Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-10
PEACE AGAIN SETTLES
OVER EAST YOUNGSTOWN
Strikers Arc Awed Into Quic, by
Military, and Plants Prepare
to Reopen.
sIGHTSEERs THRoNG CITY
Special Trains Curry Thousands of
Curious People, Who View Ruin
Lined Streets, Where. ON Friday,
Angry aIobS Held Sway.


YoUNGSTOWN, O, January a.-Ec-
licvinr that the situation is we'll under
control, following two days of tran
quillity after tho rioting on Friday
reopen tho plants OF the Youngstown
Sheet and Tube Company In East
EounEstown and Struthcrs. President
james \. Campbell OF the company.
said Tonight that former employees
who report tomorrow would he put to
work making repairs incident To n re-
sumption OF operations within a few
days lie denied that strikebreakers
would be imported.
1T would be useless for us to at
tempt to operate our plant while some
Of the workers arc In the frame OF mind
they arc in now" President Campbell
said "and we will not attempt TO re-
sumo operations for several days a;
least There are worlimen now In the
plant, and more will be put To work II
they apply tomorrow"
WISH TO RESUME WORK..
HIT FEAR FOR FAMILIES
President Campbell said that many
worllmcn had informed the company
that they desired to return to work. but
were afraid. as their families had been
threatened.
He denied that guards employed by
the company were responsible for the
riot on Friday night, which lost the
lives Of TWO persons and resulted In
property loss amounting to sl,00o,o0o
or that they fired the first shot.
Mediation of the strike began hero
10 day. Fred c. Croxton, Of Columbus
o., representing the State. and sent
here in an effort to settle the labor
difficulties, conferred with rcprcsenta-
t!vcs of both sides. James H. Mutt
director of public safety OF this city,
has been appointed 10 represent the
Republic Iron and Steel Company in
the negotiations with it's employees.
who are also OH Il strike.
Twenty-Five thousand sishtscers
throngcd the ruin-lincd streets OF East
Youngstown to-day. arriving in special
trains from various parts OF Eastern
Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. Every
street car from Youngstown was filed
and many private owners Of automo-
biles transformed their machines into
the scene.
SITUATION Is QUIET
THROIGII0TT DAY
The situation was quiet throughout
the day. At Struthers. where 600
militiamen, under command OF Colonel
Edward Sollrath. OF Bucyrus o. arc
stationed. four shots were fred at sol
diers by snipcrs located in the hills.
but none was injured. Brigadier-
General John ii. Speaks announced lnto
to-day that the Fourth Regiment.
which is now being held NJ Berlin
Center. fifteen miles north ot here
might be ordered home shortly
The roundup OF persons who are al
legged to have participated in the loot
ing on Friday night continued to-day
Nearly go foreigners were arrested.
while wagon loads OF articles OF every
description found in their homes were
brought To the East Youngstown police
station.
These things. the police allcGe were
stolen from stores attacked by the mob
Because OF the large numher of arrests,
the county Jail in Youngstown has been
filled with prisoners. and plans are
hcinS made to place others in large
room In the courthouse under guard.
RUM0RED DEMONSTRATION
FAILS TO NATIsItIAIIZI:
The rumorcd demonstration OF strik-
ing lahorcrs failed 10 matcrialiZc to-
day. East Youngstown officials refusing
To grant them Il permit for parade
There was a parade, however. OF mill
tiamen through tn" principal streets.
the officers taking ADVANTAGE Of tho
quiet 70 give their men an opportunity
TO exercise. after being crampcd up in
day caches for several days