Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-21
GOMPERS REFLECTED.
ATTACKS HIS FOES
Calls Demonstration for Him
Labor's Answers to Its
Traducers
STEEL WORKERS PROTEST

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"Whotnvcr therc NAV be loft iu me-
shall hc r,r.crroted tn our cause. My
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chairman Of the international confer
"ncc on labor legislation Il compliment
| to American labor and that 'he a'"'''r
mcntS of the conference were 'ars'N
Iu" 10 his faith and persistence
1t was declared further 'haI 'h'
creation of tn" fhn'Amrr''ah l.aoor
Federation was one ot tn" most 'l
| trrtIv" pr"vcntIveS "t war o'tM'"Il
Mexico and tn" nlt'd states 'nir
wages. shorter hours ana r'a>"i'"nn
working conditions W"r" d"h"id'H l"r
tn" workers III the southern r'PunIl''
The next meeting OF the ran American
Federation Will be held III Ne" i"rN
july !.
Inc executive councll was authoFI"ea
to develop closer reiatloh WIN th'
labor movement OF Japan ana to con-
Sldcr the auVlsaollltE OF haVihg Mr'
Gompers visit tn" Orient to launch
great leo'ra'ioh tl're'
IN" 'onn'lt To-Day rHr"mmehu'o ,h'
tl''tioh oil thr wv" "e!esateS 10 'he
Ai'S''Iu"iil i'apo' ,"nl''encc u ro"
S'ueF tne at',tu,'' VI inv ->i'''i''an 'on
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Steel Workers Make Protest
John Fitznatrick. nrosidcnt of the
| Chicago federation. nrcsertod n nIca
on behalf of steel mill workers in penn-
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CONDITIONS r,,,, ovi.ti,r -, tt9 ;ra,, a,j
steel industry
1.-The steel corncration has co,colod
the eight hour day as a son to check
the organization movement = he said
"Our answer was to establish bood-
quarters in Pittsburgh. That brought
US into contact with the scurriIous
activities of the steel trust. Our meet
iugs were harassed. workers were brow
beaten and iutimidated We held the
first meeting in Homestead in twenty
seven years.
Public agencies were used to hammer
other meetings. At Charleroi the miners
were forced 70 60 to Monpssen in order
to have the right of free snooch In
McKeesport thpv wore donind righ+ -
meet in halls or On the ytreots h, Tarou
Lvle If thar citv Io+tor - to.
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Free Speech Denied
l. Fitzratrick read into tbe re.ord
Inttpr from Chief Of poIioo podl;,.to.
of NIcKeesnort wr;t,s,, ;n Turo ~
ening to orrest ony %Xfs ,rho
an advertised uootir fboro th;- .I
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tion hos hoan tal,as ;n "iI''. "i'no
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=, o',t ni.u 'te Ign Vi Tree speech
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toan of ro.ni,,t: "ahlns 'ne pas
rressionaI inroStiaotin i"n af sinS ..Lm con,
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