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most leisurely way Of doing things.
His smile Is quite engaging although
when he smiles he shows only his
strong, quite even upper teeth. Ills
checks dimple a bit at such times
and the outer corners OF his eyes
wrinkle but he Is not much given TO
sn. ling.
STRIKE LEADER DOES VAST
DEAL OF WORK.
In the course of a day he gets away
with a terrific amount of work. He
is the ideal executive in that he gen.
orally confines himself to direction,
but he does take upon himself some
minor tasks which indicate that
there have been times when he found
that leaving some duties TO others
was not the best policy for Foster.
For instance, he takes all the money
that comes in 20 the bank In person.
He has some system OF bookkeeping
which involves scribbling on loose
sheets OF paper which he drops into
dra wers OF his desk. When he gets
down TO II he keeps two stenog-
raphers busy, but he will knock of
In the middle of n dictation to talk
with visitors about the strike and
what he processes 10 he trying TO do.
A. r. OF L. IN HOPE OF CON-
TROLLING 1T.
Foster does not deny that he en-
tered the American Federation oi
Labor for the purpose OF Fastening
his IDEAS on that organization. But
he insists, and 1t is admitted. thai
in all his operations since he Joined
the American Federation OF Labor
he has scrupulously followed all th'
rules OF that organization in respec
| Of organization and management.
/ MIR. Gompers knows me and knows
my work, and so does every othe
leader in the Federation know
me and my work." he said To-Day
"None of them has ever said or eve
been able To say that l have sWerVe'
one inch from the rules OF the organ
ization IN the particular branch
work with which | am most fanilla
and in which i can produce the pes
Work-namely, organization. an
an organizer and / admit am
good organizer, Am l not, Tomr
turning to Tom Conboy, a stou,
round faced, good natured individual
who has been his right-hand man u
J organizing the pittsburgh district an
who personally directed the organ
iZing OF the steel workers and a
other classes OF workers In Johns
3 town. Pa, which all hands admit
/, to-day a 100 per cent union com
munity.
"rn say you are" replied conbo!
: with a grin
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RADICAL ELEMENT SEEKS CONTROL IN STEEL S7RIkI

organizer, for probablyI6O per cent
of them had planned TO 20 buck 20
their homes In Europe where :hey
are told the proletariat is in power.
But. IL the prolctariat is to come into
power in the United States, why not
remain here?
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ORGANIZED OUTSIDE MEN IN
THE INDUSTRY.

Foster, a master general, soon saw
the lay OF the land. He round that
in the rolling mills and blast furnaces
there are at work In various capaci-
ties outside the actual manufacture
OF steel tens OF thousands OF various
unions affiliated with the A. +. L.,
such as carpenters, machinlsts, paint
ers, electricians and general mechan-
les engaged in keeping up the plants
and the machinery. These men, with
| the consent OF their locals in Pitts
burgh and other steel towns, were
working in open shops. The steel
| com panies have never discriminated
against union men, but have never
recognized "A union as yet.
The master organiser did not
bother with these union men. He
went in and organised, practically
solidly, the foreign manual labor ele-
lment. The job took almost year
lThe men who are on strike are swag'
gering around with their money belts
lfull OF greasy bills, living on the sam'
scale they lived on when they wer'
getting one-third the money they
earn to-day, They entered the or
ganization because they were led 4
believe that II they did not join tEeil
Wages would be cut as soon as peac'
is declared, and II they did join the.
help along the big revolution wh.ci
Is TO turn all industry over to tn
working man.
u They were particularly, riDe for th'
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FOSTER IN DIRECT CHARGE OF
THE STRIKE.

Foster directs the strike from a
little room in the Magee Building in
Pittsburgh. He has no private once.
The room is equipped with a roll top
desk, which Is never closed, a type
writing machine desk and table and
a few chairs. The place is as open as
a frankfurter stand at Coney Island.
Foster meets all comers. He talks
freely with his lieutenants In the
hearing OF newspaper correspondents,
for some Of whom he has high per-
sonal regard, although he has no re-
gard whatver for the press as an in
stitution.
He talks over the long distance tel
phone to his associates In Chicago
Youngstown. Johnstown and other
steel mill cetres and with aides In
Washington and then, 10 make clear
70 those who have heard his conver.
sation just what It was all about. ht
tells what the fellow on the other enc
OF the line told him.
He is IA slim man, about five fee
nine inches tail, a typical Western
rililroader. His hands show that HI
has worked hard in his time and HI
must be under forty He has a goot
head. small ears. keen, clear eyes, tn,
Jaw and chin of leader OF men. I
small mouth with thin lips and tn
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FOREIGNERS MOVED ~ "u'
AMERICAN" CHARGE.

