The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-19
Fitzpatrick in Wasting Ton
/ Today Confering With
| Gompers
ONE MILL Shut BlNI
Estimates as to Number d
Men Who Will Strike
Differ.
(By Associated Pfess

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 1s-Head9uar
tiers of the National COMMITTEES fci
organizing iron and stssl workers W.
a busy place TO-DAY. Preparations ent
forward rapidly for inauguratng
strike of steel workers next Monday
morning. Organizers and district q
ficers were given instructions and
sent out to the mill communities ma
ing up the Pittsburgh district.
Hon. Fitzpatrick, chairman Of The
national committee is in Washing Ton
today making report to Saintle
Gompers president Of the American
Federation of Labor. It was Learned
that one OF the things to be discussed
there is proposal to hold in Eittss
burgh within the next two week 9
meeting of all the unions inyol yed aud
the executive council Of the Federas
ton of Labor.
Word came from McKeesportt
today that the hot mill of the Port
View plant of the McKeesport ~,
Plate Company shut down last night
throwing about 1900 men out OF work
This is an Independent concern.
There is much speculation here e
to the number Of men who WIZ an
swer the strike call. Responsible UNI
ion leaders said they could not give
figures and there were none forth
ing from corporation sources
ports that 100000 would suit N the
district between Youngstown ONO
and Johnstown, Pa, could not be CON
filmed and are regarded ilief y.
speculative The Nnited States steel
Corporation claims that only p per
cent OF It's members are ORGANIZED
while the union leaders assert thar
the majority of the men are members
of the union
ers' national committee said seYera
indepentI sa,s are negotiating agree
ments with their workers or have ai
ready signed. Among those he men
toned are the H. NJ. Byers COMPANY
Reading Iron and Steel company ana
the Trumbull Amalgamated Associa
ton.
Buttons as large as silver dollar
with the words Loyal j Will not
strike" appeared on the coats Of many
of the employees OF the McSeespoft
Tube company at McKeesport today
Mayor George H. Lysle, Of MciAees
port skid today that 1,200'yolpnteerl
had been sworn in to assist the Nc
Keesport police in keeping the peace.
The mayor said four hundred o. the
volunteers are returned soldiers OF
sailors. The organization was started
several days ago by business men Of
Mex eesport, it was said.
Reports that there was trouble az
the Pittsburgh Steel company PLAN
at Monesson, near here, We're denied
today by c. j. Morgan, superintend
ent of the works. He said about livVV
men had been laid of yesterday que
to lack of orders, It was said tllat
a number of foreigners quit work aLser
the i 900 men had been laid on
CLEVELAND, sept, 10 Eighteen
thousand men in Cleveland and %,
600 in the Cleveland district Will quit
work Monday when the steel strlir
goes into effect, according to Henry w
RAISE, secretary Of the steel workers
organization and strike committee OF
ficials of the sixteen steel plants IN
Cleveland which would be altected By
the strike said they would not know
its extent until Monday.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 10. eomplete
tie-up of all ore carrying Vessels IN
the Cleveland district which inciudes
six other lake ports between Erie ana
Sandusky, will go into erect g SIX
O'Clock Monday morning unless the
proposed walk-out Of steel workers Is
deferred, was the ultimatptn Issued TO-
day by George Martin, union business
agent OF the Lake Seamanls Onion in
the form of vote OF 200 saiiofa 20
support the impending strike Of steel
workers,
YOUNGSTOWN, Sept. 10 State
ments were issued today by the big M
dependent steel companies OF the
youngstown district announcing that
! the principals OF open Shop viii be
maintained and calling upon their EN-
ployes to remain loyal and stay Ct work
Monday when the steel strike Is SEIZED F.
uled to take effect The YOUNGSTOWN
Sheet and Tube company employing
is 1000 men, the Brier Hill Steel COM
pany $500, and the Republic Iron and
Steel company, /. 500, issued statements
which we're published IN foreign LAM
guage newspapers today
Miss Ruby GatrelI Returned last
evening from Pittsbufgh where she
had been the guest 81 relatives for