The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-08-09

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Pittsburg, Aug. S.-Non.union men
were quietly brought to the Solar
plant of the American Steel Hoop
company yesterday morning and two
Cf the four mills there were said to be
in operation. Through secret move
ments the officials also secured crew
Of non-union men who agreed to 60
to work in the Lindsay McC Cutcheon
plant Of the same company In Allie
kheny at 8 o'clock this morning. They
expected to start up one Of the five
loop mills there.
shaffer Said He Was Satisfied.
Yesterday President Shaffer said:
VI am perfectly satisfied with the
present state Of affairs. The members
Of the association will come out as
ordered unless settlement Is reached
1h the meantime. l do not look far
any settlement"
When President Shaffer was shown
the alleged statement Of President
Echwab, which was reported from
New York and which was in effect
,.hat the United States Steel corpora
S'on had made its last proposition to
the men and any further negotiations
must come from the workers, he re-
tiled: I'VE have never received q
proposition from President Schwab or
1he United States Steel corporation.
They offered to sign the scale for the
same mills as they did last year, with
the exception Of two union mills
which they had starved into submis.
sion. This was not proposition, but
An insult and President Schwab was
told this by Secretary Williams when
he made the offer."
May Instruct Green Men.
The officials Of the United States
Eteel corporation are carrying out the
policy OF bringing few skilled men
from tho non-union mills and having
Them act as instructors for green men
In the idle mills. The strikers are
closely watching these movements
and appear to be perfectly at ease
over the situation. Reports from Van.
dergrift and Leechburg yesterday
were to the effect that on account Of
The shipment Of SO many men from
those plants to other localities, II was
expected that the main plants Of the
company would be forced to shut down
by the end Of the week..
The Apollo mill, near Vandergrift,
is understood to be practically idle
At present. At HyGe Park 1t was said
that q number Of non-union men who
had gone to work there had returned
TO Vandergrift and refused to remain
IN the mill. These men were wanted
to take the place Of others who had
declined to remain in the plant ON
account Of unfavorable surroundings.
Two Clark Mills Started.
Two mills of the Clark plant Of the
American Steel Hoop company, the
former employees Of which have been
on q strike for the past two weeks,
were placed in operation yesterday
morning through the efforts of Cap
tain L. T. Brown. the general mana.
ger Of the Upper and Lower Union
Carnegie mills, who has supervision
ut present Of the Clark plant.
The starting of these mills came as
. surprise to the strikers and for a
time yesterday morning there was
much scurrying about among them to
discover how they had been beaten.
The number Of pickets about the mill
was increased and every precaution
taken to prevent II possible the spirit
Ing in Of any more men. Quite q large
crowd OF men congregated about the
entrance to the plant, but there was
no disorder, and during the morning
they disappeared In groups, leaving
only their pickets to keep an eye on
1he plant.
All Negroes Except { 8.
The members Of the A 3amated
nRsociation say that the men who are
working I'M the Clark plant were
brought to Pittsburg from Leechburg,
vandergrift and Apollo.
They are all negroes, with the OK.
ception Of one, Miller Matthews. A
number Of the men seen do not fear
the result Of the opening of the mill
nnd say that with the force the trust
has in 1t great financial loss will be
the result.