Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-23

more men were out today not only in
the Pittsburgh district but also in out
lying sections and in other parts Of
the country the Homestead works Of
the Carnegie Steel company, sub
sidiary Of the United States Steel cor
poration, were practically dead he
asserted. -.
Mr.. Fosters claims were not borne
by reports coming from the Car
negie company and from Independent
steel company sources. The situa-
ton is improved" was the fiat declara-
tion of a representative Of the Car
negie company. I'VE have more men
going to work at Homestead" he
said, and u reports show additional.
are coming back at other plants
of the company"
1t was said by a company repre-
sentative that the situation at the
Carrie furnaces at Rankin was bet
ter than yesterday. One blast fur:
another a expected to do the same
tonight. IL sa
At certain points in western Penn
sylvania outside the Pittsburgh dis
trict, strike conditions while not bad.
were not as good. as they were in the
vicinity of, Pittsburgh, it was said in
corporation sources. This was due. It
was further said, because police pro-,
lection for men who wanted to go to
work was not as adequate as it was in
and ear Pittsburgh.
Gary Still Silent.
New York. Sept 23.-Elbert H.
Gary. chairman Of the board of d.
rectors the United States Steel cor
poration continued today his policy of
silence in regard to the steel, strike.
Although he met newspapermen and
chatted with them he refused to make
any public comment on the steel
.
1t was asserted today by ofhters Of
the Bethlehem Steel corporation, the
largest independent in the country,
that no ultimatum had been, received
its unionized employees demand
ing a conference with the. executives.
Nothing could be learned concerning
the probable attitude Of the company
in advance Of a demand for such a
meeting. All the Bethlehem plants
are running to capacity.
+ $4,000 Men Idle.
Cleveland, Sept. 23.-C1atms Of
union officials that $4,000 men were
mill workers, an increase" of FIVE thou
sand over their estimates of yesterday,
WIS disputed by steel mill officials
who contend that actual strikers do
not number more than forty per cent
of the union figures.
The chicago DISTRICT M
Chicago. Sept. 23.-with between
$4,000 and 67,500 workmen idle and
practically every steel plant in the
Chicago district either closed OF Up
Grating with a greatly reduced force,
quiet reigned today. The only arrest
reported was at Wankegan. Ills.
where a striker was taken into
custody charged with making threats.
There were fewer strikers on the
streets in the vicinity Of the plants
than yesterday and the police expert
enced no difficulty in maintaining or
der. s.
John Fitzpatrick, organizer Of the
steel workers, announced that 1850
men were idle in the Chicago district
and predicted that within a few days
every steel plant in this section will
be closed down.
e7,5O0 Men Out.
His estimates of the men out In the
different cities is as follows:
Gary. Ind, $4,000.
South Chicago, Ills, 2 5000. Il
1iN1oAAd I1d1 OOIy 1uu.sa llsVVVs
Joliet and Chicago Heights, Ills,
1000.
Hammond, Ind. 5000.
Evanston, Ills, 1900"
Waukegan, Ills, $500. ~,
Milwaukee, Wis, 5000.
Sterling. Ills, 1000.
Dekalb, Ills, 1900.
Although the officials Of steel COM
panies decline to state how many men
still are at work they declare that the
figures given out by union leadersare
greatly exaggerated,
An official Of the Indiana Steel COM
pany at. Gary, Ind, stated that not
more than Is per cent of the men in
that city had left their posts.
Employer Report.
Another report said tt come from
a minor omcial Of the United States
Steel corporation placed the total
number of men out in the Chicago
district at $4,000.
the government pier outside OF South
Chicago and It Is said that forty more
boats loaded with ore will arrive from
Lake Superior ports In the next few
days. It u said that instructions have
been sent to northern ports TO sent
no more ore boats to South Chicago OF
Gary until the strike 10 ended.
ord9 Prevans.
Coatesytlle, Pa. Sept 23.-rwelv,
hundred mon are On strike St the Md
vale Steel and Ordnance corporation
branch here and I'VE hundred more .
the plant Of the Lpkens Steel CON
pany. Both concerns employ betweel
5000 and 5000 Inen. Order prevails
Mechaaic Beetn.
Buffalo, N. r. Sept 13.-Disturb
ancee which began IN the vicinity o
1.-THE Lackawanna Steel comp4py'
plant last night were continued fh1
morning. A master mechanic waSAse
upon by q crowd and severely beaten
A riot call brought out the police N