Washington, July 3.
Backed by a million' organized workers, Mr. John L. Lewis, presl-Gent of the United Mine Workers of America and the nation's outstanding advocate of industrial unionism, for day raised the gauntlet tossed by the great steel companies ahd wemed, "It war is forced upon us, it will be a Following a "council of war" with union leaders, Mr. Lewis sent his Ueutenants back to the steel towns with an admonition to organize halt a million workers in the industry, Meanwhile, he declared, the Committee on "Industrial Organization which he heads hopes to invite members of the American Iron and Steel Institute (employers' group) to engage {in conferences for the working out Of labour problems in the industry "In wecordance with the rules of modern collective bargaining."
Tt ip believed, however, that the companies will not accept such an me vitation if tendered, because of their long-standing antipathy to collective bargaining by union representatives.
Meanwhile, the United Rubber Workers and the United Automobile Workers, both affiliates of the Amerlgan Federation of Labour, Joined in the battle for industrial organization, the Commitice on Industrial Organ: ization promising to ald their present campalgns.—United Press, "Life and Death" Fi New Haven, July 3.
Me, Francis J. German, leader of the 1994 textile strike, to-de on labour to" conduct a "life and death" ght against the open-shop in the steel industry, He cited the "Glorious example" of the French Popular Front movement and urged 1a United States to support front" Farmer-Labour Part Mr, German had previously been an ardent supporter of the New D He denied that he was breaking with was in pollties—United Press, New York, July 3, The president of the United States Steel Corporation, Mr, William Irvin, writing in the July issue of the "United States Steel News," declared to-day hat he would continue to support the open-#hop inthe industry, "United Press,
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