The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-08-15
CLAIM A VICTORY.
Ironmasters Are Highly E1nted
! over the Strike Situations.

PtttShurg, Ia, aug. 10. ne lIou-
masters are claiming victory In the
great steel strike. They base their
claim upon the refusal Of the Anal
gamated men at South Chicago, Joliet
and Bay View to obey the general
strike order OF President Shaffer and
their success In maintaining operations
In other plants where 1t was antici-
pated that there would be serious
trouble. The strike leaders meet the
claims OF victory with the assertion
that their cause is making satisfactory
progress and that they will show tfen-
selves masters of the situation before
the contest has progressed much FUR
Their. They do not conceal their disap-
pointment at the refusal of their West
ern brethren to join with them in the
strike, but none Of the leaders would
discuss the defections. President
Shafrer refused to meet the newspaper
men who sought him, and kept within
the seclusion of his home. The other
leaders who were seen intimated that
there would be developments to-day
and throughout the week that would
materially change the situation they
would not say, however, what they
had In mind or what their cause was
To Gain In strength.
It was said they were continuing upon
strong aid from the American Fedora
ton OF Labor and other organizations
OF union labor, but those bodies have
not yet given any public intimation Of
what they will do. The Amalgamated
association has developed great
dfc-
trict and has made gains in some
Pennsylvania districts. The strike
headquarters were closed yesterday
and 1t was claimed that no reports
were being received from the outlying
districts as to the progress Of the
strike except in a general way. The
sts>l managers were in communication
with their superintendent and district
managers and at il o'clock made pub
lie the result OF their reports. The lat
ter showed that South Chicago, joliet
and Bay View. Milwaukee, had voted
to stay In: that the Ohio works Of the
National Steel company at youngstown
and the King, Gilbert & Warner plant
OF the National Steel company at
Columbus had
Resumed without TROUBLES
that the Homestead, Edgar Thompson,
Duquesne, Upper and Lower Union,
Howard and Werkle works Of the Carr
negie group, employing more than 10
900 men, had resumed without trouble;
that the converging and blooming mills
of the National Tube company at Nc
Keesport had started without difficulty
and that Bellaire had been only par
TALLY crippled. They were also advised
that the men of the Boston rolling
plant at McKeesport had notified the
company they would go out to-day,
and while the National Tube plant at
McKeesport would be started in the
morning 1t was certain many men
would go out. They were also notified
that their Wheeling plant was crippled
and 1t was uncertain what would be
done there. Their advices also say that
the Clark mill here. which has been
running non-union for several days,
would be started up as usual this
morning and there was no doubt of its
successful operation. The steel of
ficials were eIated over their showing
at the Carnegie plants and in Illinois.
Ohio and Wisconsin, and expressed
confidence in speedy victory over the
strikers.