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The sun., 1919-09-26
Kondo Tells Of Conference.

Baron Kondo, who was an advise r
to the Japanese peace delegates at Paris,
told of the work done by the Peacs
Conference and declared that the work
of reconstruction In Europe demands
immediate attention, lest Bolshevism re
suit in the distressed parts. He said in
part:
THE work of reconstruction awaits
speedy initiation and strenuous prosecu-
ton. To my observation, the condition
in some parts Of Europe Is so precarious
that II seems TO threaten the complete
paralysis of their economic life and to
Place their inhabitants on the verge
of starvation.
"If the present condition is left alone
to lead to its logical conclusion, the
! consequences might be as serious as II
| rot worse than. the terrible war itself
1t would doubtless breed pestilence and
| spirit of revolt against order and
discipline, not dissimilar to what we now
witness in Bolshevik Russia, The ur-
| gent need Of the moment is, therefore
| the supply of foodstuffs and raw mate
| iials to these distressed regions, 50 that
their industries and foreign commerce
can be rebuilt"
| The best interests of Japan and the
United States call for the continuation
of the friendliest relations, he said
! Trade rivalry ana other mlSunderstand
ing which might come to pass are but
the stray outcroppings of the virile life
of two great nations on the opposite
shores of a great ocean.
Among those who were Baron Kondo's
invited guests were Lewis l. Clarke
who presided; George f. Baker, Jr.
William Boyd. Delos w. Cooke, Gen
T. Coleman du Pont, Andrew Fletcher
Hamilton Holt, Murray Hubert, Major
Gen. /. Inouye, DIR. t. Iyenaga, X. Ku
nasaki, japanese Consul-General
Thomas w. Lamont, William Felowei
! Morgan, Commissioner Lewis Nixon
Senator James A. O'Gorman, Morgan
O'Brien, T. Ohkubo, Herbert L. Pratt
Lindsay Russell, Elmer A. Sperry. JohI
b. Stanchfled. Commander NJ. Sugi
John G. Todd, Rear Admiral n. r
Usher. Commander Y. Uyeda and MartiI
| Vogel.
The sun., 1919-09-26
CHICAGO STRIKERS
RETURNING TO JOBS
Companies Are Renewing
Operations With Many
Plants Running.
UNIONS CLAIM RECRUITS
No Disorders Are Reported
Schwab Confers With Heads
of Companies.
special Despatch 10 tbs STU.

CHICAGO, Sept 25.--Striking steel
workers in the Chicago district returned
N their employment in increased num-
h.rs to-day end operations were on
larger scale than yesterday. While the
strike was by no meanS~ broken. depart
r,ent heads Mt the mills said the outlook
was more encouraging. They declined.
however. to give out detailed figures as
10 the number of men who had returned.
Leaders of the strikers claimed to be
satisfied with the situation and that
while there had been slight detection
from their ranks they had gained re-
quits that more than made up Tor the
loss
No serious disorders were reported
from any part of the district, although
taree men were killed and score in
tured at Gary in a street car crash. Most
~ the men were either going to the mills
ta get their pay. or returning from the
mills The accident was caused by
faulty signals and was not attributed in
ely way to the strike.
Three plckets charged with threaten
ing negro laborers at the Waukegan
plant Of the American Steel and Wire
Company were arrested and held under
$4,000 bond. Arrests throughout the
district did not total half a dozen for
the last twenty-four hours, according
to officials. At the Illinois Steel Com
pany's plant 1000 men were reported
at work operating the rolling mill and
two bessemer furnaces 1t was expected
additional furnaces would be operated
tonight The plate mill and an cleo
trio furnace were also put in operate
during the day.
Reports that strike breakers had been
brought into Gary were denied. Mayor
Hodges said there was no truth to the
report.
~ am opposed to strike breakers" he
said, and so far as 1 know none have
been brought in"
All but two units of the American
Bridge Companys plant were in operl-
ton. The Indiana Steel Company re-
ported the rail mill would resume opera
ton at once 1t was said between 5000
and 1000 loyal employees were housed
In the plant.
Charles NJ. Schwab, head of the Beth
lehem Steel Company. was in conference
with E. J. Burlington. president of the
Illinois steel Company. and other Chi
cago district steel men. No statement
was given out. but 1t was understood
plans were discussed for increased op-
erations of the plants with non-strikers.
At all of the large plants. 1t was said
men who had gone on strike early in the
week were given their old places bacl,
upon application. 1t was also said their
pension rights and seniority rights were
automatically restored with their return
The sun., 1919-09-26
ASKS 2.75 BEER DECISION.
Tries to Hasten
Action by Highest Court.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-The Supreme
Court was asked by the Government
to-day to expedite consideration of APP
peals from Federal court DEGREES in
Baltimore. Md. unfolding the right OF
breweries to produce 2.75 per cent. beer
under the food, control act.
Numerous cases are pending in the
United States courts which would be
controlled by the courts decision
herein" the motion said. "Other Fed
eral courts have passed upon the mat
ter and conflicting decisions have re-
suited. 1t Is important, therefore, that
an early decision may be had"
The sun., 1919-09-26
BAN IS PUT ON NEAR BEER.
Youngstown Police Close Brew
cries Owing to Strike.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. Sept. 25.-Because
OF the steel strike the police have for
nidden the manufacture as we'll as the
sale Of near beer, closing down two
breweries employing. it is said. 500 men.
Proprietors of near beer saloons had
protested against the closing order is
sued tothem while soda fountains could
continue sales
The sun., 1919-09-26

