Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-24
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with President Wilson's party said the
chief executive was expected soon to
make known in q speech his attitude
In the steel strike
aTRikERs SERIOUS.
Strikers in the Calumet steel dis
trtict for the first time since they
walked out, seemed to realize today the
seriousness Of the business at hand.
Gary streets no longer gave the ap-
pearance Of festival day rs during
the first two days or strike. Streets
were crowded almost constantly, there
was little of the hilarity that was so
noticeable previously. The men wore
not spending in the free fashion which
har long been q characteristic of the
citys population. They were saving
It for the long pull which they believe
IL ahead
WORKER "WELL HEELED."
The average steel worker IL well
heeled," according to financial insti-
buttons. Bank officials. the majority
Of whom are openly with" the steel
companies. declare that $500 IL the
worker. They say that without out
side aid the average striker should be
able to live comfortably until Deem
Der LIST, without working. Union head
quarters today sent workers to homes
Of the strikers to keep UP the morale
of the families and to urge saving of
funds in every way possible so that
they would be ready to meet long
strike II necessary. With the excep-
ton of the announcement by 40 rollers
employed at the American Sheet and
Tin plate factory that they would re-
turn to work today with their crews,
totalling 500 men, the strike situation
was apparently at standstill. Wheth-
err or not the rollers had been able to
take back their assistants. was still
in doubt early today.
OFFICIALS JUBllANT.
Steel company officials were jubil-
ant over the rollers action. They
declared 1t was the first break in the
ranks of strikers. The rollers are the
highest paid skilled workers In the
industry. Those in the tin plate plant
have been making from $50 to $50 a
day.
These men claimed they remained
away from work the first two days of
the strike because of fears for their
bodily safety. They said they had
been threatened by pickets. When city
officials promised to safeguard them
while going to and coming from the
plants, statement by their leaders
said they agreed to go back.
SITUATION UNCHANGED.
H. ,l<
trict was generally unchanged today as
the committee met. Mills in the Mon
ongahela valley, where the fight is CEN
tered, continued to operate. The esti-
mate of the steel companies and Sec
rotary Foster of the steel committee
were still far apart. Foster has ceased
to claim, however, that all mills were
down" Considering the close police
protection in the valley towns which
prevented the operation of organizers.
Foster said he thought satisfactory
progress had been made.
Due to the concentration of the Car
negie mills in the valley, he said they
were coming down slowly, but added,
you can bet they're coming down"
Early reports from the various VAL
ley towns today were that as many
men were going to work as yesterday
without disorder. Duquesne is operat-
ing 100 per cent and Charlton, Brad
dock and Rankin reported an increas-
ing number Of men returning.
Foster is now working on a plan of
getting railroad workers to refuse to
haul trains in and out of the steel
mills. He declares the railroad men
are deeply stirred over the treatment
the strikers are receiving at the hands
of the police and has instructed or
genizers to circulate among the rail-
readers and Sound them out" Eos
ter charges that men are being arrest
ee for merely being on the streets
fined $50 and then told that their fines
will be RENTED II they will go back
| to work.
An organiser called up from Brack-
enridge with word that one of their
men had been arrested and when he
apparently asked about bail, Foster
told him to dig up your Liberty bonds
and make 'em buy a little liberty"
John Fitzpatrick is expected to leave
for Washington tonight to appear be-
! fore the senate committee. He will
doubtless point to the rioting Of the
past two days as having been caused
by the presence Of the state and spe-
yolica