New Britain herald., 1919-10-02
Did Not Engage FOreignerS| Prevent UniOniZing, Witness $
 LABOR'S CHARGES DEM
Chairman of Corporation Says Lo ty to America Was Always Inanded of Employes-Will Confer With Strikers Now.

Washington, Oct. 2.-ChargesI union labor leaders that the Ul Steel Corp. employed many forel CTS in order to prevent the unid ing of it's men were denied todaJ Ebert H. Gary, chairman of the poration's board when he rcsuI his testimony before the senate q mittee Investigating the steel stI Was the question of emplol foreigners, who cssibly had feel against this country, decided by| board "' asked Chairman Kenyonl
 Foreigners Are Blamed.
 No" said the witness. questi on vas never raised"
 But you think foreigners are| sponsible largely for precipita! this striker"
 "Yes, but if we had known Il was a substantial number of the violence and who l believe are u1 the leadership of outsiders, we vi not have employed them.
 American Loyalty Demanded.
 oSllctlOI I 1lpp ICpbAOliCcAI, M ado, asked if it was possible bd the war to secure necessary Il without employing. foreigners and Gary replied in the negative adw
 At no time would we emplos man [yho we believed disloyal tol country even if it would have necessary to close down our mi factures.'
 Senator McKellar, democrat, nessea, asked if the corporation fore tho war had imported ford CTS under contract. MT, Gary sal had not, but that before the conq labor law became effective it possible but not probable that eigners had been imported.
 If you have no unionism," SI tor Kenyon asked, "who is goinj speak for the men? How can Il viduals without unions present views?"
 Three Classes of Workers. Judge Gary replied that, as been frequently done, individual committees of Worllm en could prd grievances to foremen superintI ents, managers of even higher cialS.
 Judge Gary analysed steel stri as belonging to three classes. IF there are the Americans,' he then a large number of foreign workers and finally a small mind of foreigners not over , per cen1 the total who are actually enga ge promoting the strike
 "Don't you think this commI ought to make it's own investigaI as to that in the geld? ?" asked Sl tor Kenyon.
 "If it could make a quiet inv1 eation, yes." was the reply, "bIa the whole, committee goes thereI danger of misunderstanding anl the workmcn as to the object of Il visit"
 Chairman Kenyon read princil of ,ha war labor board promulg] during the war, guaranteeing right Of collective bargaining to employees and asked if Judge Gary dorsed .hat.
 Defines CoIEectiyefsar2 sa r2aining.
 "lf you mean whatfhe unions.l collective bargaining, g, no" Gary spondcd "If you mean organizal of plant c, mmittees to present g11 ances, yes" E
 "I'd like to know what the dia cnce is between you and the Id unions," said Senator Jones, del crat. New Mexico.
 "Un,onS are epoeaVoring to con employers to ccrtTact with the Judge Gary answered, and " that s done nor-union men caf bo employed"
 "What good is it for mon to bel to unions." said Senator Walsh, q ocrat, Mass, eff when they join refuse to discus, anything with t representatives? ?"
 "Is it right?". Judge Gary Cd tered, flor ten per cent. of men ] may belong to unions to dictate co tions for the other go per cent?"I
 But your position is the sa4 Senator Walsh continued, "cven il per cent. of the men were organi You would not confer with theirS resentatiVcs."
 q haven't said so," Gary replie,
 That question has not come |
 Will Not Meet Strikers.
 Lets settle this point right nc Senator Walsh broke in. s'WiIl confer with any representative or
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