The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-08-16

Milwaukee a BIS olutely refuse to strike.
The 500 Amalgamated men at Joliet
will not decide finally on their action
until Wednesday, but they have al
ready tisobeyed the strike order by
determining to remain at work until
that day. All of the $4,000 employees
of the Federal Steel company WILL be
in. their places to-day and will be
hard at work producing enough ma
terial o allow the trust to fill orders
and maintain the fight against the
eastern strikers.
MaEnates Claim Victory.
Pittsburg, Aug. 12.-The managers
of the big steel mills are claiming VIC
tory, and declare that within 4S hours
the backbone of the strike will be
broken. The refusal of the men at
South Chicago, Joliet and Bay View
to obey the order of President Shat
fer has given the managers great sat"
isfaction and has correspondingly dis
appointed the strike leaders. Not
only have the western men refused to
strike, but operations have been
maintained in several other mills.
The strike leaders meet the claims
of victory with the assertion thatthelr
cause is making satisfactory progress
and that they will show themselves
masters of the situation before the
contest has progressed much further.
They do not:conceal their disappoint-
ment at the refusal of their western
brethren to strike, but none of the
leaders would discuss the detection.
President Shaffer refused to meet
the newspaper men who sought him.
and kept within the seclusion OF his
home.
Cut. Down Number of Strikers.
Pittsburg, Aug. 12.-According to a
conservative estimate it is believed
that the refusal of the steel workers
at Chicago, Joliet and Milwaukee to
obey President Skaters general
strike order will reduce the number
of new strikers to about 5000.
Fires Pulled.
REPORTS lust received say that the
fires were pulled at the Republic mill
and at the Painters mill on the South
side at eight o'clock because OF lack
of men. The Lindsay and McCutch-
con mill, in Allegheny, also gave up
the attempt to start for the present.
No word has been received from the
Clark mill as yet.
Many Quit Work.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 12.-The estl-
mate of steel workers who went on
strike at midnight Saturday, from the
most conservative official sources:
National tube works, $4,000; National
Steel company, $500. This makes
total of 77,1O0 on strike.
President Skaters order for gen
eral strike of steelworkers became ef-
fective Saturday. It was generally
obeyed wherever the workers were
organized and enrolled in the lodges
of the Amalgamated association.
The strikers were greatly encour-
aged by the action at Indianapolis OF
the executive board of the minework-
ers. The declaration made in behalf
of the striking steel workers indicated
that among the early possibilities
would be important action by repre-
sentatives of all federated trades.
There had been some doubt as to the
measure of aid the Federation of
Labor would give but the latest action
of the leaders seems to indicate that
the federation will not stop short of
extending the largest possible meas
ure of assistance.
The strikers held series of demon
etrations in the outlying towns Sat-
urday and Saturday night, and Presi-
dent Shaffer spoke final word of en-
couragement to his industrial troops.
Great throngs of workers turned out
to greet and cheer the leader and ex-
change pledges to maintain the con-
test upon which they have entered.
Would Affect 100000 Men.
indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 12.-The
call of the national executive COM
mittee of the United Mine Workers
on President. Gompers, of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, to convene
q council of the presidents and secre-
taries of the various national and
international unions affiliated with
the organization to devise plans for
assisting the Amalgamated associa-
ton in it's struggle, will, if acted up
on, affect 81 national organizations,
with a membership of 100000 work
men. The feeling here is that Presi-
dent Gompers will issue the call.
Vice President Wilson, of the Mine
Workers, says the suggestion orig
mated with the Mine Workers. The
meeting would probably be held in