The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-06
LABOR LEADERS TO CONFER
Shaffer's Strike Order 10 Follow a
Pittsburg Meeting.
samuel Gompers and Others Going
TO Meet the steel Association Pres
ident-OminOuS Situation at Wells
vile. McKeesport, and Leeehburg.

TO Meet the steel Association Pres
idcnt-OminOuS Situation at Wells
vile. McNeesport, and Leechburg.
PITTSRURG. Aug 6.-It is now said
that the order for the general strike Will
be issued by Mr.. Shaner Immediately
after a conference with Samuel j. Comp
ers. Of the Federation of Labor. and 9TH
er national labor leaders. This confer
ence. it is expected. will take place eth
er today OF tomorrow. One Of the rea-
sons for the delay in the strike is that
the AmaIgamated Association wishes to
ally with itself an the other labor organ
izations Of the country before declaring
it.
The strike situation in three towns is
today ominous Of coming violence. These
towns are WelIsyn!e. Ohio. and Leech-
burg and McKeesport. in this State
When the big Hyde Park mill at Leech-
burg started UP this morning it was found
that the strikers had. during the night,
thrown a Gordon Of pickets about it. In
side the fences armed guards in the en-
ploy Of the trust patroned their posts.
The strikers are unarIned, but if the
guards attempt to drive them back or
cat a way through their lines for the non
union men, there will De a fight.
At Wellsvile the sheet steel mills are
running today with a small force Of nom
union men. the strikers maintaining "A
cIosely-drawn picket line
At McKeesport there are all kinds Of
rumors circulated that non-union men are
10 be brought in 70 re-opeh the mills, and
the strikers are exercising great vigilance.
Mr. ShafIer is busy getting ready for the
Issuance Of the order for a general strike.
There were no developments in the situa-
tion during the night. 30 disorder was
reported from WeIlsvile or Hyde Park,
where mills were started yesterday after
noon. The starting Of these plants gives
tbs American Sheet Steel Company eight
mills now running on three shifts.
McKEESPORT. Pa. Aug. G.-AmaIga-
mated Association officials believe they
viii be able 20 tie up the mills Of the Car
nesie Steel Company at Homestead. Du-
quesEs, and Braddock. The men IN these
mills are being rapidly enlisted into the
union. Despite every endeavor Of the
company 10 prevent organizers from
reaching the men, the AmaIgamated As
socistiOn has built mp strong lodges in
each Of these places
The officials at the mills are uneasy.
They have used every means 20 prevent
the organization, but it has gone on in
spite Of them and they DO not know its
strength. The leaders say il is enough 10
shut down the mills
The Carnegie mills are the stronghold Of
the steel corporation. Thov produce y per
cent of the steel of the world. With them
I'm fun operation the company could com
bat the union indefinitely, with them put
down. the company would Dee compelled To
ask Tor terms Of peace
IL is not believed that any general strike
order VIII be issued before Friday II will
take effect Saturday evening and the men
viii not report for work Monday. One
reason Tor dtferring the strike until Sat
turday is that many lodges are in process
of organization. aHd by the last OF the
week there viii be many thousand more
members than now.