Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-13
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admitted the loss. today, of the Ma
tional rolling mill at McKeesport.
which they had expected 20 hold. ana
that the Boston mill and the Monoh-
gahela Steel Works at McKeesport
and the Republic and F,lbade here
were.tied up.
The tube workers at McKeesport ana
here were still at work but menaced
by possible shortage Of material.
Their tube men at Wheeling were out
but the furnace and coke men there
were at work and the steel men there
showed an inclination to stay on. Iney
claimed that many Of their men at NC
keesport desired to work but were De-
ing terrofized by the disorderly eie-
ment They also charged that many
Of the men We're being frightened from
their places at Wheeling.
1t WAS stated by the steel officials
that CIark's mill here was moving
along with its non-union crews engag-
ed last week and that another mill
manned by old Amalgamated men hah
started up at Wellsville.
officials Of the National Tube 90.
and Mayor Black clashed. today. over
the question of protection Tor non
strikers and property. large crowd
of strikers. this morning. intercepted
tube workers. The mill officers claim
"a that their men were being threaten
"a ana In danger and called on Mayor
Black to protect them. The mayor
said that he would only interfere 70
stop actual rioting and assault. TWO
other appeals were made To him later
I'm the morning but he insisted that
there was no danger OF an outbreak
The strikers say that IL il only
question Of time when material VIII
give out and the tube men must quit.
Reports from Wheeling and Bclalre Tn
dicato that there may ~ tr"ubl" there nj
the latter place m attempt y "a be mad"
to keep the plant tn operation ana the
mil officials Say mat II thts yT tii' H'i'
who did not gu out ar iut"ri"T'd WIN.
they viii ask 10Y state militia 10 pfotrc-
them.
Al Wheeling reports that men were a.
t.. imported have brought out crowns
bent pn preventing th'ir admission arr"
II Il predicted that there wii " serious
clashes there. Most ~ IN" strik" ccni"rs
ana piti4hUrE ip. VArilr Ilhr At" N'Tt Pr
t.rIy however The strikers ~ cans.
Dover. uhla. have mad mon watching IN
mills since - clock This morning. on tn
strength 81 report tuai non union W1rA
frs Wer,. To- d." brought ih"r,- 1T fat-
rs ul TIA. tiu mil hl- notified the n.i
that u.l--s the rinnt IS rr-oEen"h within
4 reasonable tim, be- has orders ~ com
rn.ucr .i@fuuutlur ID. Manage Warns r.
NJ the sheet mill. hls made similar au-
uuuUrrmrrt
TN. executive committee ot fhr ANAL
garnat-i Association Will. probably. maxi
IN pxhaustlv. invest! EAt.on ui the action
taken by the lodge Id South chicago
BAY view ana Joliet ia refusing 20 STRIKE
President Shan.r has been urged &" -
West and personally lHytstiga'. tie mai
ter but IL H. unlikely that hr VII. BE- abb
To spare IN. tim, Tor IN" present \ rad
iral element iu tho local lodges hiitefiN
,lcn0uuyr~ It'll, Western members and inn
lists that Influences inst would not beai
Investigation were IEed- II u claimed
fhuf "A canvass mad, q week ago showed
n majority M favor ~ striking
President Shaf-r rvfrtins from any di-
rect criticism % Tho act ~ the Western
men tie SAYS that h. viii await Official
reports before acting ami that hc can a."
nothing until he returns from Wheeling
III. IS to b. accompanied tn Wheeling 10y
Rev charles II Fitz~illiam OF Atlantic
t,ity who viii also address the strikers
-rh.. Two were close friends when iht
STRIKE leader va 81 the ministry