Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-08-28
STEEL TRUST IS Winning
CLAIM TO HAVE PLENTY OF MEN
Strikers Are COnfident-The Star
Mill Mt Pittsburg the Point of IN
terest-Was Once Discarded
strikers Doing Picket Duty De-
spite Injunction.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug 26.-Some re-
changes in the conditions of
the strike ridden mills of the United
States Steel corporation are promised
for the present week that will change
the aspect of affairs considerably II
carried out. 1t is stated on good au-
thority that before the end of the week
those of the plants that have been op-
Grating on single turn would be run
with full force and for the usual three
full turns each day. Enough men have
been secured for this purpose. the Of
ficials say, in spite Of the claims of the
strikers that the companies could not
get enough men to operate their plants
and the managers of the various mills
say they will be ready with all the
skilled men required to start up the
and turn out a heavy ton
mage.
The most interesting situation is in
the Star mill Of the American Tin
Plate company here. This plant was,
until this summer, considered as doom
ed. The tin plate company had, 1t is
said, decided to abandon the mill and
move the machinery elsewhere. Since
the strike has come on them and it was
demonstrated that the operation Of the
mill with nonunion men was possible
under the protection Of a we'll equip
ped police force, the officials decided to
keep this mill going, make extensive
improvements in it's equipment and
make it permanent fixture of the COM
pany. The most significant feature Of
this plan has been carried out during
the past week. This consists of fitting
the mill in the same manner as that Of
the Monessen (Pa.) plant. The former
eight mills have been changed to four
double mills. Other Improvements
have been added that will give the
plant larger capacity. increase its
force of men, and make 1t one of the
most modern of all the tin plants of
the company. With the completion Of
these improvements, the company will
be prepared to place sufficient num-
Der of men in the plant to work the
four double mills three full turns.
This is said to be expected to take place
during the present week. Before Sat
urday, according to Superintendent
Piper of the Star mills, the plant will
be opened to its full extent.
Outside of the Star plant Sunday,
large number of strikers were on pick
ct duty. They were quiet and orderly,
but had their eyes and ears open for
any signs of newcomers. The peculiar
feature of the strike about the Star
plant is the good fealing displayed be-
tween the strikers and the manager of
the plant.
When the strikers were told of the
claims of the officials of the Star mills
they denied that there was as many
skilled men at work as was claimed,
and said those who were in the plant
were sent there from the Monessen
plant, which was being crippled In Or
der to accomplish this wark. Strenu-
Gus denials were made regarding al
legged assertions from the Amalgamat-
ed ranks to fill the positions offered by
the corporation, and it was said that
it would be impossible to obtain men
enough to operate the plant without
settling the strike.
There was no change in the situation
regarding the tube mills. The mills
were all quiet and the former employees
remained away from the plants. 1t is
understood that the officials of the Nat
ional Tube company have practically
determined not to start these plants for
the present.
Everything at McKeesport is report
ed quiet. Pickets are around the Dem.
mler tin plate mill in large numbers,
1t is stated that when the lower un-
ion mills of the Carnegie company in
Lawrenceville were ready to start up,
the officials discovered they were short
about 60 of the skilled men who had
been working there up to Saturday
night. AS result two Of the roughing
mills were idle, the IL inch mill Grip
pied, the plate mill was only operating
NbSuS AAaAA thO VI 6uCcLS anu
the nine inch mill is still out and will
not be operated. 1t was also stated
that the laboring men in this plant had
become disconnected over the situation
and had announced that they would go
back and would do all in their power
to assist in operating the mills. The
skilled men, it is said. quit work much
against their will and only because
they were members Of the Amalgamat-
ed association and to obey the orders
issued to them. All those who remain
at work in the mill are understood to
be receiving full pay whether the plant
is operated in full or not.
Chicago. Aug. 26.-The only visible
result of the mass meeting of trades
unionists and sympathizers held in
South Chicago Sunday, was the declar.
alton of one skilled worker that he
would not again enter the mill until
the strike was settled. The steel work
ers whom the meeting was designed
to reach were not present in apprecia-
BILE numbers. Assistant Secretary
Tighe of the Amalgamated association
was the principal speaker and denounc-
ed former members of the association
in South Chicago "for deserving their
union under the guise of living up to
a contract"
Mr.. Tighe contends that the contract
Of the steel workers had been rendered
nugatory by the Entertainments of the