The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23
THE STEEL WORKERS STRIKE
No Material Change in the situation
Gains on Both Sides

Pittsburg. August 19.-The United
States Steel Corporation made a series
Of gains today in the restoration OF
properties crippled by the strike of the
Amalgamated Association and it's SYM
pathizers. The steel mills at Monessen,
after a long period of inactivity, were
partly put in motion by strike break
ers gathered in some of the southern
states. Two more mills in the Painter
plant were also started VI, and another
large mill at the Clark property was
also operated for h first time.
There was some disorder in the streets
of Monessen during the day, but the
local police never lost control of the
demontrative crowds, and there vas
no serious trouble
The reopening of the MOneSSen mill
is believed to be the first of a series Of
aggressive moves on the part of the
Steel Corporation. Preparations are
known to De in rogress for ~reOpening
the Star tin mills in this city and for
increasing the force at the Lindsay
and McCutcheon mills. and it is thought
it is only a matter of time before the
strongholds of the strikers, like New
Castle, MckeespOrt, Wheeling, Bellaire
and Mingo Junction, will be invaded.
The strikers deny that any real pro-
gress has beer mad at Monessen or
GdillefS anu Say lHdl they are IloI "
be frightened by the burning OF a lot
of coal and the mere operation of ma
chinery.
The greatest fight in this district is
for the mastery at the Duquesne mills
of the Carnegie Company. Both sides
are working Sccretly-the Amalgamated
Association to extend it's organization
and strength among the workers, n
the Steel Company to block any plan
to get the mec out. Neither side has
shown it's strength yet and it is impos-
Sible to get any line on the
result. The claims made privately on
each side are conflicting. The Anal
gamated organizers assert that hey
have secured a strong position in the
property and that when the word is
| given it will be shut down. The mana
gers of the MILLS admit that the strik-
ers have some friends in the mills, but
express absolute confidence in their
ability to keep h entire plant In
operation. Coal and iron police care
fully guard the property, admitting
one except employees and they in turn
are watched by secret picketS of the
strikers.
The men OF the Pennsylvania works
of the National Tube Company in this
city joined the strikers tonight and IL
is expected that the force in the
Frankstown plant will follow them to-
HlOrToW' ABOUT oVV IHen iel- lie en-
sylvania works and it is almost certain
that all of the remaining 600 will join
in the movement and completely tie the
property up.
There are about 600 men in the
Frankstown property and the total
humble of men added to the army OF
strikers by the movement is about
$500. The strikers said they had quit
rather than work non-union made
Skelp.
There was an incipient strike at the
Keystone rolling mills, which is an in
dependent property, today. The men
objected to furnishing material to the
United States Steel Corporation, but
the Amalgamated Association ordered
them to resume work. This action Is
taken as meaning that all contracts
made by Independent mills before the
J strike began will be respected.