The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-20
Strikers Urged 60 Return to Work and
Save the Town from Loss of
Its Main Industry.
STATEMENT BY WARNER ARMS
WHO DENIES sHAFFER's RIGHT To
RUN NONUNION PLANTS.
supply of Tin Plate ShOrt-Rines
stored I'm the Reading shops
The Firemen's Strike.

PITTSBURG, Pa, July 19.-The strike
situation tonight cannot be termed ma
terially changed, although many rumors
are In the air TO the effect that a settle
ment of the troubles is imminent. Up to
10 p. m, none OF these reports has been
verified. and the conclusion reached is that
no settlement is in sight AT the Offices OF
the Carnegie Company, and at the head
quarters of the manufacturers, the usual
silence Is preserved concerning the cOndi-
tion of business or the status of the strike.
President Shaffer Of the Amalgamated
Association, however, expresses his entire
satisfaction with the progress of the battle
and says the workers have gained steadily
while the manufacturers have lost con-
tinually since last Monday. He says that
at the present time the amalgamated forces
contemplate no change in their programme,
being perfectly satisfied with the showing
their people have made. President Shaffer
says the advance in wages offered the tube
mill workers at McKeesport to-day, while
seemingly large, will not bring the pay up
10 the union scale.
From the storm center at Wellsville, O.,
tonight. comes word that striking mill men
In that vicinity spent an uneasy restless
day There is longer any doubt that
the owners of the Wellsville plant Of the
American Sheet Steel Company have many
OF the towns largest merchants back OF
them in their fight against the workmen,
and much bitterness has resulted. Con-
fronted with what seems a certainty that II
the present trouble goes along much fur
ther the Wellsville plant will be brought
across the line into Pennsylvania. grocers.
clothing men and others, who for years
have received the wages of the mill workers
sn exchange for goods are now trying to
show the strikers that they are wrong and
foolish in keeping up fight. Pressure
brought to bear along this line. the strikers
say, Is energy wasted. as they are more de-
termined tonight than before. They are
more than angry with the merchants
These Wellsvilie men have been considered
excellent workmen and many of them have
money invested in property there. so that
should the mill be taken to Nandergrift as
Is threatened, they would suffer They do
not believe the promise. which accompanies
the threat. that the mill from Dennison. o.
viii be taken TO WellsVille in case the
present trouble is settled.
The proposition has been put to the strfk-
ers I'm a semi-official way that if the strike
Is settled within reasonable time the
DennisOn mill viii be brought TO WelIsville
10 Increase the resources of that place and
that III the contest is long drawn out the
local plant Will be removed bodily to Van
dergrift Pa 1t remains to be seen what
eHect this line OF argument will have on the
condemns
the merchants for their course in the mat
ter and says they going beyond their
province In trying 10 influence the work
men.
The WellsviIe plant was running TODAY
about one-fourth full. Eighteen skilled
workmen, together with many laborers and
boys, are employed. Superinte ndent Brook
man says the force consists of forty per-
sons The report from Pittsburg that
twelve nOnunion skilled men had been Sc
cured TO go TO WellsVille proves untrue IN
ma ra fhafr
appearance to-day. The company officials
however, say the plant will be running full
In short time.
The reports tonight from Apollo and
Nandergrift where the Amaigamated As
fociation Is making strenuous efforts to
gam recruits, are that the situation is prac-
tcaliy unchanged. but much uneasiness is
1elt- No official report has reached here
concerning the situation at Duncansville
consumer of sheets. who had placed
some large orders with the American Sheet
Company for delivery during the next three
t.lSShens' mas written To steel brokers and
1obOers In this city 10 aid him i'm securing
the sheets needed 10 meet his requirements
lie added in one of his letters that the
combine Informed him that his order could
not receive attention for three months on
TINS he bases the prediction that the strike
will continue for two months
The P1ttSburg Leader prints the follow
ing In reference 10 the reported shortage of
tn-plate: Word was received here to-day
that considerable amount of Welsh plate
Is now on the water en- route To New York
II Il probable portion OF this will come
here II the shortage continues. Ii will be
much more costly than the American
make, but the eXigencies OF scme of the
local consumers are so imperative that
they Will pay no attention TO cost. If long
continued. the strike is sure 10 be a good
thing for the Welsh makers whose trade
FOR some time has been IN an apathetic
condition. The American Tin-plate Com
pany has made no increase I'm prices for
the stock IL has hand and cannot we'll
do so on account of the contracts that II
cannot fulfill. even with the material that
fs now being worked up IN the unhonr.s
by the finishers This supply will be ex-
hausted and shipped within ten DAYS at
all plants. when the stoppage I'm all but the
Monessen plant viii be complete. The
members OF the Tin-plate Workers Inter-
national Protective Association will stop
work, sS they have assured President Shat
fer Of their support. and Will refuse to
work plate that may be attempted 10 be
turned out by new men. In this way this
association. which has l20o0 members. and
whose scale. averaging q 10 per cent adj
vance was signed recently, may be drawn
into the conflict"