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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
A Communist Purpose?

Looking at it from broader angle,
it may be worth while to note the pos
sible bearing Of the communist pur-
pose, reported TO this newspaper from
Chicago IN significant news article
published last Saturday. Communists,
i. appears, looked forward to this steel
strike as giving them their opportunity
TO reach masses OF excited workers
with their doctrine OF revolution,
Mass action. ins.igated by the conflict
OF Capital and Labor, they seek to
mould and develop into Insurgency and
general disturbance, to the end that
they themselves may assume the lead
ershlp and set up sovietism That the
so-callcd foreign element Of the steel
workers had furnished the principal
material for the strike, so far, tales
in d way with the fact that the
strength of the American Bolshcvist
organization is at the present time
in the big industrial cities Of the East
and Middle West, notably in industries
employing great numbers Of IN killed
workers. and that their enrolled mem
bership is largely foreign. So far as
any such influence as this has been
effective among the steelworkers,
it may explain their persistency in
bringing off the strike at time when
the national leaders of organized
labor favored waiting for the October
conference"
The demand that the Senate in
vcstigation determine this question,
first of all, is echoed by "The New
York Evening Post" The possible
purposes Of the strike are thus
fairly set forth:
"The Senate investigation of the steel
strike will serve useful purpose If
it can elicit without loss of time a
definite statement of the Fundamental
issues at stake in the conflict That
the strike is not one for wages and
hours is plain. The question is whether
its purpose goes to the other extreme
Of establishing labor control of the
steel industry, OF taking the industry
as some of the earlier writings Of the
leaders and their more recent speeches
might Indicate, or whether it has the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
The Record Of Foster

Revelations as to the past record
If William Z. Foster, leader of the
strike in the Pittsburgh district,
shave been taken as strengthening
this view. He is shown to have been
AMI. ". ". asltator and a seasoned
advocate Of violent industrial revo-
luton.
In view Of these reports, opinion
shifted its ground rapidly and late
discussion Of the strike has centred
about this charge of revolution.
A considerable portion # opinion
has already accepted this interpre-
tstion Of the strike rs the fact, and
on this basis condemned it in the
strongest terms. Typical of this
view is that OF "The Buffalo Com
mercial";
AT the real head of the committee in
charge Of The pe'ding strike is one "
e. Foster, although Fitzpatrick is the
utular head Even within the last
week the United Labor League of
Western Pennsylvania. the Oldest or
ganlzation Of lis kind in the Pittsburgh
district, issued statement which
| Characterised Foster b an outsider
Who has come to Pittsburgh from the
/, West to preach discomfort Further it
1 adopted resolution cnaracter:zing him
Is self confessed syndicalist, the
father Of sabotage and other un-Ameri-
can doctrines in America, and who has
IN his writing in the official syndicalist
organ declared in favor of some OF the
most Infamous and injurious propa.
ssnda to labor, and calls him fatty ar
O'Aclal representative Of the Industrial
workers Of the World.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
appeal to Aliens

mat such man, with such rec
0fa' could go into Pittsburgh and have
Influence with contented American
S0rkmen is unbelievable. That he
would naturally acquire ascendancy
V'er ignorant aliens IS quite likely
an ehort has been made recently TO
'"s''ii In the hearts of our people q new
'p''iI Of internationalism but after
=" !" said and done Americans are
americans. with American hopes
american aspirations and American
Ideals.
irrespective, therefore, OF the mer-
"' or dement's of this strike, we be
"eVe 1t Is foredoomed to failure be
=. .au'e 1t Is tainted with the false spirit
,A' "altorous leadership and the un-
'N"erican doctrines of the |. W. W
Leaning to this Interpretation,
. "m''e Withholding final judgment, is
me New York World" which says
~F Fitzpatrick, the chairman of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
No Neutral Zone

