The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-18
GARY ISSUES A DENIAL
American Bridge Co. Never
Violated Law, or Knowing
ly Permitted 1t, He Says.
ERECTORS AGAIN ACCUSED
$50 Spotter Sent Around to
Ascertain if Foremen Hire
Union Men.

All Of the testimony taken this week
by the Lockwood committee concern
ing the activities of steel mahufac-
turers and their several associations in
their fight TO maintain the open shop
and restrict the sale OF their products
to builders employing non-union labor
was ordered sent yesterday to the
State Grand Juries and the United
States prosecuting attorneys. .
This action was taken upon the
recommendation of Samuel Inter
myer, counsel for the committee, af-
ter further testimony had been given
that the National Steel Erectors' AS
ISOLATION, a subsidiary of the steel
trust, had employed secret agents OF
the l. w. W. in the war on unions.
Ebert II. Gary, chairman OF the
United States Steel Corporation, is
sued the following statement last eve
ming from his office:
st have not had opportunity to read
the full proceedings before the COM
nittee, but believe full investigation
of the subject matter will show that
nothing has been done by the Ameri-
can Bridge Company concerning the
matter which is contrary to law or in
any respect hensible-certainly
rot with the knowledge or approval OF
the officers Of the United States Steel
Corporation or of the American Bridge
Company"
steel Inquiry About Ended.
"We have concluded all the testimony
we care to offer OH this question of the
Interference by the stael fahricators and
iron erectors with the erection of struc-
tural iron and steel by any means by
which the people choose to erect IL, and
have presented such facts as have come
20 our notice up to this time" Mr.. In
termyer said. Whether or not we shall
care to go any further with this will de-
pend on future revelations, but I think
Il is my duty TO say to the committee
that the proof as thIs far submitted
should be forwarded to the United States
District Attorney and to the Special
Grand Jury that Is sitting In this county
Tor such acton as they may see fit to
take with respect to what would sap-
pear to be a fragrant violation OF law
or series of fragrant violations, both
Of the state law and OF the Interstate
law, and I shall take the direction OF
the committee as to the forwarding of
this testimony. with the exhibits. for
such action as the authorities may see
st TO take, IL they see fit to take any"
Charles Z, Cheney, small and gray
haired, secretary of the Erectors Asso-
citation, was called to the stand to give
the concluding testimony on the steel
inquiry.
what did the National Erectors have
70 do with the l. w. VIZ" Mr.. Inter
myer asked.
Nothing that know off,
ibid your association pay the I. w.
W. any money?
mot that know Of"
Look at this record which says. I'm
paid advance to the I. w. W., 800 (;
Bureau Of Information, s175.' What
does that mean? 1t seems plain there !;
can you make 1t out?"
Mr.. Cheney examined the record
handed him and said the entry was
plain enough but he could not make It
out. The witness said he signed the
minutes of meeting III which the entry
was recorded, but could not explain the
transaction.
'rWere the iron erectors secretly pay
ing the 1. w. ?" Mr.. Untermyer asked.
mot that 1 know about"
You were supposed to be fighting the
T. w. w. pretty hard at the timer" said
Mr. Untermyer, referring to the year
1912.
mot as hard then as later"
Checks offered in evidence by Mr.. I'm
termyer included one to L. F. Fox. labor
manager, for 1919. chargeable to the
Bethlehem Bridge Corporation for en-
ployment of three secret agents" An
other check for 1927 was alleged to have
been used for the expenses of detectives
sent to Cuba.
After questioning the witness at length
regarding the many ways used to find
out whether workmen were union mem
uers or not, Mr.. Untermyer asked:
Your idea OF an open shop Is one in
which the foremen are expected to see TO
that there are no union men employed,
lie that it?"
"You can take It that way" Cheney
answered.
Prosecutors Ignore Appeals.
rs there any other way to take it?"
Not from that record"
And this Is your reoord--a truthful
record isn5t it?"
''rt is a truthful record"
Don't you know that you employed
= man among the foremen. a sort of
spy. at $50 a week. whose duty 1t was
10 go around and see II any Of the fore
men employed union men?"
II know. that we had a man en-
ployed to go around 10 the Jobs"
What was he to go around for?"
ITO find out what the situation was"
What do you mean by sltuation?"
"As TO what foremen were on the
lob, and what class OF men were on
the jobs"
Charles II. Parsons, q builder. testi-
fed he had been driven out of business
by union delegates and the Marble In
dustry Employers Association after he
oevered connection with the associa-
lion. Walking delegates OF the union
demanded money. he said. and he gave
hem marked Bills and had them ar
rested. The case. he added. had not
been heard from since Il went TO the
ieneral Sessions Court. and his APP
.ieals to District and Federal attorneys
vent unanswered.
Peter Crowley, secretary and business
agent OF the Marble Cutters Union