New-York tribune., 1919-10-02
Increase in Cost of Pro-
duction, Says the Steel
Head, Would ImperiI
the Nations Future
Men Satisfied. but
Forced to Quit
Terrorism Used, but the
Workers Are Now Rap
idly Taking Old Jobs
N,tr fork T-'bv-<

WASHINGTON. oc. g.. TIE issu.
IN the steel strike is The open shor
Judge Ebert II. Gary. head Of N.
United States Steel Corporation told
the Senate Committee on Education
and Labor
Judge Gary declared that Il is a war
against the control Of the steel indus,
try by the labor unions He said that
he refused to grant the .abor union
leaders a conference because he did no,
believe that they represented the worn.
men.
The employees OF the steal mills. he
declared. were contented until Outside
influences sought to organize them so
that the labor unions could control tho
industry. The men in the eteel mills
are receiving $4C2 day as the lowest
wage. and some skilled workn.en re
ceive as h igh as $S2.56 A day. The IF.
forts of the strike leaders to orcanfx.
the workers. he said were directed
toward the foreign laborcrs The nills
where majority of tho verNmen are
Americans are stln rum &. q 80,
Americans do not belong and have To-
Deen invited fo JON the labor unions.
Are Returning tn Work
lie asserted that 40 per cent of tho
employees of the Steel Corporation nnd
It's subsidiaries arc out on strike. but
tnat they are returning 10 work IN
numbers that increase each day.
The committee aid not conrluds -
examination Of Judge Gary and 10
viii resume the stand tomorrow. uhel
"iIliam L. Foster, secretary Of the
sfrikers organizations. may also be-
called
Employees Of tho steel mills. who
were called by Judge Garv's attorneys.
charged that the labor lenders forced
the foreign workmer 70 Join the
unions through fear. and that tho for
elgners, In turn. in many mill dis
tricts. have forced the American work.
men tc join them in the strike. also
through Tear of destruction of their
homes and even their lives The whole
strike. they declared. IS backed b.
Terrorism"
Judge Gary denied empha's cally that
the worhmen have been reated or
that foreigners have been given pref
erence over American workmen.
Radicals Are in Minority
During the war" said Judge Gary.
we needed as many men as we could
get. OF course. we took foreigners az
well as every one else But { don't al
mt that the majority OF the Tor gucrs
are ideals. / think the radicals N
this whole movement are 10 the minor.
lty. There was a time very Tar back
when the manufacturers Of fhls couf-
try were trying to influence an ir
creased INN grafton OF foreigners. bu.
Congress passed laws stopping It,
don't think since that law vs. enacted
II has been violated IA letter or in
spirit"
Of the foreigners simply TO decrease
the number of laborers and Increase
the d,mand for labor.
80 far as IN general pub ic is cor
cerned, what We want is increased pro-
ductlon. There Is no ISOLATION 20 this
high cost II living problem except in
creased production.
We want the ever increased in
terest an1 willing help oil the employees
IN bringing II about. There IS no use
talking about increasing wages and de
ereasing production and lowering the
living cost a. the same time. They
don't go together.
Closed Shop Cuts Output
The closed shop means less produc-
ton. shorter hours and higher wages
] favor high w.ge@, hat there IS poift
where they must stop. and We hars
passed that point The workman tr-
day ~ pulling agaiust himself NJ
idea u that We should establish far
prices, and. working srom that polrt
Of decreasing selling price. We should
decrease wages. The steel Industry
attempted that very ching. but the ~
dustrial board created b. >ecretAiy
Redheld broke up the programme
Judge Gary said the Stec. ,orpost-
tion and its snbsia Varies employed
about $50. geo men. and that rot ovot
40 per cent Were out. lh.s inc iudea
the coal mining and iron mining COM
panies. The coal mining opC rations 10
PennsylYan IA. Indiana. Illinois. Ohio.
West Virginia and kentucky are ex-
tenslve, as the company make lis own
coke and mines nearly AL it's coal
Are the houfs7 Of labor ioager for
the Steel Corporation employees tran
for other companies, - asked Senator
Mcke eilar
Hours and Wages Given
Our statistics show that 26se per
cent of the men. or d9 -. ~e4s ta..fs
hours daily, 1926 solk -e'' ..sl .t
hour day, of whom -. e9t Scr
eight hours and 1a2 eoZ ten aours
said Judge Gary. The averaTc cara-
ing per man Pc Day. 80 aci,d y
executives and se.lln. toisl ht. IT,
Guiding supeyintendeats ard forea,sn.
was, in 1914, s293 per day. in Iaiy.
1919, 1t was 1927 per day, an .acr.--c
OF ia per cent.
Senator Walsh. Of sachuset-s.
asked Judge Gary TO describe the pre-
else incidents leading up To the strike.
particularly as to his refusal 70 conser
with representatives Of the unions
Senator Phipps, OF Colorado. wanted
Judge Gary to explain that nowada1s