Show T I N NOW W WN N ANC j. j J JEST T d Efforts b Each Side to tor toI I r Make Breach in Ranks Ranks' Fail Co to toi to r Companies i i Wear Tear Down Do Men j jt t pITTSBURG PITTSBURG Pa Sept 30 To all appearances es the steel workers corkers strike has virtually Fettled 4 down to one of endurance 3 Yesterdays esterday's r efforts b by each side sider tg make a breach In the ranks of the other having failed the steel I companies are now prepared accordS accord'S accordIng accord accord- accord 4 Ing g S 'S to some of the officials to begin begina t j-t a wearing down process to end the lf Strike rike i 1 i Strike leaders today expressed confidence con- con that the ranks of the strikers would not only r remain maln solid but would be increased as the campaign of the army of organizers organisers ers in the Pittsburg Pittsburg Pitts- Pitts burg iburg district continues MEN f RETURNING NG 1 a All steel companies that made pub- pub yc lc reports of operations today claimed men are steadily returning to work worl Tonnage It was also claimed is steadily mounting No figures however however however how how- ever are obtainable Union headquarters had few early reports today The absence of ot information in information in- in f formation it was said indicated there was was not much change in the thel situation from the strikers' strikers standpoint An I early telegram from the East it was I Is j s said id at headquarters claimed that the the Bethlehem plant of the Bethlehem Steel company was 85 per cent down and aru that the Steelton works of the same concern near Harrisburg were crippled Officials of the Bethlehem c company company however strongly assert that the strike has not interfered materially materially ma ma- terla lY with their production Sparrows Point Plant In Full Operation i t BALTIMORE Md S pt The Th 30 The Sparrows Point plant of the Bethlehem Bethlehem Bethle Bethle- hem Steel company was reported bythe by bythe bythe the management to be in full operation operation operation opera opera- tion today as usual A few workers in the tin plate mill were reported absent but without hampering the operation of ot the mill it was added Senate Committee To Visit Pittsburg PITTSBURG PITTS Pa Sept 30 Sen Sen Senator at ator or Kenyon chairman of the senate labor committee investigating the steel strike wired union headquarters today that the committee hoped to visit the Pittsburg district the latter part of this week or the first of next dependent upon the voting on amendments amendments amendments amend amend- ments to the peace treaty The committee requested William Z Foster secretary of the steel workers' workers r national committee to appear before the committee in Washington Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day morning at 10 Mr Foster said he would appear Little Change in Chicago Situation By Associated Press CHICAGO Sept There 30 30 There were no Important changes in the steel strike situation in the Chicago districts No disturbances occurred and the authorities authorities authorities ties at Waukegan Ill denied a report re report report re- re port that they planned to make another another another an an- other appeal to Governor Lowden forstate forstate for forstate state troops 5 Rain dampened the activity of union pickets picket at most of the plants At Gary Ind three hundred laborers labor labor- ers returned to work at the Indiana Steel company plant Union labor leaders declared that this development was unimportant for t the e reason that he the mills cannot be operated without workmen and they added that the class was standing firm and would to go back Officials fo the company said the plant was operating on tie he basis masis of 25 per cent of its capaci capaci ca- ca paci re appeared to be less activity usual at the plant of th the Illinois Sire St St e company in South Chicago alt al- al t thou our i both sides claimed to be gainIng gaining gain gain- ing Ing- J 1 |