The evening world., 1919-09-26
MEN
STILL DRIFT BACK
TO STEEL PLANTS
Allegheny Sheriff and Nc.
Keesport Mayor Clash Over
Permitting Strikers to Meet.

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 2G.-The car
negle steel Company made known
to-day that it is augmonting its
forces everywhere. Its big plants at
Homestead, Duquesno. BraddoclS and
Clarion were declared to be operat-
ing with lnrgcr forces.
William Il. Foster. secretary of the
strikers National Committee. de-
olared the strikers are making prog
ress in many directions and that sew
eral small plants had been forced to
suspend. He did not give their names.
The American steel and Wire Com.
pany Offices gave out word that the
situation, so far as It's plants arc con-
cerned IN the Pittsburgh district, is
better to-day than ever. There was
no change al tho companys works at
Cleveland and Chicago. It was said.
At the Braddock plant of tho Amer
lean Steel and Wire Company an ef-
fort TO start up failed. II was reported
from that town. When the whistle
blew some lnborers responded but no,
In sufficient numbers 10 begin OPERA
tions.
In GIassport near McKeesport. the
Pittsburgh steel Foundry .Comnanv
employing 800 men, and the Server
ance Manufacturing Company with
$50 workers closed down last night
Up the Allegheny River there were
no material changes, according to re-
ports The sheet mill of the West
PennsylVania Steel Co. remained
CLOSED to-day, but all other depart-
ments were said to be in operation
At the Allegheny Steel Co. works the
sheet mill was working in full, and
practically all other departments were
IN operation in varying degrees.
one Of the Carrie furnaces. furnish
'ns material for the Homestead works
OF the Carnegie Steel Co. was pu,
In operation according to officials at
the plant
Tho American Sheet and Tin Plate
company said the company's mills at
Farrell would resume next week.
\ The Shenango furnaces at sharps.
VILE went into operation also to-day.
Thousands OF men are being maid
on at plants, including those in oper.
alton and others that are closed.
Strikers and non-strikers are ming
ling In the pay lines.
Secretary Foster said the situation
continued satisfactory TO the workers'
committee, More men were Joining
the strikers, he said, and some small
plants had been compelled 10 shu,
down
According to reports In Clarion.
Braddock and Rankin many foreign.
ers arc endeavoring to leave the dis
trlct and,return TO Europe AS a result
of tho strike
The action OF State troopers and
other officers in forcing the suspcn-
sion OF what union leaders term
orderly and lawful meetings" since
the strike started. has caused the
workers TO appeal to Sheriff William
$. Haddock, with tho request that
county authorities afford thom pro-
lection. The troopers maintain that
In breaking up the meetings, they
are carrying out a recent proclama-
ton by Che sheriff In which the
gathering of more than three persons
NJ any one point within tho strike
zone Is forbidden.
According TO union representatives
the sheriff has given them permission
70 hold indoor meeting within the
county. and has promised protection
for orderly gatherings" of strikers
In halls. Attempts will be made i'm.
modiately 10 hold such meetings IN
communities whcro they have here,
totore been banned or dispersed. th'
union leaders announce.
Mayor George Lisle OF Mckeespor
declared to-day that nc had as mucl
power M the sheriff OF Alleghen!
County under the Third Class Cite
Act and ould not permit the strik
INK steel W.. Ners 10 ..old meeting
within the city, wheth, In the opel
or IN a hiy. hall.
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