The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-22

worknen At the Gary works. steel
company officials claimed this morning
that so per cent Of their employees will
remain intact. but union leaders are
confident that they Will pull out 30 per
cent OF the employees.
FIGURES NOT oBTArNABLE.
In an interview with w p. Gleason
superintendent OF the United States steel
mills in Gary shortly after O'Clock he
stated th4t he had no idea how badly
the departments had been crippled but
felt confident that they would be able 70
operate IN to noon today the steel
company officials were still tabulatins
the result Of the strike. but would be
unable TO give out anything authentic or
DEFINITE for twenty-four hours.
SEVEN DEPARTMENTS AFFECTED.
From the best available information
IL was learned that seven departments.
including the rail. merchant. axle. billett
and plate mills are down complete.
which substantiates the fact that il was
almost a walkout OF the IL blast fur
naces Il is reported that four Of THEM
were banked yesterday and orders were
given to bank two more today -Four oI
these are used TO supply the CITY OF
Gary with its light fuel, gas. water ana
electric power This only leaves two
producing hot metal This Is tho same
number Of furnaces that was n use
when the E J. & z switchmen went out
on strike and tied up the mills over a
month ago.
TWO PLANTS ARE OPERATING.
Workmen at the American sheet ana
Tin Plate Company and the American
Bridge Company are sill AZ work and
so far the ranks Of the workmen have
remained intact. a report gained clrcU-
lation that some Of the workmen At
he American Bridge Company had
walked out but this was denied oy offl-
Gals Of the company. This was also
confirmed at labor headquarters, when
the news was given out that everything
was quiet at the two plants The usual
crowded morning Ambridge cars gave
evidence to this Hearing that both of
these plants were operating, tho en-
plovnaent bureaus were sieged with ap-
plications of striking employees Of the
Gary works Few were successful IN
finding employment.
ESTIMATE 1000 AT WORK.
According 10 figures tabulated by
watcher this morning as the men were
going into the plant, it is estimated that
there was not over thousand men that
went to work Hundreds Went into the
plant for their clothes. tools and per-
sonal belongings only TO return again.
It was easy to distinguish the strikers
"a the majority carried bundle OF
clothes under their arm. This was also
nav day in several of the departments
and hundreds went TO the pay once
near the main gate TO draw their two
weeks nav check This was also de-
ceiving. as many thought the men were
returning to work.
FoRErGN BORN LOYAL TO LABOR
The foreign born workmen. whom the
labor leaders have relied upon 70 tie
~ the plant. did not disappoint them
They are standing shoulder TO shoulder
and have gone out almost in a body
Although they believed that the colored
rorkmen would stand by them II was
evident early this morning that they
had broken ranks. as the majority OF
the workmen that went into the mil
gate were negroes. They went INTO
the plant during the early shirts. II
was expected by the labor leaders that
the unemployed colcred workers would
take the Jobs Of the strikers If given
protection.
rHRoNGs OUT EARLY.
From Fifth ave. TO the mill gate huge
throngs of strikers lined Broadway as
early as $50 this morning. Dozens OF
pickets were active in sections leading
TO the mills and informed those going
into the plant that there was strike
and asked them not to go back to work.
Workmen were halted by the pickets
as they left the street cars and jitneys.
The strikers on the streets were orderly
and gave no evidence of trouble. Not
: single clash was reported.
Mayor W F. Hodges appeared on the
scene shortly after daylight and was
on hand until after 700 O'Clock to take
charge of the situation. He issued or
ders to keep the crowd moving" on the
mill property. from the mill gate to
Second ave, where at times the strikers
attempted to congregate in large num-