"There seems to he sentiment
among the foreign workmen around
some of our plants this morning that
would tend TO relieve the situation
very soon.
cir some manner Il has got TO
them that the American workman
has not gone out as the foreigner
had been told. and the latter has
given expression to the desire 70
be an American, and in some ia
stances has resented to being
called "un- American"
'1f this septiment proves 10 be gem
eral A cannot but be helpful TO IN,
entire situation. and that II is at leas'
E1owing and spreading would ap-
parentiy be indicated by the graduA
return TO work
In all our big mills. those up the
Monongahsia Valley. further improve:
ment Is shown to-day. The foreagr
laborer IL returning in all OF them
Homestead, Duquosne and EdgaI
Thomson.
There Is a most markod improve
ment at Clarion, whilc at Farrell
despite the continued disorder anC
riotlng. we are still working.
"All in all there Is an improved
condition all along the line which WI
look to continue"
Mr.. Foster. commenting on th'
claims OF the Carnegie interests, saiC
ahaa In the Chicago district the com.
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aoNn. The union mon claim 2,ooO
men on strike In the works.
MANY INDEPENDENTS ARE RUN
MING SHORT HANDED.

Conflicting claims also continue 20
come from small independent plants
in the Pittsburgh district. Many of
them are working, but few OF them
full handed. according to the best in
formation obtainable.
Inquiry at the general offices here
Of the American Steel & Wire Com
pany as to the situation in lie plants
scattered throughout the Pittsburgh
district ELECTED this general state
ment:
Little change in the plants In the
outlying districts: change for the
better in the Pittsburgh field; Shoen-
berger works Of the company In
Pittsburgh working full-handed; /;
many men who feared TO work Mon
day and Tuesday now returning be-
cause Of assurance Of police protec-
ton.
The daily summary given out by
40 official Of the Carnegie steel Com
pany to-day says:
'sfhe overnight situation has been
very gratifying. The men are com
ing in at the various plants, in small
numbers 90 be sure. but sufiicient to
continue our operations
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stockyards and packing houses or
Chicago and Kansas City.
II perfected that organization" he
said to-day, without strike or
disturbance Of any kind. / could do
the same thing in the steel industry,
but the steel capitalists are auto
Gratis and they think they can con-
tinue to enforce their rule in this
part OF the country with the aid OF
their oossacks or mounted police.
Well, we'll have the eossaeks with
us one Of these fine days"
After Foster had organized the
packing industries, an A. r. l.. meet
ing was held in Chicago to talk over
the idea Of organizing the steel work
ers. Samuel Gompers was present at
the meeting, as were most OF the Vice
Presidents OF the A. F. L. and tho
prominent leaders. II was agreed to
go ahead with the task OF organizing
the steel workers. Mr.. Gompers was
made the head OF the committee, Mr..
Fitzpatrick was made Vice Chairman
and William Y, Foster, but slightly
known in A +. l.. circles at that
time, was made Secretary and Treas-
urer.
Mr.. Gompers went to Europe and
| dropped active connection with the
| steel WORKERS organixatlon move
ment. Fitzpatrick became Chairman
and Foster continued as Secretary
! and Treasurer, which ONCE he holds
| to-day. Gradually the bulk OF Or
ganization work fell upon Foster.
: Chicago and other points outside
Pittsburgh responded quite readily tc
the regular organization work. but
Pittsburgh doomed up as dificult
almost inaccessible field. In thu
Pittsburgh mills were thousands o.
highly paid men whose fathers o.
grandfathers started in when the in
dustry was young as day laooreri
and worked their way up to com
parative affluence by unusual adapt
bility or resourcefulness. There Is
pride among these men which ha
hitherto kept them out OF indiscriml
nafe labor unions, and does at thi
time.
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ciples which have always been for
elgn 10 the tastes and inclinations OF
skilled American labor and which
have been diligently fought by the
American Federation OF Labor. But
this strike is backed by the American
Federation OF Labor, not because the
conservative leaders OF that organi-
xation have been converted TO syndi-
calism or direct action, but because
they have been out-generaled by
William Y. Foster and John Fftzpat-
r1ck, the latter the leader OF organ
lied labor in Chicago, who are out
and out radicals-Foster particularly
90.
Perhaps 1t might help the reader
10 got some understanding OF the
situation here II l should at this poin'
tell something about Foster. TINS
man Is a power. Not long since h'
V j an out and out l. w. W., ar
enemy of the American Federation o
Labcr and entirely out OF JympathI
with the slow moving methods OF tina
organization. To-day, next TO Samue
Gompers. he is, 1 am told by iaoo
leaders, the most potent influence II
the American Federation of Labor
William z. Foster has popped up II
the American Federation OF I.abo
with the same effect OF a submarin
popping up in the midst of Il convo
in mid Atlantic during the war. Their
Is this difference. The submarin
could be chased away, but tn
chances are that Foster Is in y sticl
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That Is why this is very dangsr-
Gus strike. II h based upon prin-
Evening star., 1919-12-18

