Warren sheaf., 1901-09-05
END IS NOT IN SIGHT.
Strike Begins Third Month with
Little Prospect of Peace. Z
SEEMS A QUESTION OF ENDURANCE.
Public Interest In the Cont est Is Lag
ging-Plans of Strikers to Close
VA Carnegie Plant mt DuQuesne
Come to Naught

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 3.-The strike
began it's third month Monday with
few indications of early peace. It
has settled down to a question of en-
durance, with both sides making
claims of advantages gained. Presi-
dent Burns is working on his peace
project and is hopeful that his efforts
will yet be successful. He expects to
Aear from President Schwab soon in
reference to the new plan said to
have been submitted to him on Satur-
day. Public interest in the strike it.
self is tagging, as the contest seems
to have settled down to an issue of
endurance. Only the unusual Incl
dents connected with each days do
ings receive notice by those not di-
rectly affected by the struggle.
Unlawful Acts.
The officials of the Star plant
claim that on Monday the pickets
about their mill held up a special
delivery boy from the post Office with
letter for the office while he was
coming down Twelfth street and in
spected the letter before he was al
lowed to proceed. The matter will
be reported to the postal authorities
at once. It is also charged that the
strikers stoned the company car
riage on Penn avenue Monday morn
ing, but did no special damage to the
occupants. The aggressiveness of the
strikers was further demonstrated
late in the afternoon when a mob
surrounded William Jones, a colored
man who was mistaken for a non
union man from the Star works. He
made narrow escape from serious
injury and possibly death by the ap
pearance of Police Lieutenant Cross
an, who came to his rescue. Before
Crossan could secure additional aid
he was almost overwhelmed by the
large crowd that had gathered. The
prompt arrival of a large force of
officers probably saved Jones from
being lynched, as the mob appeared
a desperate one and many demands
were made that he be strung up.
The steel strikers, who have been
trying for a week to get the employees
of the Carnegie plant at Duquesne to
come out, made a last stand Monday
and failed. A parade from McKees-
port to meet the workmen on their
way to the mill at six O'Clock in the
morning and induce them to remain
away had been arranged, but when
the hour arrived there were no march
ers, and the parade was abandoned.
The fight had been made in the open
hearth department, but notwithstand-
ing a se-to-house canvas by the
strikers, only two men refused to re-
turn to work. 1t is more than proba-
BILE that this latest failure at Duquesne
will have the effect of making the
strike managers withdraw all efforts
in that direction. .su.
s Dissatisfa ctiOn Increasing.
Dissatisfaction is increasing at Nc
Keesport, more particularly since it
has been shown that all promises re-
garding the bringing out of the Car.
negie employees have been practically
without foundation, and predictions
are made that general break in the
strike at that place is not impro bable
before many days. Last Friday about
40 strikers. returned to work at the
Seamless tube plant, and Monday this
force was considerably Increased. The
management say they expect no trou-
BILE in getting large enough force to
resume in full within a few weeks.
It is said preparations are in progress
at the National tube works, and that
the machinists who were compelled to
cease work through the strike have
been ordered to return to work for
the purpose of getting the machinery
in order for operations. The Mononga-
hela blast furnace department. of the
National tube works is working full
and an effort is to be made this week
to beat the output record since the
strike started. At the Demmler tin
plate plant everything has been made
ready for an early start. This may oc-
cur this week, and the management
promises that when operations are
resumed it will be with the assistance
of large number of old hands.
Arrested for Treason,