Arizona republican., 1919-09-29
Predicts Victory
 For Steel Men In
 Present Dispute

NEW YORK. Sept 2S.-Victory for the striking steel workers was predict ed tonight by Samuel Gompers, presl- dent of the American Federation Of Labor, who, on the eve of his departure for Washington, asserted that the strike 'in all probability" will be dis cussed at President Wilson's indus trial conference. to begin in Washing ton October G.
 "The steel workers will win because their cause is just" said MT. Com pers He contended that public opinion leans toward the strikers in their fight for collective bargaining, and said that important developments in the steel situation are looked for in Washington this week. The lowering of labor stan dards would "precipitate a calamity" he added.
 The labor chieftain decried the atti- tude taken by Judge Gary, chairman of the board of directors of the United States Steel corporation, and charged that the strike was inspired by rad1- calls and aliens was false.
 Asserting that he had the highest personal regard for Judge Gary, he said: "The time has passed when cor poration can regard it's employees as wards
 Defending John Fitzpatrick, chair man of the strikers national commit tee, and William Z Foster secretary of the Steel Workers union, from charges of radicalism, he said:
 'You have not heard of them making revolutionary speeches in this strike and added that both of them had re- nounced radical theories years ago.
 Judge Gary's refusal to meet these men, on the ground that they did not represent a majority of the employees on strike was censured by MT. Com pers, who said that Judge Gary would have been in better position to know if Fitzpatrick and Foster represented the men had he conferred with them.
 Tt is unthinkable that this strike will
 be lost" said MT. Gompers. Tt is
 bound to win, because the men are in the right. They are striking for better living conditions. Throughout the world | the mind of the worker is awakening to
 his right to enjoy fair play. He re- alizes that it is this which he made the sacrifices for during the dark days of the war. Any lowering of labor stan
 dards or wages now would be calam ity. It would bring about crisis With lower wages. consumption would decrease, and with less consumption
 there would necessarily have to be cur tailment of production. Reversely
 recognition of the principle of fair play
 on the part of employers will increase our prosperity.
 'In support of the contention that the strike was fomented by agitators : it has been pointed out that Wm. z Foster, secretary of the national com mittee for organizing iron and steel ' workers, once advocated sydicalism and that John Fitzpatrick, chairman of the committee was an extremist These men long ago renounced these preachings. Besides, if they still be- l lieved in them today, you have mol ? heard of their making any revolution 7 ary speeches in the present strike. l Just because Fosters record has
 been unearthed and it has been found that he once advocated syndicalism is
 no reason why 300,000 or more work
 CTS should be discredited. The con-
 duct of the strikers has been admir-
 able. The good order alone has dis s proved the statement that the strike was stirred up by revolutionary in-
 terests.'