Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-24
Btrikebreakers May Be
Brought in to Assist
Loyal Employees.
CHICAGO MANAGERS
RESORT TO COURTS
Seek Injunction 10 Prevent Pieksting--
Aaitator Who Advocated Turning OF
Strike Into Revolution Against Gov
srnnnsnt Arrested at Gary-Plants
In Mshoning Valley in Ohio Com
pIstsly Tied Up.

. hcpOTt5 IToHt MI ntSc' s''NN'" W.
day reported little change In the
alignment Of the opposing forces
OF the labor unions and the steel
companies. In the Mahoning VAL
ley OF Ohio the strike IN complete.
The industry. which IL the back
bone Of youngstown, In paralyzed
and all Of its $4,000 wage earners
are Idle. Elsewhere tho struggle N
being carried on with varying sue
cess, the ISSUE still being doubtful
in the great strike centers radiat-
Ing from Chicago to Pittsburgh.
In the Pittsburgh district the
Carnegie Company states that the
Condition looks good" and backed
UP its claims by statement that
men were returning to work AZ
usual these claims were refuted
by William 4. Foster, who said the
strike was spreading. The strik-
ers placed pickets around various
plants for the first time.
The situation around Chicago Is
more definite than In the Psnnsyl-
vania region. A majority OF the
mills are closed and those which
are still operating arc doing 30
with reduced forces. The threat
ened strike OF seamen seemed
nearer with the refusal Of eleven
crews to dock their vessels.
Important decisions affecting the
spread Of the strike to allied In
dustries are expected to be the
outcome a the meeting In Pitts
burgh today OF the national COM
mittee OF which Mr.. Foster II Sec
retary. Tho question OF summon
Ing union trainmen TO this assist
ance os the steel strikers viii DO
discussed At this meeting. In the
meantime tho u. 81. senate is pre-
pairing for its investigation tomor-
row. when John Fitzpatrick win
be the first witness. II Ia report
ed this committee viii investigate
charges that william Foster 10 at
flliated with the I. w. w.
Labor trouble was sporadic In
the steel strike. tho latest battle
being at Cleveland where four men
were stabbed.
Chicago, Sept. 1+.--The third day {
be nation wide strike In the steel In
uatry found rumors of the importa
lon Of strikebrcakers into the Chicas
istrict and that some OF the mil
resuming operations
ooIing workmen who had Temsine
1yal.
The only rioting In this district oc
urred at Indiana Harbor last nigh
utside Of the coke plant of the Mar
Company. where striA
rs attacked about twenty 1--we men Z
hey left work. Eight or ten men wei
adiy beaten and were taken to q hos
ital after ths police stopped the nsh,
lg. A number OF shots were nred Z
ne police but none was hit. 4 nexr
trikcr who carried rihe was ~
ested. The men who were attacke
ad remained TO pull fire.
Legal procedure was resorted to b
he Pollak Steel Company, whose plaI
, In Chicago. to stop pickcting.
etit!on for a writ Of injunction wa
led against the Amalgamated Ste
nd Iron Workers, the South Chicas
peal Of the union. and its officers an
.smbers. 1t wa1 the first appeal
be law IN the Chicago district.
Effort 10 Opsn Plant.
II was reported that an effort woul
9 made today at the plant OF the u
nois Steel Company to start ono I
he rolling mills with the aid OF strike
reakers. Two blast furnaces has
cen going regularly there.
Eleven ore boats carrying iron ol
,ere today tied up at South Chicas
y refnsai OF crews to dock the vessel
Chicago officials OF tho Seamen
MON said their men had voted
triks In sympathy with the steel me
theodore Vim, president OF the Sout
'hicago steel Workers Union. tol
900 men last night that every ste
pili in the United States would |
I0sed soon. Federal officers at Gal
rrsstcd Michael Yclovitch. charge
rlth making seditious uttcrances.
vas said he urged development OF Il
trike into q reyoltion which w0ul
AXE over the government for II
Int0n.
Chicago Plant Rsopsns.
The alag mills OF the Illinois Ste
company were reported to be In ope
ltion today with a force OF $40 men.
Black clouds OF smoke issued fro
ne ChiMHsyp and t:is lie :::::.:==ce G. ::ss !!!...!
.ould be heard blocks away. Groups
Itrixers gathered around the gate
many of them utterlng threats.
MAHoNlN0 VALLEY TIED UP.