Show LJ J LJ L J j J J EJ E I lit aik u t Cripples s Industry r Here Are Events Leading 1 To Walkout of Workers i AT T THE national of the American Federation of J- J Jo Labor o in t. t 1 L t labor a of in iri the Steel te- te tel l nd stry and nd to d demand recognition of the unions On May 25 1919 a conference of international union officials officials was held hId a and ad ld a committee of five named to wait on Judge Gary of the United States Steel corporation A letter written under the direction ion of Samuel Gompers I president of the American Federation of Labor It wAS ent to I Judge Judg Gary asking recognition on of organized labor b by bythe the he cor or j Judge Gary wrote a reply in which he lie refused Jo to deal al with Mth labor Jabor collectively The committee called d on Gary a and d was refused a aI I hearing aring I h On July 20 the presidents of the the international unions voted to call for a strike vote On August 20 the returns of the balloting demonstrated the willingness of 98 per cent of f the union nion men t td tA back the I strike f I An appeal was dispatched t to President Wilson Vilson asking him to tc endeavor to bring about a conference between the union representatives and steel corporation officials r Intervention of federal authorities was unavailing Orders were issued calling catling on nil ll steel worker to q quit it work on September 22 President Wilson after the s1 strike ik vote had b been cn announced issued a new hew appeal for a postponement until after t the capital- capital labor Jabor round table meeting in Washington October 6 This appeal was considered at a meeting of the national committee for organizing steel workers in Pittsburg September Septem Septem- ber I 17 7 following which President Wilson was told the strike could not be deferred |