Steel War Impends
Stein, Rose M.
Steel War Impends By Rose M. Stein Editorial Corrtipondent PITTSBURGH, Pa.—The American Iron and Steel Institute is T. in 1934 determined, as was H. C, Frick in 1892, to break every vestige of...
...A little over two months ago, when steel workers threatened to strike in order tq gain recognition of their union, the mill owners were prepared to...
...It has many chiselers and faces much discord where sales are concerned...
...The steel industry undoubtedly presents a solid front in fighting labor...
...Weir well, for it has badly impaired the strength of the union organization in the Weirton plant...
...This threat is regarded by most observers as a futile and insincere gesture...
...The Weirton case has served as an excellent example, and many may choose to follow it...
...If this succeeds, it would "help to finance the murder regihic in Germany...
...As such a loan would strengthen the Hitler Government, the undesigned cUjieiw vigorowly proteet against such aid being extended to it...
...fight unionism with bullets and tear-gas...
...James Mullenbach and Admiral Henry A. Wileyhave shown every indication that they construe the right to organize as guaranteed by Section 7a to Behind the Scenes in Washington —ly Benjamin MeimanSpecial Correspondent BEFORE taking another weekend, President Roosevelt took up drought relief, NRA reorganization, reciprocal trade agreements and the Russian debt, situation...
...Steel operation has during the last week reached a new low—21%% of capacity...
...The Institute has also threatened to drop the steel code which, according to one of its provisions, can be abandoned by a vote of throe-fourths ol those governed by it...
...1 fonorable Cordcll .H till, Secretary of State, Washington, D. C. Dear Mr...
...Any financial aid extended to this revolting regime would make us an accomplice in these crimes and wc urge that the State Department do not sanction such a loan...
...Some of these vexatious questions, together with policy matters affecting the general recovery program, were reviewed hy the President and his executive and emergency councils in Washington, the first round-table discussion of important national matters since the President returned from his Hawaiian cruise, outside of his regular cabinet meetings and conferences with heads of departments...
...Our readers can help to prevent this aid to Hitler...
...The Hitjer Government has persecuted, exiled or murdered scholar* and scientists, trade unionists, Socialist!, Jews and other fighters for freedom...
...v u.i^'«.t Return this petition IMMEDIATELY tojtf New York Committee Against War and Fascist*, Room 408, 7 Ka*t 15th Street, New York OA...
...News items and editorials in the daily press indicate that Nazi Germany is trying to secure a loan from the United States...
...This means that no one works full time and that many do not work at all...
...The Steel Labor Relations Board is doing its best with a difficult job...
...Both maneuvers are quite openly designed to break the backbone of union stength among steel workers...
...Name Address City...
...The code has served the steel barons well in establishing a monopoly and in preventing pricecutting...
...While the end of this case has not yet been seen, it has already served Mr...
...Unfortunately, court action operates very slowly, and the hope is held out that in the meantime the Recovery Act will expire or the Roosevelt Administration will be so discredited that the higher courts will not uphold it* emergency laws...
...More important than this point, however, is the fact that the steel Industry derives too many advantages from the code even for a moment seriously to consider its abandonment...
...Aid sheet to the blank for more signatures...
...Many observers are of the opinion that when the steel 'Asea Anally reach the Supreme Court, that tribunal will b inclined to uphold the constitutionality of this, as it did of other, recovery measures...
...Starvation and consequent discontent are rapidly spreading...
...It will cost them little effort...
...In the first place, Section 7a of the Recovery Act is part of the law of the land, and whether governed by a code or not, no industry may legally evade it...
...Its members—Judge Walter P. Stacy, Dr...
...Stow that the workers are seeking union recognition through mediation, by petitioning the Steel Labor Relations Board to supervise elections of workers' representatives, the same mill owners, through their high-priced lawyers, are threatening court action, not only to appeal from the decision of the Steel Board but to test the constitutionality of the Congressional resolution that created it...
...We urge them to cut out the jwtition below, get signatures, and mail \o the address below...
...Spokesmen for the workers are understood to be planning talks with President Green of the A. F. of L. and with Robert Bruere, chairman of the National Textile Industrial Relations Board...
...Steel War Impends By Rose M. Stein Editorial Corrtipondent PITTSBURGH, Pa.—The American Iron and Steel Institute is T. in 1934 determined, as was H. C, Frick in 1892, to break every vestige of unionism in the steel industry...
...The contention is that the steel industry may do this so as to escape the necessity of having to comply with Section 7a which, as ruled by the NRA Administrator, must be made a part of each and every code...
...The threat of court action hasj considerably more basis...
...Concern of union officials over lack of a "war chest" to finance a protracted walkout was lessened by unofficial reiteration of Federal Emergency Relief headquarters that penniless and hungry strikers would be provided for on the merits of their cases, unless the Labor Stop This Loan to Hitler...
...Secretary: If certain press stories are reliable, the Nazi Government of Germany is seeking to obtain "H loan from the United States...
...They reached here Tuesday for a series of conferences in quarters other than the White House...
...Textile leaders have repeatedly stated that only intervention by the President can avert the impending strike, but tho White House thus far has indicated no doubt of the efficiency of the usual arbitration facilities...
...However, while these plans are being hatched by the Institute lawyers, the industry itself i« driving many men directly to union headquarters...
...Simultaneously there was held a "Council of War" of representatives of textile workers...
...All petitions will be sent to the secretary of State...
Vol. 17 • August 1934 • No. 34
