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conference that was sent TO Judge Gary
August ~ was signed by himself. Will
lam Hannah, David ]. Davis, William
2. Foster and Edward J. Evans. Han
nan, Davis. Evans and Foster were not
directly Interested az steel workers, as
they did not work for the Steel Corpora
ton, but as officials Of four OF the
twenty-four international unions direct
ing the strike.
Fitzpatrick explained that in voting
on grievances and later on the question
of a strike the votes we're taken first in
the local unions and then In the district
organization and finally presented to the
Federation OF Labor.
The twelve demands OF the steel work.
ers were prepared by the national COM
mittee, he said, as a result OF the re-
ports of the grievances received from
the local unions. These demands were
never presented to Judge Gary or the
Steel Corporation.
"They were published, but we never
had a chance to present Them" he said.
"Is the strike on the ground that you
could not get a conference or that the
twelve demands were refusedT asked
Senator Sterling.
at 10 on the ground that we could not
get conference to present the twelve
Demands"
Some workers Get $50 Daily.
Some workers In steel mills, said Fitz-
patrick, are receiving as high as $50 a
day wages, but their families, he said.
are oppressed and have no pleasures.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick said he received $50
week as q national chairman of the steel
workers until September z. and since
Aa n X.
II have never had to pay an income
tax" he said. THE fiat In which my
family of six lives costs $40 a month
and we have no pleasures
He said the number of $50 day en-
ployees was probably one In b,OOO, Dut
added that he was not conversant win
the operation of the mills or the en-
ployment of the men.
"It has been charged that foreigners
have been bringing on the strike, SAID
Senator Kenyon.
There are no foreigners In this situa-
ton But 80 far as that goes we are all
foreigners. Gary himself is foreigner.
The only Americans seem to be Engllsh-
men, These men who are brought TO
this country to work in the mills are
being trained to be American citizens by
the labor organizations. But the steel
companies are always raising the ques-
ton OF foreigners"
rs there any Bolshevism among the
steel workers." asked Senator Kenyon.
Town officials "BoIshev visits"
THE only ones ] see are the town
officials" replied Fitzpatrick. He bit
terly denounced the Pennsylvania Com
stabulary, declaring that even their
| horses are trained to know the union
men. 1t takes only seven OF them 10
. handle a crowd of 2,000," he said.
Senator Kenyon asked IL Foster still
believed in syndicalIsm. THE past is
gone" said Fitzpatrick. They have
not got anything on Foster except what
is past and gone. He has changed his
views and is not now preaching that
Fitzpatrick thought that he and his
associates had done all they could &c
| avert the strike.
"If Mr.. Gary would submit to a con-
ference now would not that end the
strike?" asked Senator Kenyon.
NO" replied Fitzpatrick I'VE would
be willing to submit our grievances &c
a board appointed by the President
Would you be willing IL that were
done to call off the striker pursued the
| Senator
81 have no authority to call Off tn,
| strike" said Fitzpatrick That must be
done by the national committee. Blu
| from my knowledge OF the men wht
have the strike In charge they would
| be willing to send the men back to tn,
mills on that basis"