proved he was At for q gruelling sea-
son he would retire temporarily to
his farm in Iowa
Evening star., 1919-12-18
'DEDMPSEY RAISES PRICE
Will Demand $5O0,000 for His
Bit in Carpenter Bout-Rick-
ard Joins Bidders.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 1s.-
Jack Dempsey has raised his price
for meeting with Georges Carpenter
1or the worlds heavyweight cham
plonship. Jack Kearns. manager of
the conqueror of Jess Willard. made
this fact known here. when he de-
clared that Dempsey will demand
$500, 900 if the successful promoter of
bout between the champion and the
French idol realizes $1,000. 600
"The stadium promoters in Paris
have cabled me they expected their
house would draw s1,O0O,oO0 for a
Dempsey Carpenter fight" Kearns
said. Il cabled back would demand
a SO per cent guarantee and expect
the answer to my message is in my
office in Los Angeles now.
"1f the stadium draws $1,000 it
will be because of Dempsey, the cham
pion. Carpenter or Beckett or any
other pair of fighters not including
Dempsey would not draw half that
much. Therefore my demand for a
split of $500,000 is justified"
PARIS. December 1S.-"Sparrow'
Robertson of New York, representing
TEX" Rickard. the American fight
promoter, is comforting here with NJ.
Decoin with the object of having
Decoin join interests with Rickard in
bidding for a fight between Jack
Rickard, according to Robertson.
would be willing to advance half the
capital required and share equally
with the French promoter in the profit
or loss.
The notion of Jack Kearns. mana
ger for Jack Dempsey, that the Demp-
sey-Carpentier bout would draw a
million dollars is not shared by any
of the American fight promoters.
Evening star., 1919-12-18
CAMP PASSES At YALE
Famous Advisory Coach Will Not
Be on Foot Ball Committee
Next Year.

NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, December 49,
Noted figures of Yale's foot ball his
tory passed out of active participation
in gridiron activities at the univer-
sity last night when the executive
committee of the board of control ap-
proved the foot ball committee for
1920 as appointed by Capt. John T.
Callahan of the Yale foot ball team.
Three members of the committee
were not reappointed. They are Wal
ter Camp. 80, regarded for years as
Yale's leading advisory foot ball
coach and himself a gridiron star in
1S7S-79: Vance c. Mccormick. SO.
Sheffield, formerly chairman of the
democratic national committee and
one of Americas economic delegates
at the peace conference, and Joseph R.
Swan. '02.
S. B. (Brink) Thorne. 80. of New
York. is chairman of the new commit
tee. He had been acting chairman re-
Gently in the absence of Mccormick in
Europe. John r. fitzpatrick. IL, of
New York. also is renamed to the
board.
The new members of the committee
are Louis L. Stoddard, '99. of New
Haven: Lucius H. Bigelow. 'OS, of New
York, and Theodore Lilley, 10, Shelf
field, of Waterbury, Conn.
Evening star., 1919-12-18
bUCKNELL IS HERE
T0PLAY c. U.FWE
PennsyIvanians Probably Will
Be Represented by Strong
Quint in Contest Tonight.
by H. G, BYRD.

