The evening world., 1919-09-23
$4,000 MEN REPORTED IDLE
In OHIO STEEL DISTRICT
Most Of Larger Plants Closcd-Some Switch
men Strike in Sympathy.
y T0I1-r1 aNATIo aANY

CLEVELAND. Sept. 2S.-Or the
twenty steel mills IN Cleveland eiN-
teen were closed, three seriously Grip
pied and only one operating at normal
capacity to-day.
In the Muhoning Valley only two
OF the big steel companies we're max
ing any attempt to operate to-day
They are the youngstown Sheet and
Tube Company and the Carnegie Steel
Company Both companies, however
admit they arc badly crippled. Tho
Carnegie Company is expected 10 an
enounce complete suspension at any
time. Yesterday officials announced
they would suspend unless moro men
reported for work II il understood
that tho Ohio works OF the company
are completely shut down this morn
ing and that the Union works arc
practically so.
with the claim that 96,Svo men
we're idle in Youngstown made
Yesterday by x T. Hammersmart'
! secretary Of the strikers committee
indications to-day were that p'Voo
! were idle in that city and nearly
IS, 900 in the Ohio district.
In Cleveland all plants of the
American Steel and Wire Company,
subsidiary OF the steel Corporauon'
and the Mckinney steel Company Ia
dependent. were shut down.
The Union Rolling Mil Company
and the two blast furnaces OF. the
Otis Steel Company were operating at
about so per cent Of capacity The
Empire Rolling Mill Company, indc-
pendent, Is operating at normal BY
virtue OF contract with the Amalga-
mated Association Of IrOu. Steel ana
Tin Workers.
Claims OF union officials that twen-
ty-five thousand men were idle here,
n 5000 Increase over their est!mates
of yesterday, was disputed by steel
mill officials, who deny that thc walk
out Is as complete as union onclaIs
claim, and contend that actual strikers
do not number more than 40 per cent,
OF the union figures.
The Western Reserve Company plant
at Warren. O., was closed to-day with
approximately 500 men out. The two
other plants there were opcraltn AT
normal.
In Canton the Canton Sheet Steel
Company shut down. More than 1000
men are affected. Pickets accostel the
men az they appeared for work and IN
ducM so many of them to quit that the
company was forced to close.
gaVaraI hundred pnnD1-
bers OF the Switchmen's Union struck
in sympathy with the steel workers
and refused TO handle shipments TO
| the steel mill.
Representatives OF the union
switchmen in the Youngstown dis
trict called on w. @. Lee, President
of the Brotherhood OF Railway Train
men, and IL was intlmated that dis
| trict may also be confronted with
| tie-up as far as the steel mills are
| concerned. Lee told the men TO carry
| out their contracts, but that where
no contracts existed, the will OF the
ma jority snail dictate the course Of
| action.
| One striker was arrested here at an
open air meeting, but he was released
on reaching police headquarters. Union
chiefs have protested TO Mayor Davis.
charging the Otis Company with I'M
| DOfllnA Intus - WY bl AllltAllJt plb-
hibits importing strikohroakere.
Union organizers were expected to-
day in Loraip TO attempt to organize
the employees Of the National Tube
Company there. 1t is a subsidiary of
the steel corporation. The plant was
operating at normal to-day. Switch
men on the lake Terminal Railroad
walked out with the expectation of
tielng up transportation facilities to
the plant.
John Il. Lennon, a concliator of the
United states Department OF Labor.
was in Cleveland to-day. His pres.
once led strike leaders 10 believe
; President Wilson might take some
action soon. Lennon conferred with
strike leaders,
p Raisse predicted that every plant
In Cleveland would DC closed by to-
night.
Ore handlers at two docks Joined
/, the strike last night with the result
; that two ore laden boots were de-
tanned here, according To union lead