Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-07-25
FIGHTING A TRUST.
The Amalgamated Association
Orders a Strike.
Union Men Employed by Three OF
the Companies Embraced I'm the
United States Steel Corpora
tiOn Cease Work-ThOu-
sands arc Affected.

tlon members IN the employ OF tne
American Steel Hoop Co., the Amer
lean Sheet Steel Co. and the American
Tin Plate Co., has been obeyed and
the great struggle is now on.
Telegrams from manypoints where
the mills of the American Tin Plate
Co., the American Steel Hoop Co. and
the American Sheet Steel Co. are To-
Gated tell of the shutting down of
these plants in large numbers.
In many places the plants had been
shut down by the first order which
affected the Sheet Steel and the Steel
Hoop companies only. The last or
der brought out all the union plants
of the American Tin Plate Co. with
the single exception of the new mill
in Monessen, which is still running.
At the Amalgamated association
headquarters it was stated that the
number of men idle in the mills of
the three companies is $4,000.
OF the $4,000 men idle $500 are in
Pittsburg, 500 in Allegheny and 1900
in McKeesport. President Shaffer
has it in his power to close many
more Pittsburg mills, but. it is not
thought that he will do anything of
radical nature until he is com
PEELED to.
The American Steel Hoop Co.'S sup
posedly non-union mill, known as the
Painter mill, in West Carson street
was closed in all it's branches. The
tie-up at this mill was said to have
been surprise to the mill owners
and officials in charge of it. The
other plant, known as the Lindsay
& McCutcheon mill, in Allegheny, was
shut down completely in the pudding
and bar mills. All the skilled work
men refused to enter the mill and the
furnaces. The finishing department
of the mill was working during the
day, as the men are not in the union.
Generally speaking the workers
seem to be looking for settlement.
In addition to the very general and
in some instances rather unexpected
compliance with the strike order, the
Amalgamated last night added two
more mills to It's list, both of which
were claimed by the companies to
be beyond the reach of organization.
When the William Clark Sons mill at
Thirty-fifth street, which operated all
day non-union, came to shift turns
last night, none of the skilled men
reported for duty and the plant had
to close down.
Later the following was received
concerning mill considered by the
manufacturers uneXceptionally loyal:
Monessen, Pa, July 16.-The Mo-
nessen steel hoop plant is closed and
has been organized by district dele
gates of the Amalgamated associa-
ton. The delegates arrived in town
Monday morning and went to work
Immediately. BY o'clock in the af-
ternoon they had all the local men in
the association and left last night for
Pittsburg after advising the nen to
stand firm.
The $500 employees of the Nation
al Tube Co., at McKeesport, were
notified Monday of an advance in
wages of 10 per cent. The men are
not organized but the Amalga nlated
association was making offers to in
iuce them to join the union. Several
months ago the men demanded a 10
per cent. advance, but were refused.
New York, July IA representa-
tive of the highest interests in the
United States Steel Corporation last
night authorized the statement that
no conference concerning the Steel
strike had taken place during Tues
day and that none is likely
to take place until the Anal
gamated association recedes from it's
present attitude. The additional
statement is made that in this point
there can be no compromise and that
the heads of the constituent com
panies will not unionize such mills as
have up to this time employed non
union men.
Pittsburg, July 1s.-Most important
of all news regarding the steel work
ers' strike that reached Pittsburg yes
terday was the action of the men en-
ployed in the Duncansville plant of
| the American Steel Hoop Co. \ tele-
gram was received by President Shat
| fer from the men asking if they
should strike. The message was a
surprise for the Amalgamated people,
as they We're not looking for this
| news so soon. President Shaffer an
| swered, telling the men not to come
| out unless they were organized. If
| organized, they should strike, for
| they We're needed. In the afternoon
another telegram was received from
| Duncansville asking that an organizer
| be sent to them at once. In compli-
ance with this request Vice President
John Pierce started for Duncansville
| last evening to complete the organi-
zation.
| \ dispatch from Monessen says: In
| spite of all efforts to the contrary,
the tin mill here is still running and
as far as present appearances indi-
cate, it promises not to be affected in
the slightest by the strike. The soc
employees are satisfied with the volun-
tary advance made, by the combine,
and will continue to work along nom
union lines. The hoop mill is closed
down with the exception of about 2G
men who are making some repairs.
German Industries In Bad shape. d
Berlin, July 15.-Last week ended