Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-29
CAPITAL ANDLABOR
| IN BATTLE ARRAY
FOR WEEKS FIGHT
Both Sides in Steel Con.
troversy Claim They Are
Winning.
G0MPERS PREDICTS THAT
STRIKERS WILL BE VICTORS
Sunday Mass-Meetings of Union
Organizations Held in
Pittsburgh District.
COMPANIES APPEAR PLEASED
Say Assurances OF Protection VIII
Cause Thousands to Come
Back Today
G0MPERS PREDICTS THAT
STRIKERS WILL BE VICTORS
COMPANIES APPEAR PLEASED
Say assurances OF Protection VIII
Cause Thousands to Come
Back Today.


the apparent deadlock in the steeI
strike. which developed at tho close
OIL the hrst week, attention TODAY ia
iocussed on stragetic points along tho
inuuStrlal battle front in the Pennsv,
Vanla secor. where waIkout of an
proximatey $4,000 employees OF m.
bethlehem Steel Company has been or
dered for this morning.
both capital and labor utilized -tbo
oaopath In laying plans for the second
week, which Is expected by many lead.
" produce greater test OF,
strength than the first. EMPLOYERS or
arc marshaling their forces for
a determined effort to reopen MAJ.
luis luis and TO Increase the output ~
nose t,rtii. which weathered the initiai
the other hand. are making eyerv on on
coFors coFo 10 ,nd rally more workers 40 their
or tho industry. p' atS tS3 $40
Atmosphere of E1pcetancy.
Although an atmosphere OF exn.
aancy aany was noticeable in tho districfss
broStsi bSTSSted by the strike yesferdas fraHts
lenders on both sides apparent1v ems en.S,
ientlng themselves with inarking tima
and tioa 1eT todays offensive
pers. president of the American Feder-
ninn nft9n OF Labor, who left New York iasr
tory for the strikers, and added the,
the struggle probably would he die
essva be- onaned "a. the INDUSTRIAL conference to
tcber g. capital DC
strike SiReday aSna passed of ID apety in the steel
Mass meetings called by union : or.
gar, gan,izers were held in halls In se..
e' the supervisoa parts Gi aieghssny 6 County
t5orities had no trouble
them. The crowds gat' ..a ~
persed without disori
Steel companie~ rer. tfe .sst,..-
row will sho rti.al :. in
their favor. o.. t. ,h ~
corporations Ii a .,anLjnr ar7t
their efforts to, uaking H,oa5
showing when pIants in this sly
resume operations for the week.
Men VIII Venture Back.
iiesiefi ieaa I'm ,ne company officials say. will
@ nead thousands Of men who quit a week
ago to venture back to the mills.
Leaders at strike Headquarters ex
pressed confidence that there will be no
break In the ranks OF the union men
turn of many men, and that the npm-
Der going back will be more than.
coupterbaiance by those who will joiri
Sreaking of the situation outside of
the IN problem district today. Secretary
WI william H. Foster. OF the steel work..
expects every man in the steel plants
of the Bethlehem Company. against
which the strike becomes effective to-
call" WI spoho 10 the
Claim Drive Bearing Fruit.
Secretary Foster also said that the
drive against the Jones 6 IoughIfn
Company. in this city, the largest in
dependent plant in the Pittsburgh dis=
trict. is bearing fruit. and that the full
ganizers and strikers spent Sunday in
making personal houSe-t to house can
vases in mill towns TO induce waver-
ing men 10 join the strike Reports
that the strike was waning" were
vigorously denied at union headquar-
ters. Ielegrams were exhibited from
a number of organizers asking that
thousands of the red. white and blue
union cards be hurried to them we
are much stronger today than the first
day OF the strike" it was stated
The organizers from the Sharon Far
rell district reported that the men were
holding solid there, despite contrary
reports from company sources that
strikers were gradually returning.