| Show I PREPARE TO 10 LEAVE THEIR THEin PLACES Members of the Amalgamated Association As Employed in Works of the Big Steel Combine Go Out With the Last Turn To ba Tonight f night Men in New York Ready to Quit QuitS J r J S c u 4 n r i I c ff 1 II 1 tk L r r r l NI I I TJ ft j itI NEW PHASES OF THE STEEL STRIKE Now tillit time tic American Federation of through hands with the tho Amalgamated as ns association the hit great stIll of It uteri saIl workers to one lIC of the tiie between and nuJ la Is labor bor whIch country has over ever seen The TM at which serious la Is first lirt expected is at tile sheet mill where time the National Steel company is striking Its firt lirt blows ht lIt the unions Pa la Aug 10 general strike triko order of President Shatter ot of the I Amalgamated association becomes ef of effective e today and the thc army of gf steel I Iron and amid tin workers to which It Is la ad addressed n addressed i dressed are expected to throw down their tools atthe close of the tho last turn turnTime The Time close approach ap Yach of at the tho Unal hour has produced no n appreciable change hero here and as yet et there there has not nol been a 1 t II ripple of ot excitement Strong appeals have hae been made to tl both President Shaffer and President Gompers asking that they throw their Influence toward a settlement anti and various plans for fo Ol OlaYo aYo a n have lave been b cussed and anS tnt offered by disinterested disi men menon inen menon on the outside There may yet et come a powerful peacemaker with a form of at compact that wilt will be accepted by both sides but Jut tar for the present the strike seems Inevitable The open letter written by b President Gompers of ot the American Federation of Labor Is tim generally discussed today mid construed by b each Individual ac Ill according according cording to his sympathies The Time sink strikers sinkers ers asserted that It was Ivas eminently sat satisfactory satIsfactory to them and that It assured them the complete support of ot tho timo fed ed federation fedoration oration Opponents Opponent of or the strike In Insisted slated that there was but little conso consolation consolation lation for the time strikers In the statement They say Ed that President Gompers does docs not approve the strike and stood ready read while here to accept And support any all plan for far or a n satisfactory settlement It ItIs ItIs ItIs Is not known here herc what steps the Fed Federation I Federation of o Labor will vili take None of ot Its officials are lire here and the Amalgamated 1 leaders refuse refue to discuss the matter mat r All ll 11 manner of reports as ns to legal le al ac nc actions are lire In circulation and 11 nil Injunctions and counter Injunctions are being tJi 11 cussed but no steps have been taken here yet to Invoke the aid of the cots by b either side President Shaffer left early for tor New NewCastle NewCastle Castle to participate In the tile great strike demonstration Impending there The Time reports from New Castle C Indicate that there Is a n large crowd In attendance President Shaffer was IUS the principal si aher at ot the New Sew Castle meeting and will also deliver deller time the main address at McKeesport tonight He lie was given glen an enthusiastic welcome at nt New SIW Castle and was vas loudly cheered Whenever he was wall seen antI recognized Secretary Williams was Willi In charge of ot tIme the local strike headquarters In the ab nb absence sence Bence of ot the chief He lie said paid he hi hi knew nothing of ot any ammy nn plan for or compromise MIl anti that he ime had hind nothing to say as ns to the tIme situation Excellent J order ol ler still prevails through throughout out this district The strike at nt the time plant of the lie Notional National Tube works at Henwood West Wet Virginia como came earlier than was expected At 1 2 this morning when hen the time men In the plate mill where time tile material for or the tube works work Is rolled finished their turn they dropped their tools and announced to the tho man that they the would not be back backon on Monday They Time The were the tho first men In the country to 10 obey obe the general strike order of President nt Shatter Shaffer Tho Time mill had been teen operated ns as n a nonunion plant anti was only recently organIzed The Amalgamated 1 lenders lender expected that thai the tIme men would hold bold another meet meetIng Ing lag and antI fearol that lIst opposition to 10 the time strike would develop There were CIO men employed 1111 In ill th the plate pinto mill but on only only only ly half hilI of that number were engaged on time the turn which he l at 2 J this monitor It Is III understood how however however ever eer that ii t men on the theothor shift shirt will nil refuse to 10 0 go O in t work when then the next turn commences The notion actIOn of It the time men greatly pleases please the he strike leaders antI and r claIm that tha the there lucre will be hI I No accurate Idea Idoo aa aS n to the number of men that ober o obe tb order to lo str ie e will wit lx bt obtainable until tomorrow lorrow night Telegrams from McKeesport sl ort an announce that 10 men m n today hegan the time dismantling of the tb big plant Several ears cars were wore barked Inti th the yard and a n number of ot rolls were taken down end and RUt loaded load ell on them Tb The FRY Fay FIt that hit only old machinery Is III is being removed anti that tb tit tle corpora corporation lion tion Is III not ant ft In lit the he matter AB As A AIl ABi mm Il i counter move In 10 time tile oriler r of ot the corporation nn an pendent plant backed sacked by b lorn hoesl business men Is II I pro proposed proposed posed The Time capital is III placed fl at W WIt of It which enterprise a lodge of the th Amalgamated association nO IllIon In is said laid to toha have ha 1 WOW S John W V V Painter J K anti Jamos P Kuhn aw are II imong those thole named 01 promoters of or the rival enterprise Hyer Myers foreman of or the th D mm ler lIf W tnt of ot the American Tin Plate companY ha bill received hed orders to fence the works In and the order ii Is taken laken r I I i as ns an nn Indication of 01 a move noe to reopen the th works with 1 men mn It Is II said tid that the carpenters union will ro rix fuse use to build the time fenced t di and that Ute limo officials of at tho time mill wll have mave to do the time timework work themselves A telegram from rom lre Ohio sa says that the ll association claims to have Induced of oC time the skilled men amen at the Belaire works or s of or the lie Na National a Steel company t the asso association These men will It Is 18 claimed go out today anti the plant ant cannot be bo operated without them Paymaster George GeorgI Fi of o the time d plant gave ga C out the tile tel fol following 01 lowing statement IQ llY We W are art now In n dismantling the time DeV ol plant About loan now hi tim n uncoupling ind b The rhe removal of or the plant ti the tle WI valley alley will vilI require some SW O cars The rhe Themen men will viii be paid imaki off today tod f and the time of ot office fice force will be notified that after at tee iwo Weeks their services will not bo he re required re The employee who will ac ae accompany company the mill to Its lie new MW home will vill willbe be determined by Superintendent Sam Sarno SamUel uel Jf M Cooper within a few tew days das |
