New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-08-25

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the workers had a 12-hour day in
what is probably the hardest work in
the world and about the most danger
Gus, and that about half of these ~
hour men also had the seven-day
week.
2. That the 12-hour day schedule
is compulsory, as is the 18-hour or
24-hour or 36-hour turn which usually
accompanies this schedule.
8. That the average steel workers
week in 1919 was "a hours longer
than in 1914 and ]. i hours longer than
in 1910.
4. That in return for these hours
ttwo-thirds of the iron and steel work
ers earn from s to Is per cent less
than the governments estimate for
IAN American standard Of living for
an average family.
s. That in its endeavor to keep
unionism out Of the plants the com
pany discharges men for labor affilia-
ton, uses blacklists, undercover men,"
and labor detectives and influences
the press, pulpit and police authori-
ties.
6. That the result of this policy is
Decentralization of family and com
munity life; extreme congestion and
unsanitary living conditions in steel
districts; impossibility of night school
attendance or other Americanization
measures; limitation of the right of
free speech and full citizenship in the
steel communities.
Z. That the company spies extend
their work to all corners, the United
States Government being subject to
their activity as we'll as labor.
Wages Lower.
8. That steel labor rates are the
same or lower than in similar indus
tries, if earnings are compared on
basis of equal hours. Comparison of
common labor steel earnings with
common labor in five other major in
dustries in the Pittsburg district shows
steel labor the lowest paid of all.
9. That skilled labor was paid
wages disproportionate to the earn
ings of the other two-thirds, thus
binding the skilled class to the COM
panies and creating divisions be-
tween the upper third and the rest of
the force.
10. That production engineers find
ings are: That the steel industry
being run for the making Of profit and
not primarily for the making Of steel
as the country needs it, favors (a)
spells of idleness during which. the
country and the steel workers pay for
the maintenance Of the idle machinery,
and later (b) spurts of long hour, high
speed labor.
Who Signers Are.
The Survey Magazine, in reviewing
the report says:
s"The Interchurch World Move
ment, it is true, collapsed with the
attacks leveled upon it for daring to
tell the truth. But should it never
revive, it's existence will have been
justified in the publication of this one
report, for more thorough assembling
of information regarding the causes
and conditions of the largest strike
that, at the time it opened, had ever
occurred in one of the basic industries
of the country, and a more searching
and fearless Interpretation of the facts
has never before been attempted in
America"
The ministers who signed the re-
port were:
Bishop Francis J. Mcconnell,
Methodist, Pittsburg.
Doctor Daniel A.. Polling, United
Evangelical, associate president of
Worlds Christian Endeavor Union.
\ George w. Coleman, Baptist, for
mer president of the Northern Baptist
Convention.
Doctor Alva w. Taylor, Disciples,
in charge of the social work for the
Y. M. C. A. with the A. E. F. in 1918.
Doctor John Mcdowell, Presbyte-
rian.
Doctor Nicholas Van der Pyl, Con-
gregationalist.
Mrs. Fred Bennett, president of
the Woman's Board of Home Mis-
sions of the Presbyterian church.
Bishop William Melvin Bell, United
Brethren.
Bishop Charles D. Williams, Pro-
testant Episcopal bishop Of Michigan.
1t was also adopted by the execu-
tive committe of the Interchurch
World Movement, federation Of 80
of the largest Protestant denomina-
tions.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rauschke and
daughter, Katherine, visited with rela-
tives and friends in the Twin Cities
last week.
VIM. F. Wendt departed for Fargo,
N. D., last Wednesday, for a visit with