The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-16
LEADERS FORMALLY DECLARE
WAR ON The UNITED STATES
STEEL CORPORATION.
CONGRESS IS PET|TIONEO
The Resolution Sets Forth That the
United States Steel Corporation
Has Declared War on Labor and
Tyrannized over Citizens.

many O'ildT'U on lU' IUlt'u states
steel corporation by the leaders OF
organized labor throughout the Unit.
ed States and Canada at the close
Of mpmentous two days confer.
cnco today The decision 20 battle
long and hard against the stand taken
by the steel corporation IN its poi
icy OF the open shop was reached by
the labor confereos only after three .
and half hours OF debate Samuel .
Gompers. president of the American .
Federation OF Labor, presided over F.
the conference and through him the .
measure was put on the record books .
OF the executive council Of the fed
Grafton.
The grievances OF organized labor
against The steel corporation. as set
forth in the resolution. have been for
wardcd 10 President Taft, the sen
ate, and the house of representatives.
Tho governors Of the states In which
the United States Steel corporation
owns plants and has interests. will
also receive copy of the resolution
The resolution in part follows:
The United states Steel corpora.
/ tion has declared war on labor In
/ It's secret councils the corporation
has dccrccd that the only obstacle
/ 10 its complete sway against organ
/ izcd labor shall be rushed The la
/ Dor organizations consists Of its en-.
/ ploycs. the workers. their wives and
/ little ones. human flesh and blood. 1t
Is by their labor that they live, they
have mo purpose other than safe
guarding their lives. their children.
their characters. their future and the
safety of the republic and humanity.
These factors now confront each
other but their purposes, attntude
and actions must they be judged.
June /. 1909, the United States
Steel corporation proclaimed its de.
cree Of hostility toward labor. The
right of the workers to associate for
their common protection was no long
cr to be recognized or tolerated Ac-
campaigning that decree was a notice
of q specific reduction in the already
scaut wages of the workers. The de
cree went into effect July /. 1909. We
therefore urge that an earnest effort
hr made 10 thoroughly organize an
employees i'm the iron. steel and tin
plate Industries and subsidiary or Coz
related trades. Owing TO the mmcdi-
ate pressing necessity caused by the
present strike and the iudcrcusblc,
hostile attitude of the United States
steel corporation, We earnestly call
upon all national and international
unions of America to send at least
one organizer to assist in this work.
We further urge and recommend that
] in all places where mills are locaJcd
the centre labor organizations APP
point SPECIAL committees with 'n.
stuctious to cooperate IN this work.
For educational purposes "" recon.
mend that this manifesto be made
special order In all central labor
organizations at 'n'r meeting j"
January I9lo'
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