The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-23
CLAIM 284,0O0 OUT
Made by Lead
ers Basis of Nation
Wide Reports
MANY PLANTS OPERATING
Pittsburgh Concerns Are
Running - Chicago
Reports Shutdown

ny Tho Associatsd Press
At the end OF tho opening day OF
economic war between organized la
hor and the greater part Of the Iron
aud steel industry OF the country
both sides rested llaRt night appaf-
entity satisfied with reports received
from the fnr-flung battle line reach
ing into 20 states and affecting di-
rcctly or indirectly half million
workers.
After the first test of strength, In
dustrinl leaders and commanders OF
lahor's leglonA were willing to admit
that the struggle might prove long
and bitter. urlm evidence NJ prepa-
rations made fore the Industrial con-
flict were seen In the armed guards
surrounding all che mills. but tho
first day of tho strike ended with no
signs OF serious disorder. except in
New Castle. Pa, where several per-
sons were shot In riots following an
alleged attempt 20 prevent workers
| from entering plant.
$4,000 Out.
An accurate estimate Of tho num-
Der who remained at their posts IN
not yen obtRinable, Fro mstrike head
quarters In Pittsburgh came claims
that asA, 900 men had taken placci In
though no atatment was forthcoming
from tho steel corporations head
quarters In New York. company offi-
clais In tho zone OF action hastened
to challenge the estimate OF labor
leaders
The steel corporation. against
which the main offensive II directed.
was able TO operate most OF It's
plants In the Pittsburgh district. ac-
cording 10 company officials In the
Chicago steel center. some OF the
largest plants were forced to close
down. hut others operated on re-
duced scale
II was In the Mahoning valley that
the strikers seemed ia make the
most headway, for with three large
steel mills In the youngstown district
shut down and others running only
part capacity. the steel producing IN
dustry In that section was reported TO
be fast npproac hing general paralysis
In the Cleveland district, too. the
strikers apparently made success
fol attack only four Of the 20
plants were IN operation. and. ac-
curding to labor leaders. 1900 men
are affected.
Hrports Come Fast.
Telegraph wires leading into head
quarters of both capital and labor
were kept warm report followed re-
port on conditions AT itb plants AT
frctcd hy the strike order As It be
came evident that neither the cor
poration had been able TO keep all
it's plants In operation nor the
strikers had been able 10 produce
complete tleup ~ the industry, lead
crs began 90 settle down In prospect
~ a long fight In this connection
10 was announced that an important
marley of union labor chiefs would
hr held tomorrow when n il under
stood the question OF financing the
strike would be considered
Officers of the Carnegie company
The steel corporations largest subsi-
diary In Pittsburgh. claimed that al
though their force had been dc
pletrd by dcsertions they had been
able TO rcorganize their workers so
as 10 keen all Of the important mills
operating At almost 100 per cent
This brought emphatic denial from
the labor Nnmp.
Steel Officials admitted that lu
some cases blast furnaces which
they said they always htH regarded
as their most vulnerable spots. had
been badly crippled Th. situation
wls met hy banking euw" furu ..H
and concentrating tH. I.rI..u.r
workers uu Others
An Important HruHun". w.ui u1uIH
during thr H1r from repre- aniJfit.H
~ Pho Hf 600 worker. rrn.nNr' H'
tho E.ffH.h.w Steel ..wrHr. This
wa. pop tHr effect 'HH' tH.y would
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obtain e. ..n,rrruu. r'h company
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