Show GARY DEFENDS LABOR POLICY I I Inter-Church Inter Report Held Prejudiced Unfair I V NEW YORK TORK Jan Jail Elbert 11 17 Bibert Elbert H Gary chairman of ot the United States Steel corporation has urged his board ot of directors to h help lp him hasten haten dim dim- elim elimination of ot the hour 12 day from the steel Ind Industry according according- to an article appearing In the th Now New York Tribune The appeal of ot the corporation chef Is said to hate ha ha e been spoken from a confidential memorandum delivered delivered aI I ered erea before betor the board on Monday at which time Mr Nr Gary broke his long o concerning the Inter-church Inter world movements movement's report on the steel strike ot or 1919 to denounce as prejudiced diced grossly unfair and the reports report's report attack on the tho corpora corpora- corporation's corporation's tion's In labor bor policy PROTECTING TH I i In defense of ot his labor policy Judge Judg Gary Is quoted as hiving h saidI said Connected with the question of I moral principles Is involved the th treat treat- treatment ment meat of ot our workmen Th The must al- al alas wa al-wa as be treated justly fairly and hu- hu humanely humanely hu humanely manely 1 conditions must be besate safe and reasonable It if the th work ork Is arduous and continuous the hours must be comparatively short It If the hours houts on duty al ama ale e long lone there should be frequent rest ret Interruptions No workman will be asked or per per- per to work to the Injury or prejudice dice of health The living conditions ot of the th workmen and their families must be healthful and an plea ant The steel company's report on Its investigation of ot the hour 12 day problem problem lem lent probably will be b 1 leady seady by May said Air Mr Gan Garl I I am not goIng golnA to argue u arg-u In or fa ot of the tha hour 12 day hel continued I I 1 am opposed to It It if and when it itcan Itcan can be bo eliminated not because I think It Is necessarily harmful but largely for the th reason that there Is more mora or orI orless orless orless I i less public sentiment against It This I II I think does dots not Include mOIl than very few tew of or the workmen es TIMES HAVE CIL GED I H He concluded by a saing times and notions are changed so tar far as labor is concerned since the days he h worked IS j long hours on a farm And he assured his directors that I With you I am looking tor for a sOlutIon solution tion I am glad w e hale base materially reduced reduced the number of ot men on duty dulY for 12 hours liours a day Wh 1111 11 can nu do to decrease the nu-n nu I Ibers bers I I trust will be done and without dela deja 00 |