New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27
ID FOR STEEL WORKERS
,.,,ican Iron and Steel lnstl-
' wa Starts Welfare Scheme.
letter. CONDITIONS WANTED
os Every Week One of Aims
O' occasional Let-Up in Ardu-
ous Tasks Another.

.-,can Iron and steel Institute.
ne N" formed In March, 1905. by ex-
sr'en u Gary. chairman Of the United
a's steel Corporation. and other promi-
'''' .,.sl men 10 deal with all matters
r'' "a "a Nth the development Of the iron
0lns..sI industry. voted al its monthly
sc yesterday TO make the ameliora-
sss', -. condition az the employees OF the
tea y s,esf manufacturing companies
Sino-s 49,. the country a special feature Of
rsrk from now on. -,
= tentative committee. consisting OF
CT chairman; Charles NJ. Schwah.
'''s -, ~ the Bethlehem Steel Corpo-
Fr A. s Clarke. president Of the
Sienna steel Company. John y. Top
"a s,~-ran of the board Of directors Of
F't,,.,,,blic Iron and Steel Company. and W.
if.N.usr president OF the National Tube
- was appointed 20 investigate the
-, ard decide upon the best methods
'.s..-.,irr out the proposed welfare work.
cav vas empowered 10 appoint a
~ .or,rittee 70 take up the work, VnicA
irclude The members OF the tenta-
= .o,,u,ittee. as soon as plan of action
~ h.s, decided upon by the latter.
,.rss T. McClesry. secretary of the
a., steel and Wire Institute. said
=. was hoped 10 secure for each en-
-. ~ the different steel companies a
~ every week and also TO devise a
80 schedule under which the men
.',l5 not ra forced. as many Of them are
a-.ssnt to work continuously for many
-. WITHOUT q let up. The work Of the
,-i-tee. in fact. he added. would be
80 devoted % securing for the work
=. ;r,r-ovel conditions under which 10
= IN their work and make it more
al,hfu 49,
an that Judge Gary would say Of the
lion ~ the American Iron and Steel In
s-,gte ~ appointing a committee for vel
H.. work IN the interests Of the steel
|, ,-s,-s vas that he considered the ques-
=, If sralo-aurE The condition Of the
.,-s, ra~,.c ularly a. regards their hours
= c,,-iruous labor. q very important one
"a hat he hoped the committee of when
!. r,s chairman would be able 10 ac-
..-,,,sh something definite in that dlrec-
IA, In this connection 1t may be pointed
A., thai the United States Steel Corpora
49,, has for some time been trying 70 ar
,,,ps working schedule in us various
-l,n,. under which each employe would
%, one day of week.
Among Other subjects discussed at the
-..s,irg ysSs rdav. Judge Gary said, was tnf
oasstio5 Of holding a meeting Of foreisn
ana American steel manufacturers some
..ns during the coming summer. but that
,s,bi7g def % had been decided as 10 Just
ubsp or ere the meeting would take
oacs Il is understood that the object OF
"a proposed meeting Of the foreign and
s-rss,ic steel mon is 10 form an interna
rorzi association Of steel producers some
ting after the plan Of the existing iror
and steel Institutes and for the same pur'
VSs that Of affording means OF commu
--ston between members Of the iron ahe
Sc trades and dealing with all matters
,51nected with the development Of the IN
igstry So.
Before -re meeting of the Iron and Stee
ry,.,uts yesterday the members were ,a'
pests ~ Judge Gary al a luncheon az III
s.rOaf Club at No. So Church slreet.
Judge Cary said that the question or stee
~css was not discussed either AZ th'
ncreon o. a. the meeting.