Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-20
Next Seventy-TwO Hours VIII See
Big Developments.
EACH SIDE WATCHES OTHER
Morgan's Statement Changes Com
pIexion of situation e. All IL Bustie
at AmaIgamated Headquarters

Pittsburg, Pa, July 2O,-The steel
strike has reached the critical stage
and the developments Of the next "
house are expected to have an import
ant bearing an the great struggle by
Monday night the results Of the at
tempts of the combine officials to re-
sumo operations at Welsyille and Nc
Keesport should be known and upon
the success or failure Of this the out
come of the struggle Wall greatly de-
pend.
SO far the contending forces ap-
pear TO have been watching each other
but the statement from j. p. Morgan
has changed the complexion Of the sit
uation Everybody is talking about this
now and at Amalgamated headquarters
all is hustle and activity, 1t is now
realized that the combine will not in
dulge in any further temporarizing and
long struggle may be looked for.
At Wellsville the company is strain
ing every point TO get the plant into
operation and the latest dispatches
from there state that they claim they
will have a full force at all furnaces
by Monday morning. A large number
Of railroad tickets from here 10 Wells
Vile have been purchased within the
last few days which are reported for
the new force. At Wellsville no men
have as yet appeared, but 1t is reported
that they are quartered at East Liver
pool and will be moved from there be-
fore Monday morning. The strikers at
Wellsville are watching all incoming
trains A high fence surrounds the mill
property and carloads of lumber have
been taken into the mill presumably
for the purpose Of housing the new
men within the mill.
A secret meeting of the strikers has
been called for this afternoon
At McKeesport a force of men are
still at work getting the Devices
Wood plant In shape for early operation.
While il Is not known positively that
the works will be started up on Mon.
day IL Is generally believed that IL is
the intention of the management 10 do
So. They have quite number Of meh
a. a nucleus Of a force who were re,
fused admission TO the Amalgamated
ASSOCIATION because they worked during
the strike last April and when a start
is made II win be with these workmon.
Manager Cooper refused TO say whel,
the start would be made but admitted.
when II does come, YOU bet the mill
viii be non-union."
The Amalgamated officials say they
have little fear OF the company lnduc-
ing their men 10 go back OF TO success
fully resume operf tons President
Shaifer says that The lodge is twice
as strong now as during the April
strike and he feels confident that the
men will remain steadfast 20 the ISSUE
THIS afternoon the Amalgamated as
ISOLATION will hold a large meeting al
McKeesport 10 forestall. II possible. the
expected efforts 90 start the works next
week President Shaffer. Secy. McTishe
ana other officials will be present ano
address, the strikers President Shaffer
says he win principally counsel toler-
ante, sobrlety ana total abstinence from,
any acts tending 10 violence.
The men OF the plants OF the Nation.
al Tube company al McKeesport have
been invited 20 attend the meeting ana
an effort will b. made 20 have them
join the association. Even though the
tube works employees are organized a
Is not probable they win be ordered GU,
by the Amalgamated association until
President Shaifer is ready % issue hi,
general strike order directed agains,
nli The companies IN the United States
Dsetl corporation.
we viii not carry the fight any fur.
thcr than we can avoid. said MIR shat.
fc7. We have no desire 10 emharrass
the business interests of the countr,
UuUl Necessary N we are forced 10 1,
We VIII e. even further than the mem
bers oi OUT own trade. but we hone Ia
tr able 90 secure settlement Without
Tcscrilng 10 those measures"
The situation IN the closed pittsburg
mills Is practically unchanged.
Dispatches from outside points show
no material change. Al Duncansviile
the employees Of the Portage Iron com.
pany last night decided TO continue al
work
The plants AZ Monessen Apollo Van.
dergrifi and Scottdale are still running
and there seems no prospect OF trouble
OPERATIONS RESUMED.
wilkesbaue. Pa. July 2O.-operat,op.
were resumed today at the Ayondaie