The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-23
AFTER STEEL TRUST.
OFEnnlzed I.abSr Trytng 20 FSroe an In
Vestlgntlon By Congress.

OFGnnlzed I.ab0F Trytng 20 Fsroe an In
VestlEAtIon BY Congress.
wAsHISoroS, June p. -OrRAnizsd labor
IL making a strenuous Effort TO force the
House 20 create a special committee 70 In
quire into the ACTIVITIES Of the United
States Steel Corporation. A threat has
tpnen made that u such an inquiry IL no,
ordered certain Republicans who are can
dida,sA for reelection will be fought by
lallor at the polls. Samuel Opmpers,
president OF the American Federation III
lAbor. organizst the campaign that Is
being wageJ 20 force q Congress inquiry
into the operation Of the steel trust
Two Representatives Of labor and an
officer Of the Antitrust League appeared
At the Capitol to-day to cJnfer With mem
her Of the House COMMITTEES On Ruies 20
ascertain what action that COMMITTEES in
tends 20 take on the Stanley resolution,
which IL aimed az the steel trust. The
delegation was CONFESSED Of Henry J.
Shulteis % the Telegraphers Union.
Arthur Holder, who represented Mr..
Gompers and Henry b. Martin. secretary
Of the Antitrust league.
The men named conferred with every
member Of the Rules COMMITTEES. They
reported that Msss-s. Underwood Of
Alabama. Clark Of Missouri. Fitzgerald Of
New York and Dixon o. Indiana. the Dem
oCratic member. were ready 10 report
the Stanley resolution Representatives
Rou~ll of Illinois. smith Of Iowa. Aw-
rence Of Massachusetts, and Smith Of
California. Republicans. announced a
willingness 90 accord a hearing on the raso-
luri0n. The committee NRs unable 20
locate Representative a-sett. another
Republican memlier % the committee.
representative Iohn Dalsell OF Penpsyl-
vania. chairman Of the Rules Committee.
told the lahOr delegation that he did not
favor the stanley resolution and that he
wO8lt not call a nesting Ter ia cnnsidera-
ton He said further thai the Committee
had a. iOurEet Tor the session.
A. a meeaing uf the labor leaders held
tonight Il was decided 20 Position the
majority 10 the Rules COMMITTEES who are
wiling 81 give a hearing on the Stanley
resolution to ignore the mandate Of
Chairman Dalzel. II h an unusual pro-
Ceeding for House COMMITTEES n he
assembled without call q the chairman.
and II the majority takes the BIT IN its
Na7tNN III THIS llANNH NNNF-IF ~ NAhAAAA ~ ~ -
merry time in the House should the steel
trust resolution gpt before that body.
The labor leaders have decided 70 start
a hack fire on Mr. Dalzell IN an effort 10
induce him % rpconsideT hes decision.
kilograms have hesn sent 10 bic district
with that end IN view
The Stanley resolution h sweeping In
is terms u charges among other things
that the steel corporation doe not manu-
faCture steel that it h a holding COMPANY
pure and simple. and that as such Il IL
A. obnoxious 20 the antitrust law a. was
The Northern securities Company. which
Was dissolved by decree u the United
States Supreme Court.
The resolution further alleges that the
steel corporation works In cooperation
with the Pennsylvania Railroad and GER
tain steel companies under agreement
that tends 10 suppress composition Il
rails for the appointment u a COMMITTEES
Of nine members. who arc directed. ~
an incident q the investigation. 10 ascer-
tain whether the steel trust had any
thing ~ do with the financial panics %
1919 and 1901 Mr.. Gompers and Repre-
sentative Stanley u Kentucky. the author
u the resolution claim IN have infOFna-
iion that the steel trust operates a. q COM
In restraint q trade. They say
That Il the Rules Committee gives them a
bearing they will produce evidences tend
ing 20 support their contention.