The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-22

sx III t06 NDcSH tUfHp0htt~ % a"S
unito4 fffatee announced thcm-
4 SELVES f6&3e ht ~ ready for eventu-
a1ftfc4F Within the next - hours
t. u expected that 1875 600 stirred
wo4&s m tho Pfttsburg district
Win ~ idle. either ms strikers or
hchmIkSes Of the necessity OF shut
t1n4 down plants ~ n result OF u
shortage Of wcrkrncn.
Their wrrs indications tonight
f1snf q larger Number would strike
than had been expected.
THIS was n day az preparation.
At yaeacus steel plants throughout
this district details of policing and
providing other protection Tor
both ssurkxncn and property were
comple&ed. Many meetings OF
workmen were addressed hy or
gsnfnors who urged their hearers
stand firm and assured them vie =.
tory.
At Charlton. seal OF one Of the
plants OF Tire Carnegie steSs conn
rsany. u bie meeting of strikers
was broken VI, ny state consta-
hisss and arrS~Si ei Sf1teen OF the
men. State e~eaStahlfss also broke
up n similar meeting Of Mchescss~
rer1 steel workers, making one
arrest t4sereN
w. 70 Foster, secretary Of the
nafscxsai- committee for 0rgantz-
Ing sfs~nsa work eES, and IN charge
t9s the strike I'm this district adj
dressed "A series Of meetings this
afternoon. the closing ono being
III this <ssty.
"As ppnora eoes, so 70 The
other y,taufs Of the American steel
and wire company i'm the Pitts
bmrr district" This was the US
sexTion made by An officif of the
company this evening. following
n prolonged meeting Of heads Of
departments burTies5ly called this
morning.
D<nora Plant Loyal
whent ire Aig chiefs went r. bed
last, ntrht they had been informed
that the pisrt vas Toe per ceDf against
the scheduled strike. ard that no nat
ter what hs ppened al other plants,
the enc at T1enora would continue its
operation.
Secretary Foster said fhe corpora
tio.,~a officials were 0versconfid@1t
Something happened between bedtime
last might and ten O'Clock THIS morn
Ing Chiefs werc notified by telo-
phone, ara special t-eze44-
ger, and serne were called from church
Y services To attend 8 conference in fhf
city.
1fltsN wire lIIf'FfFzfsts Ijl3H ING lFOfi-
ora spnnt osvuld no longer bs placed
IN lid kAst division Of loyal plants
The report from tho plant showed
that all previous plans would have
to be abandoned. Corporation Of
dctals following the conference rush
4 Or In high powered automobiles II
4 OnneFs. and they are expected to re
main there rntil 1t is definitely de-
cidad whether she plant shah Gloss
4 down Or remain in operation.
Tbs importance al keeping tn
plant gofnr is realized fully by hotl
offc.als and worllrnen, The question
win be settled. probably within tn
NEXT twenty four hours
aHy BRoAnAN wAI.I.l
Opening Rattle To-day.
New York, Sept I.~~ToFnorrow see
THE opening Of a hattie between capt
tai apd labor that the financial and in
vestrofnt world has known for tygent-
years HAD 70 be fought Both side
have oeen preparing fer IT, but capita
did not want it and only "A small per
centage OF the labor involved is be
lieved To be- eager for contest TIL
United states Steel corporation hs
heen- = l&@&4ar in everything that bene
fits abor. IL has NOT only paid goo
wages are paid them without beinj
forced 10 do SO, but II has introduce.
safety first methods, insurance an
welfare work to such an extent that IL
employees are probably the best treat
Ell rsen Who work for wages any
where
This statement is made on the an
thority ~ numerous Official announce
nents by n. Fl. Gary. head OF tn
United States Steel corporation. JohI
Fitzpatrick. who is managing tn
s s1rs a esnatGs' ana IN 'ns stss
economic serfdom Here ia 1t direc
difference of statement by Apo authori
ties. proving that one Of them is IN
truthful, The question Of v6raclty /
involved Il much as any other one Il
AhtE Eyrske al the strEr men are treat
I'd as Judge Garys says they ar
treatev, they Will have no sy-rnpat h,
from the public. II Mr.. Fitzpatrick I
falling t-w truth. public dtsplessur
viii specify crystalline against ia
eseei rorYaratksn. Tor ~ ve3fl hs 'rsiift'
Of Hypocrisy pt the most shameful
- kind ,.s.-,,.. ~.,~. ...,. ..e. ...A. u.s..
: - staaersk i5r husiness affairs nav
full confidence in Judge Gary In tn
financial district there ia no xecre
evasirn' Of mind in the expression o
confidence that he viii come out O
the-Etruggle fully indicated But /
9iiitake- an ar+usl sgt ise to PROVE IN
casa -L--sx .sxreets6 that from IS I,
20 per cent Of the steel men win ODE,
the strike order as iSsaed. Blu
whether there is a substantial etrik
or not. the steel corporation intends {,
fight II out.
strike Serious Matter,
Regardless of the merits OF the nase
this threat o. steel strike is a yer,
serious matter either for good or bad
II ii falls, As most corporation ner
believe IL Will. Il atii settle for Ions
tirne the slahor situation tn this coun
Try. Its failure viii rnean an srnrne
date revival % business ana an In
dEstrtai bhonl thar win bring prosper
ftv 70 workers as we'll as capitalists
II IL sseceedS. Il VIII drive American
capita into other countries aud brinf
about profound depression IN Anpr
lea rs success will be 81 warming II
capital, that Inc radicals are in cor
ire! Of the county Capital viii be
come timid and Will withdraw as rap
IDLY as possible from big euterprises
lost AZ tbs. strikes now in progress II
Anaag1ea as not higher wages. but foi
fewer working hours a. the sam,
wages This is an economic mistak,
hecaese WHIST the country needs noW
Is more output
II the labor problem caD he settled
wtthou ftoo much fighting the Invest