The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-23

| explained that these could not under
| stand the second order for a strike,
and had declined to walk out because
they feared that they were being i'm
| posed upon.
Business Agent Steep says that there
| will be no blockade of the plant to-
| day, as there was none yesterday, but
| that a strong picket line will be main
! tanned and that every effort will be
made to turn back as many as possible
| of those applying for work. The TWEEN
| ty women strikers who have faithfully
done picket duty throughou the strike,
! promise to be On hand today and by
| their presence and influence induce the
men to remain out. The women will
| be stationed at the main entrance and
every person coming from or going into
the plant will be approached and asked
| to stay away until the strike is set
! tied. 1t is claimed by the women that
by tonight they will have taken away
from the concern about 100 employees.
Foremen Remain in Plant
| Practically all of the foremen in the
plant last night for the first time since
| the strike, openly asserting that they
feared that if they went home they
would not be permitted to enter the
plant today. They made this assertion
| in the face of the notice that Business
Agent Steep had sent them that they
| could return today without Interior
! ence If they chose to go home. George
Forsythe, speaking of the situation,
| said:
Il will stay IN here tonight because
| there is not proper protection on the
outside. 1t is the best place for NE
until the excitement has died down.
| According to my belief there will be
| trouble, and it is liable to occur at any
| time.''
Forsythe wasfengaged in converse
ton with a number of union men and
| was telling them that they were foolish
| in refusing to return to work. The
| conversation was carried on over the
| fence, and one of the unionists threat
/ ened to- hit Forsythe with club he
carried, claiming that he had been in
| suited. Mayor Lyle was sitting in his
| buggy but few feet away and watch
ed the incident with some interest.
| ForSythe was candidate against Ly-
tie for mayor at the last election.
/ Preparations were yesterday made
in the Swift plant for long siege. The
| cots. many of which has been stored
when news of the settlement of the
| strike had been received, were taken
out and placed for service. The task
of daily removing and setting up these
cots in the sausage room has grown
| irksome to the men compelled to do
the work, and there was much grun-
bling. Additional provisions were or
| dered, as it had been planned to al
low the men to go to their homes to-
night, and the supply had been allowed
to run as low as possible. The food
will be shipped in today, and by some
of the strikers it is claimed that the
car containing it will be conveniently
lost by the SWitchmen, with the result
that the men will today be compelled
to come out Of the plant for their
meals.
Recruits for Picket Duty
The strikers made strong effort to
win over the workmen when they left
the plant for the night. Each man was
approached and asked to refuse to re-
stances the workmen promised to be-
gin doing picket duty this morning
while in other instances they walked
by the pickets without noticing whai
was said to them. The strikers per-
formed this task in an orderly man-
ner, and paid no attention whatever to
Manager Bangs and Supt Burns wher
they passed.
Business Agent Steep claims thai
practically all of the prominent men In
the strike were refused employment
when they reported at the plant yes
terday. He cites among these eight OF
the women pickets, and says that il
/ was C1dlIu6U WUGu luSy dpplleQ lOl
work they were told that there would
be nothing for them to do until Octo-
! | Der.
Henry Banke, for some days at the
head of the picketS, was told that his
services were not needed. ]. P. Banks
chairman of the strike committee, wa:
not needed at this time, but might re.
port in four or five weeks. Georg,
| Leitsch, steward of the union and wht
has been prominently identified will
the maintenance of the pickets, wa.
told that his place had been filed. Ton
Lawler says that he was denounced al
being irresponsible, and lays the accu
sation to the prominent part he tool
in the strike. Joseph Longquist say.
} that his foreman told him that Their,
| would not likely be anything for hin
J to do for a month or so. LongquiS
charges this to his prominence in tn,
movement.
The list could be extended indefinite
ly as to less prominent persons, Bust
every instance the men refused EN-
ployment had been prominently con
nected with the picket system. o.
these grounds the members of tn,
South ST. Paul union asert that the,
are pleased with the order of Presiden
Donnelly calling the men out for TIL
second time.
Nom Union Men Are Through
There were about South ST. Pau
yesterday some of the men who de
serted the plant as soon as they heart
that the strike had been settled. With
out exception they declared that the,
would not return to the places, believ
ing that it is only question of tim
until there is a settlement of the uniol
and that shortly afterwards they woul,
be compelled to leave the positions
1t is on this point that the uniol
pfckets are dwelling at this time, claim
ing to the ,non-union men who woul
enter the plant that they will at bes
: secure but a few weeks Of work and b