The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-25

per cent of the 5000 men on the Jay
shift failed to report COR work. Nc Off
cial figures were given cut by COM
pany officials.
Smoke clouds in the Chicago steel
district gradually thinned today while
steel workers n company officials
issued conflicting statements as to the
success of the steel strike.
Workers claimed 80 per sent Of their
strength was out. Plant officials esti-
mated The strike as from 20 to rs per
| cent effective.
Extra Police Out.
Policemen werc scattered thickly
throughout the district and over the
Indiana line there was promise Of mill
tary help if needed to queil any dis
turbance. Early today there was little
call for even police aid. Picketing was
quietly done. In South Chicago men
of IS or over were encouraged to re-
port for work that their pensions
should not be jeopardized. In other
places crowds congregated but beyond
boots and whistles did nothing to both
er those who filed in to work.
Small steel plants in Illinois were
not affected by the strike. Work was
reported to proceed as usual. AT Jo-
liet, the Illinois Steel Company n
nounced work would be continued all
though : big percentage Of e.nnlo<es
failed TO report.
Announcement Of the result Of the
balloting by the Great Lakes Seamen's
Union on a sympathetic strike was ex-
pected today.
Engineers on Job.
With the possible exception of tho
engineers employed in the steel mills
at Gary, Ind, and Joliet, Ill.,. ALL mem
bers Of the International Union Of
Steam n Operative Engineers report
ed for work at the steel plants today,
according to information reaching n.
M. Comerford, general treasurer and
secretary of the union. The strike Of
the steel workers was not approved by
the engineers and they were instructed
to remain at their work. Secretary
Comerford said that 200 engineers in
the Gary plants, despite Instructions
not to strike, were undecided in regard
to joining the waIkout II they finally
decided to strike they would have to
accept the responsibility. Secretary
Comerford said.
Only a few of the engineers in the
steel plants at Joliet failed to report
for work, reports said.
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EIGHTEEN PLANTS CLOSED.
Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 22.-Union
leaders claim that at least 5000 steel
workers are on strike this morning n
that plants o: some of the independent
mills were closed. Company officials
would make no statement.
The Is 1nills OK the American Steel
& Wire Company, a steel corporation
subsidiary employing 5000 men, were
completely closed down.. The McKin-
ney Steel Company, the largest indie
pendent plant, was also shut down
The Bourne-Fuller Company plaut, an
other Independent, employing I66o men
was reported idle.
Union Sailors Quiz.
According to an official Of mo lake
seamen's union here, uf::oa sailors at
corporation freighters at the docks, re-
sive5no estimate 9: :ao a:.:sc. Of men
out.
About 5o,cM Out.
Between 40, 900 and 5 5000 steel work
ers were on a strike in Ohio, II was es-
timated at II a. m. today, according tc
reports here by union and steel mil Of
ficials and police.
Approximately Is 1000 men are out In
Cleveland, according to Fl. w. RAISE
union organizer. II Canton, Ohio, only
400 out OF the 10000 stetl workers
struck. Two hundred left the steei
corporation plant thers,