The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-16

non-union plants of the country. It was
claimed that the men in the Old
Meadow mill at Scottdale would not go
out on strike. The Scottdale Iron and
steel mill is also working and no signs
or strike are visible there. The aIleg-
ed attempt on the part of the associa-
tion to attack the forces in the big VAN
dergrlft mills at Vandergrift, Pa, was
not regarded seriously though the COM
pany is watching closely all such move
ments. When President Shaffer was in
FORMED OF the granting of the advance to
the Mcheesport tube workers he said:
anticipated such action on the part
Oh the manufacturers and have warned
our men to guard against being blinded
by such dust-throWing methods
The tube men in McKeesport are un-
organized and this advance, coming vyitb
the beginning of the strike of the en-
ployeS CI three companies with which we
are at issue Is an Indication that tho
steel corporation appreciates the strength
or the Amalgamated association and is
Trying to thWart its growth and aims
py such means as have been adopted I'm
Mcheesport. l expect that similar ad-
NanceS viii be given the men in other
works of the United States Steel cor
T poratlon that have not been affected by
the strike order in the hope that the
workers may refuse to come out should
we decide to extend the strike to all the
plants of the corporation"
IN THE PITTsEURG DISTRICT.
Following are extracts Of reports from
near by towns up to 8 p. M:
New Philadelphia Ohio-35O EMPLOYEES OF
the New Philadelphia Rolling mill are
idle. The Amalgamated Association lodge
with 200 members Is resolved to stand by
Shaffer.
Carnegie, Pa.-No attempt was made
to start work at the Charters Steel
works today as the mill is weu organized,
about 200 of the employees belonging to
the Amalgamated association.
Scottdale, Pa.-All departments OF
the Scottdale and Old Meadow Rolling
mill are running full today and there Is
every Indication there that they will con-
tinue to run for an indefinite period. The
officials here have little fear that the per-
sCnal agreement entered into by the men
Will be broken.
Johnstown, Pa.-Now that the great
strike is on, it has developed that con-
siderably more than half OF the 1900
employees Of the Cambria Steel company
In this city are members Of the Anal
gamated association, the mass Of them
being members of Pittsburg lodges. The
Cambria mills are non-union and the COM
pany believed until today they would not
be affected by the strike. Prominent
steel workers here say, however, that II
President Shaffer calls on the men here
to go out tho entire plant of the Cambria
company will be tied up.
Mex eesport, Pa.-There was no excite
ment here today on account OF the strike.
w. d. Wood and the United States Tin
Plate plants are idle and no attempt was
made to resume work at either plant. The
men are looking for an early settlement.
Sharon, Pa.-None of the Sharon, South
Sharon or Wheatland Industries are af-
fected by the strike order of President
Shaffer.
If, however, the Sharon Tin Plate COM
pany lives up to its contract and disposes
of it's products to the United States cor
poration it is believed that President
shaffer will include that plant in the
strike order
The Independent plants, including tina
Sharon Tin Plate mill, are in operation.
The Greenville, Pa, mill closed this
morning, letting out 500 men.
The National Steel works. non-union,
owned by the United States Steel cor
poration, Is also running
In addition to the very general, and In
some instances rather unexpected COM
pliance with the strike order, the Anal
gamated association tonight has added
two more mills to its list, both of which
were claimed by the companies to be be-
yond the reach Of the organization. When
the William Clark Sons company mill,
which ran all day as non-union, came to
shift turns tonight none Of the skilled
men reported for duty, and the plant
had to close down.
Later the following was received con-
cerning the mill considered by the manu-
facturers to be exceptionally loyal:
Monesen, Pa.-The Monesen Steel Hoop
plant is closed and has been organized
by district delegates Of the Amalgamted
| association. The delegates arrived in
town this morning and went to work
Immediately. BY 8 o'clock this after
noon they had all the local men In tho
association and left this evening for
Pittsburg, after advising the men to
stand firm. The men held meeting to-
night to elect officers and name their
lodge. The conquest Of these two plants
is considered by the association people
as an evidence of their strength and an
Indication that President Shahers as
sertion that surprises would follow the
strike order was not all bluff
MEN OUT AT JOLIET.
JOLIET, Ill, July 15.-Jollet is affect
ed by the Amalgamated association
strike. One hundred and twenty-five
members of the association employed IN
the Great Western Tin Plate works re-
fused to go to work this morning They
| closed the hot mills and IL the strike shall
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