought from the south to break the
! strike in the steel works at Monessen
! and 1t Is expected that g. start Will be
! made there the first of next week.
| President Shaffer and all Of his official
| associates except Assistant Secretary
| Tighe, were at the strike headquarters,
where a series Of conferences was held
| during the day.
The lodges of the International Tin
I
! throughout the country are EIssing upon
| the question of handling the Welsh plates
| which the American Tin Plate company
| plans to import to replenish tne supply
| cut off by the strike and their decision
| will have an important bearing on the
| strike. The Tin Plate workers claim that
on certain occasions in the past when
| they asked for the aid Of the Amalga-
mated association they were given no
! satisfaction and that tne association
! itself furnished precedents against sym
pathetic strikes. A lengthy statement in
behalf of the Tin workers has been made
! public here. After stating that the
! Welsh plates are made by union men, the
statement reviews the history Of the or
| ganization after the American Federation
| of Labor convention in Kansas city IN
| 1898. President Shaffer conducted tho
formalities of its organization and. the
statement proceeds to say:
TIN PLATE WORKERS.
FINDING at that time that the inter-
! ests of the tin house men were identical
! with the members Of the Amalgamated
! association, we solicited Shaffer TO enter
| into a defensive alliance to strengthen
| the positions Of both organizations In
trades disputes Shaffer objected He
told US that the Amalgamated association
stood for the observance Of It's contracts
| and that 1t could not enter Into any de-
| fensiVe compact which would obHgdt9
the association to violate either the spirit
or the letter Of it's signed agreements.
He said he could only promise the moral
and financial aid provided in the laws
| of the American Federation Of Labor.
for which he acted when he organized the
tin house employees We finally got our
scale adopted without any assistance
from the Amalgamated association.
1.-TWO years ago, while we were dis
! cussing scale points with w. II. Graham,
vice president Of the American Tin Plate
! company, that gentleman showed up a
communication from President Shaffer
which was sent In a reply to a statement
| by Mr.. Graham that II he granted GER
| tain wage advances to the Amalgamated
members employed in the hot mills OF
| the company, he would have to grant an
| advance also to the tin house men. as
| the union Of the tin house men would IN
| doubtedly demand It. Shaffer replied:
1.-The tin house employees are not en-
| titled to recognition In this discussion.
They are not skilled men and should not
be organized "
The statement closes with an assertion
that one year ago the Amalgamated men
refused aid IN settling the scale, and that
at Conneusville and Cleveland the Amal-
gamated men aided the company in NIL
ing the places OF striking tin plate work.
ers.
CLAIM DUQUES%E PLANT.