River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-08-08

/ AHdt tUe NINE workers WOQtu go on strike
| for the purpose of helping the Amalgan M
! ated association, although the miners are
| hopeful that the association will win 1
| cannot see wherein a sympathetic strike
| on our part woHld help the steel men in
! their SIGHT. Another thing, the miners have
made contracts with the operators for a
/ year, and II IL not our policy to violate con-
! tracts. OF course, if fl came down 10 a
! matter Of self-preseTvation 1t would be
| different"
schwab Refuses TO Talk.
New York, Aug. 6. IL Charles NJ.
! Schwab, president Of the United States
Steel corporation. returned to New
York Monday morning from his coun-
! try home at Loretta, Pa, where he
went on Saturday. He went at once
to his office and was engaged for some
! time comforting with officials of the
several steel companies. To a press
representative he said the steel Off
Gals had nothing to make public with
respect to the strike.
No New Features
Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug 6.-The Sit
uation a the local mills involved in the
| fight is without new features. Clark's
mill Thirty-ffth street, was in the
| same condition Monday as it was two
weeks ago. The strikers are keeping
away from the place and everythingis
orderly Monday morning about 100
men applied at this mill and the Upper
! and lower Union mills for employ
ment. Among them were many from
this section, but the majority were
/ from out of town. There were all
classes of mechanics, from common la
/ borers to skilled men. The manage
ment Of the Clark mill anticipates no
! trouble, and nothing will be done until
the extensive repairs being made are
completed. This will be in about ten
! days.
The strikers were seen Monday
morning, but they knew nothing new.
Some of them said they did not expect
anything to turn up for at least a
! week
The general opinion in Lawrence
/ vile is that the men in the Upper and
| Lower Union mills viii not join the
strikers. 1t is said by the merchants
that the men are satisfied and viii not
throw up their positions, as they are
| making too much money.
At the Lindsay and McCutcheon mill,
Allegheny, everyth hing is quiet. Not
wheel is turned in the plant and all
| the work that is going on is some re-
/ pairs. Almost every man who left the
mill at the opening of the strike has
| gone to work in independent mills.
Strengthening Their Position.
\ McKeesport dispatch says: The
| Amalgamated organizers are working
like beavers strengthening their lines
for the coming struggle. Meetings
were held here Sunday of both union
and national lodges. which are COM
! posed of the men in the National roll
ing mill aud the Boston iron and steel
mill. both rolling plants of the Ma
tional Tube company. The result was
that 279 new members were added and
the control of the rolling mills is set
tied. Only two men in the Boston mill
are now outside the fold and a large
majority of the men in the national
min are now in the association
| Preparations are being made for the
organization of the men at the Nation
al Galvanizing plant and the Seamless
Tube plant. as they have asked for adj
mission either to the Amalgamated or
the Federation of Labor.
\ Wellsyille (O) dispatch says the
wholesale arrest of the participants in
the riot at the home of Harry Phillips
on Saturday has dampened the ardor
of the strikers and if the potters and
other labor organizations would keep
their hands off, it is felt that the
trouble. so far as the Wellsville mill is
the past Seven more members Of the
association deserted Monday morning
and returned to work. There are now
about so men at the min and il is en-
phatically stated that five of the six
mills Will be in fun operation soon.
business Feels Depression.
Many leading business houses have
found business dropping off so as to
make the removal of clerks impera-
tive. One department store last Sat
urday laid off % girls and at the same
time gave. notice that If the strike
was not settled by next Saturday ii
would likely be necessary to lay off
more, Finances also suffered. On two
days last week the clearing house re-
| ports showed decrease compared
with last year, These We're the only
two days of the year whose clearings
did not exceed figures of the CORE
pondiug days last year.
Ready to obey strike Order.
Wheeling, ". Va, Aug. 6. Secretary
Smith, of the Mountain City lodge,
Amalgamated association. Monday de-
clared that OF the $4,000 men affected
by the general strike order in the
Wheeling district all are ready to
obey and that the only points Of weak
ness in the steel corporation plants
are the Riverside tube works and the
Bellaire steel works
Wind WAS Too strong.
Paris. Aug. 6.-Auother attempt
was TO have been made Monday by the