Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-09-22


~ men obeycd the orders of their
headers and failed TO report when the
whistles blew for the day shifts to 60
to work How many joined In the
gwalk0it and with what degree OF Of
fectiveness the strike was initiated
was not known definitely by either
4 side in the contest in the early hours
OF the day.
H IAN Out at Youngstown.
Young stown, Ohio. Sept 22.--Early
reports from the various STEEL mill
centers al s o'clock this morning in.
\ dica ed sthat men had obeyed the
strike orders generally, and thar prac.
tically all nils in the Mahoning Val.
( ley either We're badly crippled or may
+ be forced to suspend operations all to-
eethel AT union headquarters it was
declared that the strike is a COM
plete success and that every mill is
closed
Pleased With Showing
Pittsburgh, Pa, Sep % We go.
away in good shape at most OF orr
plants IN and about Pittsburgh this
morning" said representative Of the
Carnegie Steel Company when asked
1or statement on the effect of the
steel workers strike which went into
effect today.
I'VE are arreeably surprised at the
showing made was the announce
ment b. William T. Fos or, secretary
Of the national committee for organic
ing iron and steel workers, who is in
charge 81 the Pittsburgh district.
Close Down Tight.
Stembenyille Ohio Sept. 22-Fnl-
lowing the lead of the La Belle Iron
Works Saturday evening, the Mingo
works and Steubenville blast furnaces ,
ofthe Carnegie Steel Company closed
down tight al midnight Saturday.
1900 Uut at Pueblo, Colo.
Pueblo. Colo Sept 22--About zoos
men CT the first morning shift at the
4 Minnequa plant Of the Colorado Fuel
and rem Com any here did not go to
work this morning. INSTEAD they gati.-
cred in Besaemer Chy Park, near the
plant. 1t was estimated SO per cent
of the first shift failed TO report.
eco Out at Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 22.-AboutI
! $40 4 the 800 employees of the Hi.
/. non Steel Company. a subsidiary OF
the United States Steel Corporation,
! located at Bay View, Milwaukee, fail
ed to report for duty this morning.,
acol ding to members OF the steel
workers union.
South Chicago Plant Closes.
Chicago Sept 22.-The steel mills
at South Chicago OF the Illinois Steel
Company closed this morning, only
few fcremen remaining to draw the
fires in the furnaces 1t was estimated
10y union officials that IS per cent of
the 1900 men on the day shift in the
plant failed to report for work. No
oHciai heurls We're given out by the ,
company
1900 Quit at Cleveland.
Cleveland, Sept, 22.--Union lead
ers claimed that at least IL DO0 steel
workers are on strike this morning
ana that plants OF some OF the indie
pendent mills were closed. COMPANY
0mcials would make no statement.
The sixteen mills of the American ,
Steel and Wire Company, a steel cor !
plratiCn subsidiary, employing 5000 !,
men, were completely closed down I
inc Mckinny Steel Company, the h
largest indel PENDENT plant, was also Il
smut down The Bourne Fuller Com II
PAM p.aat, another independent EN-. |
pioylhg Z'oJ3 men, is reported idle.
( Not Affected at Elyria. Y
: lorain, Ohio, Sept 22.-Offcials of il
steel plants here and in Elyria an.
ounced that heir mills opened az L
usual RMS morning, with practically b
all OF their men working. Il
No Strike at Duluth, 0
Dultuh Mimi, Sept. 22-There is no II
strike al the Minnesota Steel Com u
pany's place here, according To If. u
Metals CT the company this morning.
Inc men are exported unorganized ana
u was stated 10 man quit work.
news f3m the steel corporatinos I,
names on the range is incomplete, bat y
the tneefal tenor is that men there
reported This morning for work as 0
usual
ain Offices Quiet b
New York, Sept. %. At the Of. "
noes OF the United States ~too, Cor II
here early today there was IL
nothing TO indicate that a general Il
strike directed against the comnanv
l4o plants was in progress. II
Heads Of departments and the cIer. IL
cal force started work at the usua, II
l'me an dwere apparently unconcern. I
"a about the strike situation. II
Ebert II. Gary chairman OF the II
ooard OF directors. had not arrived
II the olfl2es at $3.50 O'Clock and was u
not expected until an nour later. his =.
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