The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-22
STRIKE B-BREAKERS ARRIVE
Nom Union Men Enter a Tin Mill
at Pittsburg.
Followed by II Big Crowd. hut No
Trouble R"SuIts-The Newcomers
Well Guarded by r"Iicc-N Part
OF the MCCutChcon Plant Hc>umcs-

/ PITTSETRG. Aug. "a vigorous EFFORT
10 break the strike against tho United
| States steel Corporation is being made by
the American Tin Plate Company. IN
| whose plant the tie-up has been more
complete than in the plant OF any other
Of the corporations constituent compa-
mics. The tin plate men are the strongest
contingent in the Amalgamatcd Associa-
tion. and it was their strike which was
counted on chiefly To bring the steel Cor
poraton to terms. The tin place com
pany several days ago began To resume
/ operations in the Crescent plant 7t CIcve-
land. and today strike headquarters had
more dtsaEreoabIe news 20 consider, for
the big tin plate mills at IrondaIe and the
Demmler plant at McKeesport were pre-
pairing to reopen. and right here in PITTS
burg the company had brought thirty-twO
tin workers early this morning into the
Star plant on Twelfth Street.
There were rumors Of war here all
through the night. Early in the evening
the report came that the Demmler plant
would reopen at midnight and that Nc
! KeespOrt swarmed with il-tempered
/ strikers ready TO do violence to the barge
! load Of strike-breakers who were expect
/ ed momentarily. Nothing came OF this,
but before the excitement had begun 20
die away, Pittsburg had concern Of its
| own, for il became known that strike
breakers were on the way by rail from
| Harrisburg and that the police were on
guard at the union station.
As it turned out, there was no disturb
| ance. hardly so much as hooting. when the
! strike-hreakers arrived. but large crowds
/ which had been on watch for four hours
/ witnessed the progress OF the newcomers
( from the station to the mills and the at
/ tempts Of the strikers TO talk with them
I despite the interference Of the police.
\ resumption at the Star plant was in
| dicated early this week This plant, like
I all the others owned by the Tin Plate
I Company. except the one at AIouessen,
was closed early in July when a strike
was declared against the Tin Plate, Sheet
/ Steel. and Steel Hoop companies. Several
days ago Iaborers were put at work about
the place, cleaning up and the fires were
occasionally lighted, showing that the ma
/ Chiuery was being made ready for a start.
Cots were carried into the mills Meals
/ will be- furnished at the mills TO tha men
who work in the Star plant so long as
! there is any danger Of trouble in the
event of the men going outside. Several
| negro cooks were taken into the mills
last night
As a consequence Of the signs Of an
early start. the strikers had kept a close
watch on the Star mills. and when the
/ police reserves turned out shortly after
[ midnight, and distributed themselves
about the Union station and along the
streets and railroad tracks leading % the
mills they knew that the start was i'm
miuent. Another Indication had been af-
fOrdcd little before midnight when IF
teen negro labOTers had been taken into
the mills. increasing the force already on
| the premises to half hundred OF So
Some Homestead skilled workers were
said 20 have been in the mills for a day
or two ready for business when business
/ began
/ When the extra police turned out after
midnight. they found the crowds already
gathering, but the temper manifested hy
most Of the strikers and strike sympathiz-
ers was not such as % warrant the alarm
ing stories that were soon circulating
J about town. To a squad OF police number
ing twenty-five men. the day force Of
Capt. John CTamers precinct was ontrust-
! cd the work Of keeping order in the
crowds and protecting the strike-breakers
from any violence that might be- offered
Assistance was furnished by members of
the regular night force on post IN the
vicinity.
The train drew IN at 4.37 o'clock, and
/ though there was some crowdiug for a
few minutes the proceedings on the whole
lacked excitement. The thirty-two strike
breakers were hustled out of the smoking
car which they had occupied. grouped to-
gether with the company officers, the sta
zion squad Of police surrounding them.
and a rapid march 20 the mill was made.
The little column went through Twelfth
Street to the mill. where FIVE policemen
and two detectives wore on guard az the
gates. The police and their charges hur-
ried through and the affair was over
There was hardly "A hiss or "a jeer OF a
. shout an along the way and. after the po-
lice were released from duty and at the
direction Of tho police officers. most OF the
strikers dispersed. Later tho strikers cir
. cuIated stories TO the effect that several
II the newcomers had deserted ou the
way from the station 60 the mills. but the
police said that there had been uo dyfvc-
tioLs
The strike-brcal-ers are said TO have
come from Philadelphia and other East
sru points II IS believed that most Of
them came from Moussseu. where the tin
IrIaty company has had a plant that turns
out 100000 tons Il year operating ever since
the strike began II was over this plant
that all The strike trouble originated.
/ 40 attempt had been made up 10 noon
20 start the Star mill, but the uTcs are
lighted and the manager asserts that ne
has 100 men inside the mill He denies the
claims Of the strikers, who say that ;ae
imported men are simply Uuskiled labor
ors The start IS likely 10 De made al any
hour About ssyonty-nve strikers are
hanging around the mill and no attempt is
being made 20 drive them away. although
the company has one detective on guard
with the Watchman AT the main entrance.
These officers allow the strikers many
| liberties
, A break in the ranks Of the strikers oc-
, / CURED this morning AZ the LIndsey-Mc-
/ I Cutcneon mills in Allegheny. The ten
inch mill. which has been idle since the
, / strike was declared, started up. and at
! AmalEamaJed headquarters il is admitted
! | that twenty-five went 10 work The sg-
peTinteud,ut r tho plant says he has a
full force in this mill
.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney Mt Lcnox
| LEMON Mass. Aug 2Z-AIr. and Mrs
: Harry Payne Whitney arrived last night
% I at AutIer Lodge, October Mountain the