The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-30
Crucial Test Anticipated on Be-
ginning of Second Week of
Struggle Failed to Produce
Visible Results
BETHLEHEM PLANT is
REPORTED AS CRIPPLED
No Figures Given Out But
Strike Leaders Claim Failure
of II. S. Steel Co. to Stampede
Organized Men.

Pittsburg. Sept. 2e.-Break in the
ranks OF the steel strikers, predicted
by some corporations, was not in evil
dence today, according TO reports from
various sources.
No claim was made by the steel
companies Of a break in the ranks of
the strikers, but a number of COM
panies said men continued TO return
~ work No figures were given.
Leaders at strike headquarters ex-
pressed satisfaction at what they
claimed to be a failure OF the United
steel corporation to stampede organ
lied men. They also gave out tele-
gram saying Charles NJ. Schwab's big
plant at. Bethlehem. PENNSYLVANIA,
was completely crippled
New York. Sept. 29.-Employees of
the Bethlehem steel Company reported
10 work today in such numbers as TO
permit virtually full operation, Presi-
dent Grace declared tonight.
Today was proclaimed by both sides
A. one OF crucial test in the great steel
strike. The opposing leaders issued
flatly contradictory statements in re-
gard to the proposed strike today Of
the 10000 workers in the plants of the
Bethlehem steel corporation. The
corporation officials claimed the strike
call had been obeyed by only COM
parative Insignificant number and
that operations in all their mills were
continuing.
Reported conditions in the other
great steel centers indicated the ball
rance was being held fairly equitably
koetween the two sides. There was
niDs 20 support the prediction of
vthe steel company officials that the
day would see wholesale desertions in
the ranks OF the strikers, and on the
other hand there was a defininte in
crease in mill operation.
At Farrell. in the Pittsburg district.
one of the hotly contested sectors on
the striking front. the Carnegie Steel
Company resumed operation OF two
blast furnaces.
Baltimore, Sept 2e.-The strike or
der OF the national organizing COM
mittee at Pittsburg, calling out the
steel workers OF the Bethlehem steel
corporation at 6 a. m. today. had no
effect upon the Sparrow's Point branch
of the company according to General
Manager w. II. Roberts, OF the local
plant this morning. Every department
OF the steel works was running with
fun forces. he said, except the tin
plate mills. where fifty OF the work.
men failed to report for work,
Between 5000 and 5000 men are
employed at the steel plant.
Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 29.-Reports
from corporations, union headquarters
police and other sources in the Pitts
burg district today. did not indicate
N substantial change in the steel
workers strike. which has now en-
tered upon its second week
No serious break was reported AT
the large Independent plant of the
Jones a. Laushlin Company in this
Atty against which the unions had an
nounced an intensive campaign to
shut down the works. A company rep
resentatfve said about the same num-
Der Of men as reported last week
we're at the works today. while nj
union headquarters it was reported
that fewer workers answered the whis-
tie than on any other day since the
strike started