The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-02
Secretary Strikes National Union to
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Employers in the Chicago district declared that more men had returned to work in Gary, South Chicago, and Waukegan, but these claims were de nied by labor leaders who said that the big majority of employees are out and will remain out" One develop ment in the Chicago district was the announcement by the Mark Manufac- turing Company of Indiana Harbor. Indiana, that it would resume opera tions with 50 per cent. of it's normal force of 1000 employees.
 Developments of the strike of steel mill employees in the Chicago district today were regarded by company off cials as pointing to a, continuance of the gradual return to work noted in many of the plants yesterday. It was stated authoritatively that operation with 50 per cent. of it's force of 1000 workmen would be begun today by the Mark Manufacturing Company of Indiana Harbor, Indiana.
 From Gary, Ind, and South Chicago came reports of increasing numbers of employees returning to work with the resultant enlarged production. Similar reports came from Waukegan. Labor leaders maintained, however, the emphatic denials of claims by the
 
 of employees still are out,'' they as serted, ''and will remain out.'' Their absence, the leaders assert, ultimately will force the employers to terms.
 Large numbers of pickets appear ed before the Ohio works of the Carnegie Steel Company here this morning, anticipating an attempt to the company to start operating its plant again, following word that in creasing numbers of men were re- turning to work. Observers said the number of men who entered was much greater than on ~e1fy previous day and that for ae first time some foreigners wefe among them. What policA say was an attempt to start trouble at the plant of the Youngstown Shoes and Tube Com pany was broken l>st night by the arrest of five men cha%ged with car rying concealed weapoNS and two charged with melting riot.
 A workman from the Carnegie Steel plant was severely beaten last night on his way home.
 Gradual improvement in the Beth lehem Steel strike was claimed today by officials of the company, who said that not more than ten per cent. of their workmen are now out. They de- clared that several hundred had re- turned to work yesterday and that more were expected today. A state ment by the company said that all de garments of all the plants in this and other cities are working at practically full capacity.
 | Strike leaders, however, make d1- rectly opposite claims. They declared their ranks are steadily receiving rein forcements and that at least 50 per cent. of the employees are out. Developments in the steel workers | strike in the Pittsburgh district today were few and of a minor character | the inactivity being partly due to the l fact that William z. Foster, secretary 1 of the strikers national committee. | and other union leaders are in Wash | ington where they will appear before | the Senate committee investigating l the strike. Union organizers were l busy, however, and they reported 1 gains in the number of men on strike. | Counter claims were made by em- 1 ployers who declare that more men are returning to work each day. | Charges of union labor leaders that the United States Steel Corporation employed many foreigners in order tc prevent the unionizing of its men were denied today by Ebert H. Gary, chair man of the corporation's board, when !! he resumed his testimony before the Senate committee investigating the estee1 strike.