The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-20
Frankstown Plant Also May Close,
the Men Declining to Handle
Nonunion Made Skelp.
wALKOUT AT SOUTH CHICAGO
TWELVE MEN HAVE STRUCK AND
OTHERS MAY DO LIKEWISE.
Effort to Embarrass the Duquesne
Mills-Trouble for the Trust
Predicted by Shaffer.

PITTSBURG, Pa. Aug. l9.-The United
States Steel Corporation made a series OF
gains to-day in the restoration of proper
ties crippled by the strike of the Amalga-
mated Association and its sympathizers.
The steel mills at Monessen after a long
period of inactivity partly put in
motion by strike breakers" gathered In
some of the Southern States. two more
mills in the Painter plant were also start
ed, and another large mill at the Clark
property was also operated for the first
time There was some disorder in the
streets of Monessen during the day, but
the local police never lost control OF the
demonstrative crowds ana there was no
serious trouble. The reopening of the Mon
essen mill is believed TO be the first of a
series of aggressive moves on the part or
the Steel Corporation. Preparations are
known to be ia progress for recper9nS 1ha
Star tin mills in this city and for increas-
ing the force at the Lindsay and McCutch-
con mills and 1t is thought to be only
matter of time before the strongholds OF
the strikers, like New Castle, Mckees-
port, Wheeling Bellaire and Mingo juno
ton will be invaded.
The strikers deny that any real progress
has been made at either Monessen or
Painters and say that they are not TO be
frightened by the burning of lot OF coal
and the mere operation Of machinery.
They say that skilled men cannot be Sc
cured outside of their ranks and that none
of their men are deserting despite claims
to the contrary.
The managers of the Painter mills. which
now have four mills on. claim that part
of their two new crews is made up of old
employees who have come back to work.
At the Clark mill, where the ten-inch was
started for the first time to-day. and where
everything except small eight-inch MIL
Is now being operated, IL is asserted that
more skilled men are offering their services
than can be accommodated. Fifty more
were taken on there to-day, bringing the
total force up to coo. 1t was claimed that
there were 200 men at work in the Painter
mills and that fifty of them were skilled.
The greatest fight in this district is for
mastery at the Duquesne mills of the Car
negie Company. Both sides are working
secretly. the Amalgamated Association 10
extend its organization and strength among
the workers and the steel company TO block
any plan to get the men out Neither side
has shown its strength yet, and IL Is im-
possible to get any line on the ultimate
result. The claims made privately on either
side are conflicting The Amalgamated or
ganizers assert that they have secured q
strong position i'm the property and that
when the word is given it will be shut
down. The managers of the mills admit
the strikers have some friends I'm the mills.
but express absolute confidence in their
ability to keep the entire plant in operation.
Coal and iron police carefully guard tho
property. admitting none except employees.
and they in turn are watched by secret
pickets of the strikers.
JOINED THE STRIKERS.