Evening star., 1919-09-24

there know positively that there is
= 98 per cent shutdown"
we closed two large Independent
plants in Pittsburgh today he add
ed.oarThey were the plants of the
"A NJ. Byers Company and the oliver
4 Snyder Steel Company
i Foster Is Pleased.
Mr.. Foster said that he was highly
pleased with the. strike progress in
this district. AT Duquesne and Clair
tot. he said, men were continually
wa1king out. He declared that the
local steel plants were practically all
shpt down with the exception of the
Jones & Laughlin works, on the South
The advance guard of large num-
bet of organizers sent into the dis
tffct by the United Mine Workers
Union began to arrive today. They
are being assigned to Homestead.
Braddock and other large steel towns
! National Tube Plant Quiet.
q Everything was reported quiet
Tube Company here. The plant.
which closed down last night, did
not reopen this morning because Of
shortage of men.
The national works of the National
Tube Company in Nckeesport were
operating without difficulty today. ac-
cording to an official while at strike
headquarters in McKeesport it was
stated that employees of the plant re
port two blast furnaces banked and
that the pipe furnace had been shut
down. The union men claim 1000
on ri IN
Conflicting claims also continue to
come from small independent plants
In the Pittsburgh district. Many of
them are working but few of them
full handed. according to the best in
formation obtainable.
aLittle Change" Is Report.
Inquiry at the general office here of
the American Steel & Wire Company
rs to the situation in its plants scat
tered throughout the Pittsburgh dis
triet ELECTED this general statement:
Little change in the plants in the out
lying districts; a change for the bet
teri the Pittsburgh field: Shoen-
berger works of the company in
Pittsburgh working full handed;
Many men who feared to work Mon
day and Tuesday now returning be-
cause of assurances of police protec-
tion."
The coroner here is investigating
the death of a watchman early today
ct the Hunhall plant of the Carnegie
Company. According to officials OF
the company, he had been assigned to
guard duty on a motor boat, and while
Stepping from one boat to another.
his shotgun was accidentally dis
charged, killing him.
Unions to Go to Highest Court.
The dpht 70 UNFOLD the constitutional
rights of the steel workers will be car
ried to the highest courts, John Fitz-
patrick, chairman of the national COM
mittee for organizing iron and steel
one of the important matters to come
before the committee, which went into
executive session shortly after IL o'clock.
'.An matters pertaining to the strike
that need our attention will be taken up
at today's meeting" Mr.. Fitzpatrick
10 state what other problems would be
considered.
Every constitutional right of the
WORKERS. has been denied in the Pitts
bur4h district Mr. Fitzpatrick said
we are going to carry the fight to the
hiGHest courts. We want justice. The !
Wod1kArs demand the protection of the
hwAnd are determined to be law-abid- |
Ing md keep within the law
M. Fitzpatrick indicated that an ap- |
peat would be made to state and county |
cd3eials asking them to act. He said the /
workers asked the right of free speech /
and. free assemblage-" /;
Organizers Summoned.
&pyeral organizers in this district !
were summoned to appear at today's |
mo6ting for the purpose of giving in !
formation regarding alleged assaults |
ON strikers by the state police at |
Kxk&S> a Vii iSfr lDIy
WAaam z. Foster, secretary of the |
cnmmittee. places the blame for any
disorder that might occur on the
eouptabulary.
Among the other important matters
10 - considered by the committee. it
thoSEtrike should it be prolonged any |
1en4th of time. Applications by sew |
eraf concerns for working agree |
ments with the union will also be con- |
e3dered. Mr.. Foster said that sew |
er11 of the independent companies |
bad asked for new working agree |
netts.
Fitzpatrick Coming to D. C.
1Gr. Fitzpatrick said that he would |
leave Pittsburgh tonight for Wash |
1ngf0a, where he would appear be- /
fore the Senate srike investigating |,
committee.
Il have wired the committee that l |
win cheerfully and voluntarily ap- |
pear before them and give them any !
information they wisK" he said
Keport Sent President Farrell.
& At the Offices of the American Sheet |
and Tin Plate Company, another sub |
SidiAry of the United States Steel Cor
pof4fion, it was announced that a
teleEram had been sent to ]. A. Far
relE New York, president of the cor |
poEhtfon, that the following plants
were In full operation this morning:
Scottdale, Pa. (two plants); Cam |
bridge, Ohio; Wellsville, Ohio; Canal
Dover, Ohio: New Philadelphia, Ohio: |
MorRantown, w. Va; Chester, w. Va
and GcKeesport. Pa
Scores Arrested.
Scores of arrests were made in the |
yicfH4fy of the steel mills in Pitts |
burkA today of persons for alleged |
vtok3fions of city ordinances. Twenty |
forefynerS were arrested charged |
WftH. interfering with men on their
wayfo work in the South Side plants. !
Fines totaling almost 5000 were i'm
posef upon the men by the magis- !
EEht men were arrested in Du-.i
Que1He. charged with refusing to
obeysthe policemen's orders to keep
moving" Seven foreigners were ar
rested in Homestead on a similar