Evening journal., 1901-07-17
STRIKERS ARE
WELL PLEASED
Third Day Opens With
Promises Made Good
TRUST OFFICIALS RETICENT
1t Is Announced That The WellSVillG
Mill Will De Started With Non
Union Men

There we're few new developments
In the big steel strike yesterday. There
was no conference of the magnates in
New York Last night the strikers Sc
cured another mill, that at Mingo
Junction. The cause of the strike has
not yet been clearly explained. Accord
ing to the trust conferees they did not
refuse the Amalgamated Association
the right to unionize their mills. Presi-
dent Skaters contention is that they
did There the matter stands.
Pittsburg, Pa, July 1.-THE third
strike day opens with the Amalga-
mated officials in a satisfied mood and
claiming to have made good every
promise as to results. On the other
hand the manufacturers will not say
a word concerning the strike and re-
fuse to be quoted in any way. Re
peated efforts to secure statements
from President Corey of the American
Sheet Steel company and General
Manager /. w. jerks Of the Hoop com
pany have been met with the re-
spouse that there was no change and
nothing to be given out.
Another victory was scored by the
Amalgamated people this morning
when the men of the Mingo Junction
mills Of the American Steel Hoop COM
pany refused to go to work. An at
tempt was made to get men to run the
plant but It was unavailing. District
Vice President Larkins went to that
place yesterday and induced the men to
join the organization.
The closing down of the Clark mill
and OF the Monessen sheet mill are
looked upon as telling victories. and
the almost complete tie up Of three
companies in the district is encour-
aging. But one tin mill. that at
iMonessen. and one sheet mill at Dun.
canville remain at work. The fact
that the National Tube mill men (noh-
union) received a substantial advance
In wages Monday has caused discOn-
tent among the union men employed
by the National Tube company at
their Second Avenue plant and the
Repablic mill on the South Side. The
men here think they are entitled to a
similar increase. To consider the
matter meetings were held on the
South Side, and it is said a demand
viii be made to-day.
Persifer f. Smith, district manager
for the American Sheet Steel COM
pany, said last night that the West
vile rolling mill will be run non
union and that II will start today
Mr. Smith was at Wellsville yesterday
and made an address to the striking
mill men. He told them they had no
grievance; they had been all cared
fer in the past and would be in tho
future. The announcement that the
mill would be started non-union has
given rise to no little speculation and
uneasinessl among the strikers. many
Of whom. expecting prolonged idle
ness. have left the city for hunting and
fishing camps.
No new men have been brought
IN, and how Mr.. Smith expects to start
the mill is a puzzle. This is the first
indication from the manufacturers that
they were other than passive partici
pants in the big strike What tho
result may be of an attempt to ope
rate the Wellsville plant none of the
local Amalgamated people will. pre-
dict. All they will say is 1T cannot
be accomplished"
When asked about President Mitch
ellis statement last night, President
Shaffer said: Il shall not ask the
miners to go on strike. God help tho
poor coal miner He is the best unior
man in the world, and the poorest pait
OF them all. He has troubles enough
of his own, and we have no desire e
involve him. But while / shall not in
vite nor solicit a sympathetic strike
the Amalgamated Association stands
ready at any time to effect an ALI
ance with the United Mine Workers
or any other kindred organization
many of whose members are employed
by the United States Steel Corpora
ton"