Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-05
OBEY THE LAW
GARY TOLD MEN
Steel CORPORATE on's Head
Makes Speech Public.

El~EkAAAt tNAbAN AlAN rlfaA'NN 'N'NAS'N
Ing committee in Washington that
contrary to The. charges made before
that body by John W--Gates, the step
trust bought the Tennessee Coal and
Iron company to avert a great panic
Judge Ebert IL. Gary, chairman OF
the directors Of the United States Step
corporation, has made public the fui
text of his address at the meeting OF
steel and irou manufacturers Ht the
Metropolitan club May %, when II,
auctions were announced In bars aIiC
shapes TO meet the cuts made by the
Republic company.
Although willing to give his address
verbatim, the Judge still maintains ihG
secrecy that surrounded the ]personnei
of the fifty men who attended his
luncheon, who represented PRACTICAL.
all of the "a per cent of the industry
outside of the Republic company.
Jadge Gary touched on the recert
supreme court decisions and expressed
qualification at. the harmony and close
relations thai had been Established
among the steel men. Among other
things he SAID:
We should undertake to place OUT
selves on a plane much higher thai
the demagogue or the reformer who
attempts to aSsail us and who pre-
telds to be the champion Of the labor
b4g man. We do mol need any sUsges
tiorts from people like that. We know
what our duty is, we know what the
rights of our employees are, and We
feel obligated and take pleasure IL
knowing that, we are at all times do
ing all we can for the people in on
employ in keeping their wages up aIl
in b~ettering their condition and keep
ing them in a position where thg
may enjoy life. We are the ones e
lead in this movement. SO, gentle
men. 1 bring this up. because l have
read 10 some Of the newspapers that
there will undoubtedly soon be a re
ductiou in wages.
"NOw, we are confronted with a
very serious and disagreeable problem
1t is not for me to critiCise men O
to pass judgment on the motives Of
men. Whether people who have chang
ed their minds suddenly are actuated
by motives Of cuPidity or motives Of
necessity. is not for me to say. One
thing, we know that one of the lead
ing iron and steel companies, hitherto
joining In our councils, learning from
us our intentions, our business, our
methods, our clients, our customers.
everything Of benefit and interest for
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has suddenly, for reasons considered
good by those in charge, given notice
that for the present, at least, 1t Is not
desirable to cooperate with US. If ]
believed the reason was that the of
hciaIs of that company had reached
ting conclusion they had no right, from
the standpoint of law or good morals.
toi continue, l. would be the last one
tos criticize l would not expect or
ask anyone to do anything he believed
wsopg. legally or morally; but on the
- asSrSapd. gentlemen. ifsanyopee Wile.
has been cooperating In a lawful way.
MOI in secret, but under conditions
we'll known and frequently exposed by
aIE of us, suddenly changes his opinion
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interest for the time being to with
draw from associating with Us and
declines to give US any Information
concerning what ne Is dong or pro
poses TO 90, leaving hlmseIf free to z"
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