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Show 'CLEVELAND STEEL PRODUCTION NEAR TO MINUS POINT CLEVELAND, Sept. 22, Steel production produc-tion was brought almost to a pttindstill today, only four of tho twenty plants being In operation, as a result of the stool strike. According to union officials, more than 19.000 men are aftected. No disorder was reported. Tho only plants to operate were the Empire Rolling Mills company and the Union Rolling Mills company, both of which have union agreements, and the Riverside plant and two blast furnaces of the Otis Stpr-1 company. Of thre the Union and Riverside plants operated only about 7.ri per cent rapacity, it was said. The Lakeside plant of the Otis Steel company, including the fouiulary. shut down completely by the strike, will be opened tomorrow morning If police pro-tectlon pro-tectlon Is provided, according to company officials. Thoy claim men reported for work toda v, but were Intiniidat ed. The Lake Krie Bolt & Nut company, employing 1300 men. was closed when about 500 employees walked out, notwithstanding notwith-standing a working agreement, company officials allege. The union officials claim that every Industrial In-dustrial railway employee wa Iked out. Stephen Tenor, employment director of the American Stcl & Wire company, said eight crews were working on the N'pwbui s and South Shore road late today. to-day. YV. G. Leo. president of the trainman, issued national orders that memhrs remain re-main nt work where they have contracts, but that local majorities should rule where they have, no contracts. |