The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-07-18
Big . STEEL STRIKE ON.
Acting on President Shaffer's Ord
ers, Thousands Quit Work.
STRIKERS eAINTwo NEWPLANrs


Immense Strength As President
shaffer Prsdieted-lt May Be .
Fight to the Finish.
Pittsburg. July 1s.-Reports received
from all sources connected with the
great strike OF the steel workers in
dtcate that the members Of the Anal
gamated Association have matters we'll
IN hand and that the strike order was
generally obeysd. kilograms from
various points where the mills of the
American Tin Plate company, the
American Steel Hoop company. and
the American Sheet Steel company are
located, tell OF the shutting down Of
these plants in large numbers. In
many cases the plants had been shut
down by the first strike order which
affected the sheet steel and the steel
hoop companies only. The last order
brought out all of the union plants
of the American Tin Plate company,
including much to the general sur
prise, the Monessen plant at Monessen,
Pa, which was closed yesterday. Dele
gates from the Amalgamated Associa-
tion were in that town all day and by
3 o'clock in the afternoon they had
all the men in the place in the asso-
citation. Another encouraging feature
was The closing of the William Clarke's
Sons company mill at Thirty-f fifth
street, in this city, which operated all
day non-union, but when it came to
shift turns last night none Of the
skilled wOrkmen reported for duty.
The conquest of these two plants is
considered by the Association people
as an instance of their strength and
an indication that President Shaffer's
assertion that surprises would follow
the strike order was not all bluff.
While all the mills of the United
States Steel corporation are included
in the general conflict The three conf
panicS are the first attacked. What
the next move will be the workers
would not say. 1t was announced last
night that the circular letter, which
was expected to be sent out calling
on the men in the mills Of the Fed
eral Steel company, the National Steel
company and the National Tube com
pany to come out would not be issued
at present.
The most interesting report to the
Amalgamated men yesterday was the
dispatch from New York which said
that conference of manufacturers was
TO be held in New York today at which
Warner Arms, vice president Of the
American Tin Plate company was to
present a detailed account Of the ex-
perienCes OF the committee that met
he Amalgamated Association in this
ity last week. 1t was stated that tho
uestion Of again extending the olive
ranch 70 the strikers or Of taking p
he fight and crushing the assoc;@tion
would he determined. General'y peak
ing, The workers, from President
ShsffGr down, seem to he looking for
some sort Of a settlement
When President Shaffer was in
formed of the granting Of the advance
to the McKeesport tube workers he
said:
Il anticipated such action on the
part of the manufacturers and have
warncl nur men against being blinded
by such dust-throwing methods. The
tube men IN McKeesport are organ
ized and this advance, coming with
the I.eiruing of the strike Of tho
employ Of the three companies with
whcn w0 are at issue is an indication
that D1c steel corporation appreciates
the strength Of the Amalgamatcd AS
socia ga and is trying to thwart it's
grow. and aims by such means as
have la.g adopted in McKeesport."
= FIGHT to the Finish.
Clevaaud, o., July 16.-The Leader
today said: "A discussion yesterday of
the pr-yaiIing strike of the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron and Steel
worke.5 brought out the statement
that il Is due directly 20 an effort Of
the marogemont Of the Carnegie Steel
COMPANY to run its plant half union
and half nOn-union for the coming
year, after which it was The intention
to make all of the mills non-union, in
Guiding those which have recently
been absorbed. This plan however,
leaked out before the time was ripe
and ii is understood that the struggle
with labor was precipitated a year ear
lier than It was expected to occur, on
that account It was said by men OF
high standing that since the fight has
started it. will be to a finish and that
the result Will be that the United
States Steel corporation will be union
ridden or that the life of the Amalga-