Show I I I I i lABORING MN MEl fiGHT FHT TRUST American Federation Issues Call for War Fund Against Steel Interests PRESIDENT GOMPERS ASSAILS CORPORATION Union Leader Le lder Declares Organized Battle Will Bring About Bet Better I ter Conditions Washington Jan 1 The American Federation of Labor tonight issued a call on its members to sub suu subscribe subscribe scribe to a fund with which to wago wage a fight on tho the Steel Trust Tho The call arraigns the corporation as In Inimical InImIcal both to labor and antI the tho country and amid as a n violator of tho the laws The sum Buni sumo of Is to bo be raised at It once Tho The corporation is termed a bold and daring violator of the laws Calls Tor br more money moner will be he issued as the fight progresses This action was taken following he the conference once in Pittsburg on December 13 and 14 between the Amalgamated Association of If Iron lion and Steel Work Workers ers the time Tin Plato Workers Protective association and the and union minion Samuel Gom Oom Gomier I IIO pors ier IO S president of the American Fell Fed Federation I millon of o Labor was present The call IK is l signed signel by Mr Gompers Frank Fronk Morrison secretary of the Federation and James Duncan John Mitchell Jamos OConnell D A Hayes Hares Wil William William liam D Jos F Valentine John JohnR R Alpine H B Perham and John B Lennon directors Although the ap appeal appeal appeal peal Is made mado by the Federation the tho funds will not be bo turned into the Fed Federation Fedoration oration this thiR year All subscriptions aro aio to be sent Bont to John Williams who has opened headquarters rs in the tho House building Pittsburg Assails Corporations Tn his hlA statement Mr as at assailed assailed sailed the time steel stoel corporation for Its aggressions on labor and charges It with conspiring against production manipulating the market and striving to eliminate a free freo press Ho charged also that the tho corpora corporation V tion pays dividends on many millions of or watered stock and That UK Hs financial lal methods are aro corrupt and indefensible The crowning criminality of the time trust tru t IB is Its attitude toward labor labom said Mr mfr rr Gompers in arraigning time Iho profit sharing plan by br which the tIme corporation gives its an opportunity to get gel an interest in tho the vast ast business h This plan Mr Mit Gompers said is isa Isa isa a transparent deceit through which a small profit is shared Among the charges brought by Pres President ideaL ident Gompers against the steel cor COI corporation are these theseUs Its Us control of production is one of its principal the corporations estah established established features constantly extolled as asi ac aca asa a i merit merll by br that thal portion of the press animated ani muted by imy Wall Street motives Its dividends are not based only upon its Ils but more moro than half haIr a ii billion of watered wat stock Its attorneys are notoriously pres pre present ent nt nl at or in Ia every ever executive body bod from which may mar be purchased privileges leges 01 or advantage a antage procured Its Influence upon certain courts has been heen shown by b the radical modi modifications of their unjust Injunctions speedily made by higher courts cou ts Its close touch with certain in infamous Infamous Infamous famous daily dail newspapers Is 18 exhibited upon every even occasion when it is pos possible sible nible for editors to choo between themselves before beC re its sub subsidy sidy Sd Its Ita ion of an nn open and and Ii nest onest mai marke lo n in ways from pushing pus high higher er an ady tariff against opinion to crushing out of rivals In n branch of the indus industry IndusI industry try I ry upon wh It enters |