The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-07-26
NO new PHASES IN
STEEL STRIKE TODAY
Forces Settling Down For
Long Struggle.
STRIKERS ARE VIGILANT

Mills Would Attempt to Resume,
but No Decided Step Has Yet Been
Taken In That Direction.
PITTsBURG, July %. The strike situa-
tlon presents practically no new phases
this morning and it appears now as if
the contending forces are settling down
to q protracted struggle. While the com.
pany at the Wellsville mill received the
accession of a few men from the ranks
of the strikers yesterday the number is
not yet large enough to justify the mill
in starting up in full In the mean.
time the Amalgamated men are keeping
a watch upon the mill and all the ave.
nues that lead to it. Pickets have been
been thrown oct along the streets and
. the railroad stations, so that nothing
will escape the vigilance of tie strikers
If the company should bring any new
men in.
A. Devices Wood mills, McKeesport,
everything Is quiet. 1t is said officially
, that the management have no intention
of resuming the operation of the plant
at present. Nevertheless, the strikers
! are wary and evidently do not believe
this, because they continue TO patrol the
streets for the purpose of keeping their
eyes on any one going toward the mill.
! Plckets are lined along the river front
! and Mt the stations and strangers are
kindly but firmly asked to show who
they are ana how 1t happens they are in
McKeesport.
Aisn Quiet, but Determined.
A satisfactory feature IN connection
, with this Is the continued order aud
good behavior of the men. OF course
what might happen III case some strange
workers were 20 appear OH the scene
cannot be conjectured. Little doubt re-.
mains that these mill owners intend to
fight If the issue is forced. and while the
workmen here mean business and will
fight, there Is not much doubt that tne
present management of the Dew 8
wood plant nave long since prepared for
any EN- rgency.
AT Vande.grifu and Duncansville the
men appear TO be entirely satisfied and
work Is going OH there as usual All
the efforts of the Amalgamated associa.
tion TO get tie men out have so far been
futile.
Reports are rife that the United
States steel corporation will shortly
make an effort TO start up the Painters
mill of the American Steel Hoop compa.
ny i'll this ctty. EiniSsaries are said 70
have been among the lille operatives of
that plant for the purpose or inducing
them to come back aud help i'll the re-
sumption of the mill The result of this
| report has caused the Amalgamated
men to redouble their vigilance at this
| point and they will do their best to
Illustrate the object of the company
The Amalgamated association has q
very strong organization in the Painters
plant. The men, it is said, have a code
of signs prepared, and at the least sign
of activity on the part of the officials Of
the company the ringing of bell or the
blowing of whistle will bring the
| strikers to the scene without the least
delay.
The conditions at the Clark mill,
Thirty fifth street, this city, are the
same today as they wero yesterday. No
more men have gone i'll and everything
, tends to prove the statement of Man
ager Brown that no men will be hired
until the strike is settled
At the Lindsay mill not q wheel is
! turning The plant is closed down save
for the few laborers' who are still at
work cleaning up in the mill. Many of
the strikers have left Allegheny and
gone to work in other districts.
One of the most significant develop.
, ments OF the strike Is the order from the
ObiSiuAo VI thO ANdGiOIdl oCecl COn1Dany
to have the former rail mill OF that COM
pany i'll Youngstown fitted for railroll.
ing again. The mill was originally
rail mill. but during the early part of
| the present year. after a consolidation
had been perfected between varlous un.
derlying companies, as the United
States Steel corporation, the Youngs-
town rail plant was abandoned and Its
product turned into sheet bars and bill.
let's.
No Early Settlement Anticipated.
The fact that the National Steel com.
pany Is thus preparing 70 change IT'S rail
production and shut off its steel bar and
billet production is taken as an indica-
tion that the officials of the United
States Steel corporations do not antici.
pate an early settlement of the strike,
but are rather looking for some consid.
>erable delay in operating the mills. The
Youngstown rail mill has been non.
union plant and the men employed there
have always been outside Of the organi.
zation.
AT the Amalgamated headquarters
the officials have nothing new to report
this morning. President Shaffer said
the situation was unchanged apd that
he was well satisfied with the outlook.
The situation at McKeesport. Pa,
this morning is given In the following
dispatch:
The striking steel workers at the plant
OF the w. Dwees Wood company here
spent very restless night. it being ru.
mored that non-union men were to be
imported 60 take the place of the strik.
ers. Guards were stationed at every 40
feet around the mill all night. About
O'Clock several strikers tried to get an
entrance TO a part of the barricade on
tho plant. but were driven back by the
police guarding the oompany's prop.
erty.
Late last night Trustee John Pierce
OF the Amalgamated association. organ.
lied lodge of workmen at the Glass.
nnrt Miami of tho Arnaricax, Staol