Show CHARGES BROUGHT BY lABOR LEADERS United States Steel Corporation Accused of f f a Number Nurr r of Things I IJ J I IW Wellington Washington W March Marck 22 Sworn state statements menta ments and uil other documentary evidence e eto to support tha charges against the United Un ed States Steel corporation by the American Federation Fed of ot Labor were presented to Attorney General Wl eke rah am today The evidence follows the petition of ot the tho organization to President Taft who re referred referred the whole matter to the attorney general Aside from alleging that the steel corporation exists in restraint of ot commerce and trade the federations chief complaint is 18 it has used various means to prevent labor organizations working among amo Its employ s Affidavits of ot organizers deposing they have been beaten and ordered out of ot places where the corporation has haa mills miUs are attached to the statements as ex exhibits exhibits exhibits hibits Others declare labor officers have bave been unable to hire halls balls in which to hold meetings and have been intimidated by bylo b local lo al police pollee in steel districts all of at which Is charged to officers of ot the teel steel mills mUla by a series of ot sworn statements One In Instance Instance instance stance is shown where it is alleged the employee of ofa a steel mill at North Van Pa were ordered not to buy Ice cream of at a man who had rented rent d a hall ball to organizers and the man was waa forced out of at business Part of ot the argument la Is an effort to show the steel corporation exists In viola violation violation tion of the Sherman law and certain pro provisions provisions provisions visions of ot the th WIlBon tariff act The corporations ownership of ot coal coat and ore lands Is said to bo be part of ot a monopoly It Is charged with having crushed trans transportation transportation transportation competition on the great lakes Jakes and In more Instances on the railways Its acquisition of ot the Tennessee Tenn Coal CoalIron Coaliron Iron company is condemned Many charges are brought against the corporations town of Gary Oary where the statement says a monopoly of all necea sarles of ot life Ufe Is complete and arbitrary prices are charged for everything Statements of ot organizers and other of ot officials of the federation are ara attached to the charges |