New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-10
Four Inquiries Will
Trace Cause OF
Ohio Trouble.
SITUATION QUEER.
SAY OFFICIALS
Twenty-One Mob Members
Shot. but Bullets Spared
Mill Police.
By JOHN J. LEARl, JR.
fBy relexrspa 10 The Trbun.

Youngstown. Ohio. Jan. Q. All is
quiet along the Mahoning tonight, but
in the Office Of the county prosecutor
an investigation is brewing that prom
ises to lead to Wall Street. This in
auiry into the strike which eliminated
in the East Youngstown riot OF Friday
night. will begin before the Mahoning
grand jury tomorrow the first OF
four that are planned.
Governor Willis to-day ordered
an investigation; the Federal grand
Jury al Pittsburgh will be asked 20
look into the situation. its warrant for
this coming through he destruction Of
the postofrce and the mails stored
therein: and Frederick &. Croxton. Of
the Ohio Industrial Commission, will
start another hunt.
Croxton has been on the ground all
day. lie told me to-nig' that he had
nothing on which to base any state
ment as TO the causes of the trouble,
but he added: "The thing looks pc
culiar"
Andrew II. Henderson. the county
prosecutor. who talked with me in the
presence Of Sheriff Umsted and Under
Sheriff jenkins. went further. II.
looks queer" was his comment.
Trouble Will Delay Merger.
Meantime, James A. Campbell. presi-
dent ,f the Youngstown Sheet and
Tube Company, admits that the inn
portant fact Of the strike and Of the
subsequent rioting will be to delay the
merger Of his company with the Cam
bria steel Company, Of Johnstown,
Penn. which had seemed assured, and
the possible addition of the Lacka-
wanna Company 10 the new combine, Of
which Campbell was to be the head.
Mr.. Campbell declares, however, that
there is no Wall Street end TO the
strike. and that it was in no way accel-
Grated or promoted by persons friendly
TO the company or opposed TO 10. Like
others connected with the company, he
is inclined to believe that the
zeal devils in this situation" are the
men sent here by the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor.
Labor Demands Inquiry.
Campbell's belief, however, does not
square with the facts developed by
County Prosecutor Henderson, by
Sheriff John c. Umstead, by the local
officials in Youngstown or with the
declarations Of the state and Local Of
fcials Of the American Federation of
Labor. The latter, led by John Vol,
state president. of Columbus. not only
denied that his organization is in any
way responsible for the strike and the
resulting death of two. but ne demand
ed that Governor Willis order full
investigation into all the causes and
effects of the strike.
II is charged by M Campbell and
others representing the company that
the trouble was precipitated by shots
fired from lNt rams VI +Ht ii"'' +''
Henderson told me tonight that he had
evidence that the first shooting was
done from the company's property and
b. the company's private policemen.
None of these was injured, while TWEEN
tv-one Of the mob are known 20 have
been wounded.
Who Mr.. Henderson's witnesses are
he will not disclose, bu. there is reason
for thinking that they are men in no
u,av connected with the strikers or with
tho rioters. Whether these will 90 be-
fore the grand jury tomorrow or be
held until later had not been decided
tonight.
Backs Mayor and Sheriff.
The testimony thus far developed By
tho County Prosecutor tends TO show
that until Thursday. AT least. condi-
tione At the plant OF the Youngstown
and of the Republic Iron and Stee!
comnanies were not such As would
,-arrant calling OF troops, and TINS
smnnort. the contention of Mayor Will
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