Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-19

Pittsburgh. Pa, Sept. is--The nat 1ional committee for organizing iron and steel workers late today voted down a motion to rescind the action taken at Washington calling q strike oC all workers in iron and steel mills not operating under union agreements next Monday
 The committee followed this by adopting q motion to affirm the action taken at Washington. Final adjourn ment was taken and the representa- = lives of the twenty-four unions in cIuded in the national committee left for their homes to put the strike into effect.
 The motion to postpone the strike GntI after the industrial conference 4t Washington beginning October $. was offered. it was announced out of Ieference to President Wilson, who lad requested Samuel Gompers. pres dent Of the American Federation of La bor. to use his influence to have the ualkOut deferred
 Emphatic speeches were made against any postponement. It was de- Jared that neither President Wilson nor others who favored a postpone ment were cognizant O. the actual conditions surrounding iron and steel mills T. was claimed that workers were eager for the strike; that they were discr-mInated against for union activities. and that the organized workers would lose confidence in their leaders fl they turned back and de- serted the men at this time.
 some Of the committeeman said that orsss nizcrs who had helped build up the unions at steel plants throughout the country would not dare go back and face the men if the strike were cGlied off
 John Fitzpa trick of Chica 20. chair man of the national committee after the meeting said plans had been form uiaJed for making the strike ef- tective MondaE morning He said that mere was nothing further to do now. but to let the men walk out. He add ed that the mills throughout the coun- try were well organized and said he was confident the United States Steel Corporation. the principal point Of at ack will have 10 recedc from it's po- sltlon Of declifrirfs trY--re-efl-e-- union eadeEs representing organized men in IS plants
 Much Of the time of two long ses- sions of the committee today were sken up with consideration of plans or the Ealkout- IL was agreed that he national committee had wide DOW srs 10 conduct the strike and plans were discussed for bringing about lnIty Of action among the twenty our unions The question of assess nents and financing were discussed oo- IT was als agreed to send to 4ii 1ro and steel plants in the country he twelve demands formulated Ihv the workers It was said that the na : -Ional committee will endeavor to ! each agreement with individual and o-callcd independent concerns and if i successful the strikers return to such nils where settlement is reached 1 it was pointed out that this would -trenEthen the unions in their fight 1 and help 10 bring about agreements | with larger concerns
 Unions Represented.
 The following unions were said to ! nave been represented at the meetings 1 oe tha national committee:
 Fsisrkhmiths. boiIernakers and iron sh phuiiders, brick and clay workers. l o-ick'ayers. plasterers and masons IridGc and structural iron workers l rnopers- electrical workers. foundry i aHl pioyes iron and steel and tin work i CTS machlniste. metal Do,ishers. mine | nlll and smeiter workers holders | pa atterTakers. plumbers and steam nlicrs, quarry workers. railway car mon. seamen, sheet metal workers, stationary fremen. steam and oper- zting engineers steam shovel and areEocnEen and Svitchnen
 The Twelve Demands.
 The twelve demands Of the steel i workers are:
 Right If collective bargaining.
 ReiEsfat ternerlt of men discharged for, union activities
 An eight hour day
 pf-o da aNS rest in seven
 Addition of the 24 hour shift.
 Increase in wages sufficient to -uarau.-e American standard of 1iT rz-
 Standard scales of wages in all trades and ciassificat ton of workers.
 Double rate of pay for all overtime ,olida5- and Sunday work
 Cheek CT system of collecting union lues ozi assessments
 Principles of seniority to apply to nan cerlarce. reduction and increase of working forces
 Abolition Of com nx unions.
 Aoolrion Of physical examjna ton of pplscantS for ernriovr7e1,+