The age-herald., 1901-09-12
Says the Board Never Has h. structed Him to End Strike
 On Any Terms 7
.NON-UNIOA MEN ARRIVING
Star Plant Will Be Able to Operate All It's Plants On Full Turn--WiI- Hams Is Sending Out
 Strike Benefits.

Pittsburg, September 11.-2While stories of a peaceful settlement of the strike of the Amalgamated Association were heard today with much force and persistency, President Shaffer continued to deny them emphatically and said that the battle of the steel workers would go on until they won. He denied that the executive board had instructed him to settle the strike on any terms and said he would not go to New York or make any further over lures for peace for the present. While the president of the Amalshmated Asso- ciation was stgnding in this position, the officials of, the United States Steel cor poration were putting forth active efforts to start their plants. The company held the strikers plckets back by show of police and got lot of provisions, cook ing utensils and cots for the men to sleep ont into the Mononsahela plant of the American Tin Plate compaf,y. It was officially announced at the same time that there was an ample number of men ready to enter the plant and start the mills as soon as they were in readiness.
 About Il o'clock in the morning a car loaded with skilled men for the Star plant arrived in the union station These men were taken to the mill without interfer- ence of the strikers. The pickets that had been gNarding the works had gone over to the Southside to take part in the movement of the strikers there. In the carloard was about sixty men who had worked in tin mills and among them were rollers. roughers and catchers. They came from the ranks of the strikers In other mills and had sought work in new localities. under assumed names.
 Star Plant Filled. s..
 With this increased force the Star plant is practically filled with skilled men, and will be able to operate all the mills there on full turns. The efforts of today, 1t Is believed, have practically ended all possibilities of the Amalga- mated Association ever getting back the Star mills into their control. as the men who have gone to work have declared their intention of remaining as individ- uals for, all time.
 Secfetary Williams said he was pre- pairing to send out the second install ment of strike benefits during the day, and would have them all out during the week. The number to receive benefits is not more than 1000, and this will require about $40,00o weekly. It Is claimed that the Amalgamated treasury will be able to meet the payments.
 The Hungarian strikers at McKeesport held an indignation meeting tonight and decided that If they could not draw ben efits sure and quick they would draw out of the strike. Strike leaders have tried every means to appease their anger, but the result is doubtful. Fires in the Mo nongahela Steel Works, which were
 
 drawn. All repairs are suspended and the men sent home. Pittsburg, McKeesport and Youghiogheny Railroad detectives were driven off the tracks near the mill by a crowd of strikers whom they or dered. off the company's property. Thomas Ennis, an old man employed at the tube works, was badly beaten on his way to the mill today.
 Shutdown Won't Be Tolerated.
 The New York counsel of the National Tube Company met with the local coun- gel at Pittsburg today to discuss the strike. It was practically settled that no long shut down would be tolerated, Snd that the next attempt to start will be a determined one This Is taken to mean that an injunction to protect the ern- ployes Is in store for McKeesport and pos- sibly visit from state militia.
 Tonight, for the first time since the strike, the steel hoop mill at Monessen Is running full force, which practically ends all semblance of strike. Every mill in that town Is now running day and night A telegram from Newcastle, Pa, tonight says;
 "A party of fourteen Amalgamated men from this city departed this afternoon for some unknown point, They told friends they were going to take places in the Star mill at Pittsburg. but It isralso rumored that their real destination was Elwood, Ind, where an attempt Is soon to be made to operate the plant Local strikers are indignant at the defection, while others refuse to believe that the men really Tn tended taking the place or strlkers'