Show STARVATION fORCE WORKMEN INTO A STRIKE Pittsburg July 17 The fhe The striking of the Pressed Steel Car company this tItis evening issued through Wil William Yi limn liam B. B Ray and N. N R E. Nagey committeemen a reply to tho the statement by President Frank rank N. N Hoffstot of the car company com company corn com pany that there was no strike and find there was nothing to arbitrate to of ot To Citizens and Pennsylvania Public opinion Is sufficiently sufficiently suf suf- sut-I sut informed of the situation and I according to the statement of or the di directors directors dl- dl I rectors of at the Pressed Steel Car company company com coin pany party no strike exists at ot McKees McKee's Hock This statement Is an untruth Vo We 0 have hare complained numerous times but our complaints have hare never nover been listened to and after atter our final complaint com corn plaint last Monday ronda we e received the tho answer Your services are no longer required and we have been driven out of tho the works To give you an example of at Uio the InJustice injustice In Injustice In- In justice done to us us we wo hereby give you vou a 0 sample of crt the tho wages wa that have o been paid patch to some somo of or the tile workers Inthis in inthis inthis this plant Check No r received for Cor forty ort hours' hours work Check No for tot 10 hours' hours works 1 1490 1430 90 Check No for tal 10 hours 1385 Check No for to-r hours 1775 Check No for tor HO hours hours' work 2175 2115 Check No D. D for tor forty fours tours 1210 Check No for ninety hours 16 10 Hi Check No for tor hours S 1770 1 Check No Xo for hours 1075 Check No Xo for forty five hour hours 00 90 cents Is It possible to live lire on such wages In a n decent manner and provide for a 0 family Under the tho present conditions this is Impossible and If It any person can cnn show sinew us how a man and family can exist on such wages wo we are arc willing willing will will- ing to abc obey all nil the rules rulos of or the compan com com- pan and return to work The Ille methods of paying are scandalous scandalous scan scan- dalous and everyone who Is familiar with tho the conditions feel anI only contempt contempt contempt con con- I tempt for the men who direct the tho affairs af t fairs of ot the tho company o Wo shall light fight to a rt finish a as s Is our right We 0 shall not make concessions and fear fORI no throats threat of or tho the company cotany Wo o e promise that during luring tho the fight be between between between be- be tween labor and capital wo we shall conduct conduct con con- duct luct ourselves peacefully anti and to beg all anti and citizens to help us In our fight for tor victor victory Do not lieten listen lis lie ten to false raIse and 1 lying hying ln reports 11 Help hell ell the workers In this struggle for tOT this I hi not a a. tight fight only for tor oui ourselves selves but hut also I to 10 save our ourIves wives Ives and anti children n from starvation tIon filE Thousands of strikers and others kept moving by y the state constabulary thronged the tho streets of McKees McKee's Rock tonight until long past midnight ht Frequently tho the troopers rode their horses into InLo the dense crowd crowl causing the tho people to shrink back buck or 01 be crushed Although no flO serious outbreaks occurred oc oc- oc- oc currell there were continual minor clashes between troopers and crow crowds s which re resented tho the commands to moreon move more on shouted at ut them omen Women wore vore particularly in evIdence evidence evi evI- dence In the tho occasional gatherings where a speaker addressed u a L group of ot his hili countrymen These e addresses tere brief anti determined The Tho very elJ nil air lr seemed scorned vibrant with a n spirit of ot st strife Tho Tue troops were vero vcr very watchful and many arrests were mudo S 'S lUi i |