"Even II the strike is not primarily
soviet raid against the steel indus
try, it presents many of the indications
of such q raid and therefore defines
al issue which admits Of no substantial
ground for mediation and Cancellation.
Questions OF wages, or hours, or work
ing conditions, or the like, lend them
selves readily to arbitration; but Ques-
tions that involve the socializing of q
great industry are wholly different
matters. One side or the other must
prevail. There is no neutral zone in
which they can meet.
"What the Senate committee can do.
which Is of the utmost public impor-
lance, is to determine from the testi-
mony of competent witnesses how far
this strike is due to real or fancied
grievances against the manner in which
labor has been treated by the Steel
Corporation. and how far it is due to
the ambitious schemes Of radical agita-
tors to seize control of the American
Federation Of Labor and use it as AL
instrument Tor imposing the soviet
principle upon industry as a whole.
"The first thing 10 be established
IS whether this IS a strike of dissatis-
fled employees, or whether it marks
the first step IN an economic revolution.
II the Senate Labor Committee does
this honestly ard fairly, it needs no
other excuse for the investigation that
it is about to undertake"
THE Christian Science Monitor'
reviews the suspicious aspects of the
strike in the following language:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
PublicO Opinion Turning A gainst Steel Striker
Sympathy of the American Press
Rapidly Alienated by Radical
Talk of Industrial Revolution

THERE has been a rapid shift
Of opinion with respect to
the steel strike during the
week.
The first discussions largely
hinged upon the question Of con-
ference, Of the refusal of the strik-
ers to heed President Wilson's plea
. for postponement, on the one side,
and President Gary's refusal to
meet the strikers, on the other. The
strike was assumed to be a walk
cut designed chiefly to enforce the
right of collective bargaining and to
achieve the closed shop.
Then Investigators for various
newspapers began to report that the
strike possessed other characteris-
tics unknown in previous strikes. It
vas asserted that the strikers had
10 serious grievances Of wages or
housing OF hours; that its purpose
vas really revolutionary in charac-
ter, and that "the Specialization Of
rdfsuy'' Was its true aim. The
strike was pictured az an effort of
the alien born radicals of labor to
fire the first gun in Che much de-
hated Industrial revolution" and
Incidentally force an issue in the
American Federation Of Labor
which would take the control of or
gained labor out Of the hands Of
Mr.. Gompers and the other moder-
ate minded leaders and place the
reds in the saddle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
One Of These Do,.s

cone Of these days labor is going to
tcke a good, square look and the whole
rotten system is going TO disappear,
leaving only a stencil that Will soon be
iispelled by the clear. strong breeze
Of intelligent working class thought"
The defence of the foreign strik-
ers is taken up at length by The
New York C>.l 1t accuses the
American workers" of trying to
maintain monopoly of the skilled
and better paid Jobs, leaving the un-
skilled jobs to the foreigners. :"
It asserts that the alien worker has
taken the initiative in organizing:
"In the mining regions, the garment
trades and the textile industries Of
New England the alien workers who
dominate these industries have proven
letter fighters for raising the Ameri-
AN wage level than the native born.
instead of reducing the wage standards
IS many conservative workers have
feared. wherever they have organized,
hey have been moro aggressive in
raising them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
''CCssucks''

yet the press spondents and
he editors damning these alien work
ers for their lack Of 'Americanisn.
Thus We arrive at the conclusion that
for foreigners to battle for raise
in the wages OF great industry is TO
be 'unpatriotic' and un-American.
Then follows a justification of the
Pennsylvania cossacks breaking heads
Of strikers with their nightsticks
breaking up peaceful meetings of the
strikers and terrorizing the communi-
ties in which they live. And thus we
get an idea of what real 'Americanism
is.
"For long time these alien workers
were docile and submissive They were
drawn from regions OF Europe where
there is little organization OF the
workers. But contact and experience
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
]. ". ". Is Busv

