The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-09-13
men THROWN INTO MILL
Monongahela Mill Provisioned and
; Will Start Soon, Prepara-
lions Are Complete.

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citation hold power, by authority Of
the general executive board Of the or
~ganization, to settle the steel strike.
Mr.. Shaffer and his advisors appar-
emily allowed today to lapse, after
this authority was vested in them,
without closing any settlement. On
Monday it is said that the executive
board advised President Shaffer to-
gether with Secretary-Treasurer Will
liams, Assistant Secretary NJ. F.
Tighe and Ben I. Davis of the ad-
visory board to settle without delay
on the best terms obtainable.
1t was announced today that Mo-
nongohela Tin Plate works on the
south side would be started soon. In
preparation for this move the com
pany tonight attempted to place cots
and provisions in the plant for the
benefit of the workers.
Word was sent to strikers of the
intention of the company and when
NV LII Wo6OA SOACdlAAu6 1CC dlu Gull
bles crossed Smothfield street bridge
it was met by a crowd of women and
children and the driver told to turn
back. Without much ado the driver
obeyed and the crowd rejoiced. This
wagon was followed by a cab contain
ing six negro workmen. When the
driver saw the crowd he lost his nerve
and at once turned back and drove
his load back to the Carnegie build
ing. Here the men were met by a
large crowd and had to make a run
for it to get into the building safely.
After the negroes had been turned
back a wagon load of cots, so in num-
Der, succeeded in making it's way as
far as Fourteenth street, where
women gathered about it and cut the
ropes holding the load on. The driver
continued on his way, cots dropping
off at every turn of the wheels, until
about 80 of them had become the
property of the women who numbered
about 200. Some of the women ran
into their houses and came out with
oil cans, poured the contents over the
cots which had been piled in two
heaps on Fourteenth street. In an in
stnat two huge bonfires were blazing
briskly, while the women executed
a war dance about the fires and pelt-
ed each other with pillows and bed
ding which had fallen from the wagon.
Pittsburg, Sept. 11-While stories
of a peaceful settlement of the strike
of the Amalgamated association were
heard today with much force and per-
.sistency, President Shaffer continued
to deny them emphatically and said
that the battle of the steel workers
will go ontil they win. He denied
that the executive board had instruct
him to settle the strike on any
terms and said that he would not go
to New York or make any further
peace move for the present.
While the president of the Amalga-
mated association was occupying
this position the officials of the Unit
ed States Steel corporation were put
ting forth active efforts to start their
This was particularly the
case on the south side. During the
day the company held the strikers
pickets back by a show of police and
got a lot of provisions, cooking uten-
sils and cots for the men into the
plant of the American
Tin Plate company. 1t was officially |
announced at the same time that there
was an ample number of men ready
to enter the plant and start the mills
as soon as they were in readiness.
While the strikers were busy watch
ing these movements on the south
side, officials Of the same company
showed greater activity about the
Star mills. About II o'clock in the
morning a car loaded with skilled men
for the Star plant arrived at the
Union depot. These men were taken
to the plant without interference
from the strikers as none were about
at the time. In the car were about 60
men. They were all men who had
worked in tin mills and among them
were rollers, roughers and catchers.
With this increased force the Star
plant is practically filled with skilled
men and will be able to operate all
Of the mills there on full turns. The
efforts of today. it is believed, have