New-York tribune., 1901-08-04
TO EXTEND THE STRIKE.
STEEL MEN WILL ALSO START UP ALL
THE MILLS THEY CAN-AMAIGA-
MATED MEN EXPECT AID.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuxE.I

IBY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE.I
Pittsburg Aug 3.-ResuIting from the failure
OF the Amalgamated executive board and the
heads of the United States Steel Corporation To
to terms in New-York to-day, the Anal
gamated men will at once-perhaps Tomorrow
extend the strike to all the organized mills of
the United States Steel Corporation
At the same time the operating officials of the
constituent concerns of the combination who
have been passive. although planning much in
anticipation of failure of the peace negotiations,
will actively launch their scheme for starting
mills. The Amalgamated men will not be able
hold the recently organized of the
Painter, Lindsay & McCutcheOn. Clark and
Monessen mills of the American Steel Hoop
Company. nor will they be able to hold the men
Of the Wellsvllle. Ohio. plant when active
start is made to put new men in these plants as
proposed.
Strikers in these plants, who have recently
joined the organization. have already been
brought TO realize the futty OF the strike effort.
They see that with the entire lack of a wage
consideration in the combat sentiment cannot
long be with them. At the same time. the
Amalgamated leaders argue that, while the
strike is for a principle and the rights of the
organization TO unionze the men in the plants.
that IN the plants heretofore non-uniOn II is
fight for wages II being asserted that in most Of
the works the wages are from 10 to % per cent
below those of the union plants. Non-union mill
managers contest this statement.
EXPECTED TO DESERT STRIKERS.
The managers of the non-union mills recently
drawn into the strike and the big McXeesport
sheet mills have the assurance from large nuns
bers of their men, who have Joined the strike
under mistaken impression thai they are
ready TO desert the Amalgamated cause as soon
as the management is ready TO start it's fires in
the works. 1t is authoritatvely stated that
these mills can be rated" in two weeks after
the management makes it's first move 70 start
them.
This is now being done at Welsville where
the union lodge is one. and the force of
the union there has already been seriously Grip
pied While the prospective deserton from the
Amalgamated ranks will put back to work some
ten thousand men who have thus far been
, thrown idle by the strike. the extension OF the
conflict TO the organized plants of the Carnegie
, Steel Company the Federal Steel and the Ma
tionaI Steel Company will add fifty thousand
men to the idle army. Some OF the men or the
American Steel and Wire Company. most OF
whose men are unorganized, Will also De drawn
into the conflict The organization mas union
lied the large plant OF the Wire company at
Joliet Ill and some others, although no an
nouncement has been made at any OF them
Two years ago when the rod rollers organi-
zation was disrupted through the loss of its
strike against the wire combination the Anal
gamated Association began at once 10 gamer IN
the men of this organization. Years ago they
belonged 10 the AmaIgamated Association. leav-
ing IN 10 take up the battle for labor indepen-
IDENTIFY. -
MEN To BE CALLED OUT.
The officials of the Amalgamated Association
claim an alright organization in the plants OF
the Federal Steel Company and the National
Steel COMPANY These will be called into the
strike according to plans made before the Anal
pamated board started for New-York on Friday
night on what was then believed 10 De futile
r,isstor The conservative members hoped for
~ better terms from Morgan. and could see
,ntbing ahead but continuation and aggressive
enlargement of the strike
In addition to the plants specimen the AnlaI-
a,tIJ bos orra nZed some of the men OF the
1I%'as,aaJ and Duquesue and the upper and
' ,,,'ior mills OF the Carnegie Company.
tU, In he called into the conflict. although
- t No, believed that the organization is strong
II ~ So - ~ 80 crinnle Carnegie Company operations.
IT, tbe National Tube Company the mills OF
Q - >yattoraI Tube Works, at Mcheesport, re-
.i,' oreanIzed and the Frankstown and Re
LI, nlant In Pittsburg will be practically
rased nv the strike order.
I[,,rther than tying uP as far as possible the
rations of the United states Steel Corpora
~. tba organization claims to have pledged the
! tt,.e suDnort of the American Federation OF
1bor being affiliated with II. Through moral
- 6nanciaI support the federation with It's
80 r,iIion members, will exercise a vast tnfiu-
ence Bovcott methods. II is understood, Will
largely characterize this support