The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-19
Attracts Large Attention All
Over the Country-Reports
From Various Cities.
NEGOTIATING AGREEMENTS
McKeesport Plant Is Closed
Down, Throwing 1900 Men
Out of Work.

WORKS. He said about 1000 men had
been laid off yesterday due to lack of
orders. 1t was said that a number of
| foreigners quit work after the 1000
| men had been laid off.
Secretary Foster, of the steel work.
ers national committee, said several
independents are negotiating agree
ments with their workers or have al
ready signed. Among those he mem
toned are the H. NJ. Byers company,
Reading Iron and Steel company and
the Trumbull Steel company.
Buttons as large as silver dollars,
with the words Loyal Will Not
Strike" appeared on the coats of
many employees of the aNtional Tube
company at McKeesport today.
Mayor George H. Lysle, of Nc
Keesport, said today that 1900 volun-
teers had been sworn in to assist the
Mckeesport police in keepiag the
peace.
Pueblo Workers Quit.
Pueblo, Col, Sept. 19.-Whether
Pueblo's 1000 steel workers employed
by the Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pany viii Join in nation wide strike
or steel workers set forth Monday,
was to be decided at a meeting be-
tween representatives Of both union
and non union men and company Of
ficials in progress here today. The
company has announced that it will
allow workers to join the various
steel unions, but will continue to op-
crate under open shop plan.
Conference in Progress.
Youngstown. O., Sept. 19.-Follow-
ing conference here of railway Of
ficials to take measures to meet
emergencies that may arise from the
steel strike Monday, it was frankly
admitted by them that railway en-
ployes were expected not to move
steel products and materials which
enter into the construction of steel.
I'VE have been given to UNDER
stand this will be the attitude of the
men, declared one of them. when the
shutdown will come is a question.
1t certainly will come Monday morn
ingsand atherefaf the possibility that
the movement of steel products will
be stopped Sunday by the men re-
fusing to handle them.
Youngstown, o., Sept. 19.-Orga-
niZers here have estimated that $4,000
workers in the Youngstown district
" VIZ JC CllLtttNd ny TIE SlIlkb, InOuRn
they give no figures on the number of !
men whom they expect actually to |
strike. The district includes Ohio. |
outside of Cleveland, and the Far !
rell- Sharon Newcastle district in |
Pennsylvania. |
Cleveland Affected.
Cleveland, O., Sept. 19.-Eighteen |
thousand Cleveland men and $4,000 |
in the Cleveland district will quit |
work Monday morning when the steel |
strike goes into effect, according to
Henry w. Raisse, secretary Of the !
steel workers organization and strike
Officials of the sixteen |
steel plants in Cleveland which would |
be affected by the strike, said they
would not know its extent until Mon
day.
After dispatching a letter to Presi-
dent Wilson denying his request to
defer the strike until after the in
lustrial conference on Oct. 6, sew
eral members of the national COM
nittee, composed of representatives
If twenty -four international unions,
eft the city. At the last session q
ormal vote to defer the strike was
This was defeated. Then
I motion reaffirming the decision to
strike on Sept. % was unanimously
adopted.
President Wilson was told in the
etter that "after a thorough, calm
md deliberate review and study of
he entire situation more than 2,0OO.-
100 organized men indorsed the strike
md set Sept. % as the date thereof"
The whole blame for the strike was
1na \ 0f
chairman of the steel corporation,
Who refused to receive the leaders in
conference.
Strike is Inevitable.
"Win or lose, the strike is newt
BILE and will continue until indus
rial despotism will recede from the
position now occupied by
dr. Gary" the president was told.
Anticipating the strike, the Nc
ieesport Tin Plate company an in
dependent concern, today closed
own its hot mill at Port Vue, throw
ng 1900 men out of work. The
department, where 1900 men
re employed, was kept going be-
ause of congested business. I'm
ettled conditions was given as the
ause of the shutdown. This was
he first instance in this district of
ny of the steel plants closing.
All Ready in Chicago Area.
Chicago. Sept. 19.-Arrangements
Or directing the strike of the steel
'orkers in the Chicago district have
cen completed, union leaders here
eclared today. Strike headquarters
ave been established for this dis
riCt in the federation building in
'hicago, with branches in South Chi
ago, Gary, Ind, Harbor and Joliet.
John Fitzpatrick, chairman of the
difference of steel strike leaders, is
expected here today and will per-
onally direct the strike in this ter
tory.
In the meantime, members of the
AXE Seamen's union are taking a
trike vote, to be completed Sunday.
he members of this union are en-
loyed on the Pittsburgh Steamship
ore boats. This company
owned by the steel corporation and
perates hundreds of ore boats on the
kes.
1t would be impossible TO give any ]
ccurate estimate of the number of
'orkmen who will quit work next
Ionday, ii was said at strike head
uarters today. Applications for
membership in the union were said
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