The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-04
OmcfaI- of the United states steel
Corporation Planning Resump-
tfon All Along the Line.
COURT INJUNCTION SERVED
DEPUTY MARSHAL ASSISTED BY
STRIKERS AT IRONDALE.
Nonunionist AssauIted-PrOclama
Tin Plate Workers Impending.

PITTSBURG. Pa, Sept. 3.-Developments
to-day in the steel strike show decided
gains for the manufacturers. The accession
of thirty-two skilled men TO the Star plant,
the increased production at the Painter and
the Lindsay & McCutcheon mills the defec
tion from the strikers ranks Of seventy-hve
machinists and pipe cutters at the Con-
tinental tube works and fifty at the Penn
syIvania tube works. the importation of
twelve men to the MOnessen steel hoop
mill. and the installation of three mills on
night turn at the Clark mill all point to
early resumption all along the line, as
viewed by the steel officials. The Amalga-
mated officials. however. make the claim
that everything is progressing satisfactor-
iy and say that much of the supposed
advantage of the manufacturers is bluff and
cannot be made good. AS an instance they
cite the Lindsay * McCutcheon plant.
where the company claims 10 have as many
men at work as il can accommodate and
turn out merchantable product. The Anal
gamated people claim that James Hurley.
vice president of the First district. visited
the Lindsay & McCutcheOn mill to-day in
the guise OF "A roller seeking work. EIe
made inspection of the mill and. accord
ing TO his report there are thirty men at
work. six of whom are skilled. The strikers
also claim that at the Monessen plant the
product turned out last week amounted to
25O.900 pounds, while before the strike the
daily output was 100000 pounds.
MAYOR BLACKS PROCLAMATION.
Mayor Black tonight issued a proclama-
tion to 1.-The Workingmen of McKeesport"
He says:
THE eyes of the country are on McKees-
port. ] have maintained all along that
there would be no disorder. and still have
confidence in the Workingmen. Use no un-
due zeal In keeping men out of the DENIM
Ter mill, for 1 have heard 1T will be started
this week. The venal Eastern press has
exaggerated and distorted every trifiing
occurrence here into riot and injured the
town Any violence would be the signal
Tor the application or the infamous princi-
pie of government by injunction and would
divorce the support of loyal labOring men
outside Of the Amalgamated Association.
Violence never won a strike No right can
be gained by Iawbreaking. 1 feel un-
easiness but issue this proclamation to
possible to preserve order that the hot
headed element, If there be one, may be
easily controlled. With the sanction of
A telegram from Irondale tonight says:
Deputy Marshal w. T. Harnes this morn
ing began serving on the striking tin work.
ers of Irondale the blanket injunction
issued against them by Judge Clark at Gin
cinnati on last Saturday. The strikers fur
nished a guide for the marshal TO assist
him in locating the men and the work
completed tonight. The strike leaders say
that not a single member of the lodge will
go back to work. and if an attempt is made
to import men to operate the plant the in
junction will be violated and the importa-
tions resisted by force
A wellsviIe dispatch says: Harry Phil
lips, a nonunion man. was brutally assault
ed on the streets of Wellsville to-day by
John Elliott. a striker from Irondale. Phil
lips is badly injured. and was unconscious
for some time. Elliott has so far eluded
arrest"
TIN WORKERS PLANS.
movement which may be of considera-
BILE moment in the strike came to light to-
night. Letters from influential tin plate
workers of Joliet have been received by
leading tin plate strikers at the Demmler
and Star plants. urging them to break
away from the Amalgamated Association
and join the Tin Plate Workers Interna-
tional Association, which now includes
practically all the men who work in tin
houses or finishing departments of tin plate
plants. 1t is argued that this would put
the tin plate workers in position to ask
for scale next year whereas, II they re-
main with the Amalgamated Association
and the strike should be lost they would
be compelled 10 go back 10 work individ-
ualy The movement, If carried out sue
cessfully, would mean that the tin plate
workers now on strike would return 10
work at once, and the tin plate company
could resume at all OF its plants within a
short time. A canvass of the Demmer men
has been made, and ii is said 20 per cent.
or them are in favor OF returning TO work
at once. The sentiment is reported even
stronger at Joliet, where the men have had
work but two months in the last twelve.
The report from Canal Dover Is 10 the
effect That, although District Manager
cine promised yesterday that four mills
would be nred this morning, only one mill,
small thirty-fOur inch mill, was fired.
The strikers claim this was caused by the
returned 10 Nandegrift. from which place
they came last Saturday. Manager Cline
would make no statement except TO deny
tnat tnere were any desertiOns. and TO say
that the situation was unchanged
Amalsamated leaders in Pittsburg do not
believe there Will be any investigation of
the charges made by Mr.. Hickey at Mil
Waukee- secretary Williams said to-day
that II committee should come here for
that purpose il would not be received bv
Amalgamated officers. President Shaffer il
Is said, to-day received many Endorsements
OF his course and encouragement 10 remain
firm. The president himself is confdenf
and processes 10 be entirely satisfied win
the progress OF the strike
The :in mill workers OF Sharon TODAY
forwarded 10 Amalgamated Headquarters
$500 for the strike fund, and they expect
that 81, 100 additional will be raised by in
dividual subscription