The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1919-10-16
~ EDWARD w. PIckARD.


President Wilson is q "very sick
man." according to his physician. Rear
Admiral 0rayson. After q consultation
Win DIN. Dercum Of Philadelphia and
Ruain and Etitt Of Washington, II was
announced that absolute rest was es-
sent4ai for some time. 1t was reported
that a operation Of some sort would
be performed.
Despite the confident assertions Of
F1tzpatFlck. Foster and other union
leaders. Me developments of the week
IN the steel strike went to strengthen
the belief that the battle viii be won
By the employers. The mills at Gary
kept Increasing their production until
Il was sni1 70 have reached 90 per cent
Of he ssrual, and many other plants
In that district, including South Chi
lcugo. reported that their workers were
returning. The Indiana Steel COM
iany at Gary, for instance, was Oper-
siing On Thursday with about 5000
men. or half the usual force. and the
Marx Manufacturing company. employ.
ing between 5000 and 5000 men. was
preparing - reopen Its plant with
large force. The strikers still out In
that area were growing restless as they
saw their fellow workers returning by
the Thousands. and feared they would
Jose their places permanently.
In the Pittsburgh region there was
not much change In the situation. At
tire opening Of the week the strike
agniust the Bethlehem company, the
largest independent steel concern in
the country, began, but II was far from
successful. A few Of the company q
departments In its various plants were
closed. bat most Of them were Oper-
ating a. usual. though with somewhat
reduced focces. The Pennsylvania
state police had the situation well In
hand and violence was quickly sup
pressed.
Judge Gary. appearing before the
senate committee on labor. made II
clear that there N no hope Of arbitra
tioa o. oeher amicable settlement Of
the s1rIke. for the United States Stee
corporation INTENDS to fight the union,
TO q finish. He said the issue IL tn,
open shop AGAINST the closed shop. in
voiving the right Of employers to hir,
whom they please; that the clsset
shop 10 immoral. meaning decreased
production. higher prices and natiena
decay: thGt the Steel corporation vii
never recognize the unions or contrac
with them, and that II will never dea
with union leaders as such. He de
clared the corporation does not objec
20 its employees organizing. and Is will
ing at All times to grant them hearing
concerning grievances. He told Of tn
: wages paid the employees and wha
tho corpesation has done in the wa
Of housing them. The average wage,
excluding administration and scllIn
forces. have advanced from Sass o
July 1, 1914. TO S6.27 on July I, 1915
Judge Gary was followed on tn
stand By william. z Foster, who
considered by many rs the real leade
Of the STRIKE.
Another labor dispute that will 4
felt By tire entire country IL centere
lin New York. A simultaneous iocko'
land strike took place In some go prln
ling and publishing plants which p'
tout virtually all the trade publication
snd magasines issued In that city m
10 large percestage Of the books IL
jthcusan6 members Of local printis
ltrades unieas VERY thrown out a wes
k1hs aclisn iolJswsd ths refusal q q