The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09
REPORT ON STEEL
STRIKE CENSURES
LABOR FEDERATION

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r'Npo NED hiIMENl IN THIS
ONf--' l'hES OFlltIAh MEDI.
ALTON BOARD.
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WIZ -'0'' % "'"c'eIi@'llS
az Su'AeS N7 industrial bmbarism,
| and declaring that there is no place In
/ this country either for industrial donot
I ism or labor d.potisrn e.. tlo .,,,,.,t. ,,,,,,
/ mittce, authorized to ipvp.tio,,e tina
steel strike uresentad tod,,, , ro,nr,
covering its hearings b,th in vy,shinc.
ton ana in Pltsburg and criticisins
both the workers and tha o,nnlo,..rs 10
the controversy which ros,Ito1 d., 49,
least partial dis,uptiop or tbo ..+onl f.,
dustry.
The committee. ,,i, ..,......
concurred I'm hy am m.nhp,, ,.,, ~,
pressed i'm the statement that .t,o ,,I,
lie has a ripbt to dom,,d thor o,i,t,.,i
shall not arropata to itsolr tha ,.t,,,,. 80
determine i'm its own wa,, those iudrg.
trial questions and in is tho s,,,o nv, -,
labor, and the duty is mon cor.ross ~
orovide some way of adi,,,tin,, ,h.,1
difficulties.
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which the committees coroodos 60. ~,
.arently tbo onl,, y.o,. to,. IL.
cure even IFS inst da,r,nd., If o,,,,,,,
crs refuse to orant tho,, - 4, :. ,...,...
mended that congress AUTHORIZE ,ho ~,
tablishmept of some s,,cb ,,o1,a,t,,,
agency with wall dafi,.d ,o,,.,,',
the receptlc disgol,,d l,l,o,. t.,
"Ths board ,ynurd b,,.. t,,., -. -.
compulsory investigation o. ,ha -,
adds on this subject h,,t ",o, 80 t,a
evtapt oc ,,,,,,,,J.,,,.,. ~ '"e
Just decision of tbe boord would ha 80,
dorsed bv tha nnhlic 1,to.a g.. ,, ,
sense enough i'm tbe American na,,,ia
to bring about an adiustr,ort ,f +,,l.,.
difficulties
Committee nembor, ,,.ho oo,d,o..,
the Investigation vara f,irl,. ,,,a,,i,,,.,,,.
in the report thouob Io,vt,,,. a,,1.
points on which tbey couId MOI oar,,
The report was sipned b,. s,,,,t,,. a..
yon of Iowa chairman and cana.a,..
Sterling. South Dalot, pbinns COLI.
do republicans. and NfcEaIlar Tonno.
SEQ. and Walsh Arassacbrsor+s 1an,,
Gratis.
Wares Hisb Epoucb
Treating of the causns or tI,o .+,,,..
the committee oynressed fine on,at,.
that the waIkout was nrocinit,,nd ~.
the determination of tbe A,,,,i.,,,, r,.,
Grafton of Labor to orooni,o tI,a a.oa,
industry. Wages are not fahton q,
the strike. the committee held beina
high enough to rive no raason r,,. .l,s
satisfaction TIoure or t,o ,,.or,.,za
however. the senatore ho1io,,o, -. -
long.
Further behind the strike tho oor,
mittee found was rn,ssol &C.,, ,,,,,,t,..
able elemAnt of ravol,tio,or,. 1t,
ism. of which il is soid there is no o,,o,
ton that William u Foetor soora.,..
of the general strike committee y.o.
leader win toaal ,isa'.,,,. "''
for the |. W. w an assistant IN or,,a,,
izing the strike Secretary Fosto,, COM,
in for unsporinp cordep,,,tio,,, ~.
Fosters partial disavou,l of bis fo,.r,,.,.
syndicalist doctrines tho cor,n,itt,.
failed to be convinced that tho st,i1.a
leader has had "o ltle oba,o, ~
heart" but on the contrary "be e ro,,,
in the fun hevdev of his move, "
"The laborers in tbo etaoI roi1ls h,,
a just complaint relative to r,o lnnr
hours of service on tbe nart or .o,,a
of them. and the right 10 have tha oa,,,
plant heard by the comnonv % soid tho
committee in SUMMING nm i+s for,,,,,
findings "Thev had tho riobt 20 ha,.a
representatives of their own o,,ooaI,,.
present grievances IN tha or,n,n,.a,...
Some members Of thc comn,ittoo hoIio,,oa.
that more friendly reIatione v.outd ho
between emnloyor ana on,
plo1e. If +h., ,o,,ro.o,,,,ti,''. 90" V'ii'
chosen to present erlevancos ~ tna
EMPLOYERS were actu6Il, ,yorl,ino. H. a..
Industry and that such renroson+ati ti,,aa
ought not to he fror outsido 49, -,
dustrv."
Working Hours Too Iora
With the system Of ,vorlin,, ho,., :,
the stool indrst,.,, tb, ,,,,,.s5t... /