Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-09-23
.bETHLE LEHEm FORCES
REFUSE TO Leave
FIRES and FORCES
Some Blast Furnaces in Pittsburgh District Bank
ed; Cleveland, Steubenville and Pueblo Works
Closed; Youngstown, Illinois, Cambria and
Lackawana Mills Barely Open.
(By The Associated Press.)

At the end Of the opening of the between
organized labor and the of the and steel indus
try Of the country both sides rested night apparently salts
fled with reports received from the faung battle line reaching
into twenty states and affecting directly indirectly half
million workers.
After the first strength leaders
manders Of labor legons willing to admit they faced
struggle which might prove long and bitter.
Seven Shot in Rioting
Grim evidence of preparations conflict
were seen in the armed guards surrounding all mills but the first
Day OF the strike ended with signs of serious disorder except
New Castle Pa where persons shot roting
lowing alleged attempt to workers from entering
plant
Stand Off in Big Centers.
From strike headquarters Pittsburgh came claims that
$4,000 had taken their places the ranks
steel corporation challenged the estimate of labor leaders
The steel corporation against which the main offensive d.
rece able to operate most of its plants the Pittsburgh
district according to officials In the Chicago steel
center of the largest plants forced down.
others operated on reduced scale.
Strike Headway in Ohio.
1t in the Nahoning valley that the strikers seemed to make
the most headWay for with three large steel mills Youngs
town district shut down and others running part capacity
the steel producing industry that reported to the
fast approaching general paralysis.
In the Cleveland district the strikers apparentv made
attack Only four Of the twenty plants o
Grafton and according to labor leaders 10000 affected
Out in Largest Numbers
An important feature of the situation
by representatives of the $4,000 workers employed Bethe
hem Steel company that these would the strike pend
ing an attempt to obtain conference with the officials
banked but the majority plants operation although
admittedly with forces reduced per per cent
~ tne ess important points IN ONO and Pennsyl
Vana officials of the various plants announced
had remained loyal operations were in full swing One
notable exception Johnown Pa where
reported to have struck in the Cambria mills.
Outside of Pivotal States
Outside the pivotal states of Indiana
vana conditions reported nearly few impor-
ant exceptions At Buffalo, where great independent plants
OF the Lackawanna Steel company located chiefs
claimed that 20 Of the workers had obyed CALL
At Wheeling ". Va it asserted that 5000 idle
and the Colorado Fuel and Iron companys plant Pueblo Co
was closed down when its 1000 employees walked out
The mills of the Illinois Steel company at South Chicago
closed the unions estimating that per of the 1000 men
m the day shift had struck.
Conference Financing Strike.
Telegraph leading from headquarters capital and
labor kept followed
145 plants affected by the strike became evident
that neither the corporation had able all it's plants
operation the strikers had been able COM
pe teup the industry leaders began settle down to the
prospect Of long fight In this connection was announced
that important parley Of labor chiefs be held to-
when it is understood the subject financing the strike
will be considered