The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-09-27

their feet all the time except wnen
they are asleep" says Foster.
A majority OF tie chief organlz-
ers-mon who handle important dis
tr'cts-are OF Irish descent strong
young fellows who have worked in
mills and mines and on railroads.
They dire2t what Is called the "native
organize class" which Includes men
who are able to speak the languages
OF the laborers employed in the steel
plants. The racial variety OF these
employees may be gathered from in
formation that every notice posted in
a mill in the Pittsburgh district is
printed in six languages.
Organizers are Supposed to draw a
salary OF $40 week and expenses.
Many of the native organizers in the
Ls;eel towns in the Pittsburgh dis
tF.ct own high.priced motor cars. /
haven't seen any of them riding in a
TForq, IN one town a couple OF days
ago We met the brother OF a Polish
organizer whose name Is steve.
"They pinched Steve yesterday
morning." said the brother, "and
took, his car and locked II up in the
firehOuse. Me and Steye's wife have
been trying to ret the car out, but
the cops Won't give II 10 us. Steve
Thought he Would be pinched. but he
never Thought they would take his
car" y
There is an Impression here among
union leaders not identified with the
strike up to this time that President
Wilson on his return to Washington
will end hostilities by asking the
strikers and the United States Steel
Corporation 20 submit the question OF
alleged grievances OF the men to arbi-
trntion. Foster would not talk about
this possible outcome. to-day. He Is
not a gutter. But John Fitzpatrick,
ChaiHman OF the Committee to Or
ganlze the Steel Workers, has COM
mitted' his organization to arbitration
in a statement TO the committee OF
the United states Genate which is in
vestigating the. strike.
DO NOT BELIEVE GARY WILL
EVER ARBlTRATE.
Whether Judge Gary would ever
agree to arbitration Is question over
which steel executives In the Pitts
burgh district are divided. Most OF
"
refuse TO arbitrate. because arbitra-
ton would be tacit recognition OF the
union and Judge Gary practically
precipitated the strike by his refusal
tC meet committee OF union men
headed by John Fitzpatrick. Steel
executives assert that the strike will
not tie up the mills and will fail II
there Is long drawn out struggle.
Tho Foster outfit does not believe
TudOa Mil rnnaant ~ anU nnrn
promise,
According to the union leaders, the
strike call in the Bethlehem Steel
Works plants will result in close 10 a
100 per cent. walkout. The leaders
say, that the Bethlehem plant is highly
organized. There were strikes there
during the war. one in particular OF
machinists and electricians, requiring
the intervention OF the War Trade
| Board.
The strike in Bethlehem and other
towns where Schwab mills are located
will probably be productive of serious
disturbances, although the same re-
pressive measures which have kept
down trouble in the Pittsburgh dis
trict will be put in force in Eastern
| Pennsylvania. The Sheriff of any
county has the right under the law to
proclaim a state of riot, as the Sheriff
| OF AleSheny county mas uOue, but
organizers who have worked in the
Bethlehem field recently have report
ed To William u. Foster that the bor-
ough and county authorities in the
Eastern Pennsylvania steel district
are not as we'll trained as Western
Pennsylvania officials, However.
there is the State Mounted Constabu-
larry. and the members of that police
force get results no matter where
they operate,
POLICE HAVE DONE DUTY AT
BATTLE FRONT.
A considerable PERCENTAGE of the
mounted policemen are OF Irish de-
scent, ex-members OF the United
States Army, and many have seen
duty in France. A majority OF the
skilled workers in the steel plants of
Pennsylvania are OF Irish birth or
descent. What with men of Irish
blood running the strike and Irish
men or irish-Americans constituting
! practically the entire police force OF
the state and helping the companies
TO Inaintain the output OF the steel
mills there is something doing in the
way Of Irish self-determination In the
Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania.
Nearly all the Police cAiefs In the