New Britain herald., 1919-10-02
STEEL CORP. NEVb
 BANNED AMERICA
Did Not Engage Foreigner Prevent UnioniZing, Witness
 LABoR'S CHARGES DEN
Chairman of Corporation Says Il ty to America Was Always manded of EmpIoyes-WnI Confer With Strikers Now.

NOficf N lCdl strikers Now Washington, Oct. 2.-Charge union labor leaders that the U Steel Corp. employed many forH CTS in order to prevent the un ! Ing of it's men were denied todd Elbert H. Gary, chairman of theI pofation's board when he res his testimony before the senate mittee Investigating the steel
 Was the question of emplX foreigners, who Possibly had fed against this country, decided bl board?" asked Chairman KenyoI
 Foreigners Are Blamed.
 No" said the witness. question vas never raised"
 But you think foreigners ar sponsible largely for preciptt this strike ?'
 "Yes, but if we had known was a substantial number of thel of foreigners who are resortirl violence and who I believe are l1 the leadership of outsiders, we S| not have employed them"
 American Loyalty Demanded
 Senator Phipps, republican, q ado, asked if it was possible hI the war to secure necessary without employing. fc reigners and Gary replied in the negative adI At no time would we empld man IEho we believed disIoyal tcI country even if it would have necessary to close down our ny factureS."
 Senator McKelIar, democrat, nessae, asked if the corporation fore tho war had imported forI CTS under contract. MT. Gary sd had not, but that before the con| labor law became effective it possible but not probable that eigners had been imported.
 If you have no unionism," sI tor Kenyon asked, ''who is goiII speak for the men? How can Viduals without unions present VieWs?p
 Three Classes Of Workers. Judge Gary replied that, as been frequently done, individual committees of workn- en could pr, grievances to forenen superint entS, managers of even higher cials.
 Judge Gary anaiyzcd steel str as belonging 70 tkrec classes. T there are the AEleri cans" he then a large number Of foreign workers and finally smell min of foreigners not over Is Der cen the total who are actually easa ed promoting the strike"
 Don't you think this conY5 ought to make it's own inveGttgd as to that in the geld" asked a tor Kenyon.
 If 1t could make qutst inv| gation, yes" was }he reply. ':b 1 the whole comrittee goes thefJ danger Of misunderstanding sf1 the workmen ae to the object ef | visit"
 Chairman Kenyon read brincI of Chs war labor beafd pF6fHpls during the War, G@atanteeirg right of collective pargaining 3s employees and asked II Jtdse &afJ dorsed shat.
 Defines Collectlve 3argaining.
 "f you mean what the 4uieasl collective bargeiHing, ne;" Gary sponded. If Yeu AaSan erganinse ol plant e. mmlttecg to present gf ances, ycs."
 I'd like to know what the di. encc is between you and the 1: unions," said Senator Jones, de crat. New Mexico.
 Unions are enaeavorulg to cor employers to ccrtract with ths Judge Gary answered. and V that s done nor-union men ca be employed"
 What good is it for men to be to unions," said Senator Walsh. e ocrat, Mass, 'ff when they join refuse to discus: anything with { representatives?
 ''Is 1t right?" Judge Gary c, tered, flor ten per cent. of men may belong to unions to dictate ca tions for the other 90 per cent?''
 "Rut your position is tho sal senator Walsh continued, ttevon | per cent, of the men were erganl You would not confer with their r1sentatives,"
 II haven't said So," Gary replie
 That question has not come
 win Not Meet Strikers,
 Let's settle this point right ne Senator Walsh hloke in, "Win confer with any representative or
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