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their own OF the common protection had
In mind tearing down the conditions of
the unorganized worker: 20 interfere
with his promotion; TO interfere with
any Improvement In his condition. The
soIicitude OF the modern employer who
mas that understanding of that great
sympathy TO- the urorganized worker
well, the unorganlzed workers know
where to come when they are in great
stress; they know it is not necessary
for any one to tell them. Somehow,
either from the own intelligence or in
stinct, u you please they know where
they can get encouragement they know
where their hopes lie they come to us to
be rid of dom nation. OF the inJustices of
arbitrary employers; they come to us.
ana even though we cannot help them,
by God-and l say Il with all reverence
we will not hurt them
To dec are that this conference
should not take any action in regard to
the question which has brought forth
this declaration and is not to say some
thing for the iron and steel workers
who are out on strike and who. I am
informed, on the authority of some news
paper men--the statement had been g iven
out by the United States steel Corpora
ton. perhaps by their press agent, do
not knov>-are being told that the strike
Is lost and that the mon are coming
back, Is to emasculate this conference.
l hope II is not true hope that this
strike may be brought to a close with
some understanding. sonnet thing of de-
gree of fairness; but when l heard the
story that had been given to the news
paper men It reminded me Of the story of
the cat with a grin on its face which
articulated enough to indicate that it has
swallowed the canary. Sometimes swal-
lowing the canary may make food indl-
gostible
Company's Victory small.
Tho satisfaction that can come to
the United states Steel Corporation. or
any corporation of that character that
1t has crushed a strike OF hundreds of
thousands of men, heretofore only I'M
organized, or newly organized to crush
out such a strike by reason of the fact
that men may have been compelled to
surrender because they were too hungry
to hold out and by years of employment
have not been able to lay aside sufficient
that they might hold out for a few
weeks. is not cre4itable TO the soicitude
and the patron character of these cor
pUrations.
MI Chairman and gentlemen. II
what has occurred in our own and other
countries to-day affords no opportunity
| for teaching. for understa nding, Tor
learning then l am afraid that out of
this conference shall come nothing. We
cannot improve the condition of the SUI
, perstructure of this country unless we
| improve its foundations, and upon the
, shoulders of the great mass of the work
/ ers of our country depends the great
| superstructure of our American Re
! public
| Mr.. Chairman, I say there is no bit
! terness in my soul. You could not make
me bitter against the world: you could
! not make me feel bitter against any
| human being. I hold no i'll will against
| any person. no matter who he or she
! may be, or regardless of what position
in life they may occupy. l cannot bear
I any bitterness in my soul, but l felt
| ippellcd to arise and e. pr SIS my keen
! disappointment at the address made by
| Judge Gary
Statement VIII Not Halt Action.
1t was pointed out tonight by dele
| gates to the conference that as a ma
jority of Judge Garys group, the public
group, is plainly for an expression on
collective bargaining that will be ac-
ceptabe, and is standing with labor Oh
this question, that Judge Garys state
ment would not necessarily halt action
and that he might recede from his posi-
ton II acceptable machinery for such
| bargaining was erected by the confer
! ence.
Most delegates believe that should col
/ !ective bargaining come to vote in the
conference tomorrow the employers
substitute resolution. which would bt
taken up first. would be defeated, with
both labor and the public voting against
it, and that the Russell-Endicott decla'
ration would then be defeated by the 0b'
lection of the employers group.
renewal was made tonight of tn
suggestion that the conference make
new start both as TO issues and as I,
procedure. John Spargo. public repre-
sentative, plans to suggest a programme
which. it was said. has the approval o
other members of the public group ant
also of Chairman Lane, that provide
for a declaration on such matters as tn
right to organize and to strike, condi
tons of employment, and methods of ar
bitration, together with interpretativ
clauses appended to each principle.
II no decision is reached by to-mor
row. however, there is danger of breal
up. Word has come to the confer enc
from the White House, however, that
will not be permitted to quit. An au
thoritative statement was made that tn
conference would be kept at it, and tina
II one element bolted its place would b
filled so that something constructiv
might be ACCOMPLISHED
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