The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-29
MEET To
ORGANIZE
COMMITTEE
Inland Mill Workers Will Take
Census to See Who Wants
to Go Back.

AT meeting of about 800 work
men employed at the Inland steel
mills at Indiana Harbor this morn
ing a committee of 100 volunteers
was organized to canvass the CITY
and see how many Inland men
want to 60 back to work.
This committee started work at
one O'Clock this afternoon and will
take a complete census. It is to
report back at meeting for Wed
nesday morning at &c o'clock.
The huge stee, plant VIII not open
unless The officials are guaranteed that
enough men viii return 10 work to put
i on an operating basis. At the meet
ms this morning the speakers expressed
their confidence that fully ninety per
cent IF the men who were out were
ready to 90 back to work The mcetin..
vas held In the civic club rooms.
meeting in kosciusko Park East
Chicago for the purpose Of organizing
The workingmen Of the vicinity ito gain
their ends without gong out on the
streets like q flock of sheen without
knowing what they are out for" was
attended by probably thousand men.
women and children. The labor leaders
expected more to attend. but were wen
satisfied considering the rain For a
short time there was quite a rain storm.
but not person left the park and the
speakers kept their places on the plat
form.
Howard Lock. secretary-trea surer or
the Lake County Central Labor Union
and representative and organizer for
the American Federation Of Labor. had
charge Of the meeting and explained itS
purpose He told the assembly that tn
American Federation of Labor was or
posed TO strikes. but that the men mus,
be organized in order 70 get what thc4
deserved without being compelled -
strike. TIE other speakers on the pre-
gram urged organization and spos
iavorably Of the big steel strike
TIE meeting was called primarily 4
avoid a walkout OF the Iaborers at til;
Interstate and Republic mills in Ea
Chicago. It was rumored that thes
men would not 20 to work this mornin.
but would 60 out in sympathy with tn
steel strikers The two plants are al
ready working under an agreement with
the Amalgamated Association. but the
iaborers have no agreement These men
were urged to first organize. then mahc
their demands before going out Labor
leaders do not believe that the men vii
be organized sufficiently to present thel-
demands before the end OF the week.
Mayor Leo Mccormack was the hrs
speakers on the program and told th~
audience that he had been wronged hy
the people who are criticising him II.
said. = may be criticised now but whcl
this strike is over I expect to con,
through with flying colors'
Eight union pickets were arrested b.
the police at the Mark plant Saturda,
evening about 90 o'clock on the charge
OF stoning an automobile in which =
brick layer boss was leaving the plant.
The man had taken his family out
the plant to look things over and on n
way back his wife was hit on the arm
by stone. Labor officials deny tha
the piclets stoned the car. but arc will
ing for the pickets to be prosecuted
because they we're on private properly
and in a place where pickets had been
ordered not to 60.
None Of the plants in Indiana Harbor
tried 10 operate thfs morning and no
trouble ensued. The promised trouble
tion did not materialize and all Of tho
men returned to work. II is understood
that the matter is being considered BY
the company and that a settlement IS
probable