BucknelTs basket ball team is here
today to play Georgetown tonight in
the final game for the latter on its
home floor until January IA. The
Pennsylvanians usually are represent
ed by strong teams in every depart
ment of sport and may give the vet
eran Blue and Gray five real
struggle.
Georgetown's players expect to win
practically all their home games. That
to indicate statement of confidence
that borders on the "over." but in con-
sideration of what they accomplished
a year ago there is reason to believe
that they should come near doing
just what they claim they will. If
Bucknell is as strong comparatively
in basket ball as it is in other sports
the contest tonight should be well
worth seeing.
Catholic University had practically
no difficulty winning from Loyola last
night in the first game staged in its
new gymnasium. The Brooklanders
first time the ball was tossed in the
air until the last The team, presented
by Fred Rice upon bis resumption of
coaching duties at c. u. was made up
almost entirely of players who were
on the squad year ago. The Brook
landers expect to have one of their
best quints.
Burton Shipley's Delaware College
basket ball team yesterday put one
over" on the Navy by "a to 10. the
first defeat suffered by the Navy in
two years. Shipley last year turned
out fine quint at Delaware, and, with
practically the same material back, he
predicted some time ago that his team
would show somebody thing or two
this year or he would be greatly sur
prised.
Harvard's foot ball team. as it will
lineup New Year day, will outweigh
the University of Oregon. but a factor
that is likely to overbalance that is
the greater maturity of the western
players. The Oregon eleven is COM
posed Of much older men than those
who are to play under HaFvard's col
ors. Here are the statistics:
Evening star., 1919-12-18
DEAL
IS PENDING IN NATIONAL

A gigantic three-cornered deal,
which will involve Hornsby of the St.
Louis Nationals. Maranville of the
Boston Braves and Benny Kauff Of the
Giants, may soon be under way, ac-
cording to rumors current in New
York.
In return for three regular players,
Fletcher. Doyle and Zimmerman, and
a cash consideration, the Giants, ac-
cording to the rumor. will get Hornsby
and Outfielder McHenry of ST. Louis
Then will come straight swap of Ben
ny Kauf to the Boston Braves for
Maranville. 1t is also said that Arthur
Fletcher may go to st. Louis as man.
ager of the Cardinals. Branch Hickey,
who has been playing the double role
of manager and president, has tired of
his managerial post.
Evening star., 1919-12-18
GRIFF ADDS SEMI-PRO
CATCHER TO HIS ROSTER

Another player has been added to
the small army of youngsters who
will be taken south with the Ma
tionals next year. He is a semi-pro
catcher hailing from jamestown, n.
Y. and was recommended by George
Erickson. the blond beauty of the
Washington hurting staff, who makes
his home there and has played with
the backstop. The recruits name is
Otto Greenaae. spelling guaranteed by
Clark Griffith after close study of the
contract received from him yesterday.
Griff knows nothing of Otto'S abil-
ity, but will give him a good looking
over at Tampa, where he will come in
handy if he has any prowess with the
big mitt at all. for a flock of juvenile
twirlers will be taken to Florida to
show their wares in the spring.
Evening star., 1919-12-18
CADDOCK'S MAT PLANS
DEPEND UPON TONIGHT

CHICAGO, December 1S.-Earl Cad
dock. heavyweight wrestling champ
ion. and Sam Clapham, holder of the
British title, today declared they were
ready for their match which was post
poned because of Caddock's illness
while both men were in the Ameri-
can eXpeditionary forces.
His course in the immediate future,
Caddock said. depends on the showing
he makes tonight. He believes that
he has recovered from the sickness
Evening star., 1919-12-18
pat DONOVAN TO SPOT
YOUNGSTERS FOR CUBS

CHICAGO, December 1S.-The Chi
send a special scout to look over
youngsters trying out for positions
on other teams when the spring sea-
son starts, it became known today.
Patsy Donovan, veteran base ball
man, has been chosen for that duty.
Donovan will attempt to obtain suf-
ficient information regarding young
players at the major league camps to
permit the Chicago Nationals to claim
the most promising ones when they
are turned adrift later in the season
by the waiver process.
Evening star., 1919-12-18
Brown Says Shooting Was Accident

HAVANA, December 1S.-The
shooting yesterday of Albert Piedra,
son-in-law of Juan Montalvo. secre-
tary of the interior, by "Curley"
Brown. was an accident, according to
the latter. who is president Of the
Cuban-American Jockey Club. Little
hope is entertained for, the recovery
of Piedra. Brown is being held by the
police.
Evening star., 1919-12-18
Centre Demands Apology of W. Va.

DANVILLE. KY. December 1s.-
West Virginia University has been
refused a date for the 1920 foot ball
schedule by Centre College unless an
apology is made for the publication in
the Athenaeum. the West Virginia.
school paper, of an article originally
published in the Fairmont Times
charging Centre with playing ringers.
Evening star., 1919-12-18
Dempsey Promises Meehau a Scrar

SAN FRANCISCO. December 1s.-
Fat Boy" Willie Meehan has the
promise Of another go with Jack
Dempsey. The scrap will come be-
fore the Dempsey-Carrentier bout
with the proviso that Meehan will
have to whip Gunboat Smith
Evening star., 1919-12-18
HARVARD.

