Evening star., 1901-08-13


the mills will be made in Pittsburg, as the
manufacturers could receive better police
protection here than in Mckeesport- These
Pittsburg mills furnish the material to be
finished by the Mckeesport tube mills. and
If the Pittsburg shops could be started up
it would probably weaken the strength of
the strikers in Mckeesport.
What the Leaders Say.
At strike headquarters today there were
no developments beyond the fact that one
of the executive board had started for
Chicago to plead with the non-striking Fed
eral Steel men to go out. Shaffer is main
tanning an air of confidence, and says
there will be a weakening hereabOuts.
The reports this afternoon indicate that
about %, 500 men are now idle as result
of the strike. N. q. NJ.
Trust officials Preparing to Break
Strike at PfttsburG.
By Associated Press.
PITTSBURG, Pa, August 13.-Complete
returns from all of the strike centers have
not been received today. but as far as they
CO. indicate that there has been but slight
change in conditions since yesterday. Dur
ing the night the strikers made further
gains from the National Tube Company. at
Mckeesport. and seem to have somewhat
strengthened their position at Wheeling.
The Bellaire plant was closed last night,
but determined attempt will be made to
operate it today. The strikers are watch
ing the plant, and boast that they have it
tied up and are in a position to keep it so.
Preparations are being made here to in
crease the number of men in the Lindsay
& McCutcheon mills, which have been OPP
Grating with one non-union crew since last
week, and also to start the big Painter
mill, which has been idle since the first
order to strike went out.
The police here have shown that they will
make determined attempt to prevent
violence or disorder, and the steel man
ayers regard this favorable point to
break into the strike with non-union men.
1t is apparent that no plans have yet been
KeespOrt or Wheeling, and it is believed
here that the companies whose plants are
either partly or completely crippled will
wait until the excitement at those two
points has subsided.
The American Tin Plate Company is
moving to resume work at some Of it's
plants and the officials here feel sure that
they will succeed
Mayor Boyanton's Statement.
Mayor A. L. Boyanton of Niles has is
sued a statement in which he says that the
stories Of attempts on the lives of the Lis
bon tin workers yesterday were exaggerat-
ed.
Steel officials seen here today express
their complete satisfaction with the prog
ress they are making. They say that If
they could get protection for their men
and property at Mckeesport and Wheeling
that the strike would be quickly ended
They deny that the Amalgamated Associa-
tion has gained any ground at the Pitts
burg plants of the Carnegie company, and
insist that the group of big plants shown
to be with them on the general call are
still standing firm.
Assistant Secretary Tighe was missing
from the staff on duty at strike headquar-
dozen places President Shaffer would not
say where he was. One story was that he
had gone to Chicago. and another that he
was at New Castle, from whence come
mated forces. President Shaffer said:
II am satisfied with the situation. have
received no reports from Chicago and the
west. l will leave at $40 tomorrow morn
and Ben Davis are to go there with me.
! do not know when I will return from
Wheeling"
ShaIer Denies a Rumor.
The assertion has been made here that
President Shaffer of the Amalgamated As
ISOLATION was approached by certain in
dependent steel man with a proposition to
aid him in continuing the strike against the
United States steel corporation in order
that they might get the rush orders Of the
corporation. President Shaffer. when seen,
renied the story, saying 1T Is not true.
would not be party to such an agree
ment."
1t is also said that the strikers Of the
Painters plant on the south side have
heard the rumor, and that they have noti-
fed the management that they will return
to work just soon as the plant can be
put in shape for them.
Two of the strikers have made state
ments to newspaper men that they will go
to work in the morning, and that it means
that two of the mills In the plant will be
working in full. When Mr.. Shaffer was
told this he said: There is no truth in the
The men will go to work when they first
notify me-"
About 80 of the boys on the day turn In
she butt-welding department Of the Ma
t1onal Tube Works at McKeesport, Pa,
Joined the strikers this morning and it was
claimed that the rest of the turn would
come out before the close of the day. This
action, 1t Is said, would force the closing
down of the entire department.
Many Of the strikers assembled about the
tube works at McKeesport today and trOu-
BILE is feared there. They are doing mis-
sionary work among the men still at work,
and intercept them whenever they leave or
approach the works.
Union Sentiment at McKeespOrt.
wave of unionism has swept over Nc
several callings. The painters met last
night and formed union. It Is announced
that over 100 Joined the lodge and that
many more have declared themselves ready
to join at the next meeting 1t is thought
that by the end of the week all the bar
tenders, teamsters. painters and carpenters
in Mckeesport will have Joined one of the
various labor organizations.
call has been issued for a meeting for
the organization of a senate of labor in
Mckeesport Thursday evening. The OBJ
ject will be to combine all of the labor or
ganizations in McKeesport under one gen.
eral advisory board. 1t is reported that
the Mckeesport lodge Of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen will also take hand
in the strike. They will decide on a line
Of action at a meeting this week.
President Shaffer was not prepared to
make a statement as to the number of mens
affected by the strike and will not give one
out until he Is more fully informed. He
would not talk on the refusal Of the Fed
eral Steel Company employees to obey the
general strike order what action would
be taken. 1t is reported that some repre-
sentatives Of the western lodges who
turned down the order to quit work would
come to headquarters with an explanation
of the action taken but none came. Secre-
tary Williams says the call for financial
aid which ives sent out yesterday is al
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