Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-15
Resolution is Placed on Records Of
Executive Council.
TO ORGANIZE ALL WORKERS
Special Effort to Get Al Steel Mill
Employees Into Unions.
CASH AID FOR MEE or STRIKE
All Organizations Connected with
American Federation UrEed TO
Contribute--ResoIu sent
90 President Taft.


PITTsBURG, Dec. l4-Wsr was formally
declared upon the United States Steel cor
poration BY the leaders q organized labor
throughout the United States and Canada
a. the close Of a two days conference to-
day. The decision 10 battle against the
stand taken by the steel corporation in -
policy Of open shop was reached By the
labor couferecs after hours Of debate.
At the confereuee Samuel Gompers, pres
ident OF the American Federation Of La
Dor. presided and through him the meas
ure was put upon the record books Of the
executive council of the federation.
The grievances Of organized labor against
the steel corporation as set forth in the
resolution have been forwarded to Prssi-
dent Taft and the United States senate and
house OF representatives.. The governors
OF the states in which the United Steel
corporation owns plants or has interests
will also receive a COPY OF the resolution
The resolution in part follows:
"A crisis in the affairs of labor has
arisen The gigantic Trust. the United
States Steel corporation. is using its great
wealth and power in an effort TO rob the
workers OF their right Of American man
hood and Of the opportunity to resist its
further enrroachments. Grown rich by The
consent of the people Of our country. this
corporation. In its mad greed for stiu
greater riches. sweeps aside, makes and
unmakes law. its enactors and executors
and is nov engaged in an effort to destroy
the only faetor-the organizations OF It's
employes-standing between II and unlim-
tied. unchecked and unbridled Industrial,
political social and moral carnage. II
there exists any virile power in our time
and life to check the absolute autocratic
domination OF civic. Industrial and political
life OF our people and our republic. IT must
be found in the indomitable will and mis-
sion Of the much misunderstood and mis-
represented organizations Of labor.
The United States Steel corporation has
declared war on labor. In Its secret cOun-
csls this g porAtion has decreed that the
only obstacle to its complete sway-organ-
lied lEboF-Ehan be crushed. The labor
organizations consist Of its employees. the
workers, their wives and little ones. hu-
man flesh and blood. Il is by their labor
that they live they have no purpose other
than self guarding their lives. their char
Gcter. their future, the safety Of the re-
public and humanity.
These factors now confront each other.
BY their purposes. attitude and actions
must they be Judged.
ON June / 1903 the United States Steel
tfnty toward labor. The right Of the work
ers to associate for their common protec-
tion was no longer 10 be recognized or
tolerated Accompanying that decree was
a notice of q further reduction in the al
ready scant wages OF the workers The
decree went into effect July l 1909. that an
earnest effort be made TO thoroughly or
gaEiEe all employees in the iron. steel and
tin plate industry and subsidiary correlated
trades. Owing TO immediate pressing neees-
sity caused by the present strike ard the
irdefsnsible hostile attitude OF the United
States Steel corporation. we earnestly call
upon all national and International unions
Of America 10 send at least one organizer
TO assist in this work We further urge
and recommend that In all places where
mills are located. the central labor or
ganiEations appoint special committees with
Instructions 10 cooperate in this work For
educational purposes we recommend that
this manifesto be made a special order IN
ali central labor organizations AT the first
meeting in January. 1910
we recommend that the executive coun-
Gil q the American Federation Of Labor
issue circular 10 al unions OF America
an appeal for financial contributions to
aid the striking iron, steel and tin plate
workers.
Of such contribution should not be less
than 10 cents per member.
In view Of the great wrongs Perpetrated
by the United states Steel corporation, not
only against the workers, but the public
generally, We recommend that COMMITTEES
be appointed by this conference TO Wait
upon the president OF the United states
the president OF the United states senate
the speaker of the house OF representative
ard such members OF either house OF con
gress as may be deemed adyisable for th'
purpose OF laying before tken the griev
ances from which labor suffers at th'
hands Of this corporation
AT the instance Of the Uzitsd State
Steel corporation Officers Of local. munich
pal and state sovernment have unwarrant
ably uranlEed ever citizens. invading q
o0nsutuu0nauty guaranteed right OF fire.
assemhlags and free speech We recon
nerd that committees be appointed b,
this conference to wsk upon the governor
Of s.ases and such ether offIazzl repre-
zentAtives of counties and municipalities
az are in control where the United state
Steel o0rpcrstion has plants located. 70
the purpose Of presenting 70 these official
the s1tat wrongs inflicted upon the peopl
81 these communities. and that the CON
ehsrses made are substanuated BY evt
dsnes, the officers responsible therefor
oe removed and The wrongs inmediatel
iEhtcd
we appeal 70 al liberty loving Amel
cans for their moral and financial sur
sort-
JAMES OfCONNELI-
T. L LEWIS.
w. d. MAHON.
-EoRGE W PERKINS,
". HAYS
FANK IA RYAN.
T. HEALEY.
SAMUEL GoMPERs.
p. J. MARBLE
CHARLES W. LAWLER- ?"