The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-08
CALL FOR TROOPS
Already Talk of Necessity For
Soldiers
To Preserve Order Around the
Steel Mills.
REOPENING ITS MILLS.
Steel Colossus Has Succeeded in
Starting Several.
No Attempt at Interference by
the Strikers.
Shaffer and GOmpers Go Into
Secret Conference.
REOPENING ITS MILLS.

Pittsburg. Aug s.-Events are NOV
Ing quickly in the steel strike now and
unless there is some unlocked for in
tervention. the contending sides will
soon face one another in the fuIlness of
their strength. This morning the Uni
ted States Steel corporation succeeded
in reopening the Farm mill at the Lind
say and McCutcheon plant and Presi-
dent Samuel Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor arrived here to
confer with President Shaffer, Of the
Amalgamated association
The steel corporations counts the re-
opening Of the Lindsay & McCutcheon
mill material victory over the strik-
ers while the latter insist that the com
pany has not sufficient men to keep the
mill in operation. There was no dis
turbance over the reopening of the
min. Most of the men who struck at
that mill have found places in inde-
pendent plants and when the start was
made there was nobody on hand to Of
fer opposition. The steel officials are
elated at their success at the Wellsville.
Clark and Lindsay & MeCutcheon
plants and are preparing to open other
mills. They have the fires alight at the
Painter mill and may produce the men
needed TO start up at any time There
has been no violence as yet but it is
predicted here today that If the general
strike order becomes effective. state
troops VIII be needed almost at once to
preserve order.
President Shaffer and President Com
pers are in conference. The latter came
here last night from Atlantic City, ac-
companied by Secretary Norris and
reached the strike headquarters unob-
served. The conference is a secret one,
In fact 1t is not generally known here
that he is in the city. The results Of
this conference are of the greatest inn
portance to the strikers. Thousands Of
the federal convention men work side
by side with theAmalgamated men and
their policy as to the strike Will be Vi
tally important. Besides the federation
has a vast membership and its financial
assistance Is an important cOnsidera-
ton
President Shaffer when shown the re-
port of the starting of the Lindsay &
McCutcheon plant of the American
Steel and Hoop company said.
There is nothing in 1T. I have a re
port from Vice President Gibson in
forming me that there are only two
men at the works. One is a roller and
the other a common laborer. It would
do them no good and would do the
company harm to take men from other
mills and put them there as they would
only break the machinery and spoil the
material
There is no place for them to get
raw material as they can not get pud-
dlers to make it, so how can they run
the finishing mills.
Why, I can't get puddlers for union
mills. have an order for 30 puddlers
TO go to work at once and I can not
get them Men are wanted at St Louis.
Birmingham, Ala, and all over the
country. We have advertisements IN
the Amalgamated Journal for all class
IS of skilled men and it is impossible
for US to get them.
What can't see is how the trust
can secure men to work in their mills
that are on strike when we can not get
them to I'LL good union jobs in union
mills.
The porkhouse mills of lower Ale
gheny have been after me for some
time 70 get them men, but can not
furnish them
IT have a report from Vice President
John Ward at Cleveland. stating that
the men there are strong and will stick
to their brethren and also word from
Vice President Chappell at New Castle.
who says all is well and quiet"
Mr. Shaffer was asked as to the al
legged refusal of the furnace men n,
Shenango and Mahoning valleys to
come out, and said.
I have not ordered them ont
The furnace men in question are in
the American Federation of Labor
The union men in the Lawrencevfua
district are making great prepare tons
Tor their open meeting in Lafayetfe
hail tonight The Carnegie upper ana
lower mills are in this district as usl
as the Clark plant and the strikers
say they expect to accomplish much
evangelistic work. The meeting viii h
addressed by President Shaffer and +ha
other officers Of the Amalgam mated as
sociation- The question uppermost in
the minds at McKeesport is whether or
not the National Pipe mills viii 90 on
strike Saturday night The organ
lied men in the pipe mills belong fo the
Feueration Of Labor, and some claf,, II /
Is question of the constitution of tb.s
federation for members to come ont A
a synpa thetic strike. The Amalga
mated men assert that the National
Rolling mill and the Boston iron and
steel mill viii surely stop work on
Saturday They say there is no olles-
tion on that point. As to whether the
pipe mills viii come out is not definite
ly known, some men saying the whole
plant viii be idle. while others thought
It doubtful if the pipe mill men woI1ld
join ''o''id