The sun., 1919-09-30
STEEL MILL STRIKE
STILL A DEADLOCK


that they viii have to have interpreters
at least 70 make their meetings q sue
cess.
Mr.. Rubin made a bitter protest to-
day against the treatment of strikers
who have been arrested at McKeesport.
At a hearing before an Alderman In
that town, eleven OF the twenty-five
strikers arrested there during the week
were admitted to bail Eleven others
were held In Jsil for another week on
bail of $500. Mr.. Rubin charges they
were not produced to-day merely be-
| cause to do 50 would have inconveni-
enced one of the constables In charge
show Mfn In working.
Despite Fosters again repeated state
ments that Homestead Is black" the
Carnegie Steel officials to-day made pub
lie figures rs the tonnage produced In
this black" mill during the week. Ae-
cording to them Il turned out 2o.l11 tons
OF steel, t.022 tons Of beams. 1900
tons OF plates. 1000 tons of billeta, ai7
tons OF armor plate and $50 tons OF
axles
Foster insists that the statement is
absurd.
The men," he said tonight, nave
not been bunked by newspaper propa-
sanda- They're holding firm. The coun-
ter-offensive. 90 far as to-day Is con-
cerned, has broken down. This despite
the fact that almosL every workman
in the district has received by mail a
copy OF one of the Pittsburg papers car
rying the full page advertisement urging
them anonymously to 60 back to
work."
The strike organization il admitted
ly beginning to feef a shortage OF tunda
No strike benefits have go far been paid,
but the mere organization expenses have
Teen tremendous In the widespread Tight
The committees telegraph tolls for q
single day last week are reported to have
reached s1,1o0. Organizers, Of whom
there are hundreds. are receiving a daily
stipend for their work 1T has been
necessary to retain attorneys in every
town where the strike is In effect All
OF this has eaten deeply into the strike
fund.
VIII Care for Men.
But we are backed by the entire
force OF the American Federation of
Labor" said Foster to-day. When we
need to do so we win be able to take
care OF any men who are in Anancial
difficulties over the strike. We are ar
ranging for meetings now At which these
men will be cared for. We are not
afraid Of that affecting the strike
Typical OF the experiences Of the steel
makers on this day on which they
counted 50 much was their experience at
the big Donora plant OF the American
Steel and Wire Company. This had
been announced to reopen this morning.
Early messages from Monessen an
nounced that the gates OF the plant had
49,
were pouring In to work. Later In the
day the company was obliged to correct
this impression II admitted that the
plant had not been reopened- II said
that the gates had been opened to per-
NIT the entry of about 200 designated
vorkmen to make certain repairs in the
plant
weirton Plants Suspend.
The other big disappointment Of the
| day for the steel operators was At Weir
ton, W. Va The plants there have been
kept going all week Strike agitators
threatened TO march on Weirton from
across the Ohio line in an effort to close
the plants last week. calling forth an
exchange of orders between the Gov
esnors OF the two States. The demon
stration was checked by Foster and the
other strike leaders, who promised the
Ohio strikers that the Weirton plants
would be closed anyway. The Govern
ment OF West Virginia was so disturbed
lover the situation. however. that II
ordered eighteen Of the States new con-
stabula-y to do duty there.
To-day the strike leaders made good
their promise and the Weirton plants
l employing about 6, 900 men. closed down
| The operators had mace great prom
] fuA TO- * N@a A.
there, too. they were unable to make
good, and there are tonight some $4,000
men Idle In McKeesport Though some
OF the plants claim to be operating
there. they are only limping along. ac-
cording to the admissions OF the au-
thorities.
The stoppage OF disorder in the She
mango Valley has apparently helped op-
erations there. Figures from Sharon
naces, seven open hearth plants and the
universal bar and blooming mills were
in operation.
The academic side of the controversy
centring largely around the personally
OF William 2. Foster, continues 10 rage
In response TO the letter Of the Rev
Thomas Devlin, the Catholic pastor OF
the South Side. who bitterly attacked
Foster and his followers In an open let
ter on Saturday; Matthew Tighe. presi.
dent OF the Ama!saznsts1 Association ..
Iron, Steel and TIN Workers. replied to,
night, taking Father Devlin severely tG
task for his prejudice In favor OF the
corporation.
in attacking Foster for the errors o.
youth" he wrote. you seem TO have
forgotten that the church had no mort
bitter prosecutors than Saul Of Tarsu.
AND, the Emperor Constantine"
At the same time the national commit
tee made public letter indorsing Foster
and the strike written 20 John F4tz-
patrick, the committees chairman. BY
Marvin Gates Sperry, national president
OF the Private Soldiers and Sailors
Legion. Foster to-day addressed the
weekly meeting OF the Christian Minis
tiers Association IN lPttsburg and got q
vote OF thanks from them for his exposi-
ton OF the steel strike issues.
Railway Men VIII Not Strike.
Interference of the railroad brother
hoods in the steel night on a large scale
seemed precluded to-day with the an
nouncement of the result of a meeting
o; the brotherhoods of Youngstown or
| Saturday. The brotherhood men In that
district were instructed by the meeting
OF their International officers. accordine
to the report, 70 maintain their contracts
with the railroads. They were reminded
that they were not Rfiiliated with the
American Fedora ton OF Labor. This
strike Of the switchmen In the YoungS-
town yards was repudiated by the meet
irgs and characterized as q particular
grievance between the strikers and theiI
employers.