The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-14
Trust Has Advantage Of Strikers
Many Union Men Refuse TO Obey
Striking Order.
Nothing Definite Will be Developed
Until it is Known How Many
Will Obey.

Pitstburg, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE iron
masters are tonight claiming victory
in the great steel strike. They base
their claims upon the refusal of the
Amalganated men at South Chicago,
Joliet and Bay View to obey the gen
eral strike order of President Shaffer
and the success in maintaining opera
tions in other plants where it was an
ticipated there would be serious trou-
BILE. The strike leaders meet the
claims of victory with the assertion
that their cause is making satisfactory
progress and that they will show
themselves masters Of the situation
before the contest has progressed
much further. They do not conceal
their disappointment at the refusal OF
their western brethren to join with
them in the strike, but none Of the
leaders would discuss the detection.
President Shafer refused to meet the
newspaper men who sought him, and
kept within the seclusion of his home.
The other leaders who were seen IN
timated that there would be develop
ments tomorrow and throughout the
day that would change the situation:
They would not say, however, what
thew had in mind or how their cause
was to gain in strength. 1t was said
thev were counting upon strong AID
from the American Federation OF La
Dor and other organizations OF union
labor. though those bodies have not
yet given any public indication now
they will act.
The Amalpamated association has
developed great strength IN tne
Wheeling district and has made gains
in some of the Pennsylvania districts,
but it will be tomorrow before !ne
lines of cleavage will be worked with
sufficient clearness for a count OF tne
men. The strike headquarters were
closed today and tonight and 1t was
claimed that no reports were being
received from the outlying districts as
to the progress Of the strike except IN
general way.
Tie steel officers were in comnaunl-
ction with their supporters and at IL
O'Clock made public the result Of their
reports. The latter showed that South
Chicago, Joliet and Bay View at Mil
waukee had voted to stay in: that the
hooo iron works of the National Steel
company at Youngstown and the h!ng,
Gilbert and Warner plant OF the Ma,
tional Steel company at Columbus had
resumed work without trouble: that
the Homestead, Edgar Thompson,
Duouest upper and lower union and
Howard Axle works of the Carnegie
group. employing more than lo,oO0
men, had resumed without trouble:
that the converting and blooming
mills Of the National Tube company
at McKeesport had started work and
the Bellaire had been only partially
crippled.
men OF the Boston Rolling mills at
McKeesport had notified the National
Tube company that they would 60 out
tomorrow and that while the National
Tube plant at McKeesport would be
started in the morning it was certain
that many men would 60 out when they
were notified that their Wheeling
plants were crippled and that 1T was
uncertain what would be done there.
Their advices also said that the Clark
mill here which has been running nom
union for several days, would be start
ed up as usual tomorrow and that
there was no doubt about its success
full operation. The steel officers were
elected over their showing at the Gar,
negie plants and in Illinois, Ohio ana
Wisconsin, and expressed confidence IN
speedy victory over the Amalgamateo
association.