Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-29
EVERY DEPARTMENT
AT STEELTON MILL
is IN OPERATION
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At noon to-day announcement
was made at Steelton that all de-
partments of the Steelton branch
of the Bethlehem Steel Company
were in operation and would con-
tinue at work. This came from the
office of Frank A. Robbins, Jr., gen.
eral manager.
Harry Page opened strike head
quarters at Steelton. He will act as
secretary to John w. Brown, repre-
sentiFg the American Federation of
Labor. Strikers will register there.
An estimate was given as to the
total number of men out at sixty
five per cent. of the entire force. 1t
was said there were enough men
not working to indicate a shutdown,
in several of the departments to-
morrow.
At the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe
Bending Company's plant the steel
plant, rolling and blooming mills
are still closed down. The other
departments are running and it was
announced that there was no change
in the strike situation there.
Employees at the Central Iron and
Steel Company voted to remain at
work, and the announcement from
this plant was that there would be
no strike. Another statement issued
to-day was from Norman f. Swords,
of Local No. 2S3, representing
bridge and steelworkers, riggers and
helpers.
No Disorders
At the office of the Bethlehem
Steel Company in Steelton it was
said no trouble was anticipated. The
men who are out are orderly and
most of them are not lettering
about the corners or in the vicinity
of the steel plant. Most of them
visited the headquarters in North
Front street.
Burgess Thomas T. McEntee,
with Hiram B. 1ongaker. chief
of police. requested all citizens to
keep order, refrain from congre-
eating oR street corners and not to
get into any arguments. Burgess
McEntee this morning swore in all
of the Bethlehem Steel Company
special officers as borough. police
men, also . dozen or more union
men who agreed to act as policemen
and prevent any disturbances.
There were about 100 steel company
policemen ON duty to-day. Chief
Longnaker said there was no indi-
cation of any trouble and that the
strikers had agreed to keep out of
trouble.
The Workers Statement
For the workers Norman F. Swords,
of Local No. 283. 1. A. b. S. and o. S.
w. Riggers and Helpers issued the fol-
lowing statement:
The Bethlehem Steel Bridge Corpora
ton, Steeiton plant, employees worked
long hours, at low pay and top-speed to
keep up production always. During the
war they worked so hard that it i'm
paired the health of some employees. Was
this caused by LOYALTY to the govern
ment or high wages?
IAN assembler is one of the highest
skilled employees of the steel industry.
He is not only skilled mechanic, but
is a foreman as well. (His skill in read
ing drawings places him in the class of
brain workers.) In the Steelton plant,
he receives a guaranteed average rate
of fifty-ole cents per hour.
During the war. we fabricated muni-
ton plants, big gun plants, small arm
plants, powder plants. ships and plants
to furnish material for ships. We did
this work cheerfully, without strikes or
trouble of any kind. We were so ex-
hausted after days work that we fell
asleep at the supper table. We pared
Bonds. to give to the Red Cross, Y.