the steel authorities and State police,
The Sheriff told them, they said. tina.
they could hold meetings in any hall
that was available In the county, but
that his proclamation forbidding open
air meetings or gatherings of any sort
would stand. He explained that the State
police were not under his jurisdiction,
but acted under State authority.
The sun., 1919-09-26

WARREN, Ohio Septr 25.-Members OF
the Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers at a special meet
ing to-day voted to call an immediate
strike at the Trumbull Steel COMPANY
and Liberty Steel Company plants here.
Both plants were forced to close down
Tuesday evening because of a shortage
of laborers.
The sun., 1919-09-26

credited on the certificate OF the I. w.
w. heads here as the real representative
of American trades unionism at the con-
ference. He had spent much time In
Paris In touch with the French trade
unions which at that time were frankly
syndicalist, and the French delegation
supported him in the convention.
According to the quotation from Dun
cans report, Foster asserted that the |.
w. W. was the only organization In
America which recognized and organized
the unslSllled workers. Hence. he said,
Il was better entitled to representation
in the convention than was the a. f.
OF l..
Duncan is quoted-as saying that Fos-
ter became violently abusive when his
claim was not granted Immediately and
that when Duncan had his remarks
translated for the benefit OF the delegates
Foster was thrown out and Duncan was
seated.
The authorities are known to have
copies of /. w. w. publications in which
Foster appears as a contributor OF
European correspondence, signing HIM
self yours for the l. w. W." &C.,
The sun., 1919-09-26
Situation in Allegheny valley.

The steel strike situation in the Allie
gteny Valley tonight is as follows:
Allegheny Steel Compa ny-Virtually
all departments in operation; few more
American workers return: no disorder
officials satisfied" with conditions
West Penn Steel Company-Finishing.
anLealing and other departments at
work: entire sheet floor suspended to
permit workers there to hold meetings ;
quiet and strikers orderly.
Braeburn Steel Company-All depart
ments working; only few foreigners
ST. liking.
Pennsylvania Iron and Steel Company
Entire plant at work.
American Sheet and Tin Plate Com
pany. New Kensington - Both mills
closed strikers acting as policemen; nc
attempt to operate.
Union offlcials-Programme of strike
declared to be satisfactory and predic-
ton that further gains will be made by
strikers.
West Penn employees-Strikers to be
paid off to-day; meeting Of sheet floor
men at Chamber OF Commerce rooms ir
Tarentua
Allegheny -mployees-Strikers to be
paid to-day.
The Allegheny. Steel Company plan
| with additional American employees
, who went on duty for the night shift
The West Penn company plant wal
working, but with the suspension of thu
sheet floor the minov departments rep
resented only a small percentage of thu
normal number of employees,
THE progress of the day Is a con
tinuance of the preceding period o
operation" was the gist Of the report!
from the Carnegie Steel Company's MILL
when the night turns went on tonight
An official of the company said: "W
are still hopeful, and rightfully so
when we survey the mill reports anC
observe the increase Of working forces
Almost every mill man has returned t,
work during the day, and in some in
stances where men reported there wer
| full forces and they were sent to othe
mills. Improvement in conditions every
where grows with each change of turn
The Monongahela Valley Mills, thos
at Braddock, Homestead and Duquesne
are running better with each turn an,
| increases in various departments tina
4 had slowed up somewhat are recorded
| in several mills. 1t seems to us tina
there is change of sentiment CROWN,
The sun., 1919-09-26
STEEL OUTPUT GOES
UP IN PITTSBURG