Eastern High yesterday won from
the Friends School Ave by 16 to 12.
making the second victory of the Blue
and White over the Quakers. Prender
did the best work for Eastern and
Barnard starred for Friends.
Tech got a victory over the Army
and adsSsr Navy prsps p1sp Yesterday by SO to "A.
ing the main factor. Loehler shot ten
goals from the floon
Techs interclass swimming meet
yesterday in the Y. M. c. A. pool re-
suited in a victory for the sopho-
-mores. that class scoring IS points.
The juniors and seniors tied with 10
points each and the freshmen made Z.
The results:
50-yard swim-Won BY Cook (freshman)
second, Rittinger (juniqr); third, Frawley (ju
ond. Kemp tsophomor.5: third. Gates {:opse Sse
50-yard back stroke-won by Newman (se
Frawley (junior).
second. Frawiey (junior): third. Hook (ju.
nior).
1o0-yard swim-won BY Hastings (sopho
more) second. Pugh (sophomore); third. Hooi
(junior).
5o-yard breast stroke-won by Hams (se
nior); second. Gates (sophomore); third. New
Plunge for distance-won by House (sopho
more); second; Rothrock (sophomore); third
Rittinger Cunior).
Fancy diving-won by Pugh (sophomore)
second. Newman (sophomore); third, Rittinsei
(sophOmore).
Relay-Won by sophomores.
Catholic University and Maryland
State probably will play their annual
foot ball game next fall on November
13. which corresponds to the date on
which the contest took place last fail.
Evening star., 1919-12-18
Joe Schwartz to Box in Baltimore

Joe Schwartz of this city is going
six-round boxing go with Tommy
Murray Of Philadelphia The scrap is
one of the preliminaries to the chief
attraction in the Benny Valgar-Matt
Brook battle. Valgar is the favorite
in the big bout
Evening star., 1919-12-18

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Evening star., 1919-12-18
Totals. .444 451 432
arcade LEAGUE.

Totals. 400 562 554 Totals. 49S 4SS 544
Evening star., 1919-12-18
W. Va. May Turn Down Yale Date.

MORGANTOWN, W. Va, December
1S.-West Virginias foot ball team
has been offered a game by Yale at
New Haven. October %, but on ac-
count of previous date with Prince
ton. November l, the offer may be
turned down
Evening star., 1919-12-18

contracted in France but said unless
tonight's contest, his first since he
was discharged from the Army.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-01-23

special wartime prohibition recently
enacted by congress goes into effect.
That law prevents the manufacture
and sale OF intOxicants for beverage
purposes md remains in force until
armies Is completed. Doubtless that
emergency wartime measure will he
effective over the several months TINT
will elapse after July until the con-
sti'utional bone dry act. now adopted.
becomes effective,
Additional Dry Legislation.
During the year following ratifica-
tion congress und the several states
VIII he called upon to pass legislation
to enforce the amendment and to pro-
vide penalties for violations. 1t Is
probable large force of agents un-
der the direction of the commissioner
of Internal revenue will have to be APP
pointed to enforce the law. Each state
will have to provide machinery for
the enforcement of the law In ad.li-
ton 10 the machinery provided by the
federal government
1t is likely this additional legislation
will he pushed through as fast as the
drys can push it. In some parts of
the country ut least they purpose to
take full advantage of their victory.
For example. in Illinois n forecast
of the Anti-Saloon league is this: In
addition to the search and seizure
act" an act rigidly restricting the han
ding of liquor for medicinal. manu-
featuring. sacramento and scientific
purposes; legislation covering doctors
prescriptions, which must be iss,Ie,
by bona fide physician in writing
dated, diagnosing the illness and the
purpose of its use; all railroad rec
ords of liquor shipments must be
kept: drastic legislation regulating
sale by druggists, with heavy penalty
for violation.
The drys presumably will not con.
fine their efforts 20 enforcing the law
They will doubtless take the question
into politics of all kinds and make 1t
an issue. They announce. for instance.
in Chicago that they will ask nj! can
didates fore mayor to declare them,
selves on the strict enforcement OF
dry legislation. They will make II an
issue in the spring campaign nnd will
oppose any dldermanic candidate who
does not toe the mark.
Will the VETS contest7
VIII the vets contest the legality of
the whole proceeding from the startI