The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-28

SHOWN their loyalty and their American
ism beyond question. They will not fail
the country of their adoption now in this
great crisis" -. -r-
No one here would avow responsibility
for the advertisement tonight. 1t was
placed by local agency. which refused
to reveal it's principal. 1t is vigorously
disavowed by all the local steel company
officers. who believe that it will react
against them.
The COPY was written. according to
one report, by a man connected with
an characterization movement here. All
OF the local bodies, such as the Chamber
OF Commerce and the associations OF
employers, repLdiate II. They fear that
the advertisement will not only fail Of
Its purpose but swing sentiment against
them. Already the accusation Is made
In the street that the United states Steel
Corporation tried by this means to fool
the strikers into returning.
Aimed to Discredit Foster.
The advertisement Is nevertheless a
part of he vigorous campaign waged
both from within and without the or
ganisatien of the big steel corporation
TO discredit Foster and turn his follow
| ing away from him. The campaign Is
dHchus ndNlnB It's
Hundreds of the men who have re-
turned to work in the district express
| disapproval of Fosters belief That 1t
! has touched Foster was evident also to-
day when he announced that on Monday
he would make q formal statement ex-
planning or clearing away the creed
| of syndicalism which has been attributed
| to him upon the basis of his book OF ten
years ago and OF his later pamphlet on
4. a. L. l. 81 nd
again to-day, refused to .repudiate the
radical expressions in these two docu-
| ments. Samuel Gompers and William
B. Rubin, attorney for the American
Federation of Labor. called them
youthful fantasies"
Foster believes that the Bethlehem
strike will be "a hundred per cent"
David williams of Allentown was pres
| ept at the meeting of the national COM
mittee to-day. representing the Bethle-
hem employees. He presented most
optimistic report of the state of organi-
zation In these plants. When the meet
ing adjourned the committee sent a
telegram 10 the Bethlehem workers "re-
questing'' that they cease work on Mon
day and stay away until their demands
. have been complied with,
Foster refused again to discuss what
the steel strikers would ask the rail-
road brotherhoods to do for them. He
refused even to indicate whether they
wanted general embargo on all steel
products or only refusal TO handle
| material into and out of the strikebound
| plants.
The delay in action with respect to
approaching the brotherhoods has been
unexplained since the last meeting Of
| the committee on Tuesday. Foster en-
4 a A. - Al.su
day by saying:
THE committee has been instructed to
get quick action TO get the subject dis
posed of and out OF the way"
He refused 70 cast any light Oh the
| subject.
Foster was particularly pleased to,
night by the resolution adopted by his
committee indorsing his conduct of the
strike and reexpressing the confidence
! Of his followers in his leadership.
There's only one place where this
strike Is bursting up" he said after the
meeting THAT'S in the newspapers.
don't blame the reporters, in a way.
They are fooled by the companies. who
know how to handle such a peculiar
proposition as steel mill. There are q
lot of plants reported operating that are
producing nothing but oil and smoke.
One, glip in q plant can be, msds to make
q whole lot OF noise.
Il know one plant where they are
burning oil under the stacks to make
smoke and running the rollers of a big
mill without pound of steel under
them" ~
w. B. Rubin, attorney for the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor, arrived hare
tonight and announced that he had re-
tanned q corps of q dozen local attorneys.
who will fight in court every arrest OF
striker.
Invttation to Senators.
The invitation to the Senate committee
to come here and see how Justice was
dealt TO the strikers read as follows:
THE National Committee for Organ
izing tie Iron and Steel Workers, con-
sisting of representatives OF twenty-four
international unions affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor, unanl-
moasly voted at their meeting in the
labor temple TO request respectfully and
to urge that your committee investi.
eating the strike in the steel industry
come 20 Pittsburg at the earliest prac-
teal date for the purpose OF getting
first hand evidence OF the causes OF the
strike. OF the illegal and brutal meth
DDS being employed by the Steel Cor
poration to break the strike. In many
instances the civil authorities have out,
lawed organised labor"
Tbs telegram was signed By Foster.
Evidence OF the quiet struggle to in
fuence the men one way or the othel
during to-day's half holiday and the
weekly shutdowns of the non-continuous
mills until 6 o'clock tomorrow night
was evident in many ways tonight. Not
single organizer was about strike
headquarters for hours. All OF them
were in the field carrying on an in
tensivs campaign OF persuasion.
The struggle is beginning to centre
largely about the personality OF Eos
ter. One of the afternoon papers carried
letter from the Rev. Thomas Devlin,
pastor OF the Catholic Holy Cross
parish in the heart of the mill district
OF the South Side, bitterly attacking
Foster
Father Devlin's parish is among the
largest In the district. He himself is
one OF the most influential men OF Pitts
burg. He has been In the parish for
twenty years and has devoted years TO
the upbuilding of social works as well
as 10 the spiritual needs OF his flock.
He says that the Kaiser, Hindenburg
and Won TFpitE were nothing compared
to Foster"
"As for the men of Holy Cross he
writes, IT have all confidence In their
Intelligence and good Judgment and !
have no fear that they will be In