The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-23

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the senate was considering a rer0ids
tion for m investigation 81 the strihu,
Mr.. Foster sa4d:
s'Nuthkng would please M more
4 The American Federation OF Labor
asked for congressional invsetiga-
fhm Of conditions In the steel indus
try sometime ago and did not get IT
We are 'i-saay To stand the search
tight now"
rSMMTTTEE To MEET
The national COMMITTEES on organi4
zatIsn will meet In Pittshars Wednes,,
/ ,iass savTsfinE to talre action ON several
important uHestIahs One. Of theme y
! tho ssceettaIas started by independent
| tsay,yt,a r,iss far recognition oil the
| unIer, and settlement OF tho strike
Chairman John Fitzpatrick, who p
exprrttud here tomorrow, win pressne
nj the meeting. No word has COME
I frum, him or from President Gompers
since the strike STARTED!
| An Important development totfs'ht
| came n, il statement by Mr.. FUsteT to
/ the effect that ny tomorrow railroad
employees are expected to. refuse 70
| handle the products OF all mills Hf@
feoied ny the strike.
Cairtnn. Pa, Sept. 2cr-There WAS
clash feaay between the Rtate con-
sfaiYuiary aided by local police and
Some 900 strikers who. the police
claimed. uttered threats that they
wo,fid burn tho homes Of loyal work.
ers unless they quit work ana joined
the strikers. A number OF shots were
fired during the collision. sevsral per-
sous were injured and u dozen strik-
srs were arrested
rfftshurg, PA. Sept. 22.--"Judge
Gary will havs to retrant his state
neut that we do not represent the
steel workers Of this country de-
ciared William z. Foster, American
Federation OF Labor ORGANIZER, aiter
issuing statements tonight in which ne
declared the strike to be 80 per cent
effective"
Cleveland. O.. Sept. 2a.-Tne United
Mine Workers of America declined
today to act favorably upon the re-
quest that they aid the steel strike OF
refushing to furnish coal IL herepy
they might hinder the steel strikers
success The mine workers conHlt-
tee reported q substitute resoiuuon
limiting their aid To the strikers 70
the employment OF only snch meas
trres rs can legally be taken. 4
Retn1ehem. Sept. 22-T'he $4,000
eruplox@s-of the RsthlehaTn Steel COM
many have agreed through the rep
~f.seutatives not 10 strike until next
Monday. pending the outcome OF a re-
ouest for n conference with ofhciais
OF the company. If Charles Nj.
Schvab arranEes for the conference
over grievances before Thursday NJ
p Nj, there will be no strike by the
pethlehern workers, 1t was said to-
night.
Ruffalo. n. Y, Sept 22---Two men
were seriously injured and three men,
TWO eff them strikers. were arreste1
tonight in distur Dances growing OUT
If the steel strike in Lackawanna- me
uol{ce answered three riot calls. Inc
most serious disturbance occurred
when the police were forced to drive
Ia crowd Of seven thousand people
away from the vicinity of the gates OF
the Iackawanna steel plant which was
being stoned
Chicago. Sent 22.--Seanlen work
ing nm the steel corporation lake YES
aels carving ore have voted to sulke
acainst the steel trust. il was an
nouneed here tonight by Parich
o'Hrien, the assistant secretary OF
the Chicago local.
'~rhe returns show that the men
have almost unanimously voted Tor
strike" said O'Brien. but the date Oh
the strike will he set by the executive