The Washington times., 1920-07-29
STEEL REPORT
CREATES STIR
Interchurch World Findings on
Industrial Dispute Given
Nationwide Publicity.

NEW YORK, July 2s.-capitalistic
efforts TO delay indefinitely II not
actually prevent. publication OF the
steel strike report made under the
authority OF the industrial relations
department OF the Interchurch World
Movement meyer had chance or sue
Cess.
The commission itself. headed by
Bishop Francis J. Mcconnell, of Pitts
burg, served notice on the executive
committee of the Interchurch Move
ment that, II the latter did not publish
the report in fun. the former would
do so at it's own expense. This was
efter the report had been ready for
action by the executive committee for
nearly two months-and another two
months before II finally was made
public.
MRS. STRAIGHT PLEDGED AID.
In the second place, officers of the
Industrial relations department held
the promise OF Mrs. willard Straight
TO underwrite up to $4,000. any ex-
penses that might be incurred in con-
tinuing its work. At the request OF
the Rev. Daniel A. Polling, head of
this department, az well as vice chair
man of the strike commission, this
pledge was made available for the
movement itself should not be able to
assume the burden.
AS II turned out. there was no need
TO depend on either of these aces,
When the report finally came up for
adoption the vote in it's favor was
unanimous, and this vote was taken
while two Pittsburgh committeeman
waited outside for a hearing in OPP
position to il. Furthermore, the ex-
pense of publication was met by the
movement, through arrangements
with Marcourt, Brace & Howe.
SO the report went out yesterday,
for what is said to be the widest pub
licity ever accorded any similar mat
ter 1t was CARRIED by every press
association. and every principal news
paper-in addition to all others that
made requests therefor-got the text
of more than 10000 words. Reports
received last night indicated that
nearly 1000 columns Of space were
given to it throughout the United
States.
HALTED FINANCIAL DRIVE.
The opposition to the report was di-
rected toward preventing this very
thing. When the attempts to discredit
the investigators had not been sue
Cessful, the opposition began to blan-
church Movement. Subscriptions for
UNCONVENTIONAL uses were not opposed.
but handicap after handicap was put
in the way OF the $4,000 900 that was
asked for general expenses. From this
fund would have been drawn the
money necessary for the industrial
relat ions department, for the publica-
ton of the steel strike report and for
the prosecution of other similar in
uuiries. These handicaps were for
midable enough to hold the 4O.OO0OO
fund to barely 81 100000. But the re-
port was published just the same.
Steel men in New York kept their
own counsel on the report in the alb
sence' of f. II. Gary, of the United
states Steel Corporation. At it's offices
this statement was issued:
"On being asked to comment on the
report of the Interchurch World
Movement on the steel industry, re-
ferred to in this mornings newspa-
pers, James A. Farrell, president of
the United States Steel Corporation,
said:
~ have neither received nor seen
a copy Of the report and have no COM
ment to make
CRITICISM OF REPORT.
As indicating the employers atti-
tude, however, an editorial in the
Iron Age-which, being a trade paper,
naturally does, not look at things from
the employees side-said:
at is hard to conceive how the
churchmen responsible for this prod
uct of the Interchurch World Move
ment could think of it as aiding in