The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-07-20
VICTORY FOR STRIKERS.
Men in Non-Union Mill Offer to
Quit,

| Pittsburg, July 19.-Alost important of
all news regarding the steel workers
strike that reached Pittsburg was the ac-
ton OF the men employed in the Dun
cansyille plant Of the American Steel
Hoop Company.
"A telegram was received by President
Shaifer from the men in the morning ask
ing if they s..ould strike. The message
was surprise for the Amalgamated
people. as they were not looking for
this SO soon.
resident Shaffcr answered, telling the
men not to come out unless they We're
organized. If organized, they should
strike, for they We're needed In the
afternoon another telegram was received
from Duncansville, asking that an or
ganizer be sent to them at once.
LAST OF IlE HOOP PLANTS.
The Duncansvillc plant is the last of
the hoop plants to remain at work, and
the Amalgamated Association officials
say if they are successful in closing this
plant they will be masters of the stu
alton as far as the Steel Hoop Com
pany is concerned at least.
The present centre of the trouble seems
to be at Wrllsville Ohio. where public
mass meeting WAS held for the purpose
of presenting both sides of the contro-
versy to the men and citizens generally,
More than 500 mill workers and others
were in attendance. General Manager
Persiford f. Smith. who had been in
vted by President Shaffer to attend. was
not present. President >haffer said in
his speech:
I'VE are not strikers In the usual ac.
ceptance of the term. They are those
among You who know that strike
once mcant-armrd pickcts ut the mills
guards at the railways. men made and
primrd for all kinds of dcprcdations.
Men of Wellsville, we trust there will h.
no overt act by any one OF you. The
less drinking there is, the less recourse
to violence, the better it will be to your
cause. 1.e nations eyes are focused
on Wellsvllc today. What may be
said here may alter the destiny of onr
country. am not saying that Caesar
trembles on his throne, but do say
fearlcssly that the other side is just as
anxious for peace. The representatives
of capital will keep the peace. but they
will not hesitate to use any means to
cause You 10 UFeNk tne pence.
Several non-nniOn men from Pittsbnrg
went to work in the sheet mills today.
1t was anthoritatively stated that eigb-
teen men were at work. So far the strike
has not been broken here.
The work of organizing the Carnegie
Lawrenccvillc men is in charge of en-
ployes of the Coward Axle Company. n
Carnegie concern. The axle plant was
formerly in Lawrenccville, hut was NOV
ed to Homestead. Last fall the men
struck, and many of them Ind to 90 back
making the promise that they would not
have any further connection with lab n
unions. The organization was maintain.
ed secretly. They moved so cautiously
that they were asked to agitate union
ism among the Lawrenccville men, with
whom they are personally acquainted.
They did so with such sue :, that pre-
lminary meeting was hcIa last Tuesday
night. Some of the men who were
afraid to go to the meeting were given
the obligation of the Anialganmtcd Asso-
citation at their homes.
Preparations are still under way for |
the resumption of the Wood mills at Me.
Eeesport. The start will be ATTEMPTED |
Monday morning. The positions of all
strikers will be held open until noon of |
that day. If they fail to report the jobs
will be given to new men il any can be
procured. Manager Cooper said today
all new men will be given ample pro-
lection.