Evening star., 1919-09-26
Pittsburgh District Sees
Little Change in Strike;
No McKeesport Meeting

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PITTSBURGH Aet Sub
stantial changes IN the bic plants In
and about Pittsburgh today were few.
Homstead. Braddeek peduespes ahd
Charlton. Iaree sinddstriai centsfs out
side OF the city OF Pittsburgh. re-
ported conditions virtually unchanged
except that few, more men continue
to return to work. according to COM
pany officials
ican Steel and Wire Company an eff
fort to start up failed, 1t was report
ed from that town. When the whistle
blew some laborers responded, but
not in sufficient numbers to begin op-
erations. Policemen guarding the
gates said that between sixty and
sixty-five men entered ready for
work.
Two Plants Close.
In Glassport. near McKeesport. the
Pittsburgh Steel Foundry Company,
employing 500 men. and the Severance
Manufacturing Company. with ESQ
workers, closed down last night.
Up the Allegheny river there were
no material changes, according to re-
port. The sheet mill of the West Penn
Steel Company remained closed today,
it having shut down yesterday, but
all other departments were said to be
in operation. At the Allegheny Steel
Company works the sheet mill was
working in full and practically all
other departments were in operation
in varying degrees.
One of the Carrie furnaces. furnish
ing material for the Homestead works
of the cornegie Steel Company. was
put In operation. according to Of
ficials at the plant.
Thousands Paid OF.
Thousands of men are being paid
off at plants. including those In op-
Grafton and others that were closed.
Strikers and non-strikers are min
Cling in the pay lines.
Secretary William z. Foster of the
steel workers national committee
said the situation continues salts
factory to the committee. More men
are joining the strikers. he said, and
some small plants have been COM
e.led to shut down.
McKeesport's Mayor Firm.
Mayor George Lysle of McKeesport
declared today that he had as much
power as the snerif of Allegheny
county under the third -class cities
act and would not permit striking
steel workers to hold meetings
within the city. whether in the open
or in a hired hall.
I'VE had trouble and riots before the
strike at such meetings and we are
not going to take any chances" said
Mayor Lysle, when informed that a
of union steel workers had
that Sheriff Haddock had
given them permission to hold meet
ings any place within the county
sheriff also promised such meetings
protection from interference, the
union men said.
Will Refuse Permits.
1--WE will positively refuse to grant
permits for such meetings." said Mr..
Lysle And 1 wish to make 1t clear
that we are ready to enforce that
order. have the same authority as
the sheriff in this matter
Mayor Lysle said that all was quiet
in McKeesport today and that he did
not anticipate further trouble, as his
men had the situation well In hand"
He declared that a number of the
striking workmen were returning to
the steel plants.
Edward d. Jackson, who has Just
been appointed a member of the state
industrial commission, has begun an
of Tuesdays rioting.
which resulted in the death OF two
men.
Wire Company Optimistic.
The American steel and wire COM
pany Offices gave out word that the
situation SO far as its plants are con-
cerned in the Pittsburgh district is
better today than ever. A few more
mon are at work. 1t was announced,
and good many more are looked for
by Monday morning. There was no
change at the company's works at
Cleveland and Chicago, It was said.
Sheriff William Etaddock Of Alle-
gheny county said today that his
relative to holding Of mass
m eefinr ga II. afrilr q xonAa ha n haar M n.