Evening star., 1919-09-29
Steel Workers Strike
Opens Second Week With
! Conditions Unckanqed
~ tie Associated press

PITTSBURGH, September 2s.-Re-
porn from corporations, union head :,
qusSters. police and other Sources in
the Pittsburgh district today did not
fndtfate substantial change in the
ste9 workers strike, which has now
ent4red upon it's second week,
N& serious break was reported at
tne large Independent plant of the
SoMs & Laushlfn Company in this
city against which the unions had
annpunced an intensive campaign to
shuts down the works. A company
Representatives said that about the
sam number of men as reported last
week were at the works today, while
at union headquarters 1t was reported
that fewer workers answered the
whistle than on any other day since
the strike started
Tube Company Starts.
The Pennsyivanias works of the Ma
cloAHd last week, opened for opera
tion.s today, but whether production
VIII amount to much can not be
stated until late in the day.
H9mestead. Braddock. Duquesne
andsClairton plants of the Carnegie
on about the same basis as last week,
though there were conflicting claims
Dy each side as to the number Of men
In the works.
Meetings Of strikers were held in,
halle through Allegheny county yes
teraay under supervision of Sheriff
william s. Haddock. Deputies at
tented the gatherings and no out
with which Sundays meetinge were
held prompted strike leaders to an
nouhce that many such gatherings
would be held in the county this week.
:. BOD Minis Resume.
Tie American Steel and Wire comsl
iponv amounted that the rod mills in
kts plants at Braddock. Rankin and
The-fod mills were Closed last week.
1heEcompsny's plant at Don0fa. also
! clo8kd last week, reported meh res
tur3ing there for work.
1na,the Cleveland field, the company
an1i4unced. the nail department, Of
fhdtsH. p Works began operations.
ple4ty Of men In the Chicago district
rex,y to report, but operations, viii
ue84e attempted until after payday,
wnath is tomorrow
IMPORTS from Johnstow1, Pa, show
n6fehange in conditions there The
CAMBRIA plant of the Midwife Steel
Company, which shut down last Tues
daE 10 stfll idle and viii not resume.
o1Sials say, until a sufIicient num-
Do14of men Indicate; q desire to re-
tuf4 The 1orain Steel Company, Yin
- gcnastown asla: Continued e op-I
Eng with eFeA'ssaf h'Hdfuste Of
bre workers at New Castle
A New Castle the various plsnts4
pf me Carnegie Company and the
AEtican Sheet and Tinp1ate Com.
spnut continued operations, In some
'1n1tances departments. showing more
mel at work. corporation ofiiciais re-
I1s M4Keespoft Tinplate Company
1t Fort Vue resumed operations in
4h6jinishing department with . com
p1eeG personnel. officials stated. The
1fHswas shut down q week ago.
Hyeketfng done on large scale
where the Homestead, Bfaddock and
H4akin plants Of the. Carnegie Steel
Cennpany are situated. In some In
u&SdceS, especially at RANKIN. the
p5eketfng hads the effect Of prevailing
. 1afHe number Of men from RETURN
fne. offcials cl&imed. 1t did not deter
fhose. who had worked last week and
8 small number of additional men. IL
wa said.
More at Work at Sharon.
SHARON. Pa. September 2s-An-
oeuncemenf was made by offciale of
fhe Carnegie Steel Company that
May more men returned to work to-
11x;. Cat two: blast furnaces are in
f0H of6fntion at the south works, in
H{ffe6 and that the bar and bloom
ing mitls have practically full quotas.
The north mill Of the Carnegie
compatU in Sharon Is still closed
doWn. saOmcfais Of the Sharon Steel
He6p c1mpany reported that more Of
1ff eftt7oyes had returned to the mills.
Ope1ttions a. the plant Of the Afnerf-
en- EiSst and Tin Plate Company will
~ restaned tomorrow. oficials of that
compa&6 said. Its employees were paid
on today for all work performed prevf-
ous to The strike.
The valley Mold and Iron Works
at ShAepsvflle was today operating
every depart1nent. practically all men
havinefeturned. according to the COM
pasy. The Alice furnace. SharpsviIle,
Is alsostH operation.