The Connecticut labor news., 1923-12-01

, succeeded III perSuad1ng John E1tZ- patrick and the delegates of the Chi cago Federation of Labor, including myself, that he was no longer an apostle of 1. w. Ism, and when the time came to carry out the plan, John
 Fitzpatrick, looking around for some
 one to help, called in, not merely one man, but committee of fifteen or twenty, meeting constantly, some times daily, nearly all of them ap- pointed by the various national and international unions concerned in the stock yards strike, and all of them entitled to credit for what took place
 What was the form of organiza- ton used? Simply a voluntary cen- tral body or district council such as you have all over the United States in every city of any consequence, like the building trades council, the car penters' district council-a voluntary central organization formed by the sanction of all the unions interested directly in that struggle. The dele
 gates met and reported back to the local unions, and so worked up har-
 mony and good will between the diff ferent units. A very simple proceed ure, provided for under the prac- tices of the American Federation. of Labor, carried out by John Fitzpat- rick, an organizer of the American Federation of Labor, with w. z. Fas- ter simply secretary.
 It so happens that Foster persu- aded them to let him present the reso- lution that started the actual wheels turning, and he claims full credit for himself, and he is not entitled to one iota of credit, for initiating the move ment The coat does not belong to him, 1t belongs to John Fitzpatrick.
 And John Fitzpatrick, strong man as he is, virile-and I do not always agree with him-of sterling honesty, does not like to pound his own drum, and as Foster began doing this I said to him: John, why do you allow that?' Oh, we'll he said, what's the difference whether someone says he did what had hand in doing? What difference does 1t make"
 "I said: John, if 1t were only you and Foster 1t would not make any diff ference; but what you have done has been taken up by another man and purpose of making people believe the general trade union movement Is wrong. That Is wrong to our peo- pie, it is taking their, hope from thems making the unorganized and some of the organized workers believe the whole thing IS a miserable failure and there IS nothing ahead but darkness F After the arbitration agreement was reached-and 1t; was reached not because of Foster, the credit for the success on that memorable Christmas morning, lies more with the man who sits in that chair (pointing to Presi- dent Walker) than to any other man Walker had been called by the Pres ident of the United States to act with Secretary of Labor Wilson, Billy, Wilson, formerly secretary of the United Mine Workers, and one of the finest men God ever put on this earth, to endeavor to adjust some of the most serious difficulties then pending within this country.
 And 1t was Walkers maneuvering flor Secretary Wilson took sick and could not give all of that splendid energy and intellect that was his to an endeavor to reach some sort of a settlement in the stock yard industry Lit was Walkers maneuvering that brought about the famous arbitration agreement on that Christmas morn ing. When Secretary Wilson became i'll the burden fell upon John Walker, and he carried 1t, and it wasn't an easy one He had to endure the sneers of men like Foster and others while the fight was going on, and yet he held his ground"
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