Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-19

TO STRIKE ON
toNDAY IS SUSTAINED
States Steel Corporation Main
\ Of Attack-Declare Will
ou Does Not Understand
Conditions.
burph. Pa, Sept. 18.-The
orkers national committee late
made public a letter it has
and sent to President Wilson
eleven reasons why it could
hnly with his request to post
y r. steel workers strike called
Monday. The letter also re-
d history of the movement to
The conditions Of the workers
Dresses faith in the presidents
to bring about a conference,
nployers.
regret that for the first time
Il upon organized labor can
1t with favorable response"
Ter states. eff delay were no
han delay, even with the cost
of output in our organization,
ID urge the same to the fullest
ability, Notwithstanding the
Z firmly set for an immediate
But delay here means the
Ter of all hope"
Unrest Long Standing.
letter to the president is as
years there has been great
among the steel workers Of
pntry because of the unusual,
erican and despotic industrial
pns. Finding no redress in
bal efforts, the men naturally
by the example of other
!, through their organizations,
ciate themselves for collective
Oppression growing be-
Endurance, the calls for assist
Ito redress grievances came
very quarter of the industry
st. Paul convention of the
IAN Federation of Labor, held
K, 1918. A committee consist
representatives of the crafts
in this industry were or
and did make investigation.
found the field over-ripe for
PATTON. The enrolment of
rshlp grew by leaps and
Relief from their oppres-
Is imminent and yet, out of
consideration to our cause,
adured the continued suffering
cessation of their labor to
That despotism abroad might
IN thereby aid and comfort.
nedlately after the armistice
feared, the men insisted upon
tnelr wrongs righted. Thav
persuaded, however, to wait
pe Atlantic City convention of
le1lcan Federation of Labor.
June 1919. Following a re,
'soe to that convention, Mr..
rs sought a conference with
NY NY chairman of the finance
lice Ee of the United States Steel
[E.tlon, on the subject in the
AVOIDING a grave industrial
y \, mr. Gompers, whose con-
H. " patriotism is beyond anv
b, was denied even the court s
|na. reply Then. the men in
|t ton for taking a vote u ING ao =
\ Deeeeln mn! July 20, and ending
4 w. w. inns : year, SO per cent Of
Deferred Action.
lowing the vote taken oo,,,
n r'epresenting the crafts .0 ;m-
j " ~ 10. TO Mr.. Gary for the
= u I. obtaining a conference. in
" Istv o. avoiding the strike nv ~
s ,s;lused to see the committee NV ~
Ia,n any NY, one of them. The
, a,fG, sun ~. desirous of avoidinp
'tt{hl thu laid the entire mattar
can F executive council of the
RS rs a federation s of Labor. Mr. Mr.
tSs,s the actions Of the eon u,sn
Confess. in the hope Of avert vari.
lonor ''' an appeal was made to
nj u ss,;s. obstinate in his denia,
a as 'e4l ~ caused such a u great
= - 81 % !, necessitate calling .ea -
! jnv VI the presidents Of ths "a a
md addvSS a';sd After a Il tbo sne -
enti ra review and stndv
ali slI|Iu3ttbi Alto taking into
d Su n.d naturally flow tberafr"',
illioon res naen representing tV,pl,
ike and dSrg ssa men, endorsed se
heref s%a set septembr % s'a as fha
s IT. against the best in inter 9sP-
nv and solely ole in the hope that hat
/ %s M recons;dsr might light
'ble co IN 70 avoid the otherwise wise
!, tf1t1ss Isl Of the vn r September
! Of o. ds aforesaid crafts, for fsr' "a
ltion tSr sne strike, Your "l con' ;
Y that Trough ag Mr.. Gomperss o re-
-
WAS w received. Two ID da AVS
sere poss vRe present desired ED
sauest.e S Yone' to comply with ia'
sss would have request est. for post