Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-08-10

Pittsburg, Aug. SIN the big steC!
strike hOnors are even in this section.
The Amalgamaird association succe Il
ed I'm closing down the big steel plant ii
Newcastle, ana the manufacturers par
TALLY broke the strike ut the Clark mill
in this city. Neither side is eXulting.
nor Is there any expression of dis
cOllragement.
Not the slightest trouble has occurred
at any point in the Pittsburg territory,
and the Amalgamated men are corrr-
!pondingly happy because this condition
would seem to be the carrying out +
the associations new departure In the
handling of strikes. The quiet wait NJ
Of the strikers may be one Of the sur
prlses limited ut by the national officers
From one or two points the strikers are
reported as restless and eager for action.
but. so far. have kept faith with their
leaders and refrained from committing
any breach of the peace.
The United States steel corporation, it
is learned from an official source, will
At once proceed in Il systematic manner
to start its closed sheet mills, making
the non union plants OF the Kisk i'm
inetas valley the cradle where strike
breakers will be trained and then sent
out to the mills that are closed.
So far as President Schwab is con-
terned, no OvertureS will be made by
the trust to the strikers. He Is quote d
by Pittsburg man as saying: "We
have made our last proposition to the
Amalgamated association. and will how
proceed to start our works"
President Shnffer makes this counter
statement: "rhe next proposition must
come from the United States Steel cor
pOratiOn officials
The manufacturers have decided to
go ahead slowly in the matter of start
ing the mills. and to do SO with AS little
publicity as possible.
The StrOngholds Of the sheet company
are the mills at Vandcrgrift. Leechburg.
Apollo and ScOttdnle. 1t has been de-
rided to take as many skilled men away
from these places as possible. without
retar1ing operations there. and start the
mills where there Is the largest danger
of an outbreak. The places left vac ant
ut the mills mentioned will bn fill. Il with
men deserving of promotion. and they
will he given better positions. The
plan further cOntemplntcs that after II
time many of the strikers will return
when they see one after another of the
closed mills rosumlng.
Plans for starting the closed tin plate
mills have not been completed. In this
branch the situation is different. The
Tin Plate company have only six Of
their 232 roll trains going. while the
Sheet company have a few less than
half.
At McKcpSpOrt. President Shaffcr
said that he himself would lead the men
from Nandrrgrift into the Wood nil
The officials feel that if they can got
the Nandergrift men away from their
environments there. little trouble will
he found in bringing them into the asso.
citation.
The action Of the structural iron work
ers In the present strike was terScly out
lined by ]. w. PryAlr. secretary Of the
Bridge and Structural Iron Worke s
W no said: "Therr are no union mills
making structural steel or iron. and Our
iuen have been working the material
furnished them and will continue TO do
so. II there was ono union mill max
ing the material used by us, we would
possibly act differently"
Secretary Bishop of the Ohio board Of
arbitration Is in town and is visiting
several of the combine officers. IL is
said. in the interest Of another confer
encc. lie refused to discuss hs move