Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-04
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LAW-BREAKERS
East Pittsburgh and Brad
dock, Pa, Put Under
Martial Law
BOTH PLACES QUIET
Steps Taken to Negotiate With West
inghouse Company Ofiicials-Othel
Peace Plans

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Pittsburgh, May Martial law
practically prevailed in East Pitts
burgh and Braddock last night. De-
tachments of the Pennsylvania Ma
tional Guard patroled the streets in
the strike zones, but no disorder was
reported. Small groups of strikers,
gathered in small groups, but the
order to keep moving was rigidly
enforced.
The plants of the American Steel
and Wire Company and the Edgar
Thompson Works of the Carnegie
Steel Company resumed operations
last night, with large forces of coal
and iron police stationed just inside
the gates ready for any emergency
Three of the four troops of caval-
ry ordered out for strike duty Tues
day night by Governor Martin G..
Brumbaugh have already arrived.
Burgess w. Blair Miller, of North
Braddock, yesterday morning DIS
charged all but one member of the
police force of the borough, consist
ing of nine men, because of their re-
fusad Tuesday to attempt to quell
the riot at the Edgar Thompson Work
The only man retained was home sick
at the time of the trouble.
While the soldiers were arriving
yesterday strike leaders quietly sum-
moned the English-speaking strikers
to a conference to discuss plans for
the opening of, peace negotiations
with the officials of the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Company
The strikers were addressed by a
number of mon interested in speedy
adjustment. A committee was ap-
pointed to confer with Patrick Gill
day, chief of the Pennsylvania Bu-
reau of Mediation and Arbitration,
with view of having him arrange
meeting with President E. NJ. Herr
of the electric plant.
Steps looking to the adjustment of
wage differences in the McKees Rocks
district were also taken yesterday.
Eight hundred striking repair men
and laborers of the Pittsburgh and
Lake Erie Railroad appointed COM
mittee to confer with railroad officials.
Strikers from the Cass avenue
plant of the Pressed, Steel Car Com
pany likewise decided to name a COM
| mittee to take up differences with
the company.
Chicago, May 4-Several hundred
striking employees fthe International
Harvester Company yesterday storm
ed the tractor plant. A riot call was
turned in and the police quickly drove
! the strikers back. Two men were
reported injured.
police, about 5O(
or 600 men, armed with sticks and
stones, stormed the plant. A police
man held them away from the en-
trance with his revolver until reser-
YES arrived. The damage done to the
plant was light.
An effort upon the part CT the
State Board of Arbitration to end the
strike is under way. About 10000
employees from the Deering and Nc
Cormick plants of the company are
out.
| New York, May 4.-Sixty thousand
cloak and suitmakers now on strike
sent their demands to the manu-
facturers last night. They ask fol
forty-eight-hour week ten legal holl
days annually, and seventy-fve cent:
an hour for each operator, tailor ant
shirtwaker. These are the chief de
mands. Others are that overtime
work shall be paid for at from 80 t.
rs cents an hour. and that all con
tractors hired by the manufacturer
: shall be recognized by the union.