Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-19
National Committee for Organ
izing Workers Votes Down
a Motion to ReSCind De-
CiSiOn for Genera Tieup.
WORKERS ARE ANXIOUS
FOR FRAY, IS REPORT
Efforts to Delay the Matter
Until After the Industrial
Conference in Washington
on October 6 FruitIess,
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Pittsburgh, Sept lS,-The national
committee for organizing iron and
steel workers late today voted down
a motion to rescind the action taken
at Washington calling strike of all
workers in iron and steel mills not
operating under union agreements
next Monday.
The committee followed this by
adopting motion to affirm the ac-
ton taken at Washington. Final ad-
journment was taken and the rep
resentatives of the twenty-four
unions included in the national COM
mittee left for their homes to put
the strike into effect.
The motion to postpone the strike
until after the Industrial conference
at Washington beginning October 6,
was offered, ii was announced, out
of Difference to President Wilson,
who had requested Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor. to use his influence to have
the walkout deferred.
There was considerable discussion
of the motion both yesterday and to-
day
Against Any Postponemcnt.
Emphatic speeches were made
against any postponement, II was
declared that neither President Will
son nor others who favored a post
ponement were cognizant of the actu-
al conditions surrounding iron and
steel mills 1t was claimed that
workers were eager for the strike; /;
that they were Disseminated against
for union activities, and that the or
ganizcd workers would lose conf
Gence in their leaders II they turned
back and deserted the men at this
time
Some of the committeeman ex-
planned that organizers who had
helped build up the unions at steel
plants throughout the country would
not dare go back and face the men
IL the strike were called OF.
the request Of President Wilson
10 dir. Gompers, and the latter's COM
munication submitting the presi-
dent's proposal, We're read to the
committee when the question of post
ponement came up. Those who fa-
vored putting off the strike realized
that the effort to defer would fail
before the motion was made, as they
nad sounded the sentiment of the
committeeman and found ii strong
against such action,
Strike Effective Monday.
John Fitzpatrick, of Chicago, chair
man of the national committee, af-
ter the meeting said plans had been
formulated for making the strike
effective Monday morning. He said
there was nothing further to do now,
but to let the men walk out. He
added that the mills throughout the
country are well organized and said
he was confident the United States
Steel corporation the principal point
Of attack will have to recede from
its position of declining to receive
union leaders representing organized
Llen In its plants
1t is said the national committee
will endeavor to reach agreement
with individual and so-called individ-
ual concerns and if successful have
the strikers return to such mills
where settlement Is reached. 1t was
pointed out that this would strengthen
the unions in their fight and help to
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