Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-24
.GOMPERS TO MEET
/. STRIKE LEADERS IN
PITTSBURGH TODAY
National Organization Com.
mittee Of Steel Workers
Will Gather.
FOSTER SAYS RAILROAD
PHASE TO BE DISCUSSED
Carnegie Company Declares Sit
uation Is Rapidly Improv-
ing in It's Mills.
MAJORITY OF MILLS OPERATE
Pittsburgh District Affected to
Smaller Extent Than Any Other.
Western Ccntcrs Crippled.
MAJORITY OF MILLS OPERATE
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PITTSBURGH Sept. 23.-The possi-
bility Of settlement Of the steel strike
being brought about by the meetings
OF the national committee on orGani-
zation of iron and steel workers here
tomorrow w2s freely discussed tonight.
AL union headquarters, however. it
was denied that any overtures for a
settlement were under way 1t was re-
ported that Samuel Gompers, president
OF the American Federation OF Labor.
is to be present ut tomorrows meet.
ing.
Secretary William z. Foster, OF tho
organizing committee. said the most
important question to come before tho
meeting would be the railroad phase
of the strike
AT Youngstow and other points"
ne nc said the railroad men have re-
do not think the railroad brother
hoods Will st@nd by and see our men
beaten and killed without coming In
our aid"
wheeling Company Signs Up.
The strikers scored an important
SS;ctory tonight when the Wheeling
steel and Iron Company capitulated
ana signed the union agreement pro-
viding for n new wage Scale. revision
or working hours and improved pIant
spanrl9!h; ssonni.l9ns, Shortly afterward the
outside of wheeling, shut down COM
pletely. after an Intellectual attemnt 10
keep running.
The union men were also encouraged
~ the closing down of two plants OF
tne IN american Steel and Wire Company
IN ~, braddock and Rankin and the clos
me south Side of Pittsburgh This
isolated the Jones and Laughiin plant.
in inc ,he Secoma nnn largest independent plant
best of all since the strike began.
nc oirganizers s,aI, foeussed their energy on
tHiS piant today, many OF theimen be
ing reached by pickets as the shifts
changed. Secretary Foster was elatei
a, At ,i me renorts reaching him from the
Expect to Halt Jones Plant.
plant" he said Vow we.pe a sac
awe,li r,fliaiS Soon sSfemsafs hd - for demosracy
on the Jones & Laughlin psvrnu
with anything like an even breaS fhs
Gaw Mno'e ID district ii would be tied up to-
Ali We need is a little Fpuna mors 70 tqra that,
w me Trumbull and Liberty mills at
,rhir MIrren en-, smut kn down completely tonight.
valley complete
stn,emen, rsG EarnHge nfyde ST, Steel Company: in
was general Improvement in the
SsIituaiion in all the company's milIs
IN inc Dunuesne mills tonight. and ine
c1eaSed gains were reported at Uoms-
Agents OF the Department Of Ius,ic.
appeared in Pittsburgh tonight malxine
Inquiries about Secretary Foster ana
J2nn ,i6na, Fitzpatrick. chairman OF the a na.
tomorrow's meeting. p'es'ue dt
Mr: Foster said he would weIcoms
TO make. He said FitzpatricE v"nih wnSh
PROBABLY leave for Washington TO anu
tffnr at tne hearing fixed for Thursday.
meeting. VI 'oihorroW's
Less Violence Than Expected.
had heI,n ANY y offcials said tonight there
had had oesn exnant much less violence than they
were held in several of Inc -, Strlkers
SSut.side the city today, witbout wns sa
disorder whatever ut any
various various sections involved IN rem ron the
10 o''he he showed ihe the Pittsburgh distriet
majority OF mills in this I..; tnr-;,s The
incre1snnan mere running today. some Of them Wiz VIII
that Ita $1,000 'orsss mes had 1t was estimated
Nils in other districts. hownny. 20 "ork.
oaHlX crippled: were
steoI william T. Foster. secretary Of tho
asserted that 327.i0o Of tIo Go"ini M ittee; lee;
meF Ihsf in the Industry Have. ."S quit ig'o;Uog snS
me iron and Steel Institute ran ,.nent'
this! -; me companies, took issue Wiz
showins 'tinsht, thst an and put out reports
arc NOT seriously affeced and ~ pants
Steni' :" T per cent of the United states
trinis GI MOS; Ws:, Of these being in the nise dis
OF the mcp ot me Ohio River. Many
"-a 20 nave decided to return to work
r Fin Hopes to Railroad Men.
The union leaders now min ,,o,-
hopes hopes for complete tie I'M pm q, 'hair M
crews non rh or the railroad shifting
s'sa sosay , to have served notice fepoftSs on tSs
hand,s I'M m ohiciais that they will nor
naro,e nanta cars from plants empIoy;nr
non union men. 'p'oS'he
News that the United States sen.,.
mad decided to investigate The ssn;ntts s,n;ti
coroors,i nu enat judge Gary. head OF he steel
eer er OF the strike. had been summoned UNI oae
wnl cennas eMa,saihhation next Thursday. was
ter fime aeys business" said Secretary Fos:
open" '"'o 'He
When shown Washington despatch
quoting Representative Cooper az saw.
'nS NnaL roster was unfit to be an
american citizen or labor leader
Foster said:
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