The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-26
DEVELOPMENTS
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steady return OF wOrkm"n. No claims
w,.r. made that large numbers sought
employment. hut satisfaction was cN-
pressed with tn" progress being shown.
Strik,. headquarters had no hgurCS to
give SECRETARY William Il. Foster. OF the
$t"rlwUrk"rS' national committee '"h
'rutiu- himself with the statement thitt
moro men ar" leaving tn" steel min :
every day There is no use giving an!
figures, 81, added. Many plants arc
closed and Others are going 10 CLOSE. II"
continued. and there is every reason !"
feel encouraged
Thu. Carnegie plants in pittsburgh.
Homestead, Braddock. puGu"nsc AMI
Charlton were running today, and "il''-
lals Of the company sand that pr"du',
ton was increasing. II was also St.n
- tho Carnegie offices that larger
percentage Of fer"lgn horn workers ar,
returning The plants 1T Don"ra an!
MUu"sSru remain down and mlilS "i
tn" company AZ New Cast" and Farrell
ar" WORKING With Increased ,M% forces forces "'|
Deny Assertions.
Representatives. of tn" Jones q
Laughl!u steel company. one Of tn
largest independents in the PITTSBURGH
district, deny assertions OF Strlk" !";pi-
rrs that it's plants are gradually losing
men. The works Of this company w"r"
little affected by III" walk-out last Mon
day. but since then strikers hay" con
Ccutratcd on the plant. y number -
arrests Of men found lettering ahour IA"
Jones & I.auuhlin works or distributing
circulars TO its workm"n AZ they pass IA
or out, have been made.
smaller independent plants IN IN"
Pittsburgh district that SuCC""d"'i IN re-
couple days Of m" strike ar" ais" r.
ported as having increased Their forces
The entire Pittsburgh district Wa
quiet during the day. There was "nH
fatality in connection with tn" S,r'kc.
n stat" trooper killing man at Farrell
Pa. who was suspected of being snip
er. For several days shots hrr" br"n
fred into the American steel AMI WIZ"
plant ut that plaC" and today IN" stat
police according TO reports from Far
rell. located the place whence the shots
came.
Strike Parade Prevented.
A march of strikers and SympathZ"rS
from nonora t. MoncsScn was prevented
today by state police. strike leaders re-"
ceive dinformntiun that IN" tru"p"r:'
used violent methods in breaking UP IN"
march. but this was dcni'h by local
authorities At Donora and ARn">S"n who
said the strikers dispersed without any
disorder.
Mayor E. ". ahcuck in response To an
out of town inquiry tonight, gave out
the following statement summing up
tn" strike situation IN the Pittsburgh
district:
II am glad 70 report that good order
has been maintained in In" city and VI
ciinity throughout the Who'll" week. only
slight disturbances hav" occurred.
Credit i due to the men themselves
for helping To keep peace and order.
ased upon reliable Information received
daily. il IS my opinion that III apprcci-
able number Of mon ar" returning to
their posts withfcw. if any additional
men leaving ti,ir work. This applies
not only TO the city Of Pittsburgh. hut
TO all Allegheny county. Nearly all
plants are running and rs far aS the
public is concerned Their" is no cNd"n""
IF labor troubles nOtlCcahl". Tn" city IL
moving along in IT'S normal condition"
National strike headquarters here was
compar;ltively quiet throughout tho day.
several brief announcements w"r" made
by Secretary Poster stating that h" wit'
well pleased with the progress of IN"
strike and that tho stool mills wCr" be-
ir, gradually shut down throughout IN"
country. He had no new figures on The
To Extend Fight.
Mr.. Foster SI".ut the greater part Of
tho dav preparing to extend tn" unions
fight for IN" r.Eht Of rrc" speech and
free nSScmhlagc IN McI["rSpnrt. Charlton
and nuuuCSnC, Arrangements w"rr
made to hold n mass rnn"Jlnf "t strikers
~ Il mining town tw" miles out of Clair
ton. IN d"i:UC" of ia" sh'riiIs rr""I"-
NATION for'bidding SUCH gatherings.
Mother Jones will speak. Tn" dat" for
tho meeting was kept secret.
The activities Of tn" stat" polio" IN
This district were closely watched al
dl yby union representatives, ls"p'riS
wrrc received NJ tho Strik" headquarters
Of another alleged assault on "I"ar"ful
yrr:k.rS'' n 1N,n"r;l and M"n"SS"n by
srain troopers TIL" killing Of another
man ut T'arr"Il ny III" C"nStahulary wtS
also r.r-orlcd. In both Eases. Mr.. Foster