Show ElTHER SIDE IN I i f STEEL DISPUTE I If GIVES FIGURES I I f I d Employers and aud Union Leaders Lead If ers Express Confidence t in Outcome t 1 A I iy 11 Hy fly A v leo l Pre Press I r r I Pittsburgh Sept 1 19 Preparations L nor or limb th teal lest o of r strength between or I labor and capital in the steel l 7 r Industry I throughout the tine United a ito to begin Monday onda went forward orward today today I I both sides side apparently coni confident lent of the outcome t tS t'S 1 Representatives of ot steel companies Jn In I I S 'S the thc Pittsburgh h district let it be known ff that the they intend to operate their plans I I Monday I and al also o let tot tho Impression go goo lout out that the they do not look for Ot as large 1 ea a at out as at the union leaders assert I trill t t ke place Or Organized labor lahar exp expects a n. bl big turn turn- t out lout of oC men and predicted that tho the 1 em cm- will receive recel the surprise of or 1 their lr lives Ilves Neither side will venture 1 figures figures I Both frankly frankl confess they ther do not nOl Lwow how ho homan man many men will twill remain at ator l ork Ock or fall fair to answer the whistle onda only can tell the they said Labor Leaders Hold 1101 Holdi 1 i Long g Secret Parley Sr Bt J aegis I Washington Sept IS John John chairman 0 of the the- steel workers workers' I committee arrived d here herc this morning from Pittsburgh and Imm Immediately went j into a lon long conference with President J 1 Samuel amuel Gompers of the thc American Fed l 0 of Jt Labor bor i l Mr Air Fitzpatrick Said said Id that the con- con was In reference to certain relating re to the strike a against Ithe United St Sta States i es Steel corporation will begin Monday Monda and that aily ady statement would have havo to come from President President Gompers Mr Ir Gompers Gomper ald said he Ic had nothing to er e sa say Mr Jr Fitzgerald erald said that ho could not confirm the report that Bernard M M. Baruch former ormer chairman of the war warIn In industries hoard boa had gone in p person at t. the request of President Wilson lIson to trl to Induce Judge Gary to meet the tho steel Icel workers' workers committee c. c t I 1 cannot say tar what the President did aid ld said Mr r but I will viii ray M say that we believe c the President did Ild didt c everything he could to persuade theY the tiie Y t United i tales Stales ta tl'S Steel Stcl corporation to go Into conference with u us Ug 1 The strike Is primarily to got get a conference Our letter to the President President dent en explains while there was waR no oth other t er cr er rya w way out and wh why there could bo be no further dela delay To delay would be to i. i lose that for which we arc fighting |