The Washington times., 1909-11-24
Attempt Will Be Made TO
Make Firms Employees
Union Men.
PRESENT CONDITIONS
THOUGHT PROPITIOUS
Leaders Declare Opportunity Has
Come TO Attack the Strong
hold of the Enemy.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2A-The fight which
the American Federation OF LABOR IN
tends 10 wage against the United States
Steel CORPORATION Is already getting un-
der way.
While the date for the American Fed
Grafton of Labor Council of War IN
Pittsburg Is December Is, Il was learn
ed today that President Gompers ana
other members Of the American FEEDER
alton OF Labor executive council, VINO
were IN New York 20 attend the Nation
Ell Civic Federation meeting, were IN
conference with prominent leaders from
this city and elsewhere relative TO the
crusade which the American Federation
Of Labor win wage for the unionization
OF all the Steel trust employees The
magnitude OF the job confronting the
American Federation of Labor is thor
oughly appreciated, the labor leaders
say, and It is this very fact that they
count on most strongly for success
Great Moral Effect
A victory over the Steel trust, the
biggest industrial combination existing.
which, according to a resolution adopt
cd at the recent American Federation
OF Labor convention, is the most forIni-
dable enemy OF organized labor would
have a tremendous moral effect In labor
warfares elsewhere and for this reason
those who will conduct the fight are pre-
pairing to expeud every possible energy
10 gain victory.
It was learned today that one of the
things that viii be proposed at the
Pittsburg council VIII be a determined
effort to make the Building Trades De
partment Of the American Federation
uc-a Frg a
ing operations where the steel used IS
not made in union mills 1t is admitted
that this WoulG result IN a serious tie
ND In the building md lstry.
Another weapon that's VIII be used
against the Steel trust VIII be the war
against the Pittsburg Steamship Com
pany, known as the steel trust feet,
which carries most of the ore Of the
trust. The strongest effort viii be male
to cripple the lake service Of the trust
by unionizing its present employees.
Never More PropitiOus.
The labor leaders declare that condi-
lions will never be more propitious for a
fight against the Steel trust than right
now. The American Federation OF La
Dor in In good shape financially, but
what the labor leaders are counting on
for success most strongly Is the state
OF mind" throughout the labor world
resulting from the crisis in which Presi-
dent GOmpers. Vice President Mitchell
and Secretary Morrison are now in
volved by reason Of their violation OF
the court Injunction and the Jail sen
fences that stand against them.
This has made the time opportune
they declare. for a campaign Of uniOni-
cation throughout the entire country
The New York leaders have promised
the American Federation Of labor every
possible assistance. and they have urged
upon Gompers and the other leaders the
necessity of sending the ablest organi-
zers IN the whole movement TO the Pitts
burg field.
These organizers VIII be drawn from
ali over the country, and they VIII es-
tablish headquarters In Pittsburg from
which the most sweeping movement
ever attempted by the Federation will
be carried on.