New-York tribune., 1901-07-26
STEEL STRIKE MOVEMENTS.
TROUBLE MAY DEVELOP AT WELLS
VILE AND DEPRIVE STRIKERS
OF SYMPATHY

OF SYMPATHY
MEN FIND IT TOO WARM TO RETURN TO
r woRK-sCHwAB AND AMALGAMATED
ASSOCIATION.
rsY TELEGRAPH TO THE IRisCsE-l
Pittsburg, July 2o.-Troubie is brewing at
wellsvflle Ohio, where the American Sheet Steel
= Company is making daily gains OF non-unton
workrnen and Increasing the output. Ano this
against the efforts OF two hundred strikers and
s thousand or more syrnpathizers. Despite coun-
sells Of moderation the strikers are becoming
lnsolent and more vfndictive. AT first they gath
cred in small groups and obeyed the police when
old 20 move on. but they now defy the civil au-
.horities and annoy every stranger venturing
INTO the town II would not be surprising II the
strikers entered the mill in e body and drove the
w-orkmen out This is just what the United
States Steel Corporation almost desires, as 1t
will be the beginning of the end. In this region
violence on the part OF strikers has always
< caused strikes to fail President Shaffer is do
ing his best TO avoid rupture. but he is losing
control Of the men
There has been some telephoning between
Pittsburg and New-York by the Amalgamated
officials and those of the United States Steel
Corporation relative to a settlement of the strike.
Nothing resulted. In fact. there be in
tere.t in the strike while the warm weather con-
tinues. Talking 20 a number OF strikers this
evening they said they did not care to work
these broing days, even IL the scale had been
signed. and they We're in favor Of shutting down
the mills every summer for month
HARD To GET STRIKERS TO WORK.
The fact that the strikers do not care to re-
turn to work is shown by the demand of the in
dependent plants for skilled men Many applica-
tions have been made at the Amalgamated head
quarters for men, but Secretary John Williams
says he can get no men to take these positions.
although the scale is signed and the work salts
factory the workingmen refusing to engage ow-
ing 10 the enervating weather. officials of the
United States Steel Corporation have learned
this from the who are idle through the
strike and who have sympathy with the
Amalgamated Association. Extensive repairs
are being made at all the mills here, and these
cannot he completed now that they have been
begun. short of month or six weeks
President shaffer says he will adopt the tao
tics Of the manufacturers and engage private
detectives to watch the interests OF the asso-
citation. He has engaged a number to enter
each mill now operating as workmen to watch
events and report the men at work to him.
In this manner he became apprised of five men
who were going to work in a McKeesport
fidnl EaCn OF lneSe received notices from the
strikers that they had better leave the city
The strikers allege that they did. The spec
tecular features introduced by President shaffer
are the only interesting events in the strike.
SAYS AMALGAMATED is BEATEN.
1t was surprising TO hear well known labor
leader express opinion to-day to the effect
that he believed that the Amalgamated has
been beaten and is holding out for a for
lorn hope He said that this was the opinion
OF others who had taken part in similar
struggles After all. it depends how much
the United States Steel Corporation is willing
to sacrifice. Never in the history Of the trade
has there been such a keen demand for i'm
mediate delivery Of material. both in sheets and
tinplafe. while orders for hoops are brisk The
issues which led to the strike will be tracked
over every year II settlement is made, unless
the corporation permits the Amalgama ed As
sociation TO unionize every plant it controls
To make surrender of this kind means that
new president viii have to be elected as
President schwab's views on this subject are
well known.
When in charge at Braddock and Homestead
as soon he learned that organization was
being effected talked of he always had the
men led outside the mill. He blamed the
Amalgamated Association for a majority of the
woes suffered by the steel workers and preached
against it continually. 1t is through Presi-
dent Schwab's position than any other
member OF the corporation that the present
attitude is taken. If the union wins out IL will
be the first time Mr.. Schwab has suffered de-
feat in strike
In the latest effort made to unionize the Car
negie steel workers a lodge was formed in
Homestead OF about twenty members. They
sent committee TO confer with President
Schwab. AS as they had told their er-
nd he lef ham or he afF7c ia he
and told them not 10 return to the mill. He
had the coal and iron police bring out their
dinner buckets and coats The Amalgamatet
Association has defeated the sheet manufact
urers. hoop manufacturers and tinplate makers
often that they hold them in contempt. bu
they cannot point TO any weakening in Pres
dent Schwab, and this is why labor leader.
here believe that the Amalgamated is up agains
an invincible man.
SHAFFER EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE.
FEDERATION OF LABOR SIDES WITt