The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-10
Steel Mills Resuming Production
and Strikers Losing Ground
Every Day.
GARY SAYS NO COMPROMISE
Tells Senate Committee Corporation
Will Never Deal With Unions
Lockout and Strike Of Printers
In New Nork-War Over
Fiume Is Imminent.
BY EDWARD W. PickARp.


President Wilson is Every sick
man," according to his physician, Rear
Admiral Grayson. After consultation
with Drs. Dercum Of Philadelphia and
Ruffin and Stitt of Washington, it was
announced that absolute rest was es-
sential for some time. 1t was reported
that an operation OF some sort would
be performed.
Despite the confident assertions Of
leaders, the developments of the week
in the steel strike went to strengthen
the belief that the battle will be won
by the employers. The mills at Gary
kept increasing their production until
it was said to have reached SO per cent
Of the normal, and many other plants
in that district, including South Chi
caao, reported that their workers were
returning. The Indiana Steel COM
liany at Gary, for instance, was oper-
sting on Thursday with about 5000
men, or half the usual force. and the
Mark Manufacturing company, employ
ing between 5000 and 5000 men, was
preparing to reopen it's plant with a
| large force. The strikers still out in
that area were growing restless as they
saw their fellow workers returning by
the thousands, and feared they would
lose their places permanently
In the Pittsburgh region there was
rot much change in the situation. At
tie opening of the week the strike
against the Bethlehem company, the
largest independent steel concern in
the country, began, but it was far from
successful. A few of the company's
departments in its various plants were
closed, but most of them were oper
ating as usual, though with somewhat
reduced forces. The Pennsylvania
state police had the situation well Ii
hand and violence was quickly sup
pressed.
Judge Cay, appearing before thu
clear that there is no hope of arbitra
ton or other amicable settlement o
the strike, for the United States Stee
corporation intends to fight the union
to finish He said the issue is tn
open shop against the closed shop. in
volving the right Of employers to hir
whom they please; that the close
shop is immoral. meaning decrease
production, higher prices and nations
decay; that the Steel corporation wi
never recognize the unions or contrat
with them, and that 1t will never des
with union leaders as such. He d.
;, clsred the corporation does not Obje,
to its employees organizing, and is will
ing at all times to grant them hearing
concerning grievances. He told Of II
), wages paid the employees and VIII,
the corporation has done In the Wa
!, Of housing them The average wage
excluding administration and sellir
forces, have advanced from $2.SS {
Jury l, 1914, to $6.27 on July 1, 1871
Judge Gary was followed on Il
stand by william Y. Foster. who
d. considered by many as the real lead
Of the strike.
" Another labor dispute that will
A felt by the entire country Is center
)" in New York. A simultaneous locke
Il and strike took place in some $50 pril
a Ing and publishing plants which p
N Oot virtually all the trade publicatio
10 and magazines issued in that city a
large percentage Of the books. I
NJ thousand members Of local print
m trades unions were thrown out of wo
- The action followed the refusal Of