Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-25
Strike DeddIocks
in Steel Industry
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ing steel workers To-Day 10 continue their
fight for the right of free speech and
assemblage, Mr.. Foster said. Although
he declined to say where meetings had
been scheduled for today, Mr.. Foster
indicated that another attempt would
be made by organizers to address an
assembly of strikers near McKeesport.
Attempts by organizers to hold a meet
ing at the same place yesterday were
frustrated by the state police, who sue
ceeded in breaking up the gatherings
after nearly two hour battle with the
crowd.
In defiance of the sheriff's proclama =
ton, it became known today, the strik
ers have planned great mass meeting
to be held in n mining town two miles
from Clarion. The United Mine Work
ers have offered their hall for the use
of the strikers, it was stated. Mother
Jones, it is said, will be one of the
speakers. The hour and date of the
meeting could not be learned, except
that it will be held before Sunday.
Corporation Claims Gains
At the offices of the Carnegie Steel
Company it was said more men had
gone to work at Homestead. the Edgar
Thomson works at Braddock, and that
the best showing was made at Charlton
where the Carnegie concern has by
product coke works, open hearth fur
naces and finishing mills. 1t was also
given out at the Carnegie Offices that
production in some of the company 5
mills was twice that of the day be-
fore. The city mills of the Carnegie
company were reported in operation,
but working short handed.
The Jones & Laughlin works, one Of
the large independent steel plants in the
district. were represented as working
with about $50 to 200 men short. The
company employs about $4,000 men.
In the district. outside the immediate
vicinity of Pittsburgh. conditions were
reported by corporation sources with
out material change, with a tendency
toward improvement.
The American Steel and Wire Com,
-pany representatives said today tina
"therc was not much change in condi'
tions at its plants A few more mcI
were reported going to work every
where, it was said. Conditions were ;
little better in the Pittsburgh and Chi.
cago districts. the company said, bu
the Cleveland field remained unchanged
Carnegie Company Statement
A summary of tho strike situation
given out today by an official Of th
Carnegie Steel Company said:
''The overnight situation is sourc
of not only qualification, but really i
encouraging. Improvement is showl
everywhere. and at some mills NOR
men than were needed reported 70
work, and these were provided for n
other plants. With the absence of th
disorder that characterized the situa
ton earlier in the week, the improve
ment is given greater impetus, and. o
course, we are naturally hoping for
continuance At our biggest mills il
the Monongahcla Valley, there seem
TO be n helpful sentiment among tn
workmcn. The expression has come t.
lis from some of them that they ar
tired of their fun, as one man tcrme
It, and were ready to go to work.
"All told. the situation this mornin
is better than it has been all week.
Shots were fired from hillside i
Clarion at Chief of Police Fred Ioun
and three employees of the Clarion Stet
Company, who were taking 100000