Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-30
BETHLEHEM STRIKE
FAILED To START;
NORKMEN REPORT
Plants at Baltimore and
Other Places Are Not Af-
fected - Employers at
Pittsburg Are Hopeful

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-The steel
workers attempt to extend the ma
tion-wide strike to the Bethlehem
Steel company apparently failed to-
day
Reports indicated that in most of
the Bethlehem mills the response
was so limited that production will
be but little affected. In South
of tho men failed to report this
morning, it was said. At Steelton
and Titusville, Pa, a full force was
reported. Employees of the Spar
rows Point, Md, plant voted over
wheImingly yesterday against join
ing the strike and the plant was in
operat ton today.
Aside from the apparent initial
failure of the Bethlehem strike, the
steel workers appeared to be losing
ground in their fight for unioniza-
ton of the United States Steel cor
poration and it's subsidiaries. In all
important Pittsburg districts re-
por indicated an increasing num-
Der of men returning to work. The
Carnegie Steel company was par
ticularly optimistic. The situation
in the Ohio, Illinois and Gary areas
showed little change.
Secretary Foster, of the steel
workers national committee claimed
the Bethlehem steel strike was a
complete success.
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Having
failed in the first week of the
steel strike to paralyze the indus
try, although Gripping many plants
and forcing a shutdown in some cen
ters, union labor is massing its
forces for a greater offensive to-
morrow, when approximately $4,000
employees of the Bethlehem Steel
company have been ordered to join
the wa1kout.
On the othr hand, officials Of the
United States Steel corporation and
independent companies, who claim
to have won back many deserters,
are preparing to launch drive of
their own, in an effort to reopen as
many plants as possible and in
crease the output of. the mills kept
in operation.
The sixth day of the industrial
struggle, which, passing without
serious disorder, brought no great
advance to either side, was marked
by the. following DEVELOPMENTS:
J.. Formal announcement by the
strikers national committee that
the Bethlehem strike would be-
come effective tomorrow.
2. Invitation extended by the
strikers to the senate labor COM
mittee to visit Pittsburg and inves-
strike" and illegal and brutal
methods" employed by the steel cor
Voratfons to break the strike.
8. Announcement that the stril-
ers would confer with the rail-
road brothehoods ION matters in
connection with the strike
4. Expression of confidence in
William q. Foster, secretary of the
strikers national committee, adopt
ed by that body after attacks had
been made on Foster in congress
and elsewhere, for alleged ''radi-
calism."
5. Detailing of additional police
in various cities to afford protec-
ton to workers desiring to re-
turn to their posts tomorrow.
G. Reply by Secretary of War
Baker to strikers protest that he
lacked authority to prevent en-
ployment in Chicago of discharged
soldiers in uniform as strike guards.
{. Second message sent Governor
Cox. of Ohio, by Governor Corn
we'll of West Virginia, warning him
CT a threatened invasion" of West
Virginia by Ohio strikers unless
the Weirton mills close by tomor-
row afternoon.
BETHLEHEM PLANT
VERY LITTLE AFFECTED
BETHLEHEM, Pa, Sept. 29.-The
Bethlehem plant of the Bethlehem