The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-07
Bethlehem Business Men
COerced Into Giving Aid,
Strikers Tell Taft.
PROOF IS DEMANDED
OF DEFECTIVE WORK
Threats Made TO Close Plant, Labor
Men Say-PenTOse ToIks
For Peace.

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steel workers TO divert Government con
1 tracts from the plant. a committee OF
I the strikers today asked the President
to have the character OF Government
work done al Bethlehem Investigated
The strikers told the President ti1at
+ the fight at Bethlehem was not an ~
( sanized labor difficulty, but that the
men had struck because they were fore
ed 70 work seven days a week at
wages which they considered too low,
and because Of the great influx Of for
eiSners. who, they said, took the piece
Of American IaS0rers. The President
said that the organized labor aspect Of
the strike was not material, although
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ton, WAS another claim made By the
strikers. They said that when the ef-
forts Of the strikers TO divert the Gov
eminent work became apparent. Schwab
called IN the Bethlehem business uasn
and demanded, Are you with ne or
against meg-'
Tel OF Threats.
He then, the strikers said, .demanCsa
that the business men actively fEht
the efforts Of the strikers threaten
ing, II they did not, 20 close the pant
down entirsEy- Schwab, they said. told
the business men that It had cost him
S1,0o0,000 70 land argentine battIeship
contracts
The delegation which called on the
President today comprised John Lough-
rey, chairman OF the strikers executive
committee; David Williams, Jacob Taz-
elaar, and Arthur Holder, local IeEis-
lative agents Of the Federation oF Ia
bor-
The President told them that any
proof they might offer or defective
work at the Bethlehem work al the
Bethlehem plant would be considered, +
and the strikers arranged to submit q
written brief 20 the President -oFay
M Mitchell had a short Intervte-- I
with President GOmpers Of the Ameri- I
can Federation OF Labor, before de- /
meet In Philadelphia touC-rOE niEn-. .
where Nj GOmpers IS scheduled TO .
make q speech at WlthersD1ou Han 4
Saturday night. II has been inferred /.
that during the conference, Senator
PenrOse was prevailed upon again 70 E
"a Ee Up the work OF bringing about q 3
settlement Of the street carmens' strike \
IN Philadelphia
Views Of Penrose-
During the conference Senator Pen
rose made It plain that the strike situz- I
tion On Fl PennsyIv anfa was one that
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Is known that AIr Mitchell and his as
soclates made # plain that the strikers 4
did not care TO continue on strike I
and that as soon as a satisfactory com
promise can be arrived at they VIII .
willingly resume their work
Senator Penrose- because Of recent {
conferences he has had with officials 4
Of the rltne and steel companies. was
In a position 10 tell the labor represent
ativcs thar he believed an amicable set
tlenent could be reached without any
delay
Officials Of organized labor express. the
belief that the strikes In Pennsylvania .
Of both miners and steel workers VIII Z
be terni1ae ed within the next two 4
weeks GLOWING the tentative pact I
reached at e conference last night be
tween reDreseGtatlye5 Of the strikers \
and the employers, with Senator Pen
rose acting as arbiteT-
Spurred 70 action by the depression IN 4
Pennsylvania. caused by the Various i
strikes, Senator PenrOSs brought q sJUt 4
the conference, and although the ses-
sion was a secret one, II IS authOrita- I
lively stated that a plan OF comprOn Sc, I
IN each strike, was offered, and WIS az
ceptable to all concerned
Present at the conference, besides Sen
atOr PeurOse. were Henry Frick, Jf 4
Pittsburg- John Mitchell, Of the Ane-i- 4
can Federation Of Labor, Frank Feeney, .
Of Philadelphia. P D McArdle, presi-
dent Of the Amalgamated Steel Work 2
ers and Frank Feehan, president Of tn !
United Nine Workers