New-York tribune., 1919-09-24

! IN TINS section are absolutely autocratic
and we are going to stop this rough
stuff. They won't be able to pull it
mucn longer. The Cossacks say they
are acting under instructions Of Sher-
III Haddock. so we Will take the matter
up with him first and then consider
other steps.
Bitter Toward "Cossacks"
our men are being arrested for be-
ing alive, and the Cossacks are invad-
ing the peoples homes Just the same.
the companies are licked now. As TO
how the struggle viii be terminated. /
am not prepared to say. / avoid proph-
ecy' we arc going ahead and max ng
the best fight we can. cannot tell
you what will be the terms of settle
ment. All know is what we are fight
ing for"
Foster attributes the smashing sue
cess of the strike at Johnstown largely
to the indignation Of the men ut the
statement put out few days ago bv
a committee of the shop union Of the
Cambria Company to the effect that
the steel workers were completely
satisfied with their condition.
heres nothing TO it," he said. talk
ing OF the statements that the issue
IS cnleiiy one between foreigners and
Amerlcahs. "llere's the answer: There
IS larger percentage of FOREIGNER,
IN the Pittsburgh district than there
IS anywhere else. and it is here that
we nave the real fight
roster was much encouraged to-day
ny reports of railroad trainmcn and
switchmen refusing TO haul steel back
ana forth between plants. and said
mat the question Of getting them All
called out would be taken up at the
meeting Of the committee Of twenty
iour to o-mOrrOW.
Asked if Samuel Gompcrs would at
'ehd TINS meeting, being eX oflicio, a
.oEt or over chairman Of It. Foster
pointed out that John Fitzpatrich. The
active chairman. is Mr. Gompers's per
+ Sona representative. and that he him
acli practically holds his position bv
virtue OF Mr.. Gompcrs's favor, imply
lhS ,hal there was no pressing need
OF tne presence IN the flesh of the
pres ident Of the American Federation
OF Labor.
Senator Kenyon's proposed investiea
Vion of the steel controversy was vel.
coined by Foster lie declined to com
Weht Oh the attack made on him in the
House by Representative Cooper, OF
Youngstown. Ohio
he battle is going better than we
F ''Nf - 'N'' Nn'N a steer UIilcIat VINO Is
! IN the midst of it. 1--WE have made
pcrceptible gains to-day at the critica'
plants. There may be more men out
OF work to-day in this district than
! Yesterday, on account of the CLOSING Of
plants that were so badly crppled YES.
terday that they could not resume TO-
DAY. but at the crucial points we are
slowly gaining.
II we can hold the Monongahela fol
TWO weeks the strike is beaten. moi
oHiy here bat everywhere. And m,
prospect now is excellent that we shal
be able TO do so
We are making distinct gains y,
homestead The seven blast furnace,
AT RANKIN that supply the Homestead
open hearths were shut down yester
day, but we started one this mornino
and viii blow in another to.njyhf
There IS good net gain in the mills
Duquosne is practically normal. Fdpa,
thomson is better today than yester
day and the men began drifting bacl
a Clarion.
Each day should make us ~trouoc,
rom now on. provided we continue ia
nave ample police protection. We are
convinced that public opinion is with
us, and no strike of this mapnitndt
can be won in the face of public opjn.
ION
Fighting the Nations Battle
we are making clean fight. We
nave not employed strikebreakcrs and
paid guards, and we do not even intend
TO bring strangers here to take ths
places of he Strikers p,b1;u