Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-16
NEITHER BUDGES.
Victories in Steel Strike Made
by Both Sides.
Strikers Close a Large Mill, but Own
ers Start Two Others.
Smaller Says wcstcrners Must Go Gu! Or For
ieii Their Charters.

Pittsburg. Pa. Aug. 1i.-There were
victories on both sides Of the steel
strike. today but they furnish no di-
rect indication Of the ultimate result
The strikers succeeded in finally fore
ing the National Tube Works at Nc
KeespoIt. probably the largest individ-
ual plant in the United States Steel
Corporation. To finally close down. ON
the other hand the Steel Corporation
opened the big Painter mill In this city
ana also resumed operations with non
union men at the Crescent plant of the
American Tinplate 60. at Cleveland.
Two mills We're ~ al ,.- PAINTER
plant. although one u ;.-I I.uHe
down during the day and according TO
the statement of the officials half the
mills in The Crescent plant were NOV
ing The forces at both plants named
are to be Increased and the managers
claim they will soon have them work
ing in full They make the fifth and
sixth plants which the Steel Corpora
ton has succeeded i'm startiny with
non union men. the others being Wells
vile. Hyde Park, Cllrks and Lindsay
& McCutchcon.
There was a great labor Gemonstra-
ton at Wheeling. today. and President
Shaffer made stirring appeal 10 his
followers to fight on. In an interview
he said that if the Western lodges did
not heed the final appeal Of assistance
Secretary Thyme and come out. they
would be expelled from the Amalga
mated Association and their offers Of
financial assistance spurned.
There were few other developments
of importance during the day. The
strike seems to drag and interest to
flag. Large numbers Of the strikers
have gone away either for recreation
or To work. and there has been scarcely
any excitement. much less disorder
Mckeesport and Wheeling are stirred
up periodically. but there has been no
violence
Rumor again. today. settled the
strike. 1t was related that President
Shaffer had acknowledged that he
could not win: that the Steel Corpora
ton feared that it's rivals would profit
by an extended strike and were going
TO settle. No shadow of confirmation
of the story was ohtainahle. The gen
eral situation is thus briefly summar-
lied:
The spread of the strike at Mckces-
port and Wheeling has increased the
total number of men rendered idle to
about $1,000 Many of the men drawn
into the movement continue to accept
other employment. Tho strikers arc
fully in control at MckccSport Wheel
ing. New castle. Rellaire. Ningo June
ton and show some strength here. The
manufacturers hold South Chicago.
Bay View. Joliet. Youngstown, Column
bus. the Kiskiminetas Valley. the Tin
plant at Monesscn and the Carnegie
group.
Some doubt is expressed as to the
lower union mill in Pittsburg. Some
of the men have left their places there
and the strikers boast that they will
close it down. Desertions from the
ranks of the strikers are reported from
Painters mill mere and the Crescent
plant in Cleveland. and the managers
say that il is only question of time
before there is a general break The
manufacturers have made no effort to
break the strike at Mckeesport or
Wheeling with non union men. Both
sides express their satisfaction.
Encouraged by success in keeping
Monessen going and in opening their
plant at cleveland. the officers of the
American Tinplate co. are planning
resumption with non-union men at
other points. They say their next
move will be made quickly. They made
the following formal statement to a
representative of The Associated
Press, today:
LAS Il result Of the attempt by the
American Tin Plate Co. to start its
Crescent Works in Cleveland in "a
hours half the mills will be put in sue
cessful operation manned largely by
former workmen who have seeded
from the Amalgamat"d Association.
stating their belief that the officers Of
the association had done wrong in vio-
lating their written agreement with the
company. The start at Cleveland
having succeeded the company in a |
short time will make a similar move !
President Shaffcr reached Wheeling
before noon. He was cheered
Justify. Before going to the state fair ;,
grounds he made the following state
ment:
IF the Western men do not come
'ut they are not union. 1t is a mys-
terry why they should not obey the