The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-05
UNION GAINS RECRUITS.
Two Hundred Men Join Their Ranks
at McNcesport

al MctAeeSpOFt.
MKEESPORT, Aug. 4.-The Amalga-
mated ASSOCIATION is rapidly gaining
strength in Nick Ieesport, and it is esti-
mated that they added at least eco new
members to its forces at two meetings
held this afternoon.
Union lodge, composed of employees of
the National Rolling mill, at it's meeting
secured, it is reported, 100 new members.
The strikers last night We're claiming
that if q general strike order is issued,
the National Tube company Will be un-
able to turn wheel, and that they would
have between 5000 and 10,000 more men
oUt.
The business men of McKeesport are
greatly depressed by the situation, and
they fear that if a general order shall be
issued their business viii be nearly ruin
ed, as about l5,000 men would be idle
RESTLESS AT WELLsVILLE.
The report from WellsyilIe, Ohio, is
that the strikers are in a very restiVc
mood tonight. The arrest of eight Of
their number and the fact that warrants
are in the possession Of the police for
nlne more who are at present, in hiding
have put them in anything but an ann
cable frame Of mind toward the authori-
ties and the steel company Four Of the
strikers are still in JAIL while Organizer
George EYars, Frank Adam and William
and Elmer Moore have been released on
bail furnished by friends of the men. The
Amajgamated lodge is arranging to fur
nish bail for those still incarcerated early
Monday morning
Deputy Sheriffs Chris Thieck and Bert
Ellis, of Lisbon, are in town. but they
say they will take no part in the trou-
bic should any occur unless the local
police shall be unable to cope with the
situation. The deputies were in consul
tat1on this evening with Judge p M
Smith attorney for the steel company,
but the subject of the conference was
kept secret, both parties refusing to
dlVulge anything that had ta-.en pace.
II is thought by the strikers that an
application will be made to the United
States district court in Cleveland for an
injunction to restrain them from picket
ing the approaches to the mill If the
injunction shall be granted they say it
will be broken, and this step VIII bring
matters to an immediate issue
Mills NoN% /, 2, and 6 are lighted
up tonight ready to begin work at 8 a.
m. There are 5000 operatives in the pot
teries in the two towns. The railroad
brakemen viii hold a. meeting on Tues
day night to map out a course of action
They are heartily in sympathy with the
strikers and may decide to come out in
sympathy.
FORM MILITARY ORGANIZATION.
The organization of the first military
company by labor organization was
put under way last night by Crescent
lodge, AmalSamated association, CT
wheeling, w. Va, and today so popular
is the plan that the members of labor
unions by the hundred are discussing.
1t favorably, and the indications are
that very large percentage of Wheel
! ing's labor will soon be under military
discipline The two companies will not
be In any way controlled by the state,
but will De as independent as are the
military companies of secret and relig-
ious organizations Their officers win he
empowered to order action but only in
the line of self-defense or in the defense
of the property of their employers when
endangered by mobS. Their const ftution
declares that their interests and their
employers are Identical.
Workers in Independent mills have
/ pledged 20 per cent Cf all earnings to the
/ strike fund, and the Crescent lodge has
I resolved to give half if the national
! board can use it. There are 5000 men
In the independent mills. Business is al
! ready seriously affected, workmen gen
orally making preparations for a long
siege. The general strike order will affect
1900 men in the Wheeling district All
! the trust mills are fully organized but
! the Riverside and Bellaire, ana the r
/ men have partially organized.
a telegram from Scottdale Pa. saws,
/ The determination of the Amalgamated
| association to call cut all the organized
employees of the United States Steel corr
poration will have no material effect
there Both the Scottdale and Ola