stabulary was searching Tor men who,
they charge, had been sniplng from the
hills. When Nick Grogan, a Serbian
steel worker. came through his front
door on to the porch of his house he
was shot through the heart.
If, as the strikers allege. the State
troops are violating the constitutional
rights of the strikers to peaceable as
semblage and searching their homes
without warrant the police say that
they are but acting under the laws Of
the State of Pennsylvania and that the
actual danger warrants extreme precau-
lions.
From whatever viewpoint this sltua-
tion is looked at, however. this net re-
suit appears, whether as, cause or effect /:
That when the State troopers have kept
away there has been no disorder al
strikers meetings. and that where the
troopers act the Steel Corporation mills
are running best.
No one was willing tonight to predict
the ultimate outcome in violence. Both
sides privately admit their fear of it,
each charging its possibility to the ac-
lions of the other side.
Threatening letters have already made
their appearance at the homes of the
mon who are continuing at work, but
officials are not inclined TO believe that
the danger will come from those who
resort to such a trick.
Secret Service Chief Arrives.
William J. Flynn. chief or the Secret
Service of the Department of Justice,
arrived here to-day and held an extend
ed conference with Lowry Humes,
United State Attorney who was counsel
to the Overman committee when it In
vestigated German and radical propa-
ganda and who is understood to have
made close check on the local Red sit
uation.
Chief Flynn refused to discuss his
mission other than to say that the De-
partment of Justice was deeply inter-
ested in certain phases of the situation
in the steel industry and that he would
conduct a careful investigation with the
aid of the local staff of the Department
William 2. Foster. secretary of the
steel workers committee, Is admittedly
the target OF the steel corporation'f
statement tonight with regard to the
fight against permitting control of the
American Federation of Labor by the
radical element The steel corporation
has made q careful investigation Of Eos
ters past.
The corporations officers regard hin
as dangerous person because Of hls
past, as well as because of his extreme
| skill In organization. They have in
formation showing they believe tha
Foster was for a long timeIhigh in the
councils of the I. w. W. before hiI
connection with the American Fedora
| ton of Labor. This evidence, they as
sert. is contained in the report to th'
American Federation of Labor made by
James Duncan, then and now the fed
! GRAFTON vice-president. upon his trip t.
the International Trades Union Con
| ference at Budapest in 1911.
Duncan's report is quoted as tellini
The sun., 1919-09-26
GARY MACHINERY INJURED.
Bessemer Converters OF L. $. steel
Corporation Can't he Used.

GARY, Ind, Sept. 25.--Flve batteries
of coke ovens. rs in all. we're put in OPP
Grafton to-day at the Gary works Of
the United States Steel Corporation.
and the slab mill was said to be runnine.
The bessemer converters were blown,
but it was reported that the equipment
had been tempered with and they were
closed again,
The sun., 1919-09-26

two innocent negroes In Jacksonville as
distances of domestic troubles which
leeded Strengthening out
ut would seem as though there was
enough to satisfy the most ambitious re-
former in settling affairs at home" he
aid
Mr.. Hepburn spoke in favor OF q
league composed of the five big Powers
the United States, Great Britain, France,
Japan and Italy, since these Powers
would naturally control any league.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-22
BRII.F HISTORY or
ORIGIN OF STRIKE.

