The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-08-24
4..LA>E MEN 90 OUT.
i's-tp at MclKcesport. Pa. Now Conn
pletc-Steel Workers at Joliet
Decide to Strike,

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 1.-Two hun
dred men employed in the National
galvanizing works of the National
tube works at Mckccsport struck
Friday. They were the last remain
ing workmen in the affected trades in
that city, and the tic-up is now as
complete as possible there.
The recent gains here and at Joliet
will \bring the total number of men
brought out by the third and final
call of President Shaffer up to about
10000. and press the grand total to
something over 10000. Thousands of
the men out have found other work,
and the exact number now idle is
unknown.
Referring to the status of the men
in the western lodges who have re-
fused to strike, President Shaffer de-
clared himself Friday as follows:
1.-The men of the Chicago lodges Of the
Amalgamated association who refused to
obey the strike order will be placed with
out the pale of the organization. Notices
will be sent to all the lodges to receive no
communication from them and to send
none to them and to accept no working
cards from them. Such notification viii
be given at once. A date will be set at
which the intercourse must cease. the date
to cover the recent detection of the men in
the trust plants of the west"
Joliet, Ill.,, Aug. 16. - The four
lodges of .Amalgamated members en-
ployed in the Joliet plant of the ILL
nois Steel company, after lengthy
session, decided to strike Thursday.
'Vhnrn 4 tx,t. 4
timent was in favor of IL strike and
motion to take this step went
through without Il dissenting vote.
This will close the entire steel mills,
throwing out Of employment nearly
5000 men.
Milwaukee, Aug. 19,-Fullowing the
example OF their brothers in Joliet,
ISOLATION of Iron. Steel and Tin Work.
ers. about 200 in number, Saturday
night voted to go out i'll IL body and as Il
result a strike which will proba bly, last
an indefinite period has been inaugu-
rated. The arguments of Assistant
Secretary Michael Il. Tighe, of Pitts
burg. and Vice President Davis, of
South Chicago, proved too potent for
the ma iorty of the union. and when
the vote was counted il was found tina t
1877 were in favor of breaking the con-
tract with the Illinois Steel company
to 3S against ii. II was then decided
to make the vote unanimous and the
meeting closed with a congratulatory
address by Vice President w. c. Davis,
whose lodge in South Chicago has
voted to continue at work.
milwaukee,. aug. 20.--Thc Illinois
Steel company Monday posted n no
tice at the Bay View plant reading as
follows:
"Owng to deliberate action of the Anal
Eamated association in violating their con-
tract. these mills will be closed Indefinite
ly. Employees are invited to call at the
Office and receive the wages due them"
Chicago, Aug. 20.-Gonded by the
taunts of South Chicago union men
and the excavations of many labor or
CARNATIONS, influenced by the strike
action of their fellow Anal gamatcd
men of Joliet and Bay View, and in
spircd by the expressions and active
example of Vice President William c.
law Il No/tIi WI lupIt VI tllc HISllIN
skilled men i'm the rail mills left the
works at the end of their turns Mon
day, saying that they would not come
back. A great many others of Il less
courageous nature stayed away from
the mills altogether on Il plea of sick
ness.
Pittsblrg. Pa, Aug. 20.-lhe United
States Steel corporation made /,
series of gains Monday in the rrstora-
ton OF properties crippled by the
strike of the Anal ga matrd aSsocin-
ton and its sympnthizcrs. The steel
mills at MoncsSrn, after Il long period
of inactivity. were partly put in mo-
ton by strike breakers gathered in
some of the southern states. Two
more mills in the Painter plant were
also started up. and another large
mill at the Clark property WAS also
operated for the first time. There
WAS some disorder in he streets of
Monrsscn during the day, but the
local police never lost control of the
drmonS;rativr crowds. and there was
no serious trouble.