Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-01
Judge Gary Shows Corpora
ton Has Been Falsely
Accused of Crimes.
TWO ATROCITIES
4 DONE BY OTHERS
Mn. oeIlsns Not Killed by Steel Mag
nats1 or Agents and Had No Con-
nsotion With Striks-Gary Says Men
Ar Best Paid in WerId, Well
Treated and Have Eight Hour Day
" They Desire IL.

II They Desire .it.
Washington, Oct. 1.--f unions con-
troll industries In the United States. II
means decay and the dropping OF
production" Judge Gary declared to-
day In presenting the steel corpora
tion's side Of the strike.
TT means this country can not keep
up in the race with the world; It means
the condition ] fear England Is IN to-
day.
Denying that the United States Steel
Corporation had yaistreated its men. az
charged by labor leaders. Judge e. H.
Gary. chairman Of the corporation.
told the senate committee that in his
opinion there was no basic Sdustry
that had paid larger wages than his
company.
Treats Employee Well.
TT has been stated before this COM
mittee that the steel companies have
employees. Some statements have been
made on misinformation and some
were absolutely false. Wish to state
that there Is no basic industry In this
country, nor In the world. In my opin-
ion. which has paid larger wages than
the United States steel Corporation.
nor has troated its employee with
greater consideration.
ssxRN q r. AHA Arr-
strike the subsidiary compenieA haVS
been ghilty q attacking smpl0yes.
There isn't = vsstiGe of truth IA that
statement. Photographs wsre displaysd
here and II was sa1d . woman waA
killed. Tho photograDA has been post
ed IN ANqe America With = Ans -AlaeE
It, Mrs. Fannie 0ellsns' bsdy. ghouI-
lishly n1istrsatsd by the stsel trusts
fiendish crswsi
"She was shot 1t Breckenridge Pa.
We have no works thsrs, no men there.
II she was killed, II was without even
the knowledge Of the steel corporation
or any Of its smploysR
Hasn't your company Investigated
that matterr asked Chairman Ken
yon.
'The verdict Of the ooroners Jury
said the witnsss, made It certain that
no agent 81 ours had any connection
with her DEATH
II have the certified COPY Of that
verdict" said Senator Fitch. Of Colora-
do. "rn file that"
'sWe have discussed tho incident
with some Of our people not because We
thought We might be guilty. but for
information said Judge Gary.
Woman Killed BY 6triksrs.
r. ". Lindabury, counsel for the
corporation asked regarding the wo-
man Who was KILLED during strike Of
coal miners. Judge Gary said the
shot probably was fired by tho strtk-
ers themselves.s Ee said his company
had no Interest IN the coal mines.
Senator Phipps read certified copy
Of the inquest record in tho case. Tho
1ury's verdict said tho woman was Kill
led by persona unknown. Chairman
Kenyon asked whether deputy sheriffs
were sworn IN at the company plants.
Il should say yes but 30 far as know
they have had nothing to do with any
Of these outbreaks" Judge Gary ans
wered. He added that II was possible
that some Of the company's guards had
taken part In disturbances since the
strike began. but pointed out that Mrs.
Sellens wlg killed before the strike
started.
ehsws Gompsrs Mistaken.
Referring TO Testimony OF Samuel
Gomper that Jefferson Pierce had
been beaten by company agents while
attempting to Organise workers, and
had died from injuries. Judge Gary
read m AFFIDAVIT which he said had
been ssnt TO him by> Piercs's son.
which said \.
Il was with my father the nAght he
@receiysd his injuries. He said thsy
were not caused by any Of the CONF
pany agents. He was. injured by .
!, member Of the X w. w. faction which
was endeayorins to gain control. !
wish TO refuta any charge that his
death was by any agent of the
corporation. He died later from oan-
cer.s
Il judge cary then took up the testi-
mony.of John Mitxpatrick that men had
been killed at Hammond. Ind.
Majority Of Men Loyal.
we have NO connection with tho
Standard Steel Company there. This
strike has been conducted In many In
stances like other strikes only, worss
4 In some Of Its features. The large ma
jority Of our Vorkmen were not de-
sirous Of engaging In strike, They
were not members Of any labor union.
Thruout the war our workmen were
loyal. While itlis true there II . radi-
!, cal elemot Of tQrsisners at the present
TIME, It III only justice to say that the
n61ority ,of foreigners were good citi-
Gems. AS #
eaya Men Are nsturIfns. "a
m e'Ths men did not strike OF their
own Volt ION. Z continued Judge Gary.
.'We nave = great deal Of hearsay tes-
! timony that women were told their
children would be killed and their
houses burned lf the men didn't SO
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