| Show UNITED STATES STEEL COMPANY AIMS VITAL BLOW AT STRIKERS removes immense plant from town whose omeera sympathize with strikers there bro are gravely important developments in the strike situation the united states steel corporation has moved decisively in its strike campaign with a peremptory order directing that the great dewees wood plant at lie 1 ee sport pa be dismantled and removed to the valley the dewees wood plant was founded about forty years ago and is one of the best known plants in pennsylvania its yards and mills cover between twelve and fourteen acres it lids has employed 1200 men at its busiest times and its cost is placed at by officials of the steel corporation it is a blow struck at the vitals of tile the amalgamated association and the consternation and dismay carried into the hearts of tile the striking employees at the mill was visible all over the city the business men say that the loss will be which cannot be replaced many of the company officials bals aro are inclined to blame mayor blacks utterance for the move roade made by the tha head bead of the combine the mayors proclamation they say while it did not in itself indicate hostility to tile tho trust Wasso was so twisted and misconstrued throughout the country that it has lone clone the town an almost irreparable injury in the eyes of tile the capitalists who the do not know the actual conditions dit ions the steel officials declined to give any reason for the order but it Is openly stated that the pronounced sympathy of citizens and city officials at mckeesport McKee sport with the strikers its ia responsible risible for it it is also said that the plant of the national tube company at mckeesport McKee sport will ivill be abandoned and the old carnegie plan for a tube plant at connant Con 0 revived on tile arher hand president gore corn pers of the american federation of labor after a two days conference with president shatter shaffer and his assoil associates has issued a formal statement pledging the federation to the moral oral and financial support of the amalgamated association ilia his written review of the train of events lead ida ingup up to tile tho industrial quarrel sustains the course of the amalgamated association and declares that nothing remains for labor but to battle for the cause of unionism |
