The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-14
First Break Has Been Made i'm the
Ranks of WOrkingmen at
Carnegie Plant.
MILL WILL BE DISMANTlED.
Strikers Re-enfOrced at Pittsburg,
Bellaire. MckeespOrt and
Wheeling-BOth Sides
Standing Firm.

Pittsburg, Pa. Aug. lS.-Neither side
moved decisively to-day in the great indus
\ trial conflict between employers and en-
| ployes in the steel trade. and the result Is
still In the balance. The strikers made
gains at Pittsburg. NcKeesport Wheeling
and Bellaire in the last twenty-four hours.
| but in the main the advantage Is still Win
| the mill owners. Both sides claim to be
preparing moves that will bring confusion
| to opponents. but neither side has shown
| its hand.
First Detection of Carnegie Men.
The general situation tonight can De
briefly summarized as follows:
Ten men. five of them skilled. quit at the
lower union mill of TIE Carnegie company
in Pittsburg and Joined the strikers. Their
detection represented the first break IN the
Carnegie forces of more than l5oV" men.
The Bellaire plant at when the nen
struck on Sunday. was finally cioseu NV"
to-day. working short-handed uhth SeS'eI
day afternoon. Several hundred boys EN-
ployed at the National Tube Works at Nc
Keesport went out during the night anu
day. and their action materially aided 'he
effort of the strikers TO finally tie the iai'
up. The works are going aheao shoft
handed. but the ranks Of the workers arc
thinning. and the supply OF ma'efiai u
limited.
Other Gains by strikers.
The strikers made gains at Wheeling. and
the steel officials admitted to-day That Ben
wood would be closed down.. Clarks 5 MN
here is moving along full-handed- anu
Lindsey a. McCutcheons mill Is operating
with a small crew, and the managers are
planning to open Painters and increase the
force IL Lindsey & McCutcheons-
Trust Dismanties a Carnegie Will.
The Steel corporation has ordered that
the CHARTERS plant at Carnegie be dis-
mantled and removed to Leechburs. so
far good order has prevailed. aithouSh
the steel officials assert that there has been
intimidation at Wheeling. Mckeesport ana
Pittsburg.
The number of men out as a result of
the general order is now roughly estimated
Many strikers have found work In inde-
pendent mills or at other occupations. and
many are idle merely because the skilled
men are out
Men Refused to Work.
The charters plant at Carnegie is owned
by the American Sheet Steel Company. The
orders to tear 1t down went out this after
noon. The strikers were called together
yesterday by Superintendent John Henry
and preliminary notice of the companys
sponded. and Mr.. Henry told them that the
fires would be lighted and all preparations
made for a start to-day. He said that at
If the men failed to respond the fires would
never be relighted. The programme as out
lined was carried out. but when the whistle
sounded the men did not respond. The nres
were at once drawn and the order to DIS
mantle and remove the mills was given.
Trust Holding Its Own.
The steel corporation held It's ground at
Chicago, Joliet. Bayview. Youngstown, Co.
lumbus the Kiskementas Valley and the
Carnegie group. with the exception OF the
instance named 80 .
There was no trouble at any Of the strike
centers to-day. although IT was anticipated
at the points where plants are being par
TALLY operated. and the men are wavering
on the question OF going out. Crowds sur
the Carnegie plants here to-day,
and the officials finally called on the police
to clear them away. The officials say that
the loss of ten men at the lower union mill
can be directly traced to the threats OF the
strikers, who intercept the men on the
way to and from work. They make the
same complaint as to Bellaire. Wheeling
and McKeesport.
They say the strikers at Riverside went
to Bellaire and literally bluffed the remain
ing men into going out. They also claim
that the same tactics gained the strikers
the steel workers in the National Tube
plant at Benwood. and also forced out hun
dreds of loyal employees at Mckeesport. |
ting protection from the local authorities
at McKeesport and Wheeling. but have /!
given no indication that they intend to ask |
for State aid in either Pennsylvania or |
West Virginia. |
Strike leaders. on the other hand. insist |
that they are proceeding entirely within |
their rights and the law. and that any re-
cruits won by them have been obtained by |
means entirely fair.