The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-25
TRUST MAKES MOVE
NON-UNION WORKMEN SHIPPED
FROM VANDERGRIFT MILLS TO
WELLSVILLE, OHIO
LONG IDLE PLANT REFITTED
Hyde Park MIL of the American
Sheet Steel Company to Be
Operated With Nom
Union Labor.

PITTSBURG, July 1.-TWO moves, 1t is
reported, were E2ade ny the aggre ssive Oh
ficials Of the American Sheet Steel COM
pany tocay toward the breaking OF the
strike. One was the shipping OF some
Of the non-un&on men that had been EN-
ployed in the VanGecgrift mills Of toe
company to WelIsvi lie to assist in TIE
starting of the plant there. It was
stated that the men were to b. Skipped
to WellsvilIe during tee early evening
and would reach t1er@ after dark. AS
consequence of this report tneve is
suppressed excitement perYadng Wells
vile. which ct any moment nay br ak
out into a serious condition. Both stck-
ers and offic ais Of lie company are on
the alert and ready for emergency. The
impl esSion is Strong ton gnt that the gen
eral officers of the United States Steel
corporation have 5ecome determined on
the subject of early b eaking OF the
strike and 10 ultima ly force the opera
ton Of all the idle plants
The second move that Is underst God to
/ have been instituted today is the start
/ ing of the long i5le Hyde Park plant Of
the American Sheet Steel company. This
plant was taken into the combine bur-
dened with objectionable contracts made
by the former owners and has remained
idle since the American Sheet Steel COM
pany took hold of the property The
! long idleness of this mill has caused
most Of the men formerly employed the G
to leave Hyde Park for other places and
the company believes there will be. lie: s
difficulty in starting this plant than
where the Amalgamated association has
control.
EARLY MOVE EXPECTED
1t was apparent in Pittsburg his even
ing that fresh and Ceci2ely important de-
velopments in tie strike of the steel
workers were about to take place. At the
Amalgamated headquarters, TIE two lead
ing officials of the a ISOLATION were alb
sent during the greater part of the day
1t was stated that President Shaffer was
away on personal businc SIS and had moth
ing in hand concerning the strike The
absence of Secretary john Williams was
also accounted for In the same manner.
The conference held on Tuesday night,
which kept President Snaffer AMI SecTe-
tary Williams out until early this morn
ing remains as mysterious as before.
Neither OF these officials would give out
any idea of What had taken place aside
from stating pos tive that they had not
met any of the officials of the United
States Steel corporation. Whatever the
object of the meeting, 1t is believed to
have been continued today and much of
Importance is expected to be developed
from the conference.
The question Of the manufacturers Sc
curing injunctions aga INST the Amaiga-
mated association was discuss d guard
edly during the day. Assistant Secretary
M. f. Tighe said he did not think the
measure would be resorted to at this
stage of the proceedings, even if 1t was
contemplated at a later day. There
was no motive for such a matter and
he doubted at the present tine if the
courts would issue such orders. He be-
neved this was the case n Pennsylvania.
In Ohio President ShaHer seemed to feel
confident that such injuncsions would not
be granted Those bes. acquaint d with
the feelings of tne manufacturers say
there is in their opinion little cause for
believing such measures would be re-
sorted to at this time.
NEW. HOOP PLANT
The seeming indifference of the combine
people concerning it's hoop plants tha1
are idle may have it's explanation in The
information received today from au-
thority not to be doubted to the effect
that the American Steel Hoop company
intends eventually to abandon most Of its
plants and concentrate it's business in the
new mills now building for the Carnegie
company at Duquesne. This new plant
will be the largest hoop and tie mill In
the world if present plans shall be car
ried out and will be large enough to
take care of all the business of the hoop
combination single handed. The Duquesne
plant will be operated on a strictly nom
union basis.
In the absence of President Shaffer
and Secretary Williams from Amalgamat-
ed headquarters today little could be
learned from that source of the condition
of affairs in the strike centers. From
Monessen came the report that thirty
men had been discharged for being sus-
pected of association with the strikers.
and the claim was made that this would
cripple the mill. From the mill officials
it is learned that the plant Is working
full, night and day. and the men are
making big money.
Concerning the issuance of a general
strike order by the Amalgamated asso-
citation, President Shaffer said today:
1T will be issued when the necessity
arises. l do not propose to fix a time
in advance The men are all prepared
and will obey the strike order when re-
CURED. Developments will determine any
change from the present situation. We
are ready for settlement, but it must be
an honorable settlement"
SHAFFER IN DISGUISE.
The explanation of the absence Of
PRESIDENT Smarter and Secretary Will
Jams from Amalgamated headquarters
today was given in the following tele-
gram from Wellsvnle, tonight:
Disguised as decrepit. blind, ragged
tramp President Shaffer, the head of the
Amalgamated association, slipped into
Wellsville this afternoon, remained here
an hour in conference with Vice Presi-
dent Chappeller and other officers, and
boarded the train at Eastville to return
to Pittsburg. Not half dozen persons
In Wellsville knew tonight the chies of
the strikers had come to town On the
burg came nine non-union men from
Apollo and Durcansville, five of whom
evaded the strikers committee and went
to work in the mill here, while the other
four, after going through an experience
with the 1900 strikers which at one time
seemed likely to end in violence agreed
not to work in the mill, and returned to
Pittsburg"