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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTL AND, THURSDAY, ; SEPTEMBER. 25 1918. ; ' -v. -.- M E GRIPPED BY FIRM HAND IN n AREA Idle Workers Are Chafing Under Iron Rule Imposed on Them by Pennsylvania Authorities. MOB MEETINGS PROHIBITED Four Constitute Crowd and Or der to Disperse Must Be Obeyed; Say Force Necessary. I'HrrHI. Fa.. Kepi.. 25. l P.) One triWer wa killed and one seri ously beaten lnH gun fight with state polli-e here t witty. The police raided hon.ne from which It wan dcelared men were "sniping" at the steel pliitil. By tii'orjfe H. Holmes Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 25. f I. N. 8.) With the spotlight shifted tempo rarily to Washington, where the sen ate today opens an inquiry into the situation, the big steel strike went into the fourth day with little actual change In conditions. The great steel centers in and around Pittsburg continued to oper ate, while elsewhere in the country In Chicago. Gary. Youngstown and Wheeling the tieup of the industry apparently Is complete. AUTHORITIES HOLD REINS The eituatlon in western Pennslyvania is becoming more tense. The strike ele ment Is becoming more and more In censed over the "iron hand" with which the authorities are ruling the situation. In none of the steel cities in this district in It possible for the strike element to hold meetings and make speeches. They claim that the right of free speech and the right of peaceable and lawful as semblage is guaranteed them under the federal constitution and cannot be trans cended by any state law or authority. At strike headquarters here little else is heard and this feeling is Increased by hatred of the Pennslyvania state con stabulary, which the strikers' heads term "the ' Don Cossacks of the . steel trust." "SO CBOWI18 TOLERATED The mounted state troops, augmented by the .regular uniformed police and hundreds of deputies, undoubtedly are ruling the situation with rigor, tattle horse play is tolerated In any of the steel towns around Pittsburg. Four persons constitute a crowd and must move. If they don't move they usually get a swift view of the business end of a club, followed by arrest. The strikers and their leaders claim this is unlawful. But they are much in the same position of the man in jail who says: "They can't arrest me." FIRMNESS THE ONLY REMEDY Against the assertions and protests of the strike element, the authorities set forth that only by this policy can they prevent riot and bloodshed such as has marred previous Industrial dis putes through This territory. As long as men are kept moving and are not allowed to congregate and listen to inflammatory utterances the authori ties say there can be little trouble. Their attitude is that riots come from mobs ; hence, If there are no mobs there are no riots. To the effective use of these methods the authorities attribute the . compara tive tranquility of the situation In west ern Pennslyvania. Considering the size and scope and elements engaged in the tttrlke there has been little serious riot ing and bloodshed. (STATE POLICE CONTROL The state police wield the balance of power In this district. They are mount ed superbly, fully armed and extremely effective. The whole force only con sists of several hundred men scattered over a large area, but one of them rid ing down the sireet. or perhaps on the mdewalk, is enough .to create a gen eral scattering. There were minor disturbances in half a dozen steel districts last night and early today. Near McKeesport strikers attempted to hold a mass meeting.' The pclice had endeavored to break it up, but were unsuccessful. Then the state troopers appeared and rode into the .crowd. It went back. Somebody threw stones and there was a general mlxup in which half a dozen wefe Injured. WORKMEN ARE PROTECTED Similar scenes were enacted . near Brackenridge. where another meeting was attempted. Police interfered and the strikers moved acroBS the river. This meetilg also was broken up. State troopers were ordered to the gates of the Allegheny mills after midnight to protect workingmen leaving for the late shifts. Hundreds of arrests have been made throughout the industrial district. Each of the men arrested is given a hearing, generally fined and warned against get ting Into further trouble. Kines ranged from J5 to J5n. clear today that they w IH not accept without verification by their own agents either the claims of the steel company officials that the strikers are "radi cals," or the claims of the strikers that the plant officials and steel town offi cials are denying the workers the right of free assembly. The justice department inquiry will be separate from that which starts be fore the senate labor committee today. ILTIMATIM SENT BKUILEHKII; 150.01)0 EMPLOYES MAY STKIKE Bethlehem, Pa.. Kept. 25. I. N. S.) The "ultimatum" sent by the steel strikers' national committee to the Bethlehem Steel company which so far has not been affected by the striket ex pires at 4 p. m. today. It is believed that if by that time President Kugene R. Grace has not replied to the com mittee's demand for a conference, the employes of the Bethlehem plants will be ordered out. According to strike leaders here, the Bethlehem company employs nearly 150,000 men. but only 50,000 of these would be affected by a walkout order. hundred cars of limestone were tied up today. ' ".: Paying off of the strikers was con tinued today. Before the end of the week $3,600,000 will be distributed. This is taken as a sure indication that the operators believe that the shutdown will be prolonged. More than 40.000 men are idle in the district, it was said today. MOBS AilK ARMED INVADERS, IS MESSAGE FROM GOVERNOR Pitthburg. Pa.. Hept. 25. IT. P.) Afeide from constant efforts to persuade men to ltave the mills, the greatest effort of the strikers will now be made In their fight against what they term violation of their constitutional rights. Frank P. Walsh has been summoned bere and will take charge of this phase of the struggle. Governor Sproul is on record as solidly backing up the state police and sheriffs in enforcing the proclamations and decrees which the strikers are attacking. In a telegram to Foster, the governor said informa tion had been received that efforts are being made for "evil disposed persons at points In other states near our boun daries to collect armed mobs to come across the state line to overpower our municipal authorities in attacks on our citisens and .destroy their property. "If any such attacks are made we shall be compelled to regard these mobs as armed invaders of Pennsylvania and we shall deal with them as such," the telegram continued. Responding to the telegram, Foster wired the governor that he had been misinformed as to the circumstances of the Clalrton riot, which prompted Fos ter to send a message of protest. "In substance the affair was nothing less than a desperate and premeditated assault upon a peaceful and legal as semblage of workingmen by the state police." Foster wired. CAR MEN OUT IN SYMPATHY; " TONS OF FREIGHT TIED LP Youngstown. Ohio, Sept. 25. (I. N. S.) The "sympathy" walkout of railroad car men to aid the steel strikers in this district has caused a serious congestion in the yards here. Approximately 4000 cars of coal. fi00 cars of ore and several SELRET SERVICE AND DEPT. OF irSTIf.E H ATCHING STRIKE By Ralph F. Conch Washington, Sept. 25. (U. 1'.) Will iam J. Flynn, chief of the secret service bureau of the department of justice, to day was in Pittsburg investigating the steel strike. 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