That the I. ". ". is alive to The
opening for its propaganda is indi-
Gated in the following dispatch from
Chicago t. The Cnrsstian Science
Monitor'.
The Industrial Workers OF the
World see a fine opportunity for prop
Uganda work in the steel strike, Just
as in all strikes, SO Thomas Whitehead,
general ecretary-treasurer OF the
|. ". W., readily assented last night
when questioned by a representative
Of The Christian Science Monitor
about the I. W. W. and the strike.
The ]. ". ". literature distributors
were active in the strike mass meet
ings on Sunday. Pamphlets were dis
triouted at the Gary meeting and else
where.
We put it up to the men on strike
which union does them the most good.
the craft union or the industrial
union said Mr. Whitehead They can
take their choice. A strike gives US
opportunity to get attention The
idle are willing to listen Personally,
do not place SO much stock in strikes.
Many join and then fall away the
moment the strike is off When the
seed has had chance to sprout, that
IS when it counts, wnen the men begin
20 study. Out of past strikes We have
made gains"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28

before the strike began, in the fol-
lowing Ianguage:
Judge Gary's refusal to confer with
union representatives Of the steel
workers is based upon policy 50 far
behind the times that it may be classed
as medinvalism. 1t belongs to the
rcriod VIXEN industrial barons ruled
the factories with iron hand and dealt
only with individual workers as com
modities in the labor market, who had
no right 10 a voice as to wages and
WORKING. conditions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28

The right OF collective bargaining
by union representatives Of their own
choice, which is denied his employees
by Judge Gary, is sound. 1t is gener-
ally recognized by the public and by
enlightened employers as equitable and
as factor of social and industrial or
der and progress. 1t is recognized by
the government of the United States
as the right of labor.
Judge Gary's refusal to confer with
union representatives of any part Of
his employees and to concede to them
the right Of collective bargaining is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28

committee, has boosted that the real
object of the strike is to socialize in
dustry. Mr.. Foster, who is the director
Of the strike and radical leader of
unusual abilities, was formerly identi-
fed with the Industrial Workers Of the
World and is still q believer in the
doctrines OF that Bolshevist organiza-
ton, although he stoutly insists that
he is conducting this particular class
war by the rules of the American
Federation of Labor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
Foxy Samuei''

That the steel workers disregarded
the request of President Wilson that
they stay on the job, pending the
phony labor conference to be held in
the capital on October 6, is not the
fault Of President Gompers
THE strike is to be called September
%, but The foxy Samuel has cleared his
skirts, even if his efforts to disrupt
the strike before it is called has failed,
which we do not yet believe.
Jus, 50 long as the workers allow
themselves to be used as catspaws OF
oiiicialdom-labor and poitical-jus
SO long will their efforts to obtain con-
troll Of their jobs end in dismal failure.
The spectacle of the head Of the
trade union movement openly CO.
operating with the most tryannlcal
Pres dent the nation has ever suffered
under, and with the head of the most
ruthless corporation in this country
the Steel Trust-and discouraging the
use by the shamefully oppressed WORK
ers in that industry OF the only weapon
they possess, is enough to disgust any
one possessing even q primitive sense
of the ethics Of the labor movement.
Still, We would no wish it other
wise. The sordid evidence disclosed
daily of the close bond OF kinshp be-
tween many so-called labor leaders and
the heads of the most powerful ex-
pioiters Of labor is opening The eyes
Of the workers as nothing else can.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28
Extreme Alien Labor View

NHE radical labor press of the
country shows certain uni
n form tendencies. 1t attacks

Mr.. Gompers for his gener-
ally conservative attitude, and it
defends the foreign workers of the
country as the backbone of the ma
ton. 1t has not yet discussed the
accusations Of revolution now being
brought against the strikers.
An extreme statement, showing
how bitter is the feeling Of radical
labor toward Mr.. Gompers, is the
following from "The Butte Bulle-
TIM" written when the strike was
threatened:
president Wilson came to the
assistance of President Gompers few
days ago in the delicate matter Of the
steel trust strike, as we predicted he
would when the question Of the strike
was first preached.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28


