Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-26
INDEPENDENT FIRM
| ALSO TURNS DOWN
ARBITRATION PLAN
President of the Bethlehem
Company Will Not Nego-
tiate With Committee,
SECRET SERVICE AGENTS
START PROBING CONDITIONS
Chief of Bureau Investigates
Charges That People Are
Intinlidatcd.
ONE MAN is SHOT DOWN
State Constabulary Alleges Farrell
Worker Fired on Them While
Hidden i'm House.
Ne MAN is SHOT DOWN
IRy AssociatndP-nss1

PITTSBURGH. Sept. 25.--Indications
tonight were that the great steel
strike, entering its fifth day, might
prove a prolonged struggle. for follow
ing n statement by John Fitzpatrick.
director general of the strike, that the
walk out could be ended Immediately
If the United States Steel Corporation
would agree to arbitratc. Elbcrt III.
Gary, directing head of the corpora
ton, gave it as his personal opinion
,nat, ,nit because of moral principles" in
vowed IN the struggle, the directors
leaders.
= "A \ similar stand was taken by L. e.
steel Company. who. replying last night
to demands, of his $1,000 employees.
VINO have threatened to strike unless
tate With the steel workers national
committee. >ste -,
The day was marked by absence of
serious SCI disorder: Interest was aroused
nX arrival IN pittsburgh Of William j.
Flynn, CHIEF OF the bureau, or investI.
cation or the Department Of Justice.
~ Iadica ISM against strikers and of
intimidation" against employers.
Claim More Men Quit.
Strike Headquarters had no figures
to to give. Secretary William ., Foster.
zee" contentinG himself with the state
ment that more men are eaving the
S;eei Sss riTinI mills every day: There is no
are going to close and there is every
reaSo. 5rhn 10 feel encouraged"
homestead Braddock. Duquesne and
carton were running today, and OH.
aS was inerensins n ens romrnny said production
the Carnegie Offices that larger pere
centagc OF foreign born WORKERS are
HMHturninG- MauG The plants at Donora and
the company at New Castle and Far.
rclI are working with increased forces
according Rnns to officials OF the concern
Langhljn PhIlfjneHSnt.Tes Hinn, s,o OF the Jones and
tiarEest independents in the Pittsburrh
uIstIict. deny assertions of strike lead
men '''"s III, us plant, plants are gradually losing
little affected by the walk ont LAST
MONDAY. but since then strikers have
aprssts apresnlrafea az mo on them. them. ! number OF
me Jones and Laushlin mills. or dis
,,, tr.ou,inG circulars 10 its workers az
% Smaiiss ne IN in9e 9e out; have been made:
plttSburEh district which succeeded io
remaining importation during the frst
ronpIe ro OF days OF the strike. are also
reported as having increased their
forces. 'heir
Worker Shot in Farrell.
Inc entire Pittsburgh district w,.
quiet during the day. There was "ns
ldtaIity IN connection with the strIke
a state trooper killing a man at Iar,
= e.i1 sn n,ncr pa. WHO mo was suspected OF being
1sen 1red into the American Steel and
SIT, ire h!ant at that place. and today the
Etdlc trooper. according TO reports
from rarrell. located the house whence
me shots came and the Killing fol-
march OF strikers and sympathizors
from Donore TO Moncsscn today was
prevented by State police. Strike lead
ers received information that the troon.
crS used violent methods in breakinr
up the march. but this was denied hS
FOCAL authorities at Donora and Mones-
sen; VINO said the strikers disnersed
without disorder
Late today the strikers national
tbpihmiIteS tbn received the answer Of
INC Bethlehem Steel Company. 70
whom an ultimatum had been SEMI
nE inc committee giving the company
untii this afternoon to make answer
or Il strike would he called against It's
pants Monday. y subcommittee Of ths
national committee met tonight to con-
slider the answer.