The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-14
MORE STEEL MILLS
START.OPERATIONS
Strikers Look to Washington
To-day for Truce Pending
Arbitration.
SHOT FIRED AT TROOPERS
No One Hurt as Meeting Near
Pittsburg is Halted-Inde-
pendents tO'Work.

puTTsBuRa. Oct. 13.-Steei companies
whose plants arc operating In the Pitts
burg district continued TO report steady
orcgress toward normal conditions to-
d.y. which marked the beginning of the
fourth week OF me nationwide steel
workers strike. No announcement of
additional mills starting came from any
where in the district, but several In
other steel centres were reported as
having restarted. Neither was IL said
that large numbers OF men were return
ing to work in plants in operation.
Strike leaders at the headquarters
Of the steel workers national commit
tee expressed qualification at the stead
fastness of the union men. While steel
companies reported a steady flow of
workers tho union leaders maintained
there were no defections.
r Much interest is manifested in the
action to be taken by the Industrial
Conference, which will resume its ses-
sions In Washington tomorrow, on
Iabor's proposition 20 aSbitrate the Diff
ferences in the s.eel strike and to send
the men back tn the mills pending the
decision OF the srbtrators. Labor lead
ers handling the strike have always
been in favor OF arbitration and they
expressed the opinion that something
tangible will come out of the proposal.
The Pittsburg strike district was quiet
to-day. State police dispersed several
hundred strikers when they attempted
10 hold = meeting at North Charlton.
The troopers had difficulty in clearing
he cfr "a ~ A. -
gregated nsar the meeting place, but
TO arrests were made.
David Patterson. an organizer had
been scheduled to SPEAK in an aban-
doned barn. When he appeared thu
sergeant commanding the State troopers
prevented the meeting, declaring that II
could not be permitted under the state
FIRE laws, as the building was unsafe
for assemblage. The strikers said they
had permit from the Sheriff to hold
the meeting.
While the troopers were clearing the
streets a shot was tred from the hill
side. No one was hit.
State police at Charlton said a large
number of steel workers returned to the
mills to-day.
Two meetings OF strikers were held
at Homestead without interference. Dur
the afternoon troopers searched a num-
Der of houses for firearms, but found
none.
The Americsn Sheet and Tin Plate
Company. subsidiary of the United
States Steel Corporation, with many
plants scattered over the eastern halt
OF the country. gave out the following
report:
I'VE are running about IS per cent
Of our sheet mills and about SIS per cent
At. VI a.
gains right along. Additional numbers
Of men are reporting for work every
day. This morning at our MeKeesport
plant. which Is running 100 per cent.
more men reported for work than vert
required. There is no disorder or AIRY
sort. We are operating fourteen OF oul
plants 100 per cent"
II was also given out at the offices o.
this company that the Canton (Ohiol
sheet Steel company. which Is not {
part OF the American Sheet and Tin
plate concern, started to-day 100 PEE
cent. and that the Stark Rolling Mil
Company at Canton will probably star
up this week
The American Steel and Wire Com
pany. another Steel Corporation sub
Ediary, announced that steady prog
ress toward normal resumption was
being made. All of its plants in thu
Pittsburg district 1t was stated, were II
partial operation" 1t was stated fur
Their that in the Chicago district thu
company had more mea at work to-da,
than on any day last week.
Virtually all Independent plants In thu
Youngstown district having contracts
with the Amalgamated Association o.
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, will re
sumo as soon as they can be put int
shape for operation, d. ]. Davis, assis
tant International president of the Anal
gamated, announced here to-day upon hi
return from that district.
The Sharon Steel Hoop Compan.
plant at Struthers, Ohio. will probaol!
be started on Wednesday. he added.
Mr.. Davis said that while in tn
Youngstown district on Saturday h
conferred with the striking steel work
ers from plants holding Amalgamate'
agreements and told them that sucl
contracts must stand good The great
er number of the men said that the!
were ready to return to work. Mr.. Davi
asserted.
The Amalgamated agreements ar
going 10 be made good" asserted MI
Davis. These men must get back Of
the Job and then we will talk over thei
grievances and do what we can 70
them"