New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
This Is the Beginning,''
Asserts Leader as Del
egates Hasten Home
to Direct Coming Fight
mo Labor Without
RepresentatiOn''
Executives of Unions In.
volved, However. Have
Misgivings; Compers's
Attitude Is Equivocal
BY Theodore NJ. Knappen

lob HGH, Penn, Sept: IS
IN two ballotings tie steel strike
leaders to-day slammed the door
against postponement, doublv bolted
1t ard adjourned sine die. First. thew
voted down motion to postpone the
strike at President Wilson's request.
ana then they passed a motion to af
urn the original action Of the twenty
Tour international unions involved in
flxlng September % as the day for
beginning the strike.
Ihc committee OF twenty four that
has organized the strike on behalf Of
the tWenty-four unions and the Am
erlcan Federation OF Labor, and who
VIII direct it, held long sessions to-
day to consider the question of post
ponement and TO lay plans for the
management of the strike.
Gut Of Difference to President Will
son. 1t was stated. the committee gave
careful consideration to the sugges-
ton that the strike be POSTPONED and.
while they were about it, also dis
cussed the question as a practical one
Of expediency.
1t was the overwhelming opinion
hat TO defer to the Presidents re-
quest wou d be disastrous 10 the Or
4...lzat.on and he .r;ke. and that.
.escd i an. Eight, now IS the proper
time to bring violent pressure to
bear o1. TIA. s,eci Interests
Soci i.zat.on Their Aim
After adjournment, Chairman Fits-
es.tricK SAID:
W ae going to soc aiize the
sic industries Of the United States.
This is tae beginning OF the fight.
We are so ng to have representatives
- tie Lizard o. directors of tie
- eel C-rp ration. President " son
IS y. oini Cd that, ia elfec. IN mis-
r9r- nine o. the pacing Of indus
Try on d b tier bass. Under ne di-
..c..on t.- men - ho now control
sle iauuStly h. w>rkers have been
e ae.d - sue cond.t.oA tha they
cannoi Il W olcsome 4.ean ives
and caano- tad tie ,lc.i.s OF + ding
I cir STAY .. q ldren. I ere is no
Justice V sGcn eoaAi. On "a tho
J.!te4 .-s Anl .nsy 80 no. be
% Grated"
Our slogan" sad ". B. Rubin, Of
New York. 'sno arrn I'd .r ,.-oay 10
-l ( sc. !or .. COM. tee
ut
representation The revolution of rs
te tl.-t..n 49, t. =. I. prcSen-
Says Judge Gary Is Steel
o,-.. ealt
e4. .ut.. Cd. With
all the executives Of t. ST.. -rpo-
---cl. = ar ~ - rssy.
Gary l. steel. All the rest take their
orders from him. He IS IT,"
to notify all the independent steel COM
--er representatives at any time to
cscnss "the twelve points" Of the de-
.aands the Committee is making on the
employers. 1t is presumed that if any
company consents to parley it will be
excepted from the strike IN the mean
Simc
To clear up any misapprehension az
TO whom The strike is aimed at, Secre-
tary William L. Foster, of the COM
nll tee OF twcntyfour. announced to-
night it would he effective against all
steel manufacturers that have not
signed union agreements ie added
there were only few companies-and
these small ones-in tne excepted CLASS.
Chairman Fitzpatrick LEFT for Wash
lngton tonight to confer with Samuel
Gompers.
La,e tonight the committee made
luolic letter that they had sent to
President Wilson. TINS letter gave
the committees version of conditions
n the steel trade. expressed regret
that the Presidents request eor a
postponemens could not be granted
and asserted that decay mean. the
surrender of hope"
In the morning before the meeting
a Subcommittee made answer to Judge
Gary's letter TO the subsidiaries OF
the United States Steel Corporation.
They declared that the question of a
strike pivoted not at a. on tho matttr
OF the pivoted not a. all but pri-
mari!y upon Judge Gary's denial Of
conference 10 representatives of the
committee to discuss ,ne matters at
Issue.
Leaders Have Misgivings
Although kilograms were sent yester.
day TO All the presidents Of the twenr,.
tour international unions afs..Ated with
the A. +. OF L. that are associated
with the steel industry. uroinp than