The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-02

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clock this morning and In trucks and
autos began the march to Clarion.
They carried out this march in
spite of the threats to shoot down
any attack on this steel center, and
stormed the gates when the morn
ing shift began to approach the mill.
The steel workers greeted the
miners, hundreds mixing with them
on the picket line and joyfully hand
ing over their dinner pals to the
strikers. Following that, the striking
miners practically took over the
town, parading up and down dozen
blocks of the main thoroughfare,
State St., tieing up traffic hopelessly
and shouting their demands.
An Armed Camp
At least hundred police, county
detectives, mounted police, deputy
sheriffs, company guards and Clair
ton police stood by, but did not dare
interfere with this determined army
of militant strikers. Sheriff Gollmar
was forced to state: Frankly, I don't
know, don't see how he we can
break up the lines"
The atmosphere throughout the
Pittsburgh area seems filled with
electricity, there is such a high ten
sion, with everybody expecting al
most anything to break loose. The
Carnegie Steel Plant looked like an
armed camp. Barbados were set up
in the plant with the use Of sand
bags; hose was attached to hydrants
and steam pipes al one entrance:
armed guards patrolled the bridge in
full view and at another entrance steel
cars were placed behind the gates by
the armer guards, besides machine
guns at strategic points.
With over ten thousand steel work.
ers striking at Weirton, West Vir-
ginia, strike sentiment amongst the
steel workers is rising to a high pitch
and the Steel and Metal Workers
Industrial Union is issuing leaflets
calling for mass meetings to prepare
for strikes at Duquesne, Ambridge,
Clarion, McKeesport, at the most
important mills.
1t is evident that there is a grow
ing sentiment for a Joint struggle of
the steel workers and coal miners.
With the aim of closing down all
the mills and mines in this district
through the officials of the A. A. and
the q. M. w. A. The steel and coal
barons are speedily attempting to
stem the spreading movement, fear
stricken of the consequences. Secret
conferences were held early this
morning by the A. A. Union officials.
most likely with steel magnates and
N. R. A. The A. F. of L. officials
are holding back some other mills
from joining the strike, with the
promise of U. s. mediator enroute
to the strike area.
An agreement" has been signed
by the coal operators and the off
Gals OF the U. M. w. A., which in
cluded Philip Murray, Pagan, Feeney
ana John OIeary, all bitterly hated
as str1kebreakers by the miners. This
agreement" traded the right to the
coal companies to check off rent.
equipment, ETC., for check off on
union dues.
1t also includes the non-strike
agreement and arbitration boards.
This agreement does not include the
captive mines socalled, excepting the
captive" mines Of the Western Penn
sylvania Power and the Duquesne
Light Co.
Ihls hurried agreement was reached
IN order to break the strike and force
the miners back to work by Monday
When the code goes officially in
effect. However, both the operators
and the U. M. w. A. officials refused
to predict that the miners would 90
back to the pits Monday.
1t is definite with militancy rising
to such high levels that miners will
not return unless demands are
granted and will demand a say In
the making of an agreement. The
picket lines in the Connellsville Coke
Region expressed more militancy than
at any time during the strike. At
tempts were made to keep strikers
from getting food at the Prick owned
company store and at the Prick Coal
picket lines the pickets were fired on
by ScabS and company thugs.
Pittsburgh papers report pickets
close Bethlehem mines in Indiana
with two thousand on picket line.
Andrew Mellon is demanding q Is per
cent reduction for the workers in his
aluminium mill, the largest in the
world, at New Kensington, Pa. Under
the Blue Eagle this would bring pay
down TO $40 week. Tremendous
resentment is expressed and if car
ried through, will, no doubt, result
in strike.
The march Of the miners on the
steel mills of Pittsburgh and the
march of the Ford Workers of Ches-
ter on Edgewater are tremendous
expressions of the American working
class to extend the already wide
strike movement and show with what
ability they can apply mass action to
accomplish their aims. The grave
danger that we will not be able to
give guidance and consciousness to
this movement must be overcome
with an intensified speeding up
Of all our activities to place ourselves
at the head of these movements.