The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-15
STRIKERS DISAPPOINTED
Only $4,000 Mon Havs 0beyed
Shaffer's General Order.
ASKING FOR FINANCIAL AID
Trouble Probable At Mckeesport
Wheeling and Bellaire-Mayor Black
Stands BY the Men-Savngs Do.
posits May Be Withdrawn.

Stands BY the Men-Savings Do
posits May Be Withdrawn.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 13.-The strug
gle for mastery between manufactur
ers and men In the steel industry IL
now fairly launched, and on the firs,
show OF strength advantage Is with
the former. A general strike order al
issued by President Shaffer has so fal
been obeyed by only about $4,000 men
according to the best figures obtaina
BILE here. The frst two preliminary
calls were answered by about AZ, 1000
men. 80 that the total now out Is in
the neighborhood Of $4,000. The strik
ers made gains here yesterday over
the showing Of the night before, and
their prospects for further accessions
at both McKeesport and Wheeling
during the week are very favorable.
The action of the Amalgamated men
ut Chicago, Joliet and Bayview in re
fusng to come out, and their failure
to secure any recruits in the Carnegie
group, throughout the Kiskiminetas
valley, and the big plants at Younis.
town and Columbus, O.. have been
markedly Disappointing to them.
Two hundred and fifty Butt.WcldinS
helpers came out last night and Grip.
pied the great Butt-Welding depart.
nent of the National Tube Works at
MCKeesport. The strikers are nearly
all boys under IS. Fully 1000 men
will be forced to quit work, and the en-.
tire department, consisting Of 1900 is
expected to be idle. The boys came
out against the wishes OF the Amalga.
mated officials. The young fellows
are turbulent and it was their strike
that began the great strike and rio,s
OF 1894
The most interesting development Of
yesterday was the appeal for financial
aid ~ Hr.auized labor and the general
public, and it is expected that the rc.
spuu 10 Il will be liberal The call
request. lat all money shall be for,
wGrj.3 q. acrerary Williams.
The Amai Samated Association also
issued an appeal to its local lodges.
urging the members who are employed
to give literally to the cause.
Ofg.1 the National Tube com.
pany and Mayor Black clashed yester.
day oycrthe question Of protection for
non-strikers and property. A large
crowd of strikers assembled around
the tube works in the morning. and
their piChetS Intercepted the work ers
on their way to the mills. There was
some excitement and the mill officers
claimed that their men were being
threatened and in danger OF violence.
and called On Mayor Black to clear the
streets and protect them. The mayor
said that he would only interfere to
stop actual rioting and assault. Tw,
other appeals were made to him II
in the morning. but he insisted fAat
there was no danger of an Out raak.
Another crew gathered at n0Ol. when
the tube men were leaving the plant,
strikers were jeered The strikers say
that ii is only a question Of time when
material will give gIr and the tube
men must quit, Otherwise it is be-
lieved that there would be serious trou-
bic in McKeesport
Reports from Wheeling and Bel.
lGirn Indicate that there may be trOu.
bic there. At the latter place an at.
fG.rTI .r - D q made 10 keen the nlant