Show spirit of sunhe ST IN THE ep many thousand men in pennsylvania Pennsylva nial ohio and west virginia strike for increase in wages pittsburg between and workmen coal miners tin and sheet plate workers woric ers and members of the various steel crafts are on strike throughout western pennsylvania eastern ohio and west virginia A majority of the idle men are in the pittsburg PUts burg district excepting the strike at the pressed steel car company at AlIc mckees Kees rocks where riot ing occurred wednes wednesday day and thurs day resulting in the shooting an and d beating of 0 thirty persons the strikers are orderly the situ situation atlon in the pittsburg district is unusual treading as it does on the heels of an apparent wave of prosperity resumptions have been ordered in all trades and men who have been without work for many months are being afforded employment in several instances the men claim their employers are offering them too low wages for their work the officials assert conditions do not warrant li haher glier pay at this time other grievances include the alleged violation of the eight hour workday and recognition of organized labor the trouble is spreading to the independent sheet and tin plate nants ifante and there is apparently no hope for adjustment |