Republican farmer., 1919-10-03
Mills Ship Rifles Into Plants in View of Threatening Attitude of Strikers Deadlock Prevails in Youngs- town, O.

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 Pittsburgh, Sept. 27-From virtually every part of the Pittsburgh district came re- ports today of preparations by steel companies to resume op- eratiOns on Monday on larger scale than on any day of the first week of the steel work CTS strike. Few changes in the situation were reported and from many towns came the word wait till Monday"
 The strike leaders have been mak- ing arrangements not only to check possible movement into the mills, but
 to cripple or entirely shut down plants that are still in operation. Hay ing been given assurance by the sher- if of Allegheny that indoor mass meetings, where they are permitted by local authorities, will have protec- ton, organizers planned to hold large number of these gatherings in , different parts of the county. The organizers are being reinforced by a large number sent here from other
 unions and they will address strikers and non-strikers tonight and tomor- row.
 Carnegie Steel Company officials said today they were going along smoothly with increased forces in the plants. the company is operating. The national strike committee went into session here this forenoon to take up the question of the strike against the Bethlehem Steel Company and other matters pertaining to the gen eraI situation.
 Youngstown, Sept 27.---FoIowing a canvass of employees as they received their pay today, officials of the Ohio works of the Carnegie Steel Company here announced that an attempt will be made on Monday to reopen the mill. The announcement marks the first effort at resumption in the Ma honing Valley since the steel strike caused all it's plants to close.
 EmpIoyes of the Ohio Works who held meeting last night voted 82 to 29 to return to work when the proper time presents itself" accord
 
 meeting. A committee was appoint ed, the statement said. to induce rail- road men in the mill yards to join the movement to return.
 Chicago, Sept. 27-More mills at the U. s. Steel Corporation plant at Gary, Indiana, open, with officials claiming 2,50O men at work; approXi- mately 4,OO0 men on the job at the Illinois Steel Company's mills at South Chicago, according to heads of the company with some sheets actu ally rolled yesterday, summed up the 1 situation in general in the steel strike in the Chicago district
 Conflicting claims by industrial heads and labor leaders and minor ri oting at the Illinois Steel Company plants at South Chicago, and at Gary marked passage of the fifth day Of the strike. One man was beaten at the Illinois Steel plant and at Gary the first shots of the strike were fired when guards dispersed a crowd of strike sympathizers who had stoned their automobile. No one was in jured.
 1 From Gary also came a report that ] several cases of rifles had been taken into the United States Steel Corpora tion's plant. Four to five hundred guards were said to be on duty, and were. to be augmented by AGO. ] The temporary injunction against picketing at Pollack plant in South Chicago is returnable before Judge Landis next Tuesday. The company represented that federal contract for railroad axles was being held up and that 80 per cent. of the employees de sired to return to work.
 1 The appeal of the Inland Company workers was addressed to Senator Kenyon and contradicted statements by John Fitzpatrick, chairman of the
 committee for organization of the steel workers. before the Senate In vestigating Committee. Nearly nine ty per cent. of the 1000 employees want to return to work; the company wants to operate and the men have
 nothing to strike for," the telegram read.
 i At Waukegan, where yesterday the situation for a time appeared to be
 serious, all apparently was quiet to- day Stoning of automobiles and
 threats of other violence subsided
 after three hundred deputy sheriffs,
 including business and professional
 men were sworn in.
 Similar action by Gary citizens was planned. Six hundred men met and
  ganizatfon of 800 men.
 Pittsburgh, Sept. 27-The close Of
 the first week of the steel workers
 strike was not expected to see any
 radical changes in the situation. Both 1 sides today virtually marked time
 waiting for Monday, when both steel
 companies and strike leaders expect
 change Steel company officials said
 they did not expect any considerable | number of men to return to the mills
 today but did look for general in
 Aux with the beginning of the new | week.
 1 Mass meetings were planned by
 strike leaders for late this afternoon, | tonight and tomorrow in a number
 of places, in the expectation of hold | ing the men already out and persuad- 1 ing wavering workers to join the | strikers. There has been a great | concentration of organizers in this