Evening journal., 1919-10-04
FOSTER SAYS HE'S
NOT So RADICAL
Does Not Think Worker
Should Foment Strike
Revolution
LEADERS FEAR
PUBLIC LIGHT

vASuINGTON oct. 4.-Chargns That
ne had not been fairly treated by ihe
newspapers. william =. Poster secre-
tary Of The steel strikers committee
lold lhc senate committee investigating
The strike yesterday that he would an
,vor question IS 10 whether he was
in favor OF organize,f government u ,nc
correspondents were excluded from lh'
room.
The committee took no action on the
request. and SlnalerRlckellar, beiiw-
crat Tennessee. and Chairman kenyon
pressed for an answer 10 ihe question
which had ben put 10y The former. Eos
ter said his views mad changed, Dul
that he was unwilling 10 say how FAR
in The presence of The correspondents.
When senator Mckcllar first asked
his question. Foster laughed. The sen
aior then read from book. which Eos
Ter admitted be had written. declaring
social revolution necessary IN Inc
United Slatcs 10 secure workers rights
1--WE rcpudiaied that pamphlet said
Foster. but / don't want my views
banded about by a lot OF preiudiced'
living newspapers 10 The damage OF the
strikers
Foster said his own views had not
been used in The steel strike, that he
had adhered 10 the "pginciplcs of trade
uninoism lie explained That hc was
raised In The siums. and that when he
wrote book he WAS "a follower of
the spanish. French and Italian union
system. Tuday. he added Ice had be
rGH
was "a believer iu Amcrican and Eng
lish trade uuionism.'
Reading from he pamphlet on syn
Realism section saving mat "ilic |
wage Garner proposes to ignore lhe I
rode Of ethics and wrcsl from The capi- |
'aiisis the industries they have stolen /
snd bring about The reyolution by The |
general strike senator Mckcllar asked /
Foster is he entertained those views 1
now. tn say do not, Foster said, i'm /
lowered voice.
In refusing 10 arbltraie The Steel I
strike, Elbcri H. Gary-Ahairmln OF the
board OF the United States Steel Cor
poration. "is sowing the seeds Of an
Hrchy. the committee was told by
Michael F. Tighe, president of The 4
Union OF Iron. Steel and Tin Workers.
Il was very much put ont yesicr-
day by Judge Gary's refusal 10 COM
promise or arbiirste Ibis issue said
Tighe. "Hc is sowing the seeds OF
anarchy; promoting the insidious doc
trlne that there Is no way out Of in
dustrial difficulties except by the de-
struction or one side or ihr other
Tlghe reiterated HAT Sihe CLOSED /
shop was not an issue, and said The Z.
union leaders could not comply with |
President Wilson's request 10 postpone i
The strike until after The industrial con
ference next week, because The I. W. W
organizers were active among the men
and would have succeeded in calling
some sporadic strikes"
The strike was called. Tghe said |
because Judge Gary would not grant ]
the request for a conference with the
- unions. II he had done that. there
would have been no strike"
Why could not it be delayed at the
Presidents rcqucsi?" asked Chairman
kenyon.
Because there was a number Of I. w
W. organizers among The men, said
Tighe
II we had delayed. they would have
said that the American Federation of
Labor could not do anything They
were getting some influence. and would
have succeeded in calling some sporadic
strikes anyway"
Then In the last analysis the I w.
" caused this strike said senator
Sterling
oh, don't take that view" Tighe re-
sponded. III we had gotten confer
ence We would have had something 10 ]
show these men that their interests
were being protected. aud could have
held fhrun IN fho fon