Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-21
ALL PLANTS WILL
SOUND WHISTLES
ASUSUAL MONDAY
1t Sufficient Forces Fail to
Report Mills Will
Close.
GREAT WALK0UT AFFECTS
100000 STEEL WORKERS
Manufacturers Will Make M
Effort to Import Strike
Breakers. So.
WARNINGS AGAINST DISORDER
Officials Of Affected Districts Declare
Law VIII Be Enforced At
An Hazards. 49,
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WARNINGS AGAINST DISORDER
Officials Of Affected Districts Declare
Law Will Be Enforced At !
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ny Axsocfated Pran1

PITTSBURGH, Sept. so.-rbe -. ~
no naelon. wide strike In the steel In, !
aus.ry nnds both sides in the contest
FINAL arrangements were rushed To-.
day. tho corporations paying munh AZ.
tention to Elans for guarding their
p tinn,n'' .h and the union leaders con-
unionise unorsanized men and urrins
others to stand by tho workers. To
night there seemed to be nothing to
on Monday when tho strike win Of.
dctally begin. -
EIpressins confidence that the unions
nave not the power to compel = ren-
sra srat sh9t-down. ofiiciais of tho United
iest Of ss tsa c at1oo the main OBJ
other steel companies, said they will
blow their whistles as usual MonSax
morning and try to operate their
They frankly admit they viii do
their best, and II sufficient men do nat
report, which they do not concede. thew
VIII shut down until such time ns they
Gan command enough mon to mako It
worth while to start up again. "
VIII Not Import strfke-Bre.ker,
There is no talk of bringing .tr,,.
breakers into this district In the eyant
the unions, cripple or close down The
plants. It is said tho larger CORPORA
e eans. prefer Ten. to remain closed than TO-
a..
times follows the bringing Of striks.
breakers into q community. @,--'s' n
The strike order Affects approxta
m macy tsy 10000 iron and steel workers
trict between Johns.own, Pa, on the
east and Youngstown, Ohio, on the
west Union leaders claim that q ma
1ority OF these men will follow tho re-
quest or the steel workers national
COMMITTEES and refuse to 20 to work
Monday. -
They assert that not only union men
VIII De In the walkout, but that they
not aflltated with any labor or6anixa.
tion. Municipal and borough oficIais
inn In many parts of tho Pittsburgh dis
situation and have taken precautions
to maintain law and order in their
communities.
Mayor Lysle. OF McKeesport, who.
union leaders complain, has refused to
permit labor organizers to hold publio
meetings in that city, issued a long
proclamation calling upon citizens TO
support the constituted authorities in:
their Efforts to maintain peace.
Mayor Issues Warm Statement.
Tho proclamation states that organ.
izers having no connection with the
workers OF McKeesport have attempt
ed to unite mill workers in 4 strike,
using for that purpose infammatory
and misleading statements"
further states. has aae Des e10'a aIase.ea
nanny AMY sapooEt 5eIer here
Americans and by the better. class Of
workers of foreign descent -
In order that the people and prop
against violence or lawlessness which
may result from the formation Of an
.ii oo and un-American mass of peo-
have voluntarily been sworn into office
ms special police deputies"
number Of organizers have been
weeks for holding meetings without
permits. Labor leaders say they tried
no 10 e. get permits but were refused 4 !.
keesport tomorrow. The Mayor an
1t cannot be held. w. q. Foster. ssca
r re Ia ~ Of the Steel workers national
as schedue sa'd + pro sHuId take place
issued by various burEesses hit rvsr
confined to the usual legal form ~
r ns upon all citizens to keep tho :
sharon Plant Against Strike. ~
ployees OF the North Works OF the car
nesis Steel Company at Sharon TO-DAY
Monday. s.rihe
Plants that are 100 per cent loyal win
remain in operation and loyal men in
those plants which will close viii be
ports say.
Mills which were reported to close
tonight include those at Rankin. Brad
COCK. Etna and Homestead and In
PITTSBURGH proper. From the sams
source report was circulated that
the sonora plant. the largest zinc plant
or the United States Steel Corporation,
VIII remain in operation. as the en-
pioyees sent delegation to officers OF
the company assuring them OF 100 per s
cent loyalty Those plants which will
remain working will continue to do so,
the reports aver. only so long as opera-
tions are not intcrfered with.
Should the mills close, It Is unof.
hciany estimated that by Monday
morning $4,000 men will be idle
Closes for Mem to Hold Meeting. Is
The Allegheny and West Pcnnsylya-
MIA steel mills. at Breckenridge. gus
pended operations at 8 o'clock this
in order to give the mill men
an opportunity to hold meeting and
the ACCESSIBILITY OF walking
out Monday, according to Harry r..
Sheldon. president OF the Allegheny
Steel Company. and Julian Burdicks Z
vice president OF the West Penn Steel
Company. These mills employ nor
nally 5000 to 5000 men.
The Pittsburgh Steel Company at&
honessen was closed yesterday after
100 men. mostly foreigners. walked QUE
because, according to men employed
here. a foreigner was given the choice.
II winding eight ssooIs of barbed wire. \.
Is other men wera dain~ cnIsf ~. ~