New Britain herald., 1919-10-01
Deputy ShCrin sworn In.


 Chairman Kenyon asked whether deputy sherilfs were sworn at the corporation's plants and were on the company's payroll, 1T should say yes" said MT. Gary. ''So far as l know they have had nothing to do with any of these out breaks"
 He added that it was possible that some Of the company's guards had participated in disturbances since the steel strike began but pointed out that Mrs. Selljns was killed before the strike started.
 Referring to testimony of Presi- dent GOmpers of the American Fed eration of Labor, that Jefferson D. Pierce, union organizer, had been beaten by company agents while at tempting to organize unions in the steel mills and died from injuries, Judge Gary read an affidavit Which he said had been sent to his office on Sept. 27 by Pierces son.
 Exonerates Steel Corp.
 T was with my father the night he received his injuries" said the affi davlt and he said they were not caus- cd by any agents of the steel corpor- atiOn.
 "He was injured by a member of the l. w. w. faction which was en- deaVorlng to gain control of the or ganization. l wish to refute most the charge of MT. Gompers that his death was caused by any agent Of the U. s. Steel Corp. He died one wear later of cancer resulting from the wound." Denies Other Charges. Judge Gary then took up the state ment of John Fitzpatrick, chairman Of the steel strikers committee that l men had been killed at Hammond l Ind. during the steel strike We have no connection with the | Standard Steel Co. there," he said, and had no connection with the in- 1 cident"
 This strike has been conducted in l many respects like other strikes" ! Mr. Gary continued. "Only worse in 1 some of it's features. The large ma- l Jorlty of our worllmen were not de- slrous of engaging in a strike They | were not members of any labor union having declined to become such year l after year.
 WOrkmen Were Loyal Throughout the war, our work l men were loyal. While it is true that there is a radical element of for cisners at the present time, it is only doing justice to say that in my opin- ion the majority of the foreigners were good citizens.
 Do you mean by foreigners these not naturalized?" asked Chairman Kenyon.
 1T include all foreign born"
 Many Arc Foreign Born.
 'What proportion of men of for -eign birth have you?" asked MT. Kenyon.
 'I cannot give you that now, but will later" said Mir. Gary
 Are about half foreign born ?" asked AIr. Kenyon.
 That might be true" the witness replied. "Ill present some exhibits to show that foreigners among our employees are engaged in welfare work which will set aside any theory that they are unwilling or mistreat- ed WorScrs."
 Th@ men did not strike of their own volition," continued Gary. "They were taken out by the effort of union leaders to bring about strike Threats had been made-we have a great deal hearsay testimony that families were told their children would be killed, their houses burned if the men did not go out Large numbers of laborers remained away from work because they were afraid"
 The witness said he did not think over 20 per cent. of the steel corpora tlOn'S employees struck.
 Men Arc Rcturning
 He said tho men were returninp +o