Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-30
Both Factions Seem To Be
Composed Entirely Of 0p-
tin1iStSr As All Are Pleased
With Present Situation,
WIDELY DIVERGENT
CLAIMS BEING MADE
Corporations Claim Certain
Plants Are Not Affected,
While Union Chiefs Say They
Are ''CompIeteIy Crippled y

Pittsburgh, Sept 29--A break in
the ranks of the steel strikers, pre-
dicted by some of the corporations
was not in evidence today, according
to reports received from different
sources. No claims were made by
steel companies of large defections
among the strikers but a number of
them, including the Carnegie Steel
company and the American Steel and
Wire company did insist that men
continue to return to work. No fig
ures were given
Leaders at strike headquarters eX-
pressed satisfaction at what they
claimed to be the failure of the United
States Steel corporation to stampede
the organized men. Ii was given out
by the Unionists that more men were
idle today as a result of the strike
than at any other time since the walk
out was started a week ago. 1t was
insisted the men have real grievances
and that they can't be driven back
TO work.
Company Claims Disputed.
National headquarters met company
claims from the east that Bethlehem
Steel was not seriously affected by
the strike with telegram from the
chief organizer on the ground at
Bethlehem Pa, stating that Charles
NJ. Schwabs big plant was COM
pletely crippled Union leaders
claim that Bethlehem Steel IS rs per
cent organized.
The fight of the union to close down
the big Independent plant of the Jones
a. Laughlin company in this city is be-
ing waged vigorously.
The Carnegie company today gs.te
out a statement that men were com
ing back to work "in such goodly
numbers that most of the plants are
running very near the top" This ap-
piled to its great plants at Home
stead. Braddock, Duquesne and Clair
ton and to its mills in this city
Reports from the Carnegie officials
in New Castle and Farrell were also to
the effect that the companies works
in those places showed considerable
improvement.
'rha entire strike district was quiet
during the day. Arrests continue toI
be made, however of strikers and
others for violating the regulations of
the sheriff's proclamation.
Foster IL Confident.
Expressing confidence in the ulti-
mate outcome of the strike and de
ClarinG he was highly pleased with the
situation in the Pittsburgh district,
Secretary Foster in a talk with news
papermen today said that the strik
ers would not return to work unless
"they are starved back"
THE situation in the Pittsburgh dis
trict looks better than ever and the
ranks of the union men are unbrok-
en-, said Foster.
"The men know they have real
grievances and it will take more than
fun page newspaper advertisements to
get them n ok on the job.
Newspaper propaganda and all
sorts of methods have been resorted
to in an effort to deceive our young
men and weaken their morale. Me
chancs at Breckenridge are being Of
fered $25 a day to return to work and
laborers are being given 81 per hour.
Mr. Foster asserted that he had re
ceived reports from Monessen. Dom
kora, Braddock Sharon and Farrell,
stating that the shutdown was com
plete,
From Homestead has come one of
the most encouraging reports" Fos
ter said.
1--WE are in the dark as to the Du-
quesne situaaion ] have had no re-
ports from there. All plants with the
exception of the Jones and Laughlin
and Shoenberger are completely down
in the city of Pittsburgh. Both of these
are badly crippled"