Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-08
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could not agree. The report was
signed by Senator Kenyon. of Iowa.
chairman. and Senators Sterling,
South Dakota: Philips. Colorado,
Republicans and McKellar, Tennes-
see, and Walsh, Massachusetts.
Democrats.
Treating of the causes of the
strike, the committee report express
ed the opinion that the walkout was
precipitated by the determination of
American Federation of Labor to
organize the steel industry. Wages
were not factor in the strike, the
committee held, being high enough
to give no reason for dissatisfaction
liours of the workers, however, the
senators believed are too long.
Foster Radical Leader
Further behind the strike, the
committee found, was massed "a con-
siderable element of revolutionary
radicalism. of which it is said. there
is no question that william u. Foster
secretary of the general strike COM
mlttee, was n leader. With jacob
Mardolis, attorney for the 1. w. w
ana assistant in organizing the strike
secretary Foster came in for un-
sparing condemnation. Despite Fos-
ters partial disavowal of his former
syndlcallst doctrines, the committee
tailed to be convinced that the strike
leaders have had "a little change oi
heart but on the contrary, "he is
now in the full heyday of his power
The laborers in the steel mills had
ust complaint relative to the long
hours of service on the part of some
Oh them and the right to have that
complaint heard by the compand," 4"
said the committee in summing up
its formal findings.
They had the right to have rep
resentatives of their own choosing
present grievances to the employers.
some members OF the committee be-
heVe that more friendly relations
would be maintained between en-
pIoyer and employe IL the representa-
ives VINO are chosen to present
grievances to the employers were
actually working in the industry and
that such representatives ought not
10 De from outside the industry
With the system of working hours
IN the steel industry, the committee
usisasreed strongly, citing as one OBJ
ijection there to the existance of
large numbers of nom English speak
ing workers in the mills who should
oe gwen opportunity to become
Americanized.
we believe that a large majority
oI the men actually working in the
mili work ten and twelve hours a
oay, the report said.
men cannot work ten and twelve
hours day and attend classes in
night schools. An eight-hour dav
with a living wage that will enable
men to support their families and
prlng up their children according
10 the standards of American life
ought to be a cardinal part of our
industrial policy and the sooner the
principle is recognized the better it
Will De for the entire country"
Sketching briefly the history of
the steel strike the report dealt with
the efforts of strike leaders to get
Judge q. III. Gary, chairman of the
United States Steel Corporation. into
conference far enough to point ont
that committee members felt sympa-
tiny with the principle of collective
bargaining but did not believe the
steel strikers had taken the right
The representatives selected (for
oargaining) should be those who be-