The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26
Sends Agent to Car Plant at
McKeeS Rocks
CHARGES OF PEoNAGE
To Be Thoroughly INTERPRETATIONS
pany Is Still Importing Strike-break-
ers-The Factory. 1t Is Declared,
Is Now in Daily Operation.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 26.-With the
Pressed Steel Car company strike stu
alton apparently well in hand, the Penn
sylvania troopers at noon yesterday be-
gan searching houses in the trouble zone
for firearms. In small squads the mount
ed constabulary entered the homes Of
the strikers and known active sympa-
thizers, practically turning them inside
out in hunt for weapons. While not
openly resenting the action Of the troop
ers the strikers are sullen, but are
awed BY the iirmRess Of the state po-
lice.
Under the auspices Of the United
States government, the inquisition into
charges Of peonage Is being conducted.
Special Agent Hoagland Of Washington.
A. E. Anderson, attorney for the Public
Defense association; w. n. Nair, eoun-
sci for the strikers; members Of the
Austrian and Hungarian consulate, and
newspaper representative make up the
party. During the afternoon yesterday
thorough search was made and state
ments Of men alleged to be forcibly de-.
tanned in the plant taken In this con.
nection Sheriff Gumbert received a letter
from L. L. Miller, editor Of New York
duplication. yesterday in which is stated
Mrs. Gussie vogel Of No 1874 East
Eighth street, New York, received
communication from her husband David
vogel, to the effect that he IS being
detained in the plant there against his
will The epistle was turned over to the
government officials.
The entire district continues under
strict martial law. commissary wagons
are guarded By troopers and an streets
in the vicinity Of the mill are patrolled
BY armed men
II is generally conceded that from now
on, trouble, If any win be Of a minor
character, and rioting practically out Of
the question II is further conceded even
by several Of the strikers executive com
mittee, that the idle workmen have all
but lost their eause, as the Pressed steel
Car company is in daily operation now
and is increasing the number Of inn
ported wofkingmen daily. Few deser-
tons Of men brought in from outside
cities are reported. Those discharged
at the plant, il is said, are the men who
have proved incompetent
The county officials have not as yet
received official notice concerning the
finding Of three bodies Of strikers, il
ported to have been found Tuesday I'M
der railroad ties Eye witnesses to the
finding Of the bodies declare the men
were taken into. The car plant stockade.
In decision handed down by Judge
James A. MeFarIane yesterday concern
ing the petition presented by the strik
ing employees, in which compulsory arb
tration was asked, the law Is declared
unconstitutional and the petition re
fused. The court says before action can
be had both the strikers and company
would have to join il the request for
arbitration. The company opposed the
motion.
Chicago. Aug. Pa force Of ninety
strikebreakers, said to be skilled steel
workers and riyeters, was recruited II
Chicago Tuesday and sent to McKees
Rocks Pa to help breal, the strike IN
progress there against the Pressed Steel
Car company They are due 70 arrive
at the plant early today A force 81
ten guards accompanied che working
men.