The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-20
REDS
ARE BACKING
STEEL STRIKE
Anarchist Attorney Testifies Be
fore Senate Committee That
Union Of Russian Workers Has
Locals in Industrial Centers.
ASSERTS W. w. FOSTER
ATTENDED MEETINGS
Phamplet Introduced Showing Or
ganization Is Pledged to Sup
port the Revolution in the
United States

WAaiIISGTON. oct. 2O.-I1uasian
unions which have been organized In
the principal Pennsylvania and Ohio
steel districts are seeking TO organize
an industrial soviet" In the United
States, the senate committee invos.i-
eating the steel strike WIS told today
by Jacob MargoIis OF Pittsburgh. who
Identified himself as an attorney for
the I. w. w.
frankly stating his belief that or
ganixed government II unnecessary.
Margolis told the committee Il had
been the purpose 20 make Moorhend
hall. Pittsburgh, the headquarters for
radicals OF all types and that he had
lcciurcd there "on Industrial produce
tion organization versus revolution. -
He explained that he believed ihe
ends sought should be obtained by
peaceful methods.
Russians Hacked Strike.
MprEolis said william y. Foster.
secretary OF the steel strike commit
tee had sought TO keep the radical
elements behind the steel strike. lie
conceded that after n conference he
had with Foster one night last May,
the I. w. W.. an anarchist syndicaiist.
and the Russian union threw all the
support they could behind the strike.
Foster was described by Margolis
as being really bitter against the l..
w. w. but he conceded that .he
strike committee secretary had dis
aVowed TO him any responsibility for
statements attacking the l. w. w.
which were contained In a letter OF
the strike committee TO President
Wilson.
Disrlainis Letter.
Tell the boys that had nothing Ia
do with that letter" Foster was quot
ed by Margolis with the parpose u
showing the. Interest OF 1. w. ".
leaders In the steel strike Chairman
Kenyon read letter written 10 Mar
gols by Vincent 81. John. described
as former general secretary OF the
!. W. W. saying the writer had aeen
Foster that Things were stirring.
and that a successful strike could oe
Are the /. w. W, involved in this
proposed coal mine striker asked
senator McSeilar.
There are many OF them in the
mines" MnrTolis said, but as a union
matter Il H. purely under direction OF
the United Mine Workers"
Mnrgolis admitted he had refused
To buy Liberty bonds. or to contrib
ute 10 the Red Cross. though he hnd
given 20 Jewish funds. lie opposel
the draft. he said. and had partlc.-
patod In various nnii-wnr movements.
Soviet government OF the type Of
forcd by 1.cnlne and TrOtzky, " left
alone, he said was much better tnnn
anything offered In the united States.
- want to take you back to youf
relationship with Mr. Foster" said
Chairman Kenyon "You had a con-
ference with him one night last Mny
from , y. NJ. 20 midnight In which he
laid before you all his plans7'
"Not all his plans" Margolis said
Foster really didn't believe there
would be strike. took the post
tion then that the steel corporation
would deal with the American Fed
eration of Labor. because II they
did not do so. the steel workers would
70 into the I. W. W. and then would
have serious trouble. Foster beiiev-
ed that N the steel corporation woain
not deal with the trades union. the
strike would fan, and that the |. W
w. would take command"
"Did he want thatg" asked Chair
man Kenyon.
"Oh. no." Margolis responded
Mnrgolls said he had been secre-
tary OF radical club In Pittsburgh
which had been broken up durinn
the war by some persons unknown.
"Did W. Il. Foster. secretary Of the
steel strikers committee. attend your
meetinEs7" asked Chairman Kenyon
Yes he came up once" Margolis
ttontinUes' on mare tw''.'