The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-19
FINDS THE LEADERS SATISFIED WITH
THE SITUATION.
STRENGTH OF THE ASSOCIATION
At Plants Supposed to be Entirely Non.
Union Causes Great Surprise-State-
,ment as to the Skilled Men on Strike.
Uneasiness Over Proposed Effort to
Start Up a Mill Today with Non-Union
Men-Coal Miners Not TO be Called ON
for q sympathetic strike.

day closed with the Amalgamated off,
cials in a satisfied mood and claiming
to have made good every promise as to
facturers W. say word concern
ing the nd will not be quoted
in any Amalgamated people
say nothing has been sent to them Of
any plan of mediation or arbitration
and they will continue to carry out their
programme as originally announced.
The surprising strength of the ANAL
gamated Association at points that were
considered the strongholds Of the non
union element is one of the features of
the present steel strike. With the clos
ing of the Monessen hoop mill and the
Clark mill today they tied up every
plant Of the American Steel Hoop Com
pany with the exception of the small
plant at Duncansville, Pa. These acces-
sions are looked upon as very impor-
tant.
Only one tin plate mill, that at Mon
| essen, remains at work. Today word
was received at Amalgamated head
quarters stating that the men Of the
L were ISdOy " SiISC
| down when ordered.
President Shaffer says he has demon
strated that all the mills that he had
| demanded a scale for were under con-
| troll of the organization. In regard to
| the threat of President Shaffer to call
| the workmen in the other union plants
| of the United States Steel Corporation,
made on Sunday, significant state
ment today from him that just now Re
| was not in the sympathetic strike bus
| iness, is looked upon as meaning that
| for the present the men will be allow
| ed to continue at work.
| President Shaffer announced that
strike benefits will go to the idle men
| from the time Of the actual inaugura-
| tion of the strike yesterday. The asso-
| citation has a substantial fund, he says,
| and the men remaining at work in
plants outside Of the big steel combine
will pay literally to support the strike.
Moreover. many Of the idle men are
| anxious for a vacation.
When asked about President Mitcn-
ellis statement last night President
| Shaffer said:
Il shall not ask the miners to go on
| such a strike. God help the poor coal
| the world, and the poorest paid of them
all. He has troubles enough of his OWN
and we have no desire to involve him:
but while l shall not invite nor solicit
a sympathetic strike, the Amalgamated
Association stands ready at any time
TO effect an alliance with the United
Mine Workers or any kindred organiZa-
ton, many Of whose members are en-
ployed by the United States Steel Cor
poration.''
Vice President David Reese, reported
to headquarters that he had organized
the men in the William Clark Sons
mill. taking into the lodge 100 men out
1v,1 L al 80
was closed today. This mill was the
only hoop plant in the city that work
ed yesterday and has been non-union
since 1889 The Scottdale and OId
Meadow plants are still at work = bu
nothing was heard from Saltsbu2
revised list Of the plants tn
three combinations affected tn
strike was prepared this moi to
gether with the number of/ski1fe( Irrk
ers. In the mills Of the Americ d Til
Plate Company, 25 men are emplS Eed IL
three turns in each mill. The Ti6 Plat
combination employees at it's 270 mill
| 1880 skilled Workers. OF this humbe
6,966 are on strike and 324 are kSorkin,
at the national works at Monessen. TIL
Amalgamated men employed ION eacl
turn in a sheet mill number u 5. Eacl
mill employs IS skilled men.
The American Sheet Steel CoEpan.
employs 7,470 skilled men in IT'D 166 mills
=
work at fifty mills that have mot beel
closed by the strike. The n&mber o
! skilled men on strike is 5.220.
. In the American Steel Hoop Cofppan.
there are 1000 skilled workmen and al
but $50 at the Duncansville plat ar
idle.
This makes 1s 900 skilled workmem OIL
at present. 1t is estimated that I tn
unskilled labor affected will run thu 10
tai close to the claim Of "A 900 idle/ -nei
made by the Amalgamated Association
The best Of order prevailed today
The following telegram was Yeceive'
tcnight:
"Weilsville, July Is, 1901.
"The Wellsville rolling mill will b.
| iun and 1t will be run no1.union. i
Will start tomorrow. If It could not b,
run non-union IL never would be run a
an."
This statement was made public todh,
by President Persiver F. Smith, Q.
Pittsburg, district manager for ths
American Sheet Steel Company. tn,
| announcement that the mill will lbs
started tomorrow and started non.unfpr
has given rise to no little speculation
and uneasiness among the citizens. Nj
new men have been brought in and how
| Manager Smith expects to start to-
morrow is a matter for conjecture. To-
day and yesterday only a few laborers
| were working.
The above is the first indication given
by the manufacturers that they were
other than passive participants in the
big strike.
Wellsville is looked upon by both eides
as an important point. and develop
| ments are anxiously awaited by all.
The position OF the Tin Workers Pre-
tective Association in the strike wal
settled today by the following telegram
TO The Leader:
"Elwood. Ind, July is.
| Our association is bound by ar