Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-24
SHEET STEEL COMPANY TO
ASK FOR An INJUNCTION.
NAMING TO TAKE
THE GREAT STRIKE INTO
THE COURTS.
SITUATION OTHERWISE QUIET
A COMPLICATION AT MONEssEN
ON ACCOUNT OF TONNAGE
BOUNTY.


bine forces have decided to carry the
strike into the courts. 1t Is learned to-
night that Judge p. NJ. Smith, OF Wells
willie, Ohio, has been retained by Persi-
for F. Smith, district manager of the
American Sheet Steel Company to pre-
pare for presentation within few days
to federal court asking for restrain
ing order to stop strikers from accost-
ing or molesting in any way non-union
men on the highways. This move
promises crisis In the strike. thus far
one OF watchfulness and waiting.
Judge Smith spent the day here with
Manager Smith and the starting Of the
wellsville and McKeesport plants were
discussed in detail. The application Tor
an Injunction may be made In the
United States district court and at irst
will apply only to .Wellsville. but 1t Ia
believed the plan is to pursue similar
tactics at McKeesport and other places
where necessary.
Following this tho rumor ID In cir
culation that carload OF men will
run into Wellsville Tomorrow. This
latter story has not been verified up to
midnight.
Outside OF these incidents the actual
strike status is unchanged.
According to strike leaders the OH
Gals OF the Wellsville mill are appar-
entity seeking to bring on an open con-
fict In order to invoke the aid Of depu-
ties and militia.
Earnest and renewed warnings have
been sent to the strikers to remain cool
and keep within the law. There was
much indignation among the strikers
to-day over report that Mayor A. p.
Dennis had called two strikers. Patrick
O'Connor and Daniel Rumbaugh, before
him and forbidden them to talk to men
on the way to the mill In the effort to
keep them from going to work. Vice
President Chappeli. of the Amalgamnt-
ed Association, Immediately sought the
mayor and asked him what he meant
by trying to abridge the right Of free
speech. Mayor Dennis denied that he
had forbidden the strikers to talk. and
said:
What did say to the men was that
members of the association must not
take hold of any mans coat and hold
him while talking to him. / told them
Vt was better to go to a mans house and
talk to him than to gather crowd on
the street"
The mayor said neither Manager
Brookman nor any one else had put him
up to
AdvtsinG the Men Not to Talk
though Mr.. Brookman had telephoned
him that Rumbaugh had interfered with
a man who was on his way to work.
The Amalgamated men say that tho
mayor has no authority to forbid free
speech, and that II he orders mon not
TO talk to non-unionists on the strike
the order will not be obdyed.
vhe reports from McKeesport to-
night are of quieting nature and no
exciting incidents are looked for at
present at that point.
Much interest is centering IN the SIT
uation at Monessen. 1t is reported that
to-day twelve men were discharged be-
cause Of their too close friendship with
the Amalgamated people. A report that
the miners were planning march TO
Monessen to try and draw out the
workers OF that plant is denied here.
The miners, 1t is said. are not taking
an active part in the strike as yet and
the Amalgamated oficiaIs are opposed
to march measures at this time.
Among the many peculiar conditions
found at the Monessen mill Ii the fact
that the men are paid on tonnage bas-
is and the company has by contract
with the men offered bonus on all
tonnage over certain limit, this bonus
to be paid at the end of the year. Some
Of the workers have as high al $500 thus
far coming to them and they realize
that in case Of strike they will lose
all of this. The effect OF this is to hold
the men to their places.
From Sharon telegram was receiv-
ed tonight saying:
A bill for preliminary Injunction
has been granted by Judge Miller. re-
straining the strikers at the American
Steel Casting Company works
From Catering the Greands
of the company. hearing will be held