The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-22

That Is the reason why the corpora
ton officials now say: "As Donora goes
so 20 the other plants"
Two officials of subsidiaries here con-
firmed the report from New York last
night as to the subsidiary companies
being allowed to carry on the fight
against unionism in their own way. the
American Steel and Wire Company has
decided to take a definite stand against
the strikers from that of the Carnegie
Steel Company.
The steel and wire plants will pro-
vide and arrange work for their EN-
ployees II their men care to work, but
IL an insufficient number OF workers re-
port for duty tonight and MONDAY
morning the plants will not be kept
open. No efforts will be made to run
the plants with only partial repr9-
sentation OF the employees. and the men
who do report for duty will be permitted
to return to their homes
Mills will not attempt to make a fght
for continuous operation at this Tune
with small forces.
Loyal Foreigners Threatened.
Many foreigners are loyal to the
plants az that term Is now understood
by the operators, and are willing TO
work, but It is asserted that they have
been terrified by threats against them
selves and their families. Most OF the
loyal American workers appear to be
undaunted by the same threats and they
have expressed their Intention OF re-
porting for work II enough of these
report for work at the plants at Donora,
Rankin, New Kensington and Fifteenth
street (Shoenberger milD, this city
continuous operation will be maintained.
II not, the plants will close down until
other plans have been approved.
With the Carnegie Steel plants 1t wild
be different. This company came to a
decision to-day to fight the union, If
possible, to an absolute finish and to.
furnish adequate protection TO all Its
employees willing to go to work II one
of its plants has not sufficient men, late
to-right or early tomorrow morning, to
operate to its normal capacity 1t will not
be closed down. Arrangements will be
made to keep the plant going somehow
until by- a process of infiltration enough
workmen have been obtained to operate
1t adequately.
In this way the chiefs of the Carnegie
Steel Company have planned to beat the
American Federation Of Labor At first
sight it looks as II the Carnegie people
were inviting trouble by determining
from the beginning to afford absolute
protection to their loyal employees. 1t
is commended, however. that the only way
to render a nettle harmless is by firmly
grasping 1t and that that Is what they
are to do so far as Is concerned their
| resistance to unionism at this time.
Somewhat Of a surprise was caused
| to-day shortly before Secretary Foster
left the city to make addresses at Brad
dock and Rankin. when 1t was reported
that six or seven large independent
I - NA.A1 ~. AI,a
organizing committee for some time and
that they were now ready to Sign up
! Foster said these reports were true, but
added that II would be some time before
the names OF the corporations could be
made public.
Says All Plants VIII Start.
! Lawrence E. Riddle, superintendent
of the Isabella. Lucy and Neville Island
plants Of the Carnegie Steel Company
and one of the six members Of the
Carnegie Steel Company's operating
board. said tonight:
"All the plants with which an
personally connected as we'll as ALL the
| other Carnegie plants in this district
will resume. operations in full tomorrow
morning. according to my latest reports
l have kept in touch personally with
my men and / have found that the
general feeling is that the men wish to
be left alone, asserting that Secretary
Foster and his crowd do not represent
them.
| 81 have no doubt that some few mer
will not show up at some or all of the
various plants in this district, as some
| of them have been intimidated by
threats. / know of some cases where
| followers of Foster have gone to the
wives of not few of our workers and
have urged them to keep their husbands
| AWAY from the plants when thew oner