The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-24
2 - There Is No
Gary Investigation

puddler in the mills this being before he
found easy fame trust politics is
showing slight signs of desiring investigate Gary
disaster in which IA workers
more than 40 injured
The reluctance of the secretary do anything to
eOarass oe H. Gary and the steel trust be ascrbed
the close relations which secretary maintains
with the equally honorable head of the steel The
ship undoubtedly that man. the honorable
rotary with his odword for this relationship having
writing humble sentiments of love and renec for
the great and Gary who thousands of men to work
for his company providing they do belong union and
keep their mouths shut about such annoying
the recent Gary disaster
Secretary of Labor Davis wrote to the Honor
able f. H. Gary letter which reproduced in The DAILY
The opening paragraph of the is as follows:
United s ts ey have just been sona over the records of the
and safety work The record is
oOmpImentna really achievement wv"
The first sentence the paragraph reads as follows
United wh s..s:s p s sssss me Is, YOU" that
safety work really pays from dOaandcens
The last paragraph reads follows:
Once you this splendid record and
to assure you of my highest regards and
We offer the above showing why the secretary
OF labor In spite OF the fact that hadozen and
in the matter.
Now let come little closer to home:
Chairman Bynum of the Indiana Industrial Commission was
Washington last week attending the National
ay of Labor Davis who failed Gary disaster in
his speech
to the investigation of the Gary disaster Chairman Bynum spoke
thus -
They that not want to trouble them
nov" when the inside Of the
nsenden eisason completed into Il
and shall make report
Chairman Bynum of the Indiana Industrial Commission
should go far in the service of the steel His regard
Tor the FEELINGS OF the steel trust its officials
only by his complete disregard for the welfare
OF the workers who killed injured the explosion
superintendent Gleason will have fine report already
MADE out for Mr. Bynum All he will to sign on
the dotted line o. -
The United States Steel Corporation was named by wise
men-lnen who knew their power 1t
government when used the department of ms
tice in the steel strike of 1890.
When does or when the EXERCISE
OF the normal bureaucratic functions department like that
OF labor might needessy embarrass the States Steel
Oorporauon tells It's government to think of something
OF what "a fine concern the steel instance
The steel trust feels safe long
IN ts industry its and long the the Ame
can labor movement keep labor up one or the other
OF the steel trust political parties.
Only under such conditions could disaster in basic indus
W IKE that which occurred in Gary be hushed
single protest coming from the official movement
me organization of the steel industry big iobone nj
the biggest In the United States But the lob makes
1t all the more necessary that it be done.
be as long as the steel nd,s+r,, 80
mains unorganzed its hundreds thousands of workers e
mercy OF the corporation that movement
built. ' -
For that reason work steel industry which slim
uates desire for organization among slaves of the steel
trust ana winch gives publicity the evils
OF government press and oiciadom valuable work The
DAILY WORKER proud of what been able to do in This
Committee.