The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-24
GERMANY TO GO TO GREAT
LENGTH TO STAY FRIENDLY
DEPUTY SHERIFFS
NOW USING CLUBS
On the Crowds Of Pickets at the
Plant of the Westinghouse
Concern in Pittsburg.

PlTTSBURG, April 24.-Deputy
sheriffs guarding the plant of the
Westinghouse Electric and Manufac-
turing Company at East Plttsburg.
where $4,000 men are on strike. used
their clubs Monday morning to force
a way through crowds OF pickets for
workmen trying to enter the shop.
The principal fighting was at the Tai
bot street bridge, where the pickets
linked hands across the street along
which the workmen passed. There
was much disorder before the depu-
ties were called but It was said that
between 1000 and 5000 men sue
ceeded in getting inside the works.
One OF the principal entrances is by
bridge owned Jointly by the electric
company and the Pennsylvania rail-
road. Threats to dynamite it were
heard on the streets and a strong
force of railroad detectives was at
once scattered over the structure.
All saloons in the village were
closed as result Of conference be-
tween Burgess A. II. Snyder and the
saloon men, who agreed to keep their
places closed until Monday evening.
This precaution was taken as this is
pay day and some 100000 was to
be distributed among the workmen.
Strike leaders declared that the
trouble had spread to the plant OF the
Westinghouse Machine Company and
fully one-half OF the 5000 men en-
ployed there were not at work. Of
tlcers of the company admitted the
full force was not in the shop, but
said many had been COMPEL to go
home because not enough had report
ed to operate all departments.
More than thousand strikers at
tended meeting near the works at
noon and listened to speakers, one
of whom advised the men to arm
themselves II as reported the state
constabulary was to be brought in.
They adopted resolution asking
Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh to
keep the troopers out OF East Pitts
burg.
Seventy-six metal manufacturing
companies, whose plants are located
III Pittsburg and the surrounding Dor
oughs. announced through a signed
statement Monday that after due
consideration" they would not reduce
the working hours in their respective
shops.
The companies, said to employ al
most 100000 men. considered the
eight-hour question at series OF
meetings held here last week, after
the employees of a number of shops
had demanded an eight hour day, and
it had become known that other de-
mands were in preparation. Includ-
ed in the list are the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Company,
where approximately 1900 men are
already on strike and the Union
Switch and Signal Company, the
Westinghouse Machine Company, and
the Westinghouse Air Brake Com
pany, where efforts are being made by
the electrical strikers to bring out the
men.
FRANK Morrison, secretary Of the
American Federation of Labor, ar
rived here from Washington, D. c.,
this afternoon and conferred with a
number OF labor leaders relative to-
the eight-hour day movement in this
district. Later he met representa-
tives of the Machinists International
Union, which has declared for an
eight-hour day here and of the Inter
national Moulders Union, whose
strike for the same concession has
been in progress for some time.
Some attention will be given to the
Westinghouse strike 1t was stated
although 1t was not called by the fed
Grafton.