Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-01
UNIONS AND TRUST
HEADS STRIVE FOR
SUPREMACY IN THE.
PITTSBURGH ZONE.
,ssr ike Leaders Say They Are
~ e995 tantIy Bringing More
M, INTO Their Ranks This
Disputed By Companies,
MANY ORGANIZERS ARE
AT WORK, IT IS SAID
Determined Effort Being Made
To Enlist Every Man Posi-
BILE in Labor Organizations.
Corporation Is Optimistic,


Pittsburgh, Pa, Sept 30.-The steel
workers strike. so far as the Pitts-
burgh district is concerned. drifted
| along today without any important
change being noticed. The entire
strike zone was quiet The unions
claim they are holding their men to-
gether and are constantly bringing
more into their ranks, The COM
panies, however. say they are getting
more workers into the plants. due to
the desire of the men to work and to
he good police protection afforded
them.
While both sides are working to In
crease their respective forces there is
belief in some quarters that no
break, If any, can be looked for until
after the Industrial conference which
opens at Washington next Monday.
In the meantime the struggle will
go on here. There are more organizers
in the Pittsburgh district now, accord
ing to labor leaders than at any other
time since the walkout started nine
days ago. Virtually every one of the
twenty-four unions involved has sent
its own organizers into the field and
claims are made that hundreds of men
are being taken into the organizations
every day.
"Making Steel and Lots of It."
Steel companies that daily give out
information continue to maintain that
the situation from their standpoint is
slowly but steadily improving. I'VE
are making steel and lots of It; we
have lost no ground but on the con-
trary are still gaining" said a Car
negie company statement. Other COM
panies made virtually similar an
nouneements.
At the national headquarters OF the
strikers, satisfaction was expressed by
leaders that they have the strike well
in hand and that they viii be able to
keep the steel industry OF the coun-
try crippled until the employers con-
sent to meet the men half way.
Figures were given out for the first
time in nearly week. II was said that
approximately $4,000 workers are
now idle. This is an increase OF about
$4,000 over the number of men re-
ported by the leaders as idle last week.
The walkout of steel workers at Beth
lehem and at the Jones and Laughlin
plant in Pittsburgh, it was said, was
responsible for the increase.
one of the developments Of tho
day that did not satisfy the strike
leaders was the decision of the ALLIE
gheny county court in upholding the
action Of the mayor of Duquesne In
mass meetings in that
city.
Secretary william z. Foster Of the
committee and an organizer
were arrested two weeks before the
strike started, while attempting to
speak from an automobile in vacant
lot. No permit to hold the meeting
had been asked for. and 1t was ad-
mitted by the city that none would
have been issued. Mr.. Foster and the
organizer were each fined 800, and
the county court today upheld the
action of the city authorities. The
court held that the right of free
sueech, sacred though 1t may be. must
yield to the greater one Of the safety
Of the citizens of the commonwealth,
their homes and their property.
Contradictory Reports.
Contradicting reports from company
sources that some of the plants In the
Farrell field are starting up, informa-
lion 9as given out at strike head
quarters that only five hundred men
out of 5000 normally employed were
1T work
A district organizer from that dis
rict said one furnace was being oper-
tied by negroes, who were burning
arge quantities of tar and grease to
make smoke 70 keep up appear
inces"
At Braddock the big Edgar Thomp-
son works was reported to be almost
shut down. Union leaders
charged that the company had
number of smoke makers" at work
char" The Homestead
works was reported to be crippled
md the situation deadlocked,"
Reports were received at headquar-
ers that eviction notices had been
erved on strikers living in company
louses at Sharpsville and at Bracken-
'idge. They must move in 80 days
" return to work! 1t was stated.
Secretary Foster said tonight that
lie was endeavoring to have the sem
tie investigating committee take his
estimony while it is in Pittsburgh.
I am anxious to appear before the
he said
In order to acquaint the strikers
With the progress of the strike In all
districts, it was said bulletin serv-
ce would be initiated Several times
ach week $4,000 bulletins will be
printed and sent throughout the coun-
ry, ii was said.
Concentrate on One Plant.
Efforts of the union organizers In
his district are being concentrated
n the Jones and Laughlin plant.
ir. Foster asserted that four mills
n the plant were completely down
ecause of a waiR-out of skilled AM
rican workers, including rollers and
oughers. He said that virtually all
he American skilled workers were
ut
The organizers in the Johnstown
istrict reported to headquarters that
large number of clerical employees
n plants affected by the strike had
pplied for membership. He was in
tructed to organize the clerical
workers and obtain an American
federation of Labor charter for
hem.
The following telegram was re-
eived at strike headquarters from
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