Evening star., 1919-09-20
NOT ALL j. s. STEEL
PLANTS TO Be SHUT
Company to Allow Discretion
in Handling Strike Set
for Monday.
LABOR is CONFIDENT
By the Associated Press.

B! the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 20.-It was
learned at the offices of the United
States Steel Corporation today that
the methods to be employed in COM
batting the strike called for Monday
morning would be left in a general
way to the discretion of the heads of
the verious plants and subsidiaries.
The plans to be followed are not ex-
pected to be uniform. but will be gov
erned largely by local conditions.
It is not the intention of the cor
pora ton to close all plants where the
employees are not 100 per cent loyal
to the company. If this policy is
adopted in some cases it will be at the
discretion of the plant managers or
the heads of the subsidiary companies
of which the plants are units.
Denied in Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH. September 20.-Re-
ports that the United States Steel
Corporation would shut down its
plants in the Pittsburgh district un-
less there was 100 per cent loyalty
shown by the workers were denied
today at the offices of the Carnegie
Steel Company, a subsidiary. The
plants will operate as long as men
report for work, it was said.
The reports caused stir in labor
circles here, but were not believed in
view of the statement made by E. H.
Gary, chairman of the board of the
letter to the presidents of the SUBJ
sidiary companies. that the plants
should proceed with their business in
the usual way.
Representatives Of steel companies
all along have said that they will op-
crate as long as they are able to do So
At national strike headquarters to-
day, w. q. Foster, secretary of the ma
tional committee of the steel workers.
said that the next move was up to the
employers. I'VE have called the men
out" he said, land they will stay out
until the companies make move that
will bring them back
The national strike committee has
arranged for mass meetings in every
steel workers community in the coun-
try tomorrow, Mr.. Foster said. 1t was
also arranged to hold mass meetings
at least three times a week during the
strike.
It was said at national headquar-
tiers that the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers is
negotiating with a large independent
plant. Inquiry at the Offices of the
association ELECTED nothing. NJ F.
Tighe, president Of the association.
whether he went there to confer with
employers could not be learned
Breckenridge Mills Suspend.
The Allegheny and West Penn steel
mills at Breckenridge suspended oper-
ations at o'clock this morning in or
der to give the mill men an oppor-
tunity to hold a meeting and consid-
er the advisability of walking out
Monday, according to Harry E. Shell
don, president of the Alleghe1tESleeL
president 9fs thsss Penn Steel
Company These mfIis employ nor
mally 5000 to 5000 men.
500 Men Walkout.
The Pittsburgh Steel Company. at
Monessen, was closed yesterday after
500 men. mostly foreigners, walked
out because, according to men en-
ployed there. a foreigner was given
the choice of winding eight spooIs of
barbed wire. as other men were doing.
or quitting. Upon his choosing the
latter course. it is said, the 500 en-
ployes followed suit. According to a
superintendent of the plant, however.
the mill closed owing to lack of or
ders.
Meanwhile preparations are going
forward quietly and mehtodicaiIy in
anticipation of the strike Monday at
union headquarters and by the steel
companies. Coal. it is said, will con-
tinue to be stocked by the steel COM
ranies to avoid a shortage this win
ter which would occur if the plants
continued to operate normally