United labor bulletin., 1910-03-18
THE STEEL CORPORATION.

Much attention is being given just now
to the strike of the street car men in
Philadelphia and those thousands VINO
have quit work in sympathy with the
transit company men; and we beheVe the
attention is justly deserved, for no great
err struggle between capital and labor
has attracted the attention oil the worId
for years, and we hope that it may not
occur again in years to come-Dut is mat
possible?
We believe not.
While the Philadelphia struggle is the
center of all eyes, and goes crushing on
ward under the shadow of the Liberty
Bell and the Cradle of Freedom we de-
desire to touch on what seems to us a
greater struggle, though not attracting SO
much attention in the large newspapers
of the capitalists, as they desire to cover
it up by the more spectacular ahalr IN the
City of Brotherly Love
In a little city in nsylvania-Beth-
1ebem. another name that calls to your
mind Freedom and Brotherly Love-a
struggle is going on with the real powers
that move the government; with the
hand tnat directs millions; with the hand
that directs the immigrants at Ellis Is
gress; that, we almost could say, rules
the world-the hand OF steel
The United States Steel corporation
Charles Schwab is the master of the
Bethlehem Steel company trust con-
Germ
Representative Rainey, III the house OF
representatives, charges that MIR. Schwab
has a system OF securing immigrants
from Ellis Island to work in this great
steel plant for less than that on which
an American can subsist. III mis- plant
at Bethlehem he has corraled 10000 or
these seekers OF freedom from oppression
in the lands of kings and emperors
What pity they should have their
first glimpse of Freedom and of America
under Schwab-the same Schwab that
directed the slaughter at Homestead.
And greater is the disgrace that the
name of the he'll they were sent to should
be Bethlehem.
But this is Schwab's Bethlehem-not
the one over which hung the Star OF the
East.
These 10000 foreigners are on strike
in the city of this sacred name They
are fighting for decent hours, Tor living
wages and for decent living; ana they
are being directed by the American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
The state constabulary is serving tne
master that directs the government in
PENNSYLVANIA. State troopers are on duty
in this little city. These strikers are be-
ing shot; they have been assaulted on
the street while going to church with
their wives and families; they have been
kicked and prodded with guns anu
drunken troopers-what for? Because
they dare resist the desire OF the imam
ciers who wish to hog millions.
The Bethlehem company has contracts
for SAC, 100000 of government work
armor for ships which are to be used 10
maintain our freedom from the alleged
Old World oppressors-and these con
tracts are being delayed, and the com
pany will be urged to hasten when they
can no longer staye off investigation
through their agents-agents In the
house. agents in the senate, in the cabl-
net, in all government life.
In bethlehem these foreigners are com
pelled to work twelve and fourteen hours
a day with no extra pay. committee
was sent to see Schwab and the commit
tee was at once discharged. This Is what
caused the strike.
A bill came up in the house of repre-
sentatIves the other day for the building
~ two revenue cutters Mr.. Hughes
NEW Jersey moved that all work on
these two little cutters be governed by
the eight-hour day.
He knew the steel work would 60 10
Bethlehem. n,..,.
In order not to expose their hands .he
motion carried by big vote; but the