New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
WAGE INCREASE
ENDS OHIO STRIKE
State Mediator Announces
Agreement with YOungs-
town Workers.
ROCKEFELLER DENIES
INTEREST IN MERGER
Militia To Be Recalled To-day
District Attorney Begins
Rigorous Investigation.

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Rigorous Investigation.
Youngstown. Ohio, Jan. H. Fred c.
Croxton, OF Columbus. Ohio. mediator
sent here to adjust the wage disputes
in this district, announced tonight that
the strike of tube workers at the plant
OF the Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Company had been declared OFT The
men. ut n mass meeting, tonight voted
10 accept the company's offer of an in
crease in wages amounting approx
mately to 10 per cent. The men voted
TO return to work tomorrow.
The plant employs $500 men, not all
Of whom however, have been on strike,
although they were compelled 20 quit
work.
Mediator Croxton is endeavoring to
settle the strike at the plant of the Re
public Iron and Steel Company, and
conferences Of representatives, OF the
company and the strikers will be re-
sumed tomorrow.
Announcement was made at thu head
quarters Of Brigader General John T.
Speaks, in command of the two regi-
ments Of Ohio National Guard now
here, that as a result Of the change IN
the situation. an order for the with
drawal Of militia would probably be -
sued tomorrow.
Rockefeller Denies Interest.
John d. Rockefeller. jr., in tele-
gram received here late to-day. denied
charges made by Thomas Il. Flynn, gen
cral organizer for the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor. that tine Rockefeller
interests were in any way interested IN
the proposed merger Of big indepen-
dent steel interests or were indirectly
responsible for the rioting IN East
Youngstown last Friday.
Mr. Flynn, in his statement, which
was issued here last night. charged
that the riot was part Of a scheme to
depress the value Of stock Of the
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company,
so that control could be obtained and
merger effected with several other
compgnies in which the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company was TO be included.
When the telegram was received, Mr..
Flvnn at once replied that he would,
if Mr.. Rockefeller desired. submit TO
him the source of his information.
John d. Rockefeller, jr.'s. message
was a. follows:
several New York newspapers this
morning print kilograms from loungs-
town, Ohio, containing a statement par
porting to have been issued by you, IN
which YOU assert that the recent DIS
turbauces d. Youngstown We're due TO
a financial scheme rugged mp as last
re7ort 70 depress the value of the
works stock. so that interests tlat are
trying TO form great half-billion
dollar merger could get tn control
| they wanted Your statement also de
clared that the proposed merger was
TO include the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company. and you added. Colorado
| Fuel and Iron means John y Rookie
| Teller There was thus in y1ur state
mcnt a scarcely yelled implication that
! the unfortunate situation IN Ioungs
town in some manner grew out OF
! transactions in which the interests OF
my father were involved.
Not Connected with Merger.
az Ie,;,o a. ,ge,ro ,.o,, ia 4J,o t,oct
/ uneQuivocal manner that neither my
| father nor have any interest whatever
| I'm the Youngstown Sheet and Tube
/ Company, or IN any merger 90 which
/ that company may become "a party;
/ also that we have had no participation
/ in, or knowledge Of, any negotiation.
or transactions looking toward a merg-
or of any company with the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company.
an fact, every implication in your
/ statement, i'm so far as IL concerns my
father, myself. or any company in which
VIC are interested, or any transactions
/ or negotiations of which we have
knowledge, 10 wholly without founds
| ton.
81 am sure that, knowing the above
| YOU will be glad TO correct in these re
spects the statement you made yes
tcrday."
/ What is planned to be the most com
prchensiyc investigation Of an indus
trial dispute ever made by grand
jury, In this section Of the country at
least. begins tomorrow morning, when
County Prosecutor Andrew VI. Hendcr-
/ son viii call before the Mahoning
/ County inquest the first Of the wit
nesses 20 last weeks rioting.
The programme as outlined by Mr.
Henderson this afternoon after con-
ference with Henry S. Ballard, the
graft hunter Of the Attorney Generals
Office, will deal not only with the riot
ing and other disorders, but with con-
ditions generally in the local steel
plants. the extent, il any, TO which the
foreigners there employed are grated
upon by officials, wages paid. living
conditions and recent transactions IN
the stock of the Youngstown Sheet and
Tube Company.
To Investigate ShoOtings.
Particular importance will attach to
the manner in which the company Sc
cured the guards who did the shooting
on Friday, their antecedents and 20 the
identity Of the mysterious strangers
who, all sides agree. acted as accel-
orators OF trouble.
In this inquiry Henderson and Bal
lard have the assistance Of the agents
Of the Department Of Justice and the
Treasury Department, who for the mo-
ment have abandoned the examination
of prisoners with an, idea 10 securing
orders for their deportation 10 get at
the full circumstances surrounding the
outbreak.
1t was the intention Of Mr.. Ilender-
son 10 begin taking testimony this al