The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-08-23
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STEEL rlusr GUARD THEY.
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Pittsburg. Pa. Aug. IA party o
strike breakers brought up from III,
south by special train. were safel,
landed In the steel mill IT Monesser
early Sunday morning and the Unites
States Steel corporation expects e
add that plant to the number running
partly or in full with nonunion men
| Immediately.
| The Carnegie properties also ro-
sumed without = break In the forces
operating them. and that fact. joined
with = promise OF an early start at
Monessen. leads the steel oficlaia here
to take . very hopeful view Of the
situation. The strikers claim that
men enough to start the Monessen
mills can not be obtained and that
they have not yet shown their hand
1T Duquesne and other Carnegie
plants They promise that develop
mcnts win Indicate their strength to
better advantage
II was anticipated there would be
trouble when the nonnnion men reach.
ed Monsssen. for the strikers we're
watching the railroads and river and
expressed determination 10 prevent
the entrance OF strike breakers. The
men who were handling the movement
Tor the steel corporation successfully /
relied their actions. however. and had
heir charges safely within the plants
iours before II was known definitely
~ any one upon the outside thar the
nen had arrived They were brought
o Monessen by special train and were
anded at 4 O'Clock In the morning.
Is not known how many med were
a the party or where they were OBJ
aimed.
The mills are guarded. and the men
I'll be kept upon the premises until
u danger OF trouble ceases. Banks
'r about 80 men have been erected
nd large quantities of food have been
archased for them. A fence has been J
uilt around the property aud notice
'sted to keep out all intrudsrs. II
undoubted that an effort to induce !
Ie strike breakers to quit will BE- :
ade and fear Is expressed that Their. =
III be trouble II any demonstration
made against the men or property. :
ne steel magnates will make efforts :
start another mill tomorrow at the 4,
inter plant Two mills were oper
ed there last week with nonnniou i.
en- and part OF another crew vaa Il
item together last week. inst as u
on as enough men are available the
rond mill will be started. ~
There Is talk OF the possibility Of !.
extension OF the strike to other
'des. The structural iron workers
bricklayers are becoming directly Ia
crested through the question OF 4,
milling material made by the United NJ.
ties Steel corporation. The strike n
ders say that they have the abso.
2 promise OF support from thoae
trades and that they will refuse
handle nonunion made material. e
ey cite number OF instances where 4 Il
structural men and brick masons ~.
e shown their sympathy and splrit ,h.
opinion Is divided here az to the ~
mate action Of the Chicago men 49,
istant Secretary Tighe is xeper ~,
understood to be working among a.,
Chicago men today and some con. ma,
nee Is expressed in his ability to al,
IL them over. 80
ome OF the strike leaders are rred. paf
with saying that they care more
Ut the moral effect Of getting the
ters out than they do about the ).
airment Of the mills there. Mr. =
'e Is expected here tomorrow. =
IN ]. Davis, member Of the adyts. 49,,
board Of the Amalgamated Assoc. mn
on discussed the situation freely tbro
y. He said: ~,
ne idea that because we are NO, ,be
ing LOT more wages, but the sym. thro