Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-22

guards, deputy SnerlHS, detectives
and other guardians OF the law on
duty for any emergency. Likewise
the strike leaders in every steel mill
community was abroad instructing
strikers and pickets in their duty
and persuading men on their way
to work to turn back and join in the
strike. Early reports indicated chat
hundreds of men were turned back
In various communities.
Armed Guards
Full protection as far as could be
made was given to men who tetcr-
mined to go to work, the streets and
roads leading to the mills In every
stee! community in the Mononga-
hcla, Allegheny AMI Ohio Valleys
being patroiled by armed guards.
First Clash
The State police had their first
clash with crowds Sunday afternoon
in North Clarion and near McKees-
port, where they broke up mass
meetings at the. request of local po-
lice officials. Strike leaders charge
that number OF persons in the
North Clarion crowd were severe
ly hurt in the clash there.
Streets Guarded
Early reports from populous cen-
ters of Allegheny county showed that
the strike went into effect without
any disturbances. At McKeesport
where strong efforts were made to
bring out the men, all streets leading
to the steel mills were heavily guard
ed. Rain fell in the early hours
and had the effect of keeping men
from congregating.
At the National Tube Companys
works at McKeesport, one of the
largest industries there, large num-
bers of men went to work without
incident. What percentage of the
workers answered the whistle Of
Gals of the company would not say
early to o-day. The Chief of Police of
the town, who is in close touch with
the officials of the works, said the
majority of the Americans era ployed
there went to work and that the
strikers largely were foreigners.
Foremen in small departments said
the usual number" of men went to
work
At Braddock where the United
States Steel Corporation has extern
sive works and also at Homestead
crowds of men walked the streets
but every one was kept moving.
Away in Good Shape
we got away in good shape at
most of our plants in and about
Pittsburgh this morning" says a
representative of the Carnegie Steel
Com pany when asked for a statement
on the effect of the steel workers
strike which went into effect to-
day.
Agrccably Surprised
I'VE are agreeably surprised at
the showing made, was the an
nouncement by William u. Foster,
secretary of the national committee
for organizing iron and steel
workers, who is in charge of the
Pittsburgh district.
The Carnegie Steel Company did
not issue a formal statement but
gave out for publication information
which, it was announced, came to
the offices here from superintend-
ents of various plants.
Homestead Working
At Homestead, where the COM
pany's largest works are located, the
Carnegie representatives said, whole
departments are in operation, with
a few men absent. The men, it was
stated, walked to work in large
bodies. Some of the blast furnaces
were banked. The same situation
was reported at the company's Ed
gar Thompson works at Braddock.
At the Carnegie plant at Duquense,
the company said it's information
was 'ihI Iile "ofhS were III lOu per
cent operation.
The Carrie furnaces of the Car
negie company at Rankin, were re-
ported to the officers here as not
operating fully, approximately Is per
cent of the men remaining away.
Charlton Situation Bad
At Clarion, where the Carnegie
bX-product coke works are situated
and where the Pennsylvania State
Police clashed yesterday with a
crowd of men breaking up @ mass
meeting, the situation was reported
worse than at any other place heard
from by the company.
AT New Castle, the Carnegie roll
ing mills and blast furnaces were
reported in good shape with one
furnace bank down and with all the
men concentrated on the other furn-
aces.
Carnegie Operating
All the plants of the Carnegie
company within the city of Pitts
burgh were reported to the company,
it was said, as operating close to 100
per cent.
Summing up, the representatives
of the company said the Situation
might have been worse. He said
that in all pants where men failed
to report they were nearly all for
eigners.
Homestead in Bad Shape
Mr.. Foster, in his review of the
situation from his early reports said
he was agreeably surprised at the
number of men out "It will be two
days before the full weight of the
strike will be felt, he said. He dis
puted the information given out by
the Carnegie company and said that
Homestead and Braddock were in
bad shape"
Mr.. Foster said his reports show
ed that the Carnegie plants at DON
ora and Monessen were completely
shut down, a total of three men re-
porting for work in the two places.
Representatives of the Jones and
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