The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-28
Further Voluntary Testimony to
His Considerate Treatment of
Organized Labor.
KREBS's STATEMENT REFUTED.
Employees of the American Steel
Foundry Assert That Workmen
Receive Union Scale-Con-
tractor BeSt's Statement.

| me attempt on the part OF the Repub-
| iican press to injure Rolla Wells. the Dem
| oeratic candidate for Mayor. by making
statements To the effect that the American
Steel Foundry had Disseminated against
union labor. has been a veritable boomer
ang. Daily men come forward voluntarily
and make oath that the published state
ments are false and they further testify
that the company of which Mr.. Wells is
the head treats the workmen with more
consideration than any other Institution Of
similar nature in the country. Further
than that. they declare. MIR. Wells demands
that none but union men shall be employed
in all branches of labor employed by him
that are unioniZed.
The following atiidavits bearing upon the
companys attitude on labor and the stories
that have been published i'll the Star were
received yesterday:
ST. Louis. Mo. March - l9ll.-State OF Mis-
souri,. City of ST LOUIS. ss.-John McDonougn.
Jr.. member of Molde1s Union, No. 81 being
ouiy sworn. deposes and says:
am member OF Moders' Union No. 80, ot
the City OF St Louis l am employed as a molder
by the American Steel Foundry Company. l have
been working with said company for three years.
read the statement pubnshed In the Star OF
the afternoon OF March % purportinI have
the American Steel Foundry Company l hereby
make oath that the statements made py the said
ton at aii in fact, except mat kreps at one
time was in the employ OF the said American
sbou eight months ago. for good and sufficient
reasons l further state that the said krebs at
imposed by members OF Mo!ders, Union, No, 5s.
A JOHN McDONOUGH, JR
day Of Msfeh ahH iso sworn ofss les M A
My term expires December S, 1901.
Dennis Tobin member Of McdeIs I Union. No.
the foregoing affidavit of John McDonough. u.
That as1 am ss. noIdeT n IN the employ of a the
member OF Molders' Union. No 50. and hereby
true. DENNIS TOBIN.
of March. isSi. SI' S"''A JOHN MESo%S;; Ss;;s
My term expires December s. 1903.
Dennis \. Stock, another employe. de-
poses:
1t has been charged in the Star of the sd that
in the America Steel Works. Of which Rolla
Wells is president. That Is utterly false. i am
insorsed @ ed by ntSR Sr e Roa " Weils s.A anu e same
d o which
scab Institution from top TO bottom and union
is dog OF the street to obtain bread crumbs.
That charge is unmanly. cowardy and absolutely
fe wears OF m SAY and Am @ empoyed in tn,
plant OF the American Steel Foundry. OF Of which
weeks pay i received ss.i per day wages and
every other day thereafter $3.50 per day. Is that
not pretty nice. rich crumbs of bread earned by
the union dog. he has been called, employed
in the American Steel Foundry Company: Fur
ther that is Is cents more per day for the union
molder. the STANDARD wages paid being s21s per
day in the city -.
Union Molder.
No 1902 Chambers Street. 81. Louis. Mo.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this twenty
seventh day of March. 1901. J. H. IRISH.
Notary Public.
Ny term expireI April rs. 1901
F. W. E. Best, weli-known brtck-laying
of this city, sends the following
/ noticed in your paper that Rolla Wells is
charged with being an enemy OF labor unions.
In justice to Mr. Wells. must state that 1 had
charge of the construction Of furnaces and other
the works of the American Steel
Foundry Company at Granite City. Ill. Of
from the start. in iss3 to 1900. when / severed
my connection with that company. always. with
the knowledge of Mr.. Wells. employed union labor
on contract and day work. I got full union pay
for same. and in many conversations with Mr..
Wells labor questions found him always n
fair man. and certainly good friend 70 the
laboring man. F. W. Z. BEST.