The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-22

PITTSBURGH, sept 22.--1he big
steel strike broke quietly oyer the
United state, today.
From the Rockies to the .Alleghenies,
the big mills whieh farm the nations
greatest industry continued operation
with crippled forces. varying accord
ing 10 the locality and the degree of
organization which the American Fed.
Grafton OF Labor has succeeded in ei-
feetIng.
Tcw Plants Affected.
a fey plants were closed down com.
pletely Others continued operating
fully, feeling little or no effect OF the
walkou. order Still others started
operations with partial forces.
So vast was the era covered and
gigantic the scope OF the strike that
definite figures on It's success OF NJ
failure we're practically impossible 10
obtain.
In the Pittsburgh dishc, which, ,In-
cludes all ,ha, territory from JohAs.
town. Pa, to Youngstown. Ohio. AN
forms the oockp, for the grea, nation
al struggle. early reports were thse
approximately 25 peroen, Of the EN-.
ployes a whole had refused TO 20 &c
work this morning,
Both sides, as usual. expressed op,i-
mism concerning the situation and de-
clared their belief that the ultimate
showdown will be iayorabl. 10 them.
Both Sides Optimistic.
The officials Of 'he United States
Steel corporation asserted that prac-
ticaly every plant operated by the
corporation in this district was iN
operation this morning and unless NJ.
ioreseen Developments occur would
continue operation. A few OF the blast
furnaces, in which the labor IL mostly
foreign. were closed down. but q /
whole il was stated the strike was
having no effect.
William z. Foster. secretary and
treasurer Of the national committee
who is directing labor's end OF the
trav from here, said:
Early terorts show that many OF
the plant, have closed down COM
ple,ely In others the employers are
making pretense OF keeping osen,
with steam up and wheels moving,
Blu, We know tina, few men arc work
ing The shut down is better than
We anticipated, considering all the
difficulties we have had TO contend
with, We probably will not know
until toworrow morning Just how
complete the strike Is. Everything
is at present more than satisfactory
Steel Officials Claim.
From a steel official. who requssteA
tina, his name be withheld, came this
statement
I'VE are in far better shape today
than We really expected to be. Pssc-
ticaily all the pian,s are operating.
In some cases only certain depar.
ments are running, and a number OF
blast furnaces arc closed. This Is
mostly because foreign labor is en-
ployed at the furnaces. and the for
eigners constitute the majority Of tho
organized men"
II was Z source Of satisfaction 10
both sides that the big strike va
ushered IN with comparative quiet and
no disorder
Police Await Trosbls. !
Literally ,housandS5of deputy po.
lice and state constabIes. many OF
them mounted and oil Of them armed.
are scattered about the plants. Atep-
ing pedestrians On the move and pre-.
venting anything that ha, The appear.
anee ol congestion about the plants Or
adjacent ,tfeetI. They are under ~.
der, and have wide authority 10 Qs<m
anything which starts. EsS
The situation a. II affect the indes
pendent sieel coupsnies In the pl)tass
burgh district u practically The soo 4
as that Of the UAltsda SsassS yog
corporation, against wAich lhe e(elS
is mainly directed. A IN VI ~ k,l
dependent plants have closed doS
prelerrirs 'a take this method N y n
Z S,S.'