At the national convention of tho
American Federation of Labor hcl /
In 81 Paul IN 1giS, IL was decided
10 orsanize labor In the steel in
dustry and to demand recognition
of the unions.
ON May %. 1919. a conference ~
international uuion officials WIS
held and committee OF five
nlmcd TO wait on Judge Gary Of
the United States steel corporation.
\ letter written under the di-
r'otion of Samuel Gompers. prcsi-
dent of the American Federation
of Labor was sent Ia Judge GARY
asking recognition OF organized la
hor hy the corporation.
Judge GARY wrote n reply m
which hc refused TO deal with labor
COl'cctN sN
The committee called ON Jud 90
GARY, and was refused hearing
on July 90 the presidents OF IN"
International unions voted 20 call
for strike vote.
pn Aug 90. tho returns of the
halloting demonstrated the willing
ness Of HS ptr cent Of the union
men 10 back the strike.
An appeal WAS dispatched 10
President Wilson hsking him Co
ondeaVor tu bring about a coufcs-
cnCc between the union represent
ntives and steel corporation Of
ficiuls
Intervention Of federal authorl-
lies was unaVuiliug.
Orders were issued calling ON an
steel workers 10 quit work ON
sept 90.
President Wilson. after the strike
vote had been announced issued "a
new appeal Tor a postpuncment
until after the cuuiial- labor round
table meeting IN Washington. oct.
g.
This appeal was conH.dcrad at a
meeting OF the national committee
for organizing steel workers In
Pittsburgh. sept ~ hut II was de-
cided To 80 ahead with the strike
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-22
MINERS AGAINST
SYMPATHY STRIKE
TO AID STEEL MEN
Will Take Only Such Measures
AS Can be Legally Employed
To Give Practical Assistance
Convention Favors Labor Party

-, 81. ,,'~'.,'
,.,,s -,
"'i"'" "' 'h' H'eei S''ihera bS Nhi'h
men working under agreement might
ho called out. This wns made clear
,ot.v uhc, ~ ,o,,,,,t,,o. ., ,..,,,,s
- =,
WIS ''''''e" t"e feH"iu'loh' WeusihE
the miners 10 refuse 20 furnish coal
for any nurpos. which nurht endnn-
,,,. a., .,,,.,,.,., -, ~. =, %. =.
ported 'hs''hd' SubShtu'e commit
ting the organization 10 use such
measures as can legally be empfoy cd
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"'' " WV ''''''h
sto'l workeis'
The resolution points out that as
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-22
ADVERTISERS URGE
RATIFICATION OF
THE PEACE TREATY
Associated Clubs of World
Indorse League Covenant After
Address of Gompers is Read
Saying Delay Hurts Business.

NEW ORLEANS. la. SEPT. ga
Normal industrial conditions can
come only when definite peace terms
have been agreed 10 by the leading
nations Of the world samuel Com
pers president Of the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor. declared today 10
the annual session OF the Associated
Advertising clubs of the World. meet
Ing here. Mr.. Gompers address was
read to the convention as he could
not he present.
Urging promp, ratification Of the
treaty as an absolute necessity. AR
Gompers said.
That treaty IL not perfect. But u
is our only constructive suggestion for
dealing with some OF the things
which cause wars"
Mr. Gompcrs address was read N
connection with a triangular Discus
sion which marked the opening ses-
sion of the convention. Fostus !.
Wade u 81 Louis. VIII present the
side of capital and Vept esentitivn
Champ Clark OF Missouri will speak
from the view of the consumer.
"Co-oporauon Tor production de-.
ponds fundamentally" Mr. Gpmpers'
paper said. upon good Will Good
VIII must he earned The only way
In which workers may expand. de.
fenG their rights ana interests, N
through organization and rcsponsi-
BILE Representatives. Two falilcies
have hcen 80 frequently repeated ~
TO he accepted by casual readers and
hearers. II Is said that requests for
increased wages nccessitate increass
In prices who Increases cost OF liv-
ing and In return results In more wage
demands "a vicious circle which leads
to no progress High wages have In
ynriably resulted In constructive
changes beneficial 10 workers and
have resulted in increased production.
The second mis-statemcnt used ip
the discredit OF wage earners Is that
output IL deliberately restricted by
the organized labor movement and by
limitation OF hours ~ work. In many
industries production N below pre-
war volume This is not due To labor.
but tu unsettled trade conditions.
managerial policies and high costs of
raw materials Wage earners as well
ns employers. are anxious To end this
period.
Later the convention adopted a res
olutiun urging speedy ratification or
the peace treaty and the league Of
nations covenant without amendmcnt
or reservation
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-22
STEEL WORKERS
AT PUEBLO OUT
Plants Prepare for Completes shut
Down.