found in The Advance" official or
gan Of the Amagamated Clothing
Workers of America, another BODY
of alien labor II makes clear the
tendency Of foreign born labor TO
attack both Gompers and capt. =.
ism:
The day Of labor organization has
arrived and even the steelworkers
could not be completely kept under
the hill. In the teeth OF amaz ng
brutality the organization Of the work
5 continued. A date for the walk-out
was set. President Wilson asked for
revocation of the strike order Con-
trary to the cringing methods of Sam
uel Gompers and his coterie. the lead
ers Of the steelworkers gave a manly
answer, speaking with their heads up
lifted and placing the responsibility
for the situation upon the Steel Trust.
Pfut0cratic Blindness
That was no longer the concern II
the Steel Trust alone The steel strike,
II only partly successful, would be the
greatest strike since 1892. when the
miners held the attention Of the coun-
try. With the general unrest in the
world OF labor, d strike OF hundreds
of thousands of workers in one indus
try is a thing not to be played with.
e the plutocrats OF this country had
any vision they would see the neces-
sity OF shaping their conduct in con-
formity with the changed conditions
and morale of the people. But
piutocrats are blind TO everything
but the yellow gold. They ar. now
forcing the great army Of steel
workers into q position where defeat
FOR the workers viii be more dangerous
Tor capitalism than immediate success.
"Capitalism sees the effect Of the
action of the steelworkers upon the
world of labor. 1t attempts to cope
with it with eighteenth century meth
DDS, but they can only act us BOOM
crangs.
Capitalism is nervous, and this 1t
exhibits fully through its press.
in its nervousness It shouts, Tho
strike is failure" while admitting
that nearly three hundred thousand
workers are out.
in its nervousness i, shreks that
only the foreigners walked out. while
the Foreigners are the steel industry;
it cannot work without them Those
same fore eners, By the way, produced
our ammunition. filled the ranks Of the
army and bought Liber.y bonds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-28

THERE has been a rapid shift
Of opinion with respect to
the steel strike during the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-05
Decide on Temporary
Legislation Continuing
Returns to Railroads

Washington, Nov. 5. - Temporary
legislation continuing Government
guaranteed returns to the railroads
after their return to private control
January l, until such time as Con-
gress can enact permanent legisIa-
tion virtually was decided on to-day
by the Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee.
Committee members said the
President was determined to turn
back the railroads next January and
that as there was little likelihood
of the enactment of the pending
permanent railroad bill by that
time, some temporary eXpedient
would have to be adopted.
Chairman Cummins arranged to-
day for conferences with Chairman
Esch, of the House committee, Direc-
tor General Hines and representa-
tives of the railway executives to dis
cuss the temporary legislation, which
he said probably would be presented
next week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-05
PARTY LEADERS
CLOSELY WATCH
NATIONS VOTE
See Drift of Sentiment Back
to Republican
Fold

More complete returns to-day on
the off-year election yesterday in
several states did not change the
outcome in any important respect.
The smashing victory of Calvin Cool
idge, Republican, in Massachusetts,
reelected to succeed himself as
Governor by the largest vote ever
polled by a gubernatorial candidate
in that State, shared honors with an
almost equally decisive dry victory
in Ohio, as the most striking result
of the voting.
AS a possible indication of the
drift of popular sentiment prepara-
tory to the national elections next
year, yesterdays results were being
closely scrutinized by party leaders.
Kentucky was swept into the Repub-
lcan fold in the governorship fight,
but to-day's returns made it certain
that New Jersey had reverted to the
Democratic column. Maryland, the
only other State in which there was
a serious contest for the governor
ship, was still in doubt, with the
Democratic candidate leading.
Local Issues CompIicatc
Local issues complicated the fight
in at least two states. In Massa-
chusetts the police strike issue in
Boston was said to underlie the
purely party division at the polls,
Continued on Page 1o.]
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-05

