New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
G0nspex.s Sure Men
VIII Win Strike
Expresses II Personal Re-
gard for Judge Gary.
but attacks His Ideas

success for the striking steel work
ers is inevitable. in the opinion of Sam
ucl Gompers, president OF the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor
Mr. Gompcrs, Ia an interview yester-
day, described rs "inspired and untrust-
worthy" reports from Pittsburgh and
other centres that the strikers cause
was waning. lie asserted that the
strikers Will come out victorious mot
alone because of the false position of
the steel corporations, but also because
public sentiment since the war has en-
pnatlcaliN given to workers the right
OF collective bargaining.'
NO Clique OF men, such as are Yep
resented by Judge Gary, can rob the
workers of the benefits Of the new or
der OF things. and no propaganda
falsely charging radlcallsm on nlienism
can bring back the old order" declared
MIR. Gompers. Judge Gary, for whom
have much personal regard repre-
sents & time when corporation re-
garded itself as u trustee Of property
and ts employees as its wards That
time has gone by"
MIR. Gompers talked while he was
packing his grip in a room at the
Hotel Continental. He left last night
for Washington. He said important
Developments there might be looked for
thls week. The strike may be dis
cusscd at President Wilson'S confer
ence with employees and employers on
October 6, he said.
at is unthinkabe that this strike
will be lost" said MIR. Gompers at Is
bound to WIZ because the men are in
me right. They are striking for better
living conditions. Throughout the
world the mind Of the worker is
awakening TO his right TO enjoy fair
play He REALIZES that it ls this for
which he made sacrifices during the
dark days OF the war. Any lowering of
labor standards or wages now would
be a calamity. II would bring about
crisis. With lower wages consump-
llon would decrease, and with less
consumption there would necessarily
have to be curtailment Of production
Reversely, recognition Of the prin-
clple Of fair play on the part Of em-
ployers will increase our prosperity.
Nov, did the steel workers receive
fair play when they went to Judge
Gary and asked for consideration 2
They did not. They were refused a
conference. Judge Gary held that the
leaders who called on him did rot
represent majority Of the workers
III tHe steer pants. How did Judge
Gary know? If he had conferred with
lhe men ne might have been In posi-
tlon 70 know The fact is that many
Of the steel workers had been sub.
orned by the corporations system of
selling stock and through other in
huenees. Yet more than 100000 of
them are out on strike IN spite Of
Judge Garys contention that they do
not belong to the union. With 800 900
men on strike you cannot take the
position that they have no grievances
TO consider No, the attitude of JUDGE
Gary and his associates is untenable
Talk that the strike has ulterior
motives-that 1T is backed by men OBJ
nonsense. 1t Is Il deak defence. Here
we have the attitude OF the oldtime
employer. that he is the guardian Of
his workers, the trustee Of property.
ana must exercise a restraining in
nuence over those who agitate for q
change
In support OF the contention that
the strike was fomented by agitators
It has been pointed out that William
T. Foster. secretary of the National
Committee for Organizing iron and
Steel Workers, once advocated syndi-
calism. and that John Fitzpatrick.
chairman OF the COMMITTEES, was an ex-
tremlst. These men long ago have re-
nounced those preachings Besides, il
they still believed in them to day. YOU
have not heard Of their making any
revolutionary speeches in the present
S.rikc
just because Fosters record has
been unearthed and it has been
found that he once advocated
syndicalism 10 no valid reason why
100000 or more workers should be
dasereditsds The conduct e1 shs stsike