Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-30
WILL TEACH NEW MEN
That Is How the Steel Maenates
Say They Will Obtain
Skilled Help.
GAN BE DONE SOON, THEY THINK
Strikers Say it Will Take Years-Burns
Proposition Rejected-AnOth-
er Injunction.

PIttsburg, Aug. so 1t is reported
conference by long distance tele-
phone has been arranged for this
afternoon between President Schwab
and Simon Burns, president of the
National Window Glass Workers
association, with a view to arranging
for another meeting between the
AmalgaDa ated association and steel
officials for the purpose of settling
the strike.
Pittsburg. Aug 3O.-Oficials OF the
mills Of the United States Steel Cor
pcration that were closed by the strike
Of the Amalgamatcd Association stat
ed yesterday that they are receiving
many applications from former en-
ployeS for work. The announcement
that the company would start its mills
non-union l:ns. the officials believe.
caused Il weakening in the ranks of
the strikers. and many are seeking
cover. The Amalgamated officials.
however. claim that their ranks are
unbroken. and strong as ever. One
of the steel officials said yesterday that
there was general mistake being
made regarding the time il would take
to train inexperienced men and make
them capable OF operating mill ma
chimes This has been believed to be
the case so long that few have taken
the trouble To prove il otherwise.
Trust VIII Teach the Business.
1t is now determined. he said. 10
have new men placed in positions that
will give them a chance TO learn Ibe
skilled work. and many of the men
who held menial positions in the union
mills are To he taught skilled work.
with which they are in measure IA
miliar through long association with
the workings of the mills. 1t is con-
fidently asserted that before many
months pass it will he possible to pro
duce many new men and plenty to man
ali the plants that are now idle and
which union men have refused to take
hold of. The strikers say it will take
years TO accomplish this.
Corporation Claims Steady Gains
Reports from all the mills of the cor
poration show that steady gains are
being made in the force of non-union
men. The strikers claim to have in
duced six non union men to'desert the
Star mills yesterday and -ln-hllXe
shipped them back TO Chicago. whence
they came On the other han1v-Super7
intendent Piper. of the Star plant, an-
nounced that he is nearly ready to |
start up the other mills in the e''plant,
and that the men. now waiting for the |
improvements TO be completed, are i'll |
the mill. In the Painter mills the |
work is progressing smoothly, and no
desertions are reported. New men are
being secured. though the company Of |
ficials say that on Sundays the strik- |
ers make an active canvass of the |
homes of the men ut WORK and seek |
to induce them to remain away from !
the plant.
Tighe ut Work at Chicago.
There was little of interest about |
the headquarters of the Amalgamated |
Association yesterday. The cause of
the absence of Assistant Secretary !
Tfghe was intimated in n report from !
Chicago which says that he is engaged
with Vice President w. G.. Davis liz
organizing IL new Amalgamated lodge |
In South Chicago which will take the
place of the one expelled by him two
weeks ago. 1t is said that fourteen
members have been secured by him for
the new lodge ont of the membership |
of the former lodge. The American
Tinplate company has announced that
It will start the Demmler mills of the
company on Monday of next week.
Police protection has been asked from
Mayor Black. of MckeespOrt.
As to the burns Proposition.
1t turns out that the Burns PROPOSE |
ton was submitted to Schwab and
Shaffer u week agO-Aug. 21-and
that Schwab did not reply until
Wednesday. Aug. rs. the reply being IA
declination to consider the proposition.
Burns is at indianapolis and is quoted
as saying that when / return TO Pitts |
burg tomorrow | shall take the matter |
up again with Mr.. Schwab in hope of
making some kind of an arrangement
whereby the strike question can be
submitted to arbitration"
Injunction for Canal Dover.
Cleveland, Aug. 30-United States
Judge Wing yesterday granted an iR-
junction TO prevent the striking work |
men at the American Sheet Steel COM |
panys plant at Canal Dover. o. from
interfering with me company or its
employees. At this place men were |
captured and forcibly detained by the
strikers when they thought they might |