New Britain herald., 1919-09-06
PRESIDENT AND THE STEEL
 STRIKE.

hat is to be the outcome of the ident's offer to mediate, if possi- between the threatening laborers he steel plants about the country the authorities of the companies? jew of the general industrial un- threatened throughout the United es, a situation largely brought t by the railroad men, who have gotten out from under, the plan a conference is of interest to Sman and head of business alike. the first place the demands of the nized men in the industry for terence were blocked by k. Il. President of the Steel corpora
 He put his foot down, whether as right or wrong, and refused to t that meeting with him be held. a short time it appeared as II CTS had stopped there, but it did take long to prove that the work he union men, they should be dis lished from union officials, was on and that a general strike in basic steel industries was threat Evidently there was to be w down" and the strike was to be ved to break, come what may. It vious that the employees were sat that the men were going to quit had decided to let it go at that. he presidents of the different ches of the labor organizations lved immediately took the stand they feared a strike and attempt 5 bring about a conference on the 4nds of averting the trouble which earlier threatened. Gompcrs re- led from Europe and is siding with m officials, inasmuch as he states
 unless the conference is fOrth- 8ng, there will be a strike, whether countenanced by the American kration of Labor or not. Now, with obvious contention that trouble is htened for the whole of the United Bs unless something is done, the ident has been approached and consented to bring about the con- < bee if he can.
 he demands of the workers was ignition of the unions and the right ollective bargaining. It was dis royal of these points that brought refusal of the conference from
 He showed by his action that yas averse to the plan and the men showing by theirs that they will nothing else. If the conference es about there will be little dis their point and, unless the steel mates give in, there will be a Ee, conference or no conference, on follective bargaining issue. What the President do about it?
 
 he country at heart. He may be ng for the best, even provided that brings the dissenting factions to- ter. But, it is our opinion that the
 producers have decided that gs have gone. as far as they may bout making further production bssible, and that they are ready to
 it out. If this is so, and if the ting is brought about, there will Ehe same situation to face after Ids as there is now. If the collective gaining demands are granted by y it will be but a short time before Eher general strike is threatened more wages. Without the greater that comes from it, collective bar ing is useless.
 ow that the railroad man has ed to the will of the President we BE fight the same fight with the workman. If he loses our next 4S VIII De With some other branch tabor. If he wins, we have the rfoad men to face again.
 President Wilson, we believe, has He a mistake in interfering with the Ike. The issue must be fought out tewhere, it is just as well that it is ided now. If we must have the bl strike, let it come. It is too bad our industry should suffer, as npers, himself, insinuates. The la officials admit they are powerless eDntrol their men, for better or for se. If they cannot, the President not be able to do so, and there is other question to be decided than t of the greed of men against the defense of the public. Finally ugh it may be hard, the public will
 STILL AFTER RENTS