The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-15
LABOR THROWS DOWN GAUNTLET Issues Ukimaium to Steel
 Corporation. RESOLUTIONS ARE PUBLISHED Will Battle Against '1Open Shsp
 Policy. Amerfcan Fedsration of Labor ChaI- ienses United states Steel Cor esratisn to Battle and Call.
 Upon Unions to Eniist
 in FiEht.
RESOLUTIONS ARE PUBLSHED

Pittsburg. Pa. Dec. t4.--war was formally declared on the United states Steel Corporation by the leaders Of organized labor throughout the United States and Canada at tho close of a momentous two days controversy. The decision to battle. long and hard against the stand taken by the steel Corporation In it's policy Of open shop was reached by the labor conferces only after hours of debate and q deal of trouble.
 At the conference. which passed tho remarkable battle decree. samuel Go1n- pers. President of the American Fed- Jsration or Labor presided.
 The grievantAs of organized labor against the Steel Corporation as set wsrded to President Tafs and the United states Senate and House of Rsp-- resentatives. The Governors of tho States in which tine Steel Corporation owns plants or has interests also will receive copy of the resoiution-
 The resolution in part Is as follows:
 Lsborss ultfmstuna.
 "The United states Steel Corpora ton has declared war on labor. In its secret councils this corporation has de- creed, that the only obstacle, to it's complete sway---orsanizrd labor--shalf be crushed. The labor organizations consist Of it's employees, the workers (their wives and little ones). human flesh and blood. It Is by their labor that they live :; they have no views other than safeguarding their lives. their characters. their future. tho safety of the republic and humanity.
 These factors now confront each other. By their purpossa. attitude and actions must they be Judged
 "On June 1. 1903, the United states Steel Corporation proclaimed it's de- cree of hostility toward labor The rights of workers to associate for their common protection was no longer tp be recognised or tolerated. Accom- panying that ascrea was A notice of . ] Aarthsr seduction in the already scanf vent into effect Jisiy 1, 1908: We. therefore. urge that an earnest cifcrf ] be made to therouKhiy organize all t temployes in the Iron. steel and tin l plate Industries and subsidiary co-re- iafed trades owing to immediate pressing necessity caused by the pres- ent strike and the indefensible. hos. tile attitude of the United states steel Corporaion, we earnestly call upon all naionai. and international unions Of America to send at least one organ ixer to assist in this work. We fur- ther urge and recommend that in all places where mills are located, the central labor organizations appoint special committees with instructions to cooperate in this work. For eduea- tional purposes. we rocommend fhat this manifesto be made special order in afi central labor organizations at their first meeting in January, 1910. Recommends Circuiar.
 eve recommend that the executive council of the American Federation of Labor issue circular to al. unions Of America, an appeal for financial con tributions to aid the striking iFonf steel and tin plate workers.
 we further recommend that the amount of such contribution should not be less than 10 cents per member. n view of the great wrongs perpetraten by the United States Steel Corpora ton. not only against the workers, but pubiic generally. we recommend that committed be appointed by this con ference to walt on the President oz the United States. the President of the the House of Represeitatives and such members of either house of Congress as nav be deemed advisable for the pur- nose of laying before them the grieF- ancaa from which labor suffer at the hands of this corporation.
 aAt the instance of the United steel Corporation. effcers. of local. munlciphl and State Governments have unWatr rantably tyranntzee over citizens. lnr vaainr the constitutionally guaranteed rirht' of free. sssemhlage and free aneech We recommend that commlt- teaa he apuofnted by this conferences to walt on Governors of the states ana such other. oftcial representatiyes oT county and municipal districts as are in control where the United states steel Corporation has plants iocatee for the purpose of presenting 70 thvsy of,eials the great wrongs indicted upon tbe neople of these communities, and that the committees demand an invesN- gation and where charges made are substantiated. by evidence, the omeefs resnonsibie therefor be removed anu wrongs immediately lighted
 wye appeal to all laborers Tor the moral and financial support
 (siKned) James o'Connel. T Lucas. uy n Arahon. George W. Perkins. !. M tJaya Frank M Ryan, samuel Gom- ners. P. J. McArdie. Chase Lawier
 AZ inc conclusion of the conference ,ha men responsible for the resolutions ss1A thav ahad said all there was 70 hs said." when they adopted the meas nre President Gompers of the Federa- lion left tonight for Washinstoh; Y: S. The other leaders wih depart aurihe inc night or carly tomorrow
 The conference which called these la bor leaders together at Pittsouyg Was made possible through resolauon .dontea at the Toronto conference heio S,,ring November -hen the convention secidea by resolution to have the leaa- ers meet in Pittsburg and. reach q sS,arnninea stand against the labor ottitude of the United states Steel Corporation.