Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-07-25
At THE CRITICAL STAGE.
Developments Within Short Time
Having Important Bearing
on the Steel Strike.
AsSIrUSlY AWAITING MONDAY MORNING,
TIL. Company straininE Every Point
IN Get the MeII.ViIIe Plant In OPP
eration-DeveIopme Expected
at McKee-port Monday-shaner
Counsels Tolerance.

Pittsburgh. Pa, July 2o.-The steel
.trike has reached the critical stage,
and the developments Of the next az
hours are expected 20 have an impor-
tant bearing on the great struggle
BY Monday night the results OF the
! attempts of the combine othcialSto re-
| suue operations at Wellsville and Nc
| Keesport should be known, and upon
the success or failure Of this, the out
come Of the struggle will greatly de-
pend.
Have been watching Each Other.
So far the contending forces APP
near TO have been watching each 9th
err. but the statement from j. 7. Nor
gan has changed the complexion OF
| the situation. Every body is talking
about this now. and at Amalgamated
headquarters all is hustle and activi-
". IL is now realized that the com
hines will not indulge in any further
temporizing, and long struggle may
be looked for.
At Nellsville the company is strain
ing every ponit 20 get the plant into
operation, and the latest dispatche;
from there state that they claim
they will have a full force at all fur
naces by Monday morning. IL is said
they have the men imported from
Pittsburgh, and viii bring them 70
the works 10y that time.
Awaiting Mondays Efforts.
Everything seems TO depend for the
next Development upon the outcome Of
the company's efforts at resumption
on Monday. A large number of rail
road tickets from here 70 Wellsyille
have been purchased within the last
few days, which are reported TO be
for the new force. At Wellsville no
men have as yet appeared, but it is
rported that they are quar-
tered at East Liverpool, and will be
moved from there before Monday
morning. The strikers at Wellsville
are watching all incoming trains, and
il is now hoped that no trouble Will
take place when the new men arrice.
The strikers are said To be
FESTIVE, and what may hap
pen when they see the new men J
come in 10 take their places il is diff f.
fcult TO predict. The company is TAX I.
ing every precaution 20 obviate trou- /
BILE. \ high fence surrounds the mill /
property, and carloads Of lumber have /
been taken into the mill. presumably /
for the purpose of housing the new /
men within the mill.
Effort to be Made at Mckeesport.
At McKecsport a force OF men are /
still at work cleaning up and getting /
the Devices Wood plant in shape for
early operation. While il is not |
known positively that the works Will /
be started up on Monday, il is gem |
orally believed that il is the inten-
ton Of the management 10 DO SO. /
They have quite a number OF men as /
a nucleus Of a force who were refused /
admission TO the Amalgamatcd asso-
citation, because they worked during /
the strike last April, and when a start
is made it will be with these work
men. Manager Cooper refused 10 say
when the start would be made, but
added: when it does come, YOU can
bet the mill will be non-union."
The Amalgamated association off, |
Gals say they have little fear Of the
company inducing their men to 90
back or TO successfully resume oper-
atioas. President ShafTer says that
the lodge is twice as strong now as
during the April strike, and he feels
confident that the men will remain
4 T.. I
Shaffer says he VIII principally
counsel tolerance, sobriety and total
abstinence from any acts tending TO
violence.
Even though the tube works EN-
ployes are organized, il is not proba-
bic they will be ordered out by the
Amalgamated association until Presi-
dent Shaffer is ready 70 issue his gen
eral strike order, directed against all
the companies in the United States
Steel corporation.
The Business Interests.
I'VE will not carry the fight any
further than we can avoid said Mr..
Shaffer. I'VE have no desire 20 en-
barrass the business interests of the
country unnecessarily. II we are
forced 10 il we will 60 even fur
Their than the members Of our own
trade, but we hope to be able 10 Sc
cure settlement without resorting
TO those measures"
The situation in the closed Pitts
burg mills is practically unchanged.
from outside points show
no material change.