The sun., 1919-10-03
STRIKERS DESERT
TO GET NEW JOBS
Move 70 Steel Plants Where
They are Not Known and
Go to Work.
rs HARD BLOW TO UNIONS
Hint of a Compromise i'm Pitts
burg-Senate Hearing
Looked Forward To.

PITTsBuRG, Oct. 2.--The factor most
nenacing to the cause of the steel strik-
ers developed to-day with reports
through all the strike affected area of
men moving from one place to another
and going to work in plants where they
ara not known. Hundreds have boarded
trains out of the Youngstown and the
Ohio area, where the shutdown has
been the tightest, and hicd themselves
10 the Allegheny and Monongahela val
leys. where the West Penn and Allie
gheny steel plants, the Homestead
works of the Carnegie company and the
plants in McKeesport are making an
Advertising drive for new men to take
he places of the strikers.
Some evidence shows also that the
strikers in the two valleys are moving
elsewhere.
At the same time the authorities,
throughout the Pittsburg district
strengthened by the 'free speech" de-
clsion of the President-Judge of the
County Court, are adopting every pos
sible method to construct the organizing
Efforts of the strike leaders. They have
been undoubtedly successful, irrespec-
i've of their methods.
The strike leaders admit this danger.
Where they cannot hold meetings,
where enthusiasm for the strike cannot
be kept stirred up and where they can
not keep track of their men they are
losing them and the steel workers are
going back to jobs.
Hampering of organizing efforts by
the authorities the strikers say violates
their constitutional rights. 1t Is this
state of affairs which they want to
bring to the attention OF the Senate COM
nittee when It comes here, or before
with the hope that the committee and
he publicity attached to their pleas
may better their situation.
Fulfilling Gary's Prophecy.
Meanwhile, with the coming of the
committee postponed to the end OF the
week, II is by no means uncertain that
the predictions of Judge Gary may not
come true and that when the committee
arrives here he may be able to show
them that the strike has settled itself.
because individuals have been left free
to go back to work for the steel eorpo-
ration.
Were any real great physical hard
ships on the part of the strikers in
volved in this strike the repressive
methods of the authorities would have
led to an explosion long before this
There can be no doubt of the fact, how
ever, that in the majority of the steel
towns the workers are physically wef
of and that the strike represents Tar
more an attempt to strengthen the untor
idea than 1t does to bring about mate
rial benefits for the workers at this time
Most Of the workers have saved money
and are reasonably comfortable despite
the cessation of work. Hence, while tn'
repressive methods Of the authorities
work substantially against the interests
Of the strike 1t Is hard for the leaders
to get the men really stirred up over 1t
The lengths to which some of th'
authorities have gone in repressinI
union activity may be gagged from tn
action of Mayor Lysle of McKeesport a.
set forth In a telegram from strike head
quarters to Secretary Foster in Wash
lngton this afternoon. Mayor Lysle
Of a wealthy steel family. Throughou
the strike. It is said, he has exerted al
the power of his office, upon the ground
OF the prevention of disorder, TO breal
UP the strike organization.
1t was his arrest of Foster and Beag
hin, strike leaders, that was affirmed b.
the county court on the theory that h
was the best Judge Of local conditions
Yesterday he went one step further an
actually closed the strike headquarter
in McKeesport
Protest Against Mayor Lys1e.
Edwin Newdick, Fosters representa-
i've, described this action in the follow
ing telegram to Washington to-day:
Attorney Jacob Roe and thirty-thre
men present making dispositions for tn
Senate Committee hearings at Pittsbur
arrested in McKeesport All taken I
police station, Denied permission 70
further gatherings to take further depc
5itions. Central labor headquarters Nc
Keesport, used by local organizing CON
mittee, closed by local authorities invoh
ing some fire escape regulations, althoug
room was used only for meetings of dele
gates and organizers. and not NOR
than 200 men could stand in the room
Sheriff of Allegheny county refuse
20 modify his refusal to permit any meet
ings in foreign languages. Buck passin
continues. Sheriff says we may hol
meetings McKeesport, but local author
ties deny permission. Local authorize
ilassport say we may hold meeting
there, but Sheriff refuses his permission
saying he hears there is likely to be di:
order. All reports indicate strike holdin
firm"
In the face of Newdlck's assertion ths
The strike is holding there have been III
doubted accessions to the workers rank
during the last few days. Several OF tn
furnaces OF the Carnegie company nav
been blown in and others are schedule
10 be fired before the end of the week
Elsewhere preparations are under wa
for the reopening Of works. Hundred
ot men have gone into plants in til
district TO clean up. The companies ar
letting It be known that they are pre-
paring for a general resumption on Nor
day.
Normal Output Il Far on.
This is moro a child OF hope than {
4 fact, as Judge Gary's admission befor
the Senate committee that 40 per cen
OF the men are out Is ample confirma
lion of the strikers contentious thu
The industry as a whole is still seriousl
,rppled. Despite all the factors work
ing IN favor of the companies they sti
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