Show CONFERENCE ON STRIKE SITUA liON Gompers Says Federation Wants To Help Amalgamated Asso of Tinplate Workers ARE MANY VITAL QUESTIONS S Gathering at It Will 1 Discuss Them and G of or Many an Laboring Bodies Pittsburgh Pittsburg Pa Dec rec 13 We are aro de tie desirous sirous of oC helping the Amalgamated Association of ot o Iron Steel and an Tinplate Workers In lii this contest with the Unit United ed cd States St Steel corporation n and wilt will do all ni within our out power lower to that end That was 1 about abut ns as far as f Samuel Campers Gompers president of tho American merican Federation ot of Labor who Is here for forthe forthe the conference today on the strike situation would go when asked for tor a n statement relative to what It was proposed to do doHe doHe He Ho said saul that thai the iho question had hall been ben considered carefully by b tho the American Federation of o Labor and that the tho ex cx executive officers of or nil all al the tIme International unions affiliated with wih tho the federation had been requested by resolutions adopted at the Toronto conference last month to meet In to see sea what could be b done to lo help the Amal Arnal Amalgamated Amalgamated There are about delegates here horn and Mr h Gompers said that It would not be right for Cor him to discuss tho the plane plans until after they the had been ben pre presented presented to the conference The eyes of organized labor ore are tN turned towards this city elt where an au important conference of ot national In la labor bor leaders began be an today tolla under the auspices of at the American Federation of ot Labor Samuel Gompers president of or the fed federation fedoration oration erton presided while the tIme IM 10 1 dele delegates dell gates represented sentell the various organizations tons affiliated with Jh that body bod Primarily called caled for tor the purpose of or considering the tho attitude of ot the United States State Steel corporation towards or oi organised 0 labor especially the tho open shop order issued five fie months ago ag which line has resulted Jn In a strike of or the Amalgamated Association of or Iron Steel and anti Tin Workers the opportunity will willbe wi be taken to discuss other vital Ilal ques questions questions The Tho he strike In the north northwest wet west the Impending strike of or Big BI Four railroad telegraphers the lockout of oC glass glas bottlo bottie botto blowers and a a number of oC other matters matter will wi be considered |