New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-13
Youngstown Strike Ends
but Militia to
Stay On.
WORKERS ACCEPT
COMPANY'S TERMS
Wages Raised from 10 TO ~
Cents an Hour-Inquiry
Under Way.

youngstown, Ohio. Jan. 12.-The
great industrial strike here, affecting
at it's height $1,000 iron and stool
workers. vas virtually terminated THIS
afternoon. when settlement OF the WACO
dispute wa. effected during conference
bc.woon the strikers committee aud
Republic Iron and Steel Company of I
oials
Formal ratification Of the agreements
of the strikers committee 10 accept
wage advance identical with that an
nounced by the United States Steel
Corporation, to be effective February |.
is expected at mass meeting Of the
effected employees tomorrow.
The conclusion Of the Republic Iron
and Steel strike will send $500 men
back 70 work. Striking employee. Of
the youngstown Sheet and Tube Com
pany 20 the number of moro than 5000
resumed their places to-day. There
was no disorder
The wage advance at both plants Is
effective from January /, and boosts
the per hour paw from 1871 20 70 cents.
Other men working by the hour re
ceive 10 per cent advance. while ton
and piece worker. are TO receive an
equitable adjustment Of their wage
claims.
The continued presence Of two regi..
ments Of the national guard, closed
saloons and the opening OF grand
Jury investigation OF the conditions
leading IN to the riots are now the
features OF the situation.
Civil authorities and leading manu-
facturers to-day petitioned Governor
Frank Il. Willis that the troops be kept
i'm the district until all evidence OF un-
rest is abated The closing Of all sa'
looms In and about the city slnco inc
riot five days ago has reduced drum
enuess and crime in an unparalleled
manner. the authorities say.
Thomas FLYNN. national organizer or
the American Federation Of Labor,
spen. the entire day before the grand
fury. Flynn charged that youngstown
Sheet and Tube Company melted the
trouble nj its plant.
County Prosecutor A. NJ. Henderson
and Assistant Attorney General Henry
II. Ballard are said 20 be seeking the
souce Of Flynn's information on THIS
noint. Tho investigation Is expected
TO continue for weeks and TO be one
OF the most exhaustive Of the kind ever
attempted.
The following kilograms have been
exchanged with reference TO the teie-
gram sent yesterday by John ID. Rocke-
Teller. IT,, 10 Thomas II. Flynn, organ.
izer of the American Federation or
Labor. Mr.. Flynn replied 70 Mr..
Rockefeller's request for proof that the
Rockefeller interests we're behind the
strike ~ follows:
yours received, and in answer would
state that my article. published In Inc
Associated Press Of Monday. states the
facts on information received. II you
desire 20 know my informant, ! viii
transmit same TO YOU under separate
cover"
To which Nr. Rockefeller replied:
~ thank you for your telegram or
Yesterday. kindly Offering 20 transmit
10 me the source OF the information you
gave 70 the press on Monday. alleging
that the recent Disturbances in Youngs-
town were due 10 "a financial scheme
rigged up "a last resort 70 depress
tho value Of the works stock and con
Meeting the names Of my father and
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
with the scheme.
AS there is not the slightest foun-
dation in fact for the al. legations so far
IA thoy are concerned. | have no per-
sonal interest in knowing tho source
Of your information. but as the charge
YOU made IS matter Of such grave
public consequence, it seems 10 me that
oil details upon which Il was based.
including the source from which IL was
derived should be given 20 tho press.'