New-York tribune., 1901-08-08
OBEYING SHAFFER'S ORDER
STRIKE AT sHENANGO PLANT OF TUBE
COMPANY-CLARK HOOP MILL RE-
SUMES OPERATIONS.
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tBY TO THE TRIBCNE-l
Pittsburg Aug. 7-Newcastle workmen were
the first to obey the second strike order of Pres-
dent Shaner. Eight hundred men employed at
the Shenango plant of the National Tube Com
pany quit work to-day. OF these about three
hundred left the plant at midnight. BY mid
night Saturday Newcastle, with twenty-five
thousand population. will scarcely have one
thousand men at work.
The Republic Iron and Steel Company is al
ready being drawn into the conflict. II is the
only concern that has clause in its contract
with the Amalgamated to the effect that work
must he continued until dispute is settled. The
Republic company is making iron skelp for the
United States Steel Corporations tube plants.
This caused a serious discussion at Amalgamat-
ed headquarters to day Republic officials say
they have contracts that must be filled If they
can operate their plants. AmalSamated officials
insist that no material must be furnished TO the
steel corporation. The question will be taken up
again when the mills are closed next week II
the Republic insists supplying the skelp.
strike will be ordered More than three-fourths
of the employees of the Republic company are
members of the Amalsamated
Captain Lewis T. Brown, superintendent OF
the Carnegie mills Pittsburg. and the Clark
, hoop mill. which adjoin each other started NO
s and the 12-inch mills at daylight this morning
He arrived at the Clark plant at o'clock. pre-
pared to set the rolls himself He and Theo-
dore Shaffer worked together in the same mill
years ago. Brown snuggled his men n early
without having TO adjust the rolls. an old roller
accepting the place He soon rolled out piles
OF hoops placing them in front OF the gate
where the strikers gathered to criticise the
product He called them in by name, invited
them 10 look the hoops, and they were de-
cIared satisfactory. Captain Brown says he Will
ST. mills in the morning. CUT or
twenty-five men applying for work to-day ne
engaged sixteen. ". NJ. Gibson, vice-preslient
Of the first district Of the Amalgamated. Wis
tied the mill and said that only one white man
was at work. the remainder being negroes.
ALL EYES ON CARNEGIE WORKS.
All eyes are turned on the Carnegie mills. At
other plants of the corporation it is pretty we'll
known how the men stand. but the Carnegie
mills are an unknown quantity. II is admitted
by both sides that if the Carnegie mills can he
closed the corporation is defeated In conver
sation with six workmen of the upper and lower
union mills this evening they all agreed that
one if not both Of the plants will close and The
men will obey Shahers order Saturday nlsht
Superintendent Brown says he has Canvass'd
them and found twenty in the lower mill and
six in the upper that are in symoathy with TIE
strikers. Both these mills make merchant Stee-
and light structural shapes. They We're I"th
| closed during tha Homestead -trikr tine men
| going out in sympathy. Few of JhN strikers ever
| returned 10 work at the plants
| McKeesport people fear trouble. and have re
| quested the corpora tion not to attempt TO start
| the Wood mill next week The town is entirely
| run by strikers and their friends. and the Mayor
| is opposed to nOn-union wOrkmen- Six carloads
| of pig iron were unloaded at the Wood sheet
| plant last night. The clerks admitted that a
| start would be made. on several occasions
per of the Workmen being fierce, as the major
| its are foreigners.