Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-09-06

the cities, seems to be near the apex and a turn downward should not be far distant.
 As to the monetary situation, it is fairly satisfactory and is not the cause bf anxiety in any direction. Men of finance say there will be funds for all trade purposes, while there seems to be an ample supply for taking care of the transactions on the floor of the Stock Exchange.
 Figures submitted by the United States Treasury show that the condi- ton of Government finance is stead fly improving, owing to the large cur tailment of expenditure.
 In this direction there is room for much further progress, and it is just as urgent for the Government to economize as for individuals, since excessive taxation is still affecting the life of business, and not in the most favorable way.
 But war expenses must be met and all classes are expected to do their duty. They will do it, too.
 Foreign Element Among the Steel
 Workers is the Cause of Trouble
 Attempts to organize the steel mill workers in the Pittsburg and other districts, according to all reports, do not come from any particular unrest within the ranks of these men, nor from request by any group of work men, but is an open effort to impose organization upon the industry from without through the use of the radi- cal element in common labor.
 Labor groups in the steel industry consist of two camps-one comprising organized foreign labor, a few of whom are semi-slzilled, and the Eng fish speaking workers, semi-skilled and skilled, and portions of the for eign labor element, which have taken no interest in the organizing effort of the Federation of Labor.
 Unorganized workers represent from 75 to 30 per cent of the total and 90 per cent of the wages paid out.
 Refusal of Chairman Gary of the United States Steel Corporation to meet the organization committee of the iron and steel unions has been by the great majority of the element in the in- dustry.
 These workmep are resentful to- wards the foreign workmen for try ing to bring about a situation which threatens the peace of the industry.
 The skilled workers rezent partic- ularly the fact that the radical for eign element, which is a floating one, is able to create a situation which the high wages and steady income of men who have been employ ed in the industry for many years, usually in the same mills under the same management.
 In numerous steel plants there are many workmen who own stock in the company. Many retired steel workers are stockholders, while their sons and grandsons are earning good wages working for these companies.
 Such men Say there is scarcely right" demanded for the steel work CTS by the labor agitators which is not already enjoyed by them.
 Insistence of union labor leaders that physical examination of appli- ,ants for employment be discontinued is not approved by most steel mill operators, as they consider such ex- animation protection to them.
 Before this method was adopted several years ago, frequent cases were known of men physically deficient be- ng the cause of serious accidents in which other employees paid the pen alty. ..-
 Intelligent workers uniformly favor a rigid system of physical examin- ation.
 From every available source of in- formation-from steel mill officials, mill workers and business men, it is that the only outcome of any attempt to call strike will be the closing down of affected mills and heir remaining closed until the rad cal foreign element is held in check.
 
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