Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-25
Federal Officials Will Search.
Pressed Steel Car Co.'S Plant
To Ascertainsif There Is.
AN AUSTRIAN MAKES CHARGE.
All Parties Will be Allowed Repre-
senlatiyes ut Investigation
Strikers Lose Cause.

Pittsburg, Aug. 25.--pennslyvania
troopers today began searching houses
of the striking employees of the Pressed
Steel Car company. While not openly
sresenting this action, the strikers We're
sulen.
The entire district continues under
strict martial law. Conmissary wagons
arc guarded by troops and all streets In
the vicinity Of the mill are patrolled
by armed men.
The government inquiry into charges
of peonage began today. a thorough
search will be made and statements
OF men alleged to be forcibly detained
in the plant taken.
Authority to make the investigation
was received late last night by John
NJ. Jordan, United States attorney for
this district. Mr.. Jordan explained
the situation, to officials OF the de-
suartment OF justice several days ago
and requested that special secret
service agent be sent here to aid in
the Investigations. This was agreed
to. the agent arriving last night
The district attorney states that all
parties directly Interested would be
allowed representation in the investi-.
cation. It is possible that the Austro-
Hungarian consul here and representa-
tives OF the strikers will be asked to
accompany the government agents
through the plant and assist in ask
Ing questions.
4 Dist Atty. Jordan said it would
make no difference II not a vestige of
peonage We're found at the plant now.
If 1T is shown that it existed at any.
time since the strike began prosecu-
tons will result
CAUSE OF INVESTIGATION.
Today's Investigation grows out of
the complaint sworn to several days
ago by Albert Vans, an Austrian Of
New York city. that President Frank
company and Samuel Cohen. labor
organizer. had been guilty OF peonage.
q The strike situation at McKees Rocks
has now settled down to the quiet that
prevailed several weeks before the
Sunday night riots. It is generally
conceded that from now on trouble,
If any, will he Of IA minor character
question.
STRIKERS, LOSING.
1T is further conceded even by sew
3eral OF the strikers executive COM
mittee rhatitile idle workingmen have
all but lost their cause as the Pressed
Steel Car company IS in daily opera
ton now and is increasing the NUM-
Der of imported workingmen daily.
Few assertions or men brought in
from outside cities are reported. Those
discharged at, the plant ii is said, are
the men who have proved incompc-
tent a
The county officials have not as yet
received official notice concerning the
finding of three bodies of strikers. re-
ported to have been found late yester-
day afternoon hidden away under rail
road ties. Eye witnesses to the finding
Of the bodies declare the men We're
taken inside Of the car plant stoclSade
An Investigation covering this point
will be made this afternoon.
No additional deaths We're reported
during last night. The wounded both
troopers and strikers, at the hospital
in McKees Rocks all reported as inn
proving steadily.
Every occupant of 4 car company
house has been ordered to racatea the
premises and today Sheriff Gumbert
will serve notices of eviction on the
remaining strikers who yet tenant
company residences.
A TENSE SITUATION.
E,rcitement was caused this after
noon by the blowing of the fire whistles
at the Pressed Steel Car plant. Strikers
eta rted towards the mill. The situation
NO . tense until It was learned that the
h,,,,sh on the hill near the plant was en-
sf,rel the constabulary having ignited
the brush in order to prevent the con
cealment of strike sympathizers, who
have been shooting into the works from
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