Arizona republican., 1919-09-26
MEN RETURN II WORK DECLARES
 MAYOR BABCOCk
Conditions at Pittsburg Show Gradual Improve ment Is Opinion of City Official - Entire District Is Quiet = Flynn Arrives to Probe Situation

PITTSBURG, Sept. 25.-Both sides in the steel strike of the Pittsburs dis trict today maintained their firm posi- ton and neither made any claims or great gains.
 Steel companies continued to say that there is a steady return of work men and satisfaction was expressed throughout the Pittsburg district Strike headquarters had no figures to give. Secretary William Z. Foster of the steel workers national committee contending himself with the statement that more men are leaving the mills every day. There is no use giving any more figures" he said. Many plants are closed and others are going to close. and there is every reason to feel encouraged.
 The Carnegie plants in Pittsburg, Homestead, Braddock, Duquesne, and Clarion were running today, and of ficials of the company said production was increasing it was said at the Car negie offices that a larger percentage of foreign born workers are returning. The plants at Donora and Monessen remain down" and mills of the com pany at New Castle and Farrell are working with increased forces, accord ing to officials of the concern. Independent plants in the Pittsburg district report having increased their forces.
 The entire Pittsburg district was quiet today. There was one fatality l in connection with the. strike. state trooper killing a man at Faffsll, Pa, who was suspected of Icing. sniper.
 For. several days shots hAve been fired into the American Steel and l Wire plant at that place and stp6ss | the state police, according fo Iepokts 1 from Farrell. located the. house hence l the shots came and he kiil1'' fol- 1 lowed.
 1 A march of strikers and syInfia isiz- CTS from Donora to Monessen v pFe- vented today by state police. There was no violence. .
 Mayor E. Y. Babcock in respI Inse Q an inquiry tonight gave out ttn kol | lowing statement summing us The, strike situation in the Pittsbisfg .. trict: ssss q
 Good order has been maluta nel1. q, the city and vicinity threughe t ! <e week. Only slight distarhauoe sa nave occurred. Credit is due, 10. tt tsss5zer' themselves for tris. a.,Ifssfs-5 Y; {. n
 It is my opinion that an applssni b1o number of men are returning 1ss fheir posts with lew aQd1tIOffaE men l&&Y<4E their work. This applies tc ali Ale gheny county. Sc far IS the public is concerned, there is no evidence of la hor troubles M
 Late today the strikers national committee received the answer Of the Bethlehem Steel compa nt U whom an llltimatum had been ssntsl giving the company until 4 p. m, todas to make an answer or a strike would -bs. 4<&3inzl against it's plants Mondas sfi3- committee of the national cox1ns t6e met tonight to consider 3fse zzsn;ef
 National strike headquarter 4s<fe quiet throughout the day.
 MT. Foster spent the greater nart of the day preparing to extend the unions fight for the right of free speech and free assemblage at Nc E l<eesport, Clarion and Duouesne. Ar engagements were made to hold A mass meeting of strikers in a mining town miles out of Clairton, in defiance of the sheriffs proclamation forbiddinr such gatherings. Mother Jones will : speak. The date for the meeting was kept secret. s-'v The action of the state troopers ir
 breaking up the strike meeting at
 Monessen and Donora has extenced : the fight of the unions for "constitu- i .ional rights" 10 these places, Mir | Foster said.
 There was considerable interest here } in the announcement that Vim. } Flynn, chief of the bureau of inyesti
 lyation of the department of justice , had arrived in Pittsburg to investigate
 | the strike