Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-16
GREAT STEELSTRIKE
Order of President Shaffer
 Generally Obeyed.
SEVENTY-FOUR THOUSAND MEN IDLE
The Struggle Against the Steel Trust One of the Greatest Labor Movements of Re-
 

PITTSBURG, July 16.-Reports re- ceived from all sources connected with the great strike of the steel workers in- dicate that the members of the Amalga- mated association had matters well in hand and that the strike order was gen erally obeyed. Telegrams from various points where the mills of the American Tin Plate company the American Steel Hoop company and the American Sheet Steel company are located tell of the shutting down of these plants in large numbers In many cases the plants had been shut down by the first strike order, which affected the Sheet Steel and the Steel Hoop companies only. The last or der brought out all of the union plants of the American Tin Plate company with the single exception of the new mill ln Monssen, which is still running. At the Amalgamated association headquarters 1t is stated that the figures given Saturday night regarding the number of men who would be actually idle in the mills of the three companies had been proved correct. This number was placed at 74,OOO.
 The strike, although one of the greatest that has been declared in recent years, will affect Pittsburg but slightly. Despite the fact that this city is and for years has been the recognized industrial center of the world President Shaffer's action in calling the men of the American Sheet Steel, American Tin Plate and American Steel Hoop companies out on strike will have but little bearing on the commercial life of Pittsburg. This is a peculiar fact, but it is nevertheless true.
 Of the 74.000 men idle 2,500 are in Pittsburg, 500 in Allegheny and 1,500 in McKeesport. President Shaffer has it in his power to close many more Pittsburg mills, but it is not thought that he will do anything of a radical nature until he is compelled to.
 The American Steel Hoop company's | supposedly nonunion mill, known as the ! Painter mill, in West Carson street, was closed yesterday in all its branches. The | tie up at this mill was said to have been a surprise to the mill owners and officials in charge of it. The other plant, known as the Lindsay & McCutcheon mill, in | Allegheny was shut down completely in | the pudding and bar mills. All the skill | ed workmen refused to enter the mill, and the company did not even operate the 1 five furnaces. The finishing department | of the mill was working during the day, as the men are not in the union, but it is | claimed by the workers that the em- l ployees in that department will also quit work.
 | | mill at Monssen was not closed yester- day. It has been nonunion since it was l built two years ago, and the company says the men there will remain loyal. The | Amalgamated people would not discuss l the situation in that mill at present l While all the mills of the United States | Steel corporation are included in the gem eral conflict, the three companies are the | first attacked. What the next move would | be the workers would not say. It is an | nounced that the circular letter which l was expected to be sent out yesterday
 calling on the men in the mills of the Federal Steel company, the National Steel | company and the National Tube company
 to come out would not be issued at pres | ent.
 At the district offices of the American Sheet Steel company a meeting of man.
 agers was held It was closely guarded
 meeting, and information was hard to se-
 cure. It was said, however, that the re-
 ports from the managers referred to the
 condition of affairs in the nonunion plants of the company. It was claimed that the
 men in the Old Meadow mill in Scottdale
 would not go out on strike. The Scott
 dale Iron and Steel mill is also working,
 and no signs of strike are visible there.
 The alleged attempt on the part of the
 association to attack the force in the big
 Vandergriff mill in Vandergriff, Pa, was
 not regarded seriously, though the com
 pany is watching closely all such move |