New-York tribune., 1919-09-25
Their Plans to Call Out
Trainnen and Hints at
General " alk-Out TAX
en- to Indicate Defeat
Companies Gain at
Gary and Chicago
Pittsburgh Plants Run
With More Men; Home
stead Makes a Record
By Theodore M. knappcn

by heOdOTe NJ. NnaPpcr
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 2f Unable Z,
gain an inch over their frs. inroaas on
the four great plants o. the Carnegie
Steel Company in The Nonongaheix
Valley. admittedly the controlling fsc-
tor in the mighty struggle for the cor
troll Of the steel industry. and attriJ-
uting their check % the activities o.
the state police and the severits Of tho
authorities in general. the efforts %
the strike committee are now centred
on weakening the hold Of the -roooers
on the situation. and every effort NIL
oe made ro impair the authority of tie
constahulary.
Governor Sproul to-day replied -
com plants of William z. Foster. strida
leader. tina. state troopers had exceed
ed their authority. The Governor com
mended the action Of the troopers, as
serted that enemies of government:
were taking advantage o. the stga-
tion TO incite riot. ard called upon NJ
Eoster 20 aid IT. prese 2 order. He
expressed tn ir- Dc
cislvely ~ % ir-
wade the state Dy OUTSIDE moes.
Walsh to Defend Strikers
Frank ?. Walsh. Kansas City lawyer.
identified with the labor cause and ate
of the National War Labor Board, tele-
grapfed to-day in response to an IN
vitation from the strike leaders that
/ ne would come here at once to assume
general charge of the defence OF the
organizers and strikers whose arrests
now begin TO run into tie hundreds
The employers gained ground in the
Chicago district, where the slab mills
OF the Illinois Steel Company at South
Chicago reoDened and where 100 nen
went back TO work in the United States
Steel Corporations mills a. Gary; m
Canton, Ohio. where the striking en-
p.oyes of the Canton Steel Company
voted TO return 20 work. ard II Cam
bridge. Ohio. where ! was repoi ed
the men who had quic were slowly re-
! turning 70 the mills.
! In Birmingham, Ala, the llrst sylups-
/ thetic strike OF the controversy was in
augurated, the men q twenty four
trades employed by independents plan.s
/ being called upon 10 walk out
The committee of twen-y-four. repre-
senting the unions involved II rhe
strike, met here today and devoted
large part Of It's tine to CON der.ng
ways and means of getting the con
stabulary out Of the Nay OF reduced II
authority.
Seek Aid of Railway Men
The other subject that received most
consideration was the question o. In
volving the Big Four railway brother-
hoods IN the strike. A committee va
appointed TO confer with the officials O.
the brotherhoods regarding ths moving
of steel in the process Of manufacture
70 and from plants en- common carrier
rail lines. which Is the usual practice
IN steel plants throughout tho country
The trainmen and other railway en-
ployes engaged in this wors have d
ready refused TO carry il IN some in
stances. ard il IS now desired that ths
brotherhoods snail issue general orders
20 the railway men TO put complete
embargo on such traffic In this con-
nection there was. talk IN the COMMIT
tee Of inaugurating i general strike
of all railway transportation relating
20 steel products If the railway
orotne rhood5 should take favorable
action on the appeal Of the COMMITTEES
! Of twcnry-four farreaching pc b l.
ties Of involving the Railway Aimiris-
traton and the Federal governmen.
VIII be opened up
titimatum 10 Bethlehem
The case Of the Bethlehem S'eol
Company was taken up and nat cor
poratlon was given until O'Clock 90
morrow Afternoon 20 answer the de-
mand for conference, 4ntar 5cual.y
Of a strike 70 beGin next Monday
The strike comm tee. Laf ~ read
the Governors letter. entertans ittie
hope % accomplishing anything vlth
the Pennsylvania author fiss IN -he
way Of relaxing the -rlp OF the state
/ troopers on public crcfr IN the dis
tricts affected by ,ke strine. out com
mittee Was appointed tc discuss The
matter with sheriff Haddock here, Il
being the belief u the strikers that
the troopers are resort.uZ 20 extrems
measures at his -eGues-.
The -ea- new- @ rhe strike situs-
.ion a0d me most vita, topic bc.orr
Ehis state and the ratlon to-day IS tie
way tbs state police ar de3rT.os the
peop.e cs their = shts sni orusa..y
oeay.ng up men, women and children
SAID Chairman 1cAr =. ttttg4.r4r. -
the committee q .wertr-f .lr aftc, :,
adjournet . 7 ght.
Complains of Authorities
"tf you want news. don't oos sor =,
u Pittsburgh. out 60 . H1.....ead
AcAeespo-,. Farrell, New Castle Sharon
40 { se~asre snc see what ne police
ara dong t. innocent peopi~ or i,
you WANT yeal experience OF iawless
ness :mpeIsonate one Of our organiz
ers"
Mr.. Fitzpatrick said taat ne uorle
appear before the Senate Commi.-a,
on Labor and Education IN Washt,y
ton to- morrow and would Law stress ~
'ns ruthless mssesr in ~hiah the Goa