The sun., 1919-09-24
$4,000 OUT, is
CHICAGO CLAIM
All Indiana Harbor Plants
Closed and Many Others
Are Affected.
NO SERIOUS DISORDERS
Operators Refute Figures, AS
sert Men Are Returning
to Mills.
NO SERIOUS DISORDERS
special pespatcA to Tan srx.

CHICAGO, Sept. 23.-The close Of the
Chicago district found both sides con-
f1dent. Union leaders claimed the
ranks of the strikers had been aug
mented, while company officials
claimed the men were returning to
work. Important developments of the
day were the departure of John Fitz-
patrick, director of the strike in the
Chicago district, for Pittsburg to at
tend union conference. application
by the Pollok Steel Company for a
court injunction to restrain picketing
rations OF the Illinois Steel Company
to resume operations.
The Pollok company asks that mem
bers of the steel union locals be re-
strained from forcing a sympathetic
strike. According to the petition the
union has posted pickets, who have
threatened lives of loyal employees
who want to return to work. The petit
ton recites these men are satisfied
with working conditions and their pay.
The Injunction is directed against John
Fitzpatrick. chairman of the national
committee for the organization Of steel
workers; William z. Foster. secretary
of the national committee and the
heads of the local union. The petition
will be heard Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock.
All the plants at Indiana Harbor we're
closed to-day. 1t was said large num-
bers of negroes and some white men de-
sired to continue work but the officials
decided to close after threats OF race
war had been made. Race war threats
were also made at other places In the
district. Three hundred negroes re-
Gently imported from the South re-
of the Indiana Steel Company.
Thousands Ready to Return.
II. o. Egbert, superintendent of en-
ployment at the Indiana company's plant,
said thousands of workmen were pre-
pared to return to work, discouraged
By reports OF failure OF the strikers In
other parts OF the county.
Union officials regarded as important
the conference TO be held in Pittsburg
John Fitzpatrick said tonight, before
leaving for the meeting. It was expected
the conference would win the support of
the sealnen's union. II the lake seamen
go out 1t will mean that ore and raw
materials cannot be brought 10 the
plants But IT was even hinted the sea
men strike might be extended to the
seaboard, stopping shipment OF steel
products abroad and possibly interfer-
ring with all shipping.
Andrew Furuseth. president OF the
Seamen's Union, will attend the Pitts
burg conference. Ninety-nine per cent.
of the seamen OF the Great Lakes have
already voted TO strike and await only
the call 20 go out, according to Fitz-
patrick He expected tho strike would
become effective by the end of this week.
He intimated an appeal would be made
to other unions for a sympathetic strike.
At the plant of the Illinois Steel Com
pany to-day an attempt was made TO
move cots 10 the plants for loyal work
men. 1T failed through the action OF
members OF the t.Imsters' lnion, who
refused to move them from the ware
house.
Rumors that negro strike breakers
had been taken into the plant were de-
neid and officials said they only wanted
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