~ rHr Asss stsTrp rsrss
~ Eblf0, colo. sept g2.HaTwo
hundred mon we're pulling tho fires
in the Minnequ1 plant of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company here This
morning, preparatory to complete
Thut down of the plant whore hN
thousand men are employrd This
WAS the announcement from Com
pany iresident J. r. Welhorn. wbo
stat a that until sufficient force cf
men we're secured no EFFORT would he
made 10 operate Here.
Melhorn said no plans had been
made To bring In strike breakers.
Neither would hc give an approximate
time ON which tho plant viii be closed
saying, THAT depended ON the
strikers alone"
Pickets have been stationed hy the
union az an approaches TO the steel
works. These men are unarmcd. and
so fnr ihcrr has not been oven bit
Of trouble. The company IL not cm-
ployinr extra guards. the regular
force Of watchmen being deemed suf-
flclent To run She plant. The union
claims the men are 100 per cent ia
favor of the strike and that u is "a
tight 40 the finish"
All mines In ths southern coal
field. supplying coal TO the Colorado
Fuel and Iron plants here have been
ordered closed This does not AFFECT
the conn cfcial mines OF the COM
pany.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-22

CHICAGO PLANTS
FEEL THE STRIKE
Close Down or Hun with Rahnccd
Forces.


CHICAGO, Sept. 22--Operatlng
with greatly reduced forces or closed
down" WAS the report ~ most Of the
big steel plants of the chicago dis
trict az noon today Al south Chl.
cago, Gary. Indians Harhor. aud
Hammond conditions differed NJ
widely however, that the influence or
local conditions in the various estab-
ishmcnts was paramount. raion
leaders were either quietly satisfied or
openly luhilant but company officials
hnh little 10 say II they tpited nj All
All told forty three big steel plants
We're directly affected hy tho strike
order, the number OF employees being
estimated at more than Si.O00. Union
claims were that 90 per cent OF this
number had struck FOR recognition
OF their unions. but n" company oifi-
,lhl would acknowledge more fhan
20 per cent actually out Where
more than This proportion had failed
O" report COR work the plant officials
nld thcy had been inundated by
The flluurltv
Agents Of The bureau of invesfiFa.
uun %. the department of Justice were
rushed tn Size steel ceniers on reporss
that radicals were trying to inclte
suikntS To violence No violence
however was reported.
a. Gary, The great establishments
OF the United states Steel corporation
are running with admittedly reduced
forces. Al Hammond there was ar
most no change from the situation
CREATED hy the strike thcre several
weeks ago of employees 81 the stand
ara steel Car company. but al indiana
li1rhuf conditions approached those
90 South Chicago
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-22
SO PER CENT OF
MEN OUT, HE SAYS
Organizer Phgsls, with Milwaukee
AMI Indiana Ilt~uits

CHICAGO. Sept O.. John Fl'z-
patrick. organizer uf the steel workers
strike, said today.
The points In this district which
We expected would bee weakest In the
strike have proven the strongest.
WNess are Milwaukee and Indiana
Hnrbor. We are advised that ~ per
cent OF the men Went out at Miiwau-
kcr ana that every ythinE was shut
down at Indiana Harhur'
ir Fi'"rHtrick said 10 would hc
two or three days before The fun
90, nE,n ut tne strike appears.
~. issued Il notice Ia Hil steel Cow-
pHnics irrespective uf whether they
have any connection with the United
States steel corporation. asking them
'. "onf"r with " u. Foster. Ht the
Plttsburg headquarters ~ tho strike.
o.. .,ree he said. will he effective
against an steel concerns. except
those reaching agreements with tu"
union through Mr Foster,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-22
HALF \ MILLION MIN
AIFfgYrED ny STRIKE

NEW YORK. sept. ss.-Approx-
Innate number OF steel employees
possibly affected by the strike IN
the United states brs 900.
Employees OF United States Stoei
corporation affected by strike.
3GN.7tO.
Numhor Of steel corporation em-
ployca holding stock, s0.7fl: In
1918, f2.77T; Ia 1917. 3S.262.
Total wages and salaries paid hy
United states St7cl In 1915. s4bz,-
6Ga2bf.
Expenditures for welfare work.
1917. siO.sfS9SO
rnskilled help. lowest daily pay.
S3.ao; highest. So.
skilled help. lowest daily pay,
81; highest. $40 to tse.
Highest priced hsip rollers, av-
erage $40 day and run up to $50.
Next highest priced help. melt
crs. average $50 a day.