Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-23
Important One in Pittsburg
Relating to the Steel
Troubles.
LABOR LEADERS PRESENT
Serious Trouble in the Pitts
ton Silk Mills-The Gen
eral Situation.

Pittsburg, Aug. 2S.-The strike
situation is without material change
today. An important conference be-
tween the labor leaders the object of
which is understood to be to devise
ways and means to aid the strikers is
now in session at the Hotel Henry. 1t
is said President Mitchell. of the
United Mine Workers; Grand Master
Sargent, of the Brotherhood of Lo-
comotive Firemen; President White,
of the Garment Workers of America.
and Secretary Easley, of the National
Civil Federation, are in attendance.
PittsburG, Pa, Aug. 23.-Aside from
the partial equipment of the Star
plant of the American Tinplate com
pany. and the preparation for its i'm
mediate resumption of business. there
were no special developments in the
strike situation in this city yesterday.
No further trouble occurred at the
Pennsylvania Tube works. and at all
other strike points quiet reigned. The
Amalsamated people point with pride
10 the conduct of their members in re-
straining themselves from violence
when they see non-unionists being
marched into the mills to take their
places. The incident at the Star plant
yesterday is given as an example Of
especial significance. and TO use an
Amalgamated officials expression.
shows that the men have been edu-
Gated to the knowledge that their
strongest weapon in such cases is ST.
leDce and submission until il is dem
onstrated that the mills cannot be
operated successfully without the aid
= the skilled men now on strike.
star Mil Incident.
The Star mill In~-ianf. was the land
ing near that mill of thIr,., 20 non
union Men who We're got into the uIiii
under the escort Of twenty-five police
men, who would not let the crowd Of
strikers which followed even talk 10
the newcomers. The strikers In this |
case did not even hiss or jeer. There /
was another police incident yesterday /
that was OF some Interest. Seven rlen.
recently arrived from Europe. were ar
rested Wednesday evening for disturb /
ing rhe peace AT the Pennsylvania Tube /
plant. when some non-uniOn men ar /
rived there. They We're arraigned yes /
terday ana all discharged but one. who |
had dangerous weapon on his per- /
son. The magistrate gave them all n /
severe reprimand.
Talks to the AmaIgamated OniefaIs-
He also requested the Amalgamated i
officials TO instruct the foreigners as /
to the rights Of others as well as how /
far they themselves could 20 without |
breaking the law. He then said: The /
recorder. the police and the magistrates /
mean TO maintain civic order at all /
costs. Hereafter. I want IL very clear /
" understood. any one who is arrest /
ed I'm connection with strike disorders /
will be made 10 feel the utmost pen
atty or the law 1t is now /
the duty Of the officers of the Amalga- /
mated Association to inform the men /
that have been arrested and those not /
arrested. that strikers must not con-
gregate at the mills. at the street cor
nerS. or even on the streets. and that /
IF they do so. especially after this
warning. It will be the duty Of the /
to impose on them the ut
most penalty of the law.
"DisgracefuI State of A Ahairs.''
1T is a disGraceful state Of affairs |
when the police. as in this case. had to
draw their reyOlvers to protect those
whom they had arrested from being /
taken from the patrol wagon. The ex
cuse that these men did not understand |
English will not count. On other and
less important occasions they under
stand il very we'll"