The evening world., 1919-09-29
BV Martin Green.
tspeeial staff Correspondent OF The
Evening Worldly

rcp,risht 1910 ~ The Press PubnshnG Co.
''p''f"tt ttrh. Ssw Yort evening wOId0
PITTSBURGH. Pa, Sept. 23--A
sharp contrast between the methods
OF the Pennsylvania and Ohio author
tiles In handling n strike is observed
in n visit TO the Youngstown, o.. dis
trict, Just across the border line OF
Pennsylvania. The boundary line be-
tween the two states might be said
to represent in this crisis the line
between repression and freedom, Tor
although Youngstown steel industries
are absolutely paralyzod by the strike
and S9. 1000 men are idle there. no dis
turbances have been reported, no
shots have been fired. and in n day
and night spent in Youngstown
did not see n revolver or a rifle
or a cartridge In a community which
Is 20 per cent. foreign born and a
hotbed OF Bolshevism and direct ac-
ton sentiment.
The situation in Youngstown Is
worthy OF extended notice. but be-
fore going into II information about
the status OF the strike Ia in order.
The days developments. including
the apparent fnilure OF the Bethle-
hem and Jones' & Laughlin walk
outs, will undoubtedly help to
bring the strike closer to n show
down. However neither side has
shown its full strength yet. The
presence in Pittsburgh OF c. J. Boyle
and n stan OF organizers OF the cleo
trical workers indicates that n radi-
cal step on the part OF the unions is
in prospect: namely the calling out
OF the electricians in all the steel
plants.
Included in the ranks OF the cleo
trical workers are the men who oper-
ate the great cranes in the mills. The
cranes perform work which appears
to the outsider to verge on the
miraculous Travelling cranes. oper-
ated by electrical power and each in
charge OF one man, do things In a
minute that hundreds OF men, work.
ing by main strength, could not ac-
cranes the mills cannot run, because
men cannot be found 20 take the
places OF those who operate them, and
II non union labor should be en-
pioyed tho other employees, no mat
ter how loyal they have been thus far,
would walk out
Strike organizers are now concen-
trating their attention on skilled men
in the blast furnaces which are still
In operation in the Monongahela VAL
10y. where are located the four hiE
piants--Homestead, Edgar Thomson
Duquesne and Clairton--which, botf
sides admit are the strategic polnt
in the entire steel industry. with al
the blast furnaces cold the mills can
not operate, and William Y. Foster
the General Manager OF the strike
asserts that he will make the bias
furnaces cold enough TO store eKgs In
STILL MANUFACTURERS Can
CLOSE DOWN MILLS.
On the side Of the steel nanufae
tursrs, they have in their hands I
weapon which would work a ursa
change in the aspect OF the strike
They can close down the mile. Th
threat 70 close down and board up tn
mills and leave them in the hands o
watehmen has bson made by subor
dinate officials OF the steel plants Il
the Youngstown district 70 strik
leaders.
was told IN Farrell. Pa on Sat
urday that the msn in the tin plat
mill, which 10 closed at present, wsr
informed when they called for the
pay checks Saturday morning thi
their places would be held open II
them until the end Of this week an
that IL they did not como back with
the week the plant would be Gloss
indsFinitsly.
1 Numerous meetings OF strikers We
: held throughout the, Pittsburgh di
= tr!ct yesterday afternoon. II was
, beautiful sunny day and the NEE
Ings we're heavily attended some
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