Arizona republican., 1919-12-15
STEEL STRIKE TO
 bE CONTINUED AS RESULT OF VOTE
Republican A. P. Leased Wirel


 WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-Continua- tion of the nation-w wide steel workers strike was voted today by the con- ference here of the "A presidents of unions connected with the steel in- dustry. It was said there were only two dissenting votes, most of the union leaders maintaining that victory in the controversy was in sight.
 Members of the strike committee, commenting on the vote, declared that the cancellation by the United States Steel corporation of huge foreign con- tracts was one of the most favorable auguries of the eventual success of the strike. It also was asserted that while many steel plants had resumed operations, production had been far below normal with the overhead charges of the company remaining the same as during normal production.
 Definite plans for an executive cam paign of four years were formulated at the conference which opened yes- terday, members of the committed said. The meeting was described by Chairman John Fitzpatrick as the most enthusiastic which had been held since original declaration of the strike in September.
 Tt makes no difference in our plans whether the strike lasts another six months or another year" he said, Eve are going to win and we are just as confident of ultimate victory tonight as we were when the steel worker. walked out
 Replying to the question as tt whether many of the strikers had re- turned to work, MT. Fitzpatrick saiC that while there had been some defec tions among the strikers, they wer, not sufficient to imperil the strike successful issue.
 When a union man does go bacl to work" he continued, The does s' with hate and bitterness in his heart He goes back discouraged and hope | less. The presence of such dispirite, men in steel plants can only reboun, I to our advantage. It is going t awaken in them the feeling of oppres sion such as the workers in Russi and in Poland and in other Europea countries have suffered and fror which they have rebelled. Make n mistake about that"
 Upon adjournment of the all da conference the national committe gave out the following statement:
 After two days session of the na tional committee of organized iron an steel workers, by unanimous action z! was voted to put additional efforts an resources in men into the steel strik' This action followed microscopic ex animation of written reports fror every steel center and compilation l figures on production which now 4 not more than 50 per cent of the ton mage turned out prior to the strike Declare Strike Dead Issue
 PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. 14.-Whe informed tonight of the action take at Washington by the 24 union pres dents, who voted to continue the ns tion-wide steel strike, representative of Pittsburg district steel companit declared that as far as they were cor cerned the strike was a dead issue In a large majority of the plants, the said, operations were only few poin below normal.
 A representative of tho Jones ar Laughlin Steel company. the large independent of the district, said tt
 night that steel companies in tn region were forced to trim dowr operations during November, due the coal strike situation. But no that the coal strike has ended, ste companies of this district will sta on full working schedules immed ately," he declared.