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

The 500 Amalgamated men at Jolet
Twill not decide finally on their action
until Wednesday, but they have al
ready disobeyed 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
linsstheir places to-day and will be
Ehard at work producing enough ma
Eterial to allow the trust to fill orders
Eand maintain the fight against the
Nastern strikers.
Magnates 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 standardization
cause is making satisfactory progress
and that they will show themselves
masters of the situation before s:the
contest has. progressedmuch further.
They do notSconce4l their disappont-
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 kent within the seclusion OF his
Home - it Sss@' 5'i:s ~ {: aHf
Cuts Down, Number Of strilzers.>
s Pittsburg, Aug. 12.---According to .
conservative estimate It is believed
that the refusal Of the steel workers
at Chicago, Joliet and Milwaukee to
obey President Shaner's general
strike order will reduce the number
of new strikers to about 5000.
Fires Failed. : =:
Reports just 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. -
rs Many ouit work.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 12.-The estl-s
ma e of steel workers who went on.
strike at midnight Saturday, from the
most conservative Official sources:7
National tube works, $4,000; National
Steel company, $500. This makes a
total of 100 on strike. ~
President Skaters order for gen.
eral strike Of steelworkers became et-
fective Saturday. It was generally
obeyed wherever the workers were
organized and enrolled in the lodges
of the Amalgamated association.
T.. 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. 't ~ "a '.<', - ~
The strikers held series Of demon
STATIONS in the outlying towns Sat-
urday and Saturday night, and Presi-
dent Shaffer spoke final word OF en-
coura re ment to. his industrial troops.
Great throngs Of workers turned out
to greet and cheer the leader and ex-
change pledges to maintain the con-
te St upon which they have entered I.
|. I; wsuld A6ect 5000, 900 Men. s}s
Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. I 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 ssecre-
taries Of the various national and
international unions affiliated with
the organization to devise plans for
assisting the Amalgsmated associa-
ton in its struggle, will, # acted up
ION, affect 81 national organizations,
with q membership of 900, 900 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
Pittsburg. ys.aJ4@
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