The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-19
REPRESENTATIVES
 OF A UNIONS ON WAY HOME TOPUT
 ORDER IN EFFECT
to Postpone Strike Till After Industrial Con- ference, as Requested by President, Voted Down
 by National Committee
By Associated Pres.

By Associated Pres
 Pittsburg, September IS. The national committee for or ganizing iron and steel work CTS late today declined to with draw it's order calling strike of all workers in iron and steel mills not operating under union agreements next Monday.
 The representatives of the "A unions included in the national committee left for their homes tonight to put the Strike into effect
 MA motion to postpone the strike until after the industrial conference at Washington beginning October was offered out of deference to Presi- dent Wilson. who had requested Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor. to use his influence to have the walkout de- layed.
 Emphatic speeches were mades against any postponement.
 EAGER FOR STRIKE
 It was declared that neither Presi- dent Wilson nor others who favored a postponement were cognizant of the actual conditions surrounding iron ana steel mills. Workers were eager Tor the strike. it was said, and charges were made that they were discrimi- mated against for union activities, and that they woudl lose confidence in thetr leaders if the latter turned back and deserted them at this time.
 Some of the committeeman said the organizers who had helped build up the unions at steel plants throughout the country would not dare face tne men if the strike were called off.
 The request of President Wilson to MT. Gompers and the latter's com municatiou submitting the Presidents, proposal were read to the committee when the question of postponement came up.
 A Those who favored putting off the svstrike realized that the effort to de- Aefer would fail even before the motion was made.
 EFFECTIVE MONDAY
 John Fitzpatrick of Chicago, chair man of the national committee. after the meeting said plans had been form ulated for making the strike effective Monday morning. He said there was nothing further to do now but to let the men walk out. He added that the mills throughout the country were well organized and said he was con- fident the United States Steel corpora tion, the principal point of attack, will have to reccde from it's position of declining to receive union leaders rep resenting organized men in it's plants
 Much of the time of two long ses- Hions Of the committee today was taken up with consideration of plans for the walkout
 It was also agreed to send to all iroy. and steel plants in the country the Y demands formulated by the workers.
 It is said the national committee will endeavor to reach agreement with indi- vidual, and so-callsd independent con rerns. and if successful, have the strikers return to such mills where settlement is reached. The strike. circular, which has already been distributed among steel workers throughout the country, reads iE part:
 STRIKE ORDERS
 "The workers on the iron and steel mills and blast furnaces, not working sl under union agreements, are requesten J not to go to work on September 2, and to refuse to resume their employment until such time as the demands of the organizations have been conceded by the steel corporations
 The committee today issued a state nent in reply to the letter sent to the presidents of the subsidiary companies of the United States Steel corporation by E. H. Gary, chairman of the board of the / parent organization. The statement said that Judge Gary's assertion that the na- tional committee was not authorized tc sneak for the large number of empioye> of the Steel corporation, and that con ference would have beer treated as recognition of the "closed shop princi fftO Dlungt the industry into great labor conflict
 The statement added that the lone ant only question at issue"sis the question o' conference.
 HARD FIGHT FORESEEN Members of the committee after tn adjournment said that they were or 1n opinion that suggestions for postpone nent did not come from friends of tn workers but if they were friends of tn workers they were misguided. The com mittemen realized, they said. the strik would be hard one and expressed 'n A1 opinion that the officers of steel com N panies will be surprised by the lars hV humber of men who will fail to repor ~next Monday.
 The following unions were said to hay been represented at the>meetings of tn national committee:
 Blacksmiths boilermakers and shin builders, brick and clay workers, brick 8~ and structural ironworkers coopers, elet trical workers foundry employees. lrol steel and iron workers. machinists, met al polishers, mine. mill and s'nelte workers, holders, pattern maker plumbers and steam filters. quar- workers, railway carmen, seamen. she' metal workers, stationary firemel steam and operating engineers. steal shovel a-I drad d~eroen ard sws+ch-,en. 12 DEMANDS OF WORKERS The twelve demands of the steel work CTS are:
 Right of collective bargaining. Reinstatement of men discharged f, union activities.
 An edght-hour day.
 One days rest in seven. Abolition of the 24-hour shift Increase in wages sufficient to gua |, antee American standards of living. Standard scales of wages in all trad and classifications of workers