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Show TROOPS BREAK ! ! IIP MARCH OF THE STRIKERS PITTSBURG. Sept 25. A march of strikers and sympathisers from Den-ora Den-ora to Monessen was prevented tod . ;by state police. Strike leaders received re-ceived information that the troopers (used violent methods In breaking up! the march, but Us was denied by local! authorities at Donora and Mouessei:, jwho said the strikers dispersed with- j (Out disorder Maor E V. Babcock, in response I to an inquiry tonight, gave out the f )1-i )1-i lowing statement summing up the! 'strike situation in the Pittsburg d(s-;trict: d(s-;trict: Good Order Maintained. 'I am glad to report that good order or-der has been maintained in the iiy j and virtually throughout the whole week. Only slight disturbances have occurred. Credit is due to the ni'-n themselves for helping to keep peac and order. 'Based on reliable information re-ceivefi re-ceivefi daily, it is my opinion lhat an appreciable number of men are returning return-ing to their poets with few- if any. id ditlonal men leaving their work This applies not only to the city of Pitts- 'burg. Tut to all Alleghaney county. ; : Nearly all plants are running and as lar as the public is concerned there is I no evidence of labor troubles notin abue. The city Js moving along in its ! normal condition." ! Lale today the strikers' national committee received the answer of the Bethlehem Steel company, to whom an ultimatum had been sent by the committer', com-mitter', giving the company until 4 p. m. today to mako an answer or a striko would bo called against its piunts .Monday. A sub-committee of i the national committee met tonight to consider the answer. National strike headquarters wer. j quiet throughout the day. Mr Foster spent the greater pari of the day preparing to extend the union's fight for the right of free speech and free assemblage at V.t-Keesport, V.t-Keesport, Clairton and Duquesne.. t-rangements t-rangements were made to hold a ma-s meeiing of strikers in a mining town WO mile oui 0f Clairton in defiance ol the sheriffs proclomation lorbidd'.n such gathering? Mother Jones rill -pi sale The date for the meeiing was kept secret. The activities of the stale police in thi3 aistrict were closely wateched all day by union representatives. Mr Foster asked his men to forward afii-davits afii-davits regarding the state troopers' actions ac-tions ut Farrell and Monessen today to the Pittsburg office. These will bo forwarded to the senate commiltet Investigating tho strike. Photographs are also to bo obtained as evidence. The action of the stale trooper ID breaking up ihe strike meeiing at Mo-mi Mo-mi q and Donora has extended the fighl of the unions for "constitutional rights" to those places, Mr. Foster T!:ore was considerable interest h re in the announcement that William J. Flynu. chief ot the bureau of investigation investi-gation of the department of justice nad arrived in Pittsbure to investigate the Lrike situation, lie is reported to bav been accompanied by a number of special investigators Although nothing definite could b' learned at the local department of justice jus-tice headquarters, it was reported that Mr. Flynn v. as here to investigate 'he tt el eompr.ny officials' charge that the Firlker.- were being agitated by radicals, and the unions allegations ih.it their men were bping denied the right, of free speech and free usseni-blage. usseni-blage. Mr Flynn had a conference with United States Attorney E Ia ry Humes, of this district, daring the afternoon. The invesi igation has no connection with that being made by the senate committee, it was stated. oo |