The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-07-19
PRESENT STATUS OF
GREAT STEEL STRIKE
No New Developments Re-
ported Today.
QUIET AROUND THE MILLS

SohcehSuS VI opiuiOn Is InaG Com.
bine and Amatgamatcd Officers VIII
Get Together soon and Adjust Their
Differences.
PITTsBURG, July 16.-There were no
new Developments in the great steel
strike in this district during the early
hours of the second day. All the plants
closed yesterday were shut down tight,
and matters aboue the Painter MILL
Lindsay and McCutcheon, Clark's Solar
lronworks, the Monop gahela and Star
tinplate plants were quiet. II was
stated that Painters mill was in partial
operation, but the only men at work
were few Hungariars, who were
Cleaning up about the yards. Replying
70 the ruuor that the management had
brought strike brcdker from 4 ALBANIA,
Assistant General Manager Harper said;
1--WE can break our own strikes"
Superintendent Albrecht, encountered
lew moments later, said the plant
would be running in full within q few
days.
Speculation as to the probable settle.
ment OF the strike is talked of among
the business men and people generally
ana the concensuS of opinion i that the
cOmDlne o1hclals and the Ainalgamated
of1clals will ger together before long
and adjust tic differences. come of the
managers were emphatic in STAGING tnat
IL would be arranged within IS hours.
yet thoy could give no positive in forma
Vioii vi any movement to start neyotia-
tlons.
President Shafrrr Cheerful.
President Shaffer was cheerful ,yban
seen this morning and said he was en.
tlrely satisfied with the situation. IIe
nau just been III communication with
george Powell, president Of the Ameri.
can Irnplate Workers Protective and
!nternittlonal association of America nc
Eiwood City, who announced that his
organization, was III hearvy sympathy
With the Amelgamuted strikers aud the
stateheiit was untrue that 5000 dipper
men would continue work. 1t was re.
ported that these men had decided 10
continue WORK because of the lack of the
cooperation of the Analgamated asso.
clatlon when the scale with the Ameri.
can Tinplate company was adjusted n
Year ago.
President Shaffer announced thai
STRIKE benefits Will go TO the Idle men
from the time of the actual inaucu.
ration or the strike yesterday. The as.
Soclatlon has II substantial fund, he saws.
and the men remaining at work in
FORMATION WG, OF the strikers W. ''s..s '.4ss
Tueh asked about Prosid,,. Ar,
Shatfer said. night Prcsidcnt
IN s,'h not ask the miners 20 90 On,
on sucn a strike. God heln ~ so out
IVA, u, miner. He is the best union n pooi
tha,n worIG and the poorest noi6 ~
hiS ,,. "i. ne has troubles enonyh ~
voi,a uhu we have no desire 1o in
wife nor III; nut while | shall NOT in.
sympathetic strike. tbe
at anv ,,,, association stands reu,v
rba !ilie 10 effect an aiilonce 49,,
W Sne United MineworkerS m, an,' WIN WIN
,,a,.,n organization, many of Wiz
are employed by the IIn;ta';
states Steel corporation. " o ohlteu
lodge Formed at Morsse,
he Amnil secretary NJ. f. Tipbe of
rom M''eu Mnsu aSSoci" ion returned
yent ~ ns "a. today. where he
'eh' 10 orgnniZe q Lodge i, ~ ne
,oop mil OF rhat place 10 e steei
.iu1 louge was formed wi,h tpoi'eu
~ ne,iners ,h out OF the 200 men erunIa 20
= 'iie ihill and chat he had Sno,n1 p,oSeu !
losing the planr. u succeeded IL
, baod uo rresiuent David Reese renor,oa
,o ,, 'efS that he hai or-an;zad I
IL ~, men III che William C,ori, u {
lnyad ioo men out of tbe 5O0 on, a
y o:ad ed ana as a result the planr W. @ a
1on ,ioy lUay, This mill was the omiw b
rd.np p"nC II, the city that worked yaS e
soay eo and has been non pninu nu' yes; yes, b
a. feSlaent esa m shaffer stated that rbars
- one miil working at DuncausuiIh' LIE
'., y" ana that the Scordale "mJ we, me
eadow plants were sill q, ana Oiu q,
TTnins = ~ n's, was heard from Saltsbnrr bA' oue h.
- ~. Fhiihps, district mauaoerof n'
,ean ,n,he lihpinre company, was o.l,nG CT cL
iu'nef rr ,' the company would attcmnr W
- ~ "P the closed mills with p; no,.np; W tr
IN IN, ne SAID he did NOT know No. pi
ilips was then asked whs,ho. Mr. gr
,So o, action had been decided nnny nny oil
!, .ri ret.hs nt yes;eroay of the local MAJ man M
rs ,i OF the three companies ;~rdI1; nah, co
lied .thG ...f That is question. - be M uh
Aea' which I cannot discuss" I" no no
strike at wilkeslarre.
I. W .''NhSbARRE, Pa, July I8 Tho