The age-herald., 1901-08-09
Steel Workers and the CorpOr- ton Trying to Make ShOW-
 ing of Strength
THE ORDER WILL BE OBEYED
While Both Sides Are ArmIne Them selves for the Coming Trouble, Many Outsiders Yet Hope
 for Settlement.

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 Pittsburg, August 8. - The contending sides In the steel strike are centering their energy for a show of strength on the day that the general strike order becomes eff fective. The United States Steel Corpora ton is reopening mills closed by the first strike call to show its independence of unionism and gathering strength wher- ever 1t may to tighten the effect oe he general strike order, and the Amelga- mated Association bends its energies to the extension of its membership and to obtain the support and cooperation of the American Federation of Labor. The gen. eral strike order becomes effective on Saturday night and the claims put forth on either side as to the results that will accrue from it are widely at variance. Of ficials of the steel companies admit that thousands of men will obey the order of President Shaffer, of the Amalgamated Association, and go out, but they posi- lively deny that the te-up will be gen. eral. They point to their success in re- opening four mills that were closed and say they have strong holds at points where the Amalgamated Association claims the greatest strength.
 The steel officials are inclined to mir- imize the sympathetic assistance which the Amalgamated Association will get One official stated the matter this way:
 What can the machinists do? Have they not just been beaten? And the mine workers; did they aid the fremen?" | President Shaffer and his assistants, on the other side. insist that the, strike or | der will be generally observed andssthat they will obtain more than enough st3-f port to cripple the steel corporation.
 We have these people licked to stand still already" was the way that Vice President-elect Gibson of Pittsburg voiced the feeling of the Amalgamated people
 Many Hope for Settlement.
 With both sides arming for the con- fiict and a general strike but forty-eight hours away, many ordinarily well-in- formed persons hold the belief that there will yet be a settlement of the strike. Some of the men who predict a settle ment believe there will be outside inter- vention from powerful interests and a submission of the dispute to arbitration. Men of national reputation, including Archbishop Ireland and Senators Hanna and Scott have been named in this con- nection, but If effort is being put forth in that direction 1t Is being done without knowledge of the public.
 President Shaffer devoted today to 3 conference with President Gompers, who came here for study of the situation before committing himself his organi- zation in any manner. The conference resulted In no conclusion and will be re- stunned at 10 o'clock tomorrow. President Gompers declined to state the result of the deliberations. The strikers believe they will secure the active cooperation of the federation.
 The Steel Corporation succeeded today in getting the Farm mill at the Lindsay & McCutcheon plant and another mill at the Clark works started. They also re- celved reports that at Hyde Park last night four of the mills did perfect work and an announcement came from Wells vile that the strike was virtually over there They met with no opposition to any of the four points where they have reopened mills. The strikers insisted that there are not forty men at the Linday & McCutcheon, and predicted that 1t would close during the day. It was kept going, however. until night. It is planned sosa to open another mill at Lindsay & MoCutcheon's and also to start the Paint CT mill and the Charters plant at Car negie.
 The Steel Corporation Is t--idently put ting forth its greatest effort at Pittsburg. the headquarters of the strike for the moral effect elsewhere.
 President shaffer Talks.
 President Shaffer when shown the re- port of the starting of the Lindsay and McCutcheon plant of the American Steel Hoop Company. said:
 There Is nothing in 1t. I have a report from vice-President Gibson informing 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 ma chinery and spoil tthe material.
 There is no place for them to get raw material, as they cannot get puddlers to make it; so how can they run the finishing mills?
 Why can't get puddlers for union mills. I have an order for ninety puddlers to go to work at once at the Sligo mills on the Southside, and cannot get them. Men are wanted at St. Louis. Birming- ham, Ala, and all over the country. We have an advertisement in the Amalga- mated Journal for all classes of skilled men, and 1t is impossible for us to get them.
 What can't see is how the trust can secure men to work in mills that are on strike when we cannot get them to fill good union jobs in union mills
 ''rhe Penthouse mills of Lower Allc- gheny have been after me for some time to get them men, but cannot furnish them.
 T have report from Vice President John Ward at Cleveland stating that the men there are strong and will stick by their brethren, and also word from Vice President Chappele at New Castle, who says all Is well and quiet"
 Mir. Shaffer was asked as to the alleged refusal of the furnace men in Shenang0