Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-22
TROOPS CHARGE
INTO CROWD AND
USE CLUBS FREELY
Dozen Bent on Holding
Mass s-Meeting Are
Under Arrest.
PLAN TO LODGE PROTEST
AGAINST C0NSTABULARY
Seek to Prevent Union Men
Gathering in Labor
Halls.
GUARDS PATROLLING STREETS
Mayor OF McKcesport Swcars in
$500 Civilians and 5000
Employees Of Plants.
PLAN TO LODGE PROTEST
AGAINST CONSTABULARY
GUARDS PATRoLLING STREETS

PITTSBURGH. Sept 2l.-clashcs be.
tween Pennsylvania State police and
crowds bent on holding labor mass.
meetings in the Pittsburgh district to.
day ushercd the strike In the iron and
steel industry. The most serious dis.
turbance occurred at North Clarion
twenty miles from Pittsburgh, late In
the afternoon, where the State trooper:
charged crowd of union men holding
ss-mceting and broke IL up. Re.
sistance was offered. and 1t is charged
by union leaders that the mounted po.
licemen used their clubs vigorously and
injured number in the crowd About
= dozen men were arrested. The meet.
ing vas broken up at the request OF
According to eyewitnesses. the meet.
snns was proceeding quietly. when the
state tst,p police broke it up. The crowd
embankment~ and threw stones and
other missiles at the troopers During
me I. melee several In the crowd wert
II was said. The crowd soon scattered
ana' Mna as ssr,asa tar as can be learned. no one
melee the horse Of one Of the froon.
ers suffered broken leg Ii is al.
icsed that several shots We're fired by
some one in the crowd.
Vigorous Protest Lodged.
William Z. Foster, secretary ~ IA.
national committee for orEanzinr iron
ana steel workers, tonight said that q
t,hhsorrous ths protest would be lodged with
tne state government against what he
termed a "murderous attack upon law
abiding people"
Carnegie Steel Company are locatoa ~
Clarion. 'oeatco at
, There was slight disturbance al
attempte1 - wneIe Sned union organizers
dehance of the proclama ton Of MSvor
Gsiorge erinrs LysIe ,iIe forbdding public gath.
and sympathizers were gathereS ne.s
sne southern limits of the city. when
s1umd sIun or Mckeesport police dispersed
port; an adjoining borough.
neh the crowd again began 10 as
perSed. ee'hs dis-
;, The crowd refused to move and =
dacH,nent and with = OF OF State police appeared
meeting. No one was iniured r Ine
ahhens ah were arrested for refusing to
on ooey the order of tho police to "move
Streets Now PatroIled.
After dispensing the Glassno-t
Ing the State police returned ~ N
= Eheesport and patrolled tho stree,.
cuit~ were dispersed without dim
All prepa rations had been comnIet.a
dow mayos d,e Lysie tonight for putting
rial , omeess Members OF the McKees-
port chamber OF Commerce were swor,
IN as special police.
now 0re svaiab,. .Ian 800 civilian police arc
SAID About 5000 employees Of pisnis sts
al Mckeesport have been made dnn,'t,,
n"era'ss !, yas TO TO 2rotset company property
about McTleesport employ yats snnr 10 ana
mately $4,000 workers.
, - al, Plants in the McKeesport district
lights have been Installed and cn
property. pdhies
Quiet reisned throughout the dav a.
auesne Tba Homestead and East Du-
by the steel men to hold mee,;ne
anu mere was no consregatinS on tbe
Hnrbed-Wire acknowledgements.
ne steel plants at Homestead ana
,ne!r ,ne PROPERTY. Special barhed wire
sehces nave been constructed about
saposed s property. and searchlights
nave oeen Installed. Deputy sheriffa
Although the call OF the union mad.
the strike effective tomorrow morne
ins. reports showed that steel COM
isss. pan,es IN the Pittsburgh district at
ne summons. Tho skeleton Sunday
snlfts in many plants were not "a com.
pie'e as under normal conditions and
union leaders said that a large num~
tonight " .ePo't
sunday was day OF expectancy IA
sIrlually all the iron and steel min
communities GO in the district. Aetiv.
ahionists were busy canvassing men
~ their communities to get an idea ~
tne extent OF tho walkout, and in INA
afternoon mass-meetings were held i'm
many places in last efforts to persuade
men TO join the strike.
Threaten TO Draw Fires.
Lawrence f. Ridden one ), tbe sir
members OF the operating board OF IN.
carnegie Company and superintendent
OF the Isabella. Lucy and Neville Is.
land plants, said y
We expect 10 operate all our nlan,s
IN iull tomorrow. l have been assurrd
that s5 per cent OF cur men are Joyal
II All report for the frst morning
SHIFT. the plans will run TO fun oanas.
ity. lf half report, we will ron haIf
capacity. II less than half OF the men
come TO work. the plant affected wili
smut down and remain shut down"
This is the position or virtually every
corporation affected and a clear.cut
statement OF what they intend To do.
II ,he plants arc shut down the ares