The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-05
Admission by Unions of Defec-
tiOns in Ranks in Chicago and
Bethlehem Districts Main De-
velOpment Saturday.
SITUATION UNCHANGED
IN PITTSBURG DISTRICT
Senate Labor Committee Will
Continue Its Investigations,
Shifting Scene of Activities to
Workers Fields.

Admission by union leaders of de-
fections in the ranks of the strikers
in the Chicago and Bethlehem dis
tricts was the principal development
today in steel strike There has been
no indication thus far of compromise
on either side over the main point al
issue-the right of the employees to
engage in collective bargaining
through unions affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor.
Reports from the Chicago district
indicated that quiet prevailed there
today after yesterdays disturbance al
Indiana Harbor, Ind, in which two
men fired at a crowd of strike SYM
pahtizers, who attempted to prevent
them and others from going to work
Employers announced that more men
were returning to work, but union
leaders claimed that they were un-
skilled workmen and that their re-
turn would not weaken the strikers
position.
Labor leaders at Bethlehem, Pa, to-
day reduced the estimate of employees
of the Bethlehem Steel Company af-
fected by the strike from IS to rs per
cent, but announced that they were
well satisfied with the situation. Com
pany officials maintain that all shops
are working with virtually 100 per
cent production.
In the Pittsburg and Youngstown
districts there were no material
changes in the situation. There We're
indications at both places that the
employers would attempt to resume
operations on larger scale beginning
Monday. and labor leaders were pre-
pairing to combat the company's effort
to disrupt their following
At Washington the senate labor
committee resumed its investigation
of the strike.
Washington, Oct. Activities of
union organizers in steel districts be-
fore the present strike was called had
'tall the elements of conspiracy" L.
J. Davies, a New Castle Pa, tin
worker told the senate committee in
vestigating the strike today. Foreign
workmen, in some cases, he said, ex-
pect it to result in soviet operation of
the mills.
'.These men moved mysteriosly
around the plant declared Davies,
who said he represented the sentiment
of 5000 tin workers. 1--WE kept hearing
that they intended to cripple the
plants, paralyze operations These
planned they were going to get the
closed shop
President Wilson, President Com
pers,' they all said. eare with us. You
Americans can't work here afterward.
Nothing but union men.
Wen get the check system"
they said. and collect all the union
dues
Some of them explained to me,
we won't need bosses. After this COM
mittees will run the mills" Davies
sold the workers were intimidated be-
cause they are told their houses will
be blown up and their wives killed"
Washington, Oct. 4-Having heard
of organized labor,
Ebert II. Gary. chairman of the board
of the United States steel corporation,
and number of steel mill workers.
the Sclidlc lnFeSIigdtfnRl
the steel strike voted today to trans
fer its inquiry into the field at and
around Pittsburg
After brief executive session with
he committee. Chairman Kenyon an
1ounced that the trip to Pittsbure
would be taken whenever senate de-
bate on the League of Nations would
allow a three-day leave to be taken
by members.
-Four high-pafd steel mill workers
who are opposed to the present to the
present strike, were heard today. They
said the walkout was unnecessary and
that conditions in the steel mills were
satisfactory Two of the witnesses. II
J. Davies, of New Castle. Pa. and
Joseph Smith, OF Homestead Pa. at
tackled the methods employed by union
organizers ins mills. Davis declar-
ing that their activities had all the
elements of conspiracy"