Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-17
Labor Leaders to Ask the
Courts For Rights Which
They Claim Have Been De-
MED Them by Authorities,
INJUNCTION WILL BE
APPLIED FOR TODAY
Mayor of Pittsburgh States
His Position Says He Con-
siderS 1t UnWiSe to Hold Any
Meetings In Strike Zone,
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Pittsburgh, Oct. l6.-Labor leaders
conducting the steel workers strike In
the Pittsburgh district continued their
preparations today to make a legal at
tack against local and county author
tiles in Allegheny county on the
question of free speech and free as
semblage which the strikers allege
have been denied them. Papers in
the contemplated court proceedings
have been prepared and it is expected
injunctions will be applied for to-
morrow.
Mayor L. V. Babcock today issued a
statement In reply to warning sent
him yesterday by counsel for the
strikers that legal action would be
taken If there was any further unlaw"
ful interference with union meetings.
The mayor said:
THAT all may clearly understand
my position in the controversy raised
by Attorney w B. Rubin, represent
ing among others, John Fitzpatrick,
Chicago, chairman, and William u.
Foster, secretary of tho IA
tional committee 20" organizing steel
workers, over hoiding meetings IN
the city of Pittsburgh, | desire to say
that l deem it for the best interest of
the city that NJ meetings be held IN
the strike zone. ] have given orders
to that effect
Peace and order in the city mus;
be maintained, The fact that MIR,
Goster is continually in the city and
had the reputation of starting trou-
Bile in other places, causes me to plan
TO be ultra-safe and conservative in
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and all the people inside OF its con-
fines There is no objection what
ever to public meetings outside Of the
strike zones in the city limits.
Police Are Not Inhuman.
The mayor said the police depart
ment is maintaining order with firm
hand. but not with rough or in
human hand
"The general situation is excellent"
said Secretary Foster toni sht, with
prospects of gains in small communi'
ties to which we have been unable
to give more attention heretofore.
Only the successful outcome of the
legal proceedings under way to Sc
cure free speech s necessary to close
up the places in lie immediate vict'
ity of Pittsburgh which are now Grip
pied to a less decree than mills else
where"
The national omrli''e, e ceiVe o
long report giving conditions in the
Chicago district. The situation there
from the strikers viewpoint. were re
ported as very favorable.
Corporations had little to give out
today regarding conditions in theh
mills. The Carnegie company an
rounced that 900 to 500 men are, daily
seeking work In it's Monongahela
Valley pants and that about half o!
them are old employees
Strike headquarters gave out what
was said to be report of actual con
ditions as found by a union man ir
the Homestead works of the Carnegi
company on October IA 1t purporte.
to give the number of men found II
the various departments. In th5
blacksmith shop, it said, men were
playing cards; open hearth furnace
number one was lit up but no ont
working; in the eight-four and sey
enty-two-inch mill men were "wrest
ling and monkeying around" Various
departments were declared to of
down tight"