The sun., 1919-10-13

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John Dondsrick. a heaters helper in
the National Tube works, who joined the
union. but later became a special dep
uty, said he gave q man 80 to get him a
union card.
Senator Walsh asked: How did you
happen 70 become a deputy7"
Il am a member of the Veterans of
Foreign Service, and the secretary told
me to 60 to the once Of Mayor Lysie Of
AcKeesport. ! served only two hours as
a deputy"
Were you given a club2"
Yes; l was told to protect myself II
necessary"
He said only the foreigners went on
strike.
Work Half Hour. Rest Half Hour.
The twelve hour day for roll hands
means work for a half hour, then rest
for half hour. said August Mann, gen.
eral superintendent of the Donora plant
OF the American Steel and Wire Com
pany.
He said that 1900 men were on strike
at the plant at first, leaving only q few
hundred inside, but that 1000 had re-
turned
Senator Walsh questioned did you
make any effort to employ outside men
TO break the striker
you mean bring in strflxebreakers? I
did not"
Senator Phipps suggested that gu
perintendent Mann recite his own ex-
periences. to Indicate what chance a man
had for promotion. The SUPERINTENDENT
traced his promotions from the time he
started as a wire windsr in 1884, I'D to
assistant foreman. foreman, assistant
superintendent then superintendent.
Mr. Mann said employees had been
interviewed with a view to cutting the
twelve hour day to a ten hour day, but
with no response favorable to the
shorter workday. The workers, partic-
ularly the foreign element, favored the
longer day with the higher pay.
To attempt TO put the plant on an
eight hour basis would not be possible
now. Mr.. Mann contended. as there
would not be enough buildings to house
the additional workers required.
would you favor a law requiring
that foreigner. be compelled to learn
English In five years or be deported -
asked Senator Walsh.
That might be good thing" re-
piled the witness.
Mr.. Mann said that he had no knoyl
edge OF a blacklist. but that a few men
had been discharged FOR refusing TO buy
Liberty bonds. These came back later
and bought bonds, he added
Mr.. Mann told OF the company having
built 100 modern houses, which were
rented to worsmen at SIS to $40 a
month. All these have baths, walks
about the house and grassy front yards.
He said that injuries OF workrnen
through accidents had been reduced one
half by the installation of safety ap-
planes and that a safety detector was
employed to go around the plant and
make suggestions for still further pro-
lection OF workmen.
Couldn't Do without Aliens.
How would you be able to operate
your mills without the foreign labor -
asked Senator Kenyon.
1t couldn't be DONE" was the answer
George Coleman. strike picket in
Dopora- told the Senators that on Sep.
TENDER 20 Superintendent johnson of a
steel plant there was stopped by a picket
while carrying a suitcase containing
two quarts OF whiskey and guns into the
plant. He told the committee that he
thought the liquor was being taken into
the men still at work to give them
nerve johnson fired a shot when he
was intercepted. according 10 Coleman
No one was hurt.
Three men who had been arrested by
the State police on Wednesday at Aones-
sen were called by the committee. Each
testified that he was arrested Early in
the morning without proper cause, was
lodged in the steel company cellar.
where he was threatened with hanging
II he did not go to work. was committed
to Jail and was released after furnishing
$500 bail Arrested by a State trooper
when on the way to get a doctor for his
wife, Andrew Flava of Monessen, &C
cording to his story. was starting for
home when another State trooper ar
rested him and he found himself after
several hours bound over to the Grand
Jury under $500 bond.
Questioned by Senator Mcclellan.
Flava said: Il tried to tell them, but
no one would listen to me-"
Flava said he received 81 cents an
hour. or $3.50 day, working in the
salvanizing shop of the Pittsburg Steel
Company.
John Brada, a Monessen store keeper.
told OF being attacked by a State trooper
in the doorway of his own store, of
being beaten and then arrested. His
head showed evidence of the beating.
The attack occurred on Monday, ne said,
when opening his store at o'clock in
the morning.
Trooper Made Him See stars.
"a State trooper yelled at me TO get
irside,' Brada said. Il told him 1 was
standing in my own store front and the
next thing l saw stars. I was fined
1915 and had to put up bond OF $500
for court"
do they charge ssos.75 TO knock a
man down In westmoreland CountyT'
asked Senator Mcclellan.
They took that from me-" was the
reply.
An organizer testified that the burgess
OF Duquesne. who, he said, was con-
nected with one OF the steel companies.
in fining him 800 and costs for con-
said TO him: IF had my way I would
give you ninety-nine years in the peni-
tertiary and when you came out ninety
nine years more"
At McISeesport for telling the men to
go home after the police had ordered a
meeting dispersed one man said he and
W. Y. Foster, acting head OF the strikers,
were arrested and fined $40 and costs.
Suppose you had known Mr.. Foster
had written book on syndicalism and
his revolutionary expressions. would
you have gone on with the work." he
was asked.
when 1 was younger i used to be a
little radical myself. used to think
heads OF unions were a trife too con-
servative. but when 1 myself assumed
some responsibility 1 drew In nay horns
somewhat. / am satisfied Foster Is ON
the level"
It was almost midnight when the Sem
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