The hint that some people of IIar-
risburg have been insulting and re-
Wiling women solicitors working for
the Red Cross has had one good re-
lsult-hundreds of other people are
contributing more heavily 10 the
Red Cross
Red Cross headquarters was high
ly indignant this morning over treat
nent given some of the solicitors.
1T is TO be regretted" said Mrs.
Lyman ID. Gilbert, that some of the
women who have left their own
work to aid the Red Cross have been
subjected TO criticism and in some
cases insulted. The Red Cross not
only worked hard during the war for
the boys in France and at the tran
ing camps. but ii accomplished d
much for Harrisburg and the bal
ance of this chapters district.
have no fault to find with persons
who cannot see their way clear to
join or contribute, because of finan-
cial difIiculties-but l do find fault
with men and women who forget
themselves to the extent that they
hurt the feelings and insult our vol
untary workers"
Luncheon Tomorrow
First reports of workers will be
heard tomorrow noon, when they
gather at Chestnut Street Auditor
ium for luncheon. Final reports will
be made next Monday-the day be-
fore Harrisburg celebrates the first
anniversary of Armistice Day.
Members of the canteen commit
tee who are now working on the
campaign among industries, as we'll
as at booths, are to be present at
the luncheon tomorrow, except in
cases where captains have placed
them on fixed posts. The heads of
this committee are Mrs. Marlin +.
Olmsted, Mrs. Francis j. Hall and
Mrs. Ross A. Hickok.
Members of City AuXilialicS
Red Cross headquarters this morn
ing said that members of city auXili-
aries are supposed to join the Red
Cross in their home districts at the
present time, not waiting until their
auXiliaries have regular meeting.
Cards should be signed now.
Individual reports being made by
workers to their captains are in the
main encouraging, although the in
sulting attitude of certain people
caused a number of solicitors to re-
fuse for some time to continue their
efforts.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-05
Most Sweeping of
Republican Victories
in History of County

Everything considered, I think
Yesterdays election results the most
sweeping Republican victory in the
history of Dauphin county," SAID
w. Harry Baker to-day after he had
studied the returns for all offices
from both city and county.
AS | said in an interview in the
Telegraph previous to the primaries,
'the Democrats were at that time
endeavor:ng to raid the Republican
party and dictate the nominations.
This was shown yesterday by the
fact that, while there was little or
no change i'll the Republican vote,
Democrats disgusted with party
management and unwilling to vote
Republican on the eve of q Presi-
dental contest deserted their party
ir' large numbers and cast their
votes in favor of the Labor party
candidates, some of whom had tried
in vain to land the Democratic nom
nations and were crowded off that
ticket by the )ast-minute efforts of
Democratic bosses"
THE fUt:lity of the efforts to
elect n Democratic City Treasurer
by endeavoring to discredit Harry
f. Owes shows how weak the cppo-
sition was and how little confidence
the public has IN the Democratic
party mana cement" Mr. Baker corr
tinued. You will note that Owes
polled rs many votes as the opposi-
ton combined, despite the fire the
Democratic machine concentrated
upon him and the unfair methods
used against him. Another straw in
the wind, as indicating the disfavor
iR which the Democratic bosses are
held here, is the fact that Howard
o. Holstein, tie anti-McCormick
candidate, won the minority County
ommissionership in the face of
machine opposition.
But The big outstanding factor of
the election Is not the disaffection of
the Democrats, but the splendid
SUPPORT accorded their candidates in
both city and county ny The Iark
ard file CT !!epuhlicans. As have
sad hefCrc, look rr3n this as tho
most sweeping Republican victory in
the history Of the county"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-05
Seven Aldermen Are
Elected in City Wards

Three new aldermen, all Republi-
cans, We're elected at yesterdays
primaries. Four others. three Re
publicans and one Democrat, were
reelected in three cases without op-
position.
The new aldermen are Merlo
Cope, Republican, who won out over
Robert A. Snyder, Democrat. in the
Third ward; Erastus b. Hoffn. /.
Republican. who won out b PIP
votes over John b. Welsh, Demo-
crat. by 2l2 votes, in the Fifth ward,
and Frank r. Rathfon, Republican.
who won from d. f. Zeiders, Dem
ocrat. in the Fourteenth.
Aldermen reelected without on
position were John b. Nicholas. Re-
publican, First ward; +. y. Hilton.
Republican, Fourth ward. ant c..
Vernon Rettew. Republican, Thir-
teenth ward. In the Eleventh ward
George ID. Herbert. the Democrs tic
nominee, won out over Samuel n
Garland, Republican. 639 to sol.