The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-12-05
STRIKE is BROKEN
AT STEEL PLANTS
Big Mills Running Again With Full
Forces, With Green Hen Only
Serious Handicap.
AGlTaToRs' POWER WAVES.
Workers Seer Realized TYP. 81 les5-
ers Hho Were Running the Big
WsIkos-Payroii Shrink
age 10 Huge.

Pirtsburgh--Few evidences remain
that teu weeks ago. September -, g
nation wide strike Of steel workers was
inzugu-zted- Stupeadouz losses have
ben borne b the worknea. By The
steel companies and b the public as
z result Of tie waIkout- which. after
orr q The bitterest battles II indus
trial history. has ended il complete
failure for the men who began il
OF the rs, 40 mill -Torkers employed
In rhis district. Americas steel center,
1874 either responded 70 the strike
cali On September - O. were forced
INTO ldleness b the shutdowns result
M from tie walkort OF this latter
1unber loa 40 are bach At work. The
steel companies are operating under
the handicap u breaking In many new
men. but each passing day sees inproy-
ed conditions IL this respect
Reports indicate that there would he
almost 100 Per cent operation Of steel
plants throughout the Pittsburgh dis
triCt Il the coal miners had not struck
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the final stages Of recovery from the
steel walkout. In the Wheeling fW
Va neighborhoOd. the only place In
the Pittsburgh district where steel
mills still are completely idle. strikers
have voted 10 return 70 work but the
large steel companies own and operate
their coal mines. and resumption Of tie
steel mills will have 70 wait until the
coal strike has ended. In other regions,
especially II the Shenango Valley, cur
tailment Of steel production viii have
10 be restored within ten days unless
the miners 20 back 70 work.
A conservative estimate places the
total payroll loss IN the entire district
q 50 81 0,f4 s. and the property loss
AZ Sf53.15o Tie only figures obtains-
HE as 10 the tonnage loss by the steel
companies are those given by The strike
committee. placed il a. so 10000.
Il Is estimated that less than 10 Per
cent Of the men who struck are idle.
Most Of them have returned 70 their
old jobs. Others have gone elsewhere
to work Many foreign worEmeH have
returned 70 their native lands
A. result Of the strike the labor
situation Is more serious than i was
during the war. WorkTnen going n
Europe or leaving this region to find
employment elsewhere have created
shortage Of 10000 common laborers.
Steel officials say the problem II in
sufficient laborers is being met in va
rious WAYS many negroes and Mexi-
cans having been brought into this ter
ritory since the strike began
Significant are reports showing that
the strike has stimulated inventiveness
In the management Of steel plants,
with the result that new methods were
devised whereby fewer men than for,
merry are required TO perform certain
work. These labor saving methods
will continue TO be cGed
Al the Clarion Steel Works. where
clashes Of steel workers and state po-
lice caused much excitement. 800 la
borers walked out September % in re-
Spouse to the strike order. These men
We're an important part Of a vast ma
chine and their absence necessitated
shutdown Of the works. employing
1900 men. A new organization had to
be effected. For weeks the plant ran
far below capacity. but new depart
ments were added from time 10 time
till now the plant is running 100 per
cent, not only in the steel works, but
In the by-products plant The expe-
Renee Of the Clarion works is typical
Among the reasons for the collapse
Of the strike In this district the radical
character OF IFS leadership and the fail
ure to pay promised strike benefits
stand out prominently.
The current issue Of the West Viz
ginia Labor News admits that the steel
strike has collapsed II admits the full
resumption Of operations at various
plants following agreements by the
strikers 10 abandon their efforts and to
return to work on the open shop basis.
The News has been backing the steel
workers In their strike