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w ! "Sfjwrj-Sv, Vn'SiWBW 'v" J'"'"Jir''$j55v' "PEOPLE'S ATTORNEY!'. SAYS U. S. STEEL .TRUSTS TREATMENT OF EMPLOYES IS A SERIOUS CRIME slaves any more than he would his animals They were valuable assets. Washington, Jan. 29. "The United States Stel Corporation's treatment of its employes is one of the most serious crimes ever perpetrated in the United States." i Thus bitterly arraigning the - Steel Trust, Louis D. Brandeis, 'the people's attorney," flatly , contradicted the statement re cently.made by E. M. Gary that the treatment accorded its em ployes by the Steel Corporation compared favorably with any corporation at any time ifr the history of the world. "We have heard for a long time," said Brandeis, "that the effort of the Steel Corporation has been to advance the condition of its employes. "I contradict that statement with the report of the commis sioner of corporations. It is shown that during May, 1910, 50,000 men or 20 per cent of all the employes, workeid 84 hours or more a week, a 12-Hour working day, including Sunday." D. A. Reed, counsel for the Steel Trust, objected to Brandeis' testimony. He said the commit tee was not vested with any au thority to investigate labor condi tions. Chairman Stanley overrul ed him. "Compare the attitude of the Steel Corporation with that of slave owner to slave," cried Bran deis. "Why, every slave was re garded as valuable property. From pure selfishness the slave owner would not mistreat his "But the Steel Corporation 12-hours a day every day in the week. I can show that out of 25 000 men who run blast furnaces; 12 26 per cent earn between 12 and 14 cents an hour. Of 96 per cent of the employes, none earns over 20 cents an hour.'' When Judge Gary recently, made his statement as to how well the Steel Trust treated its employes, he explained the 12 hour day, and 7-day week by say ing that most of the employes preferred to work long hours, and every day of the week, "j Brandeis' figures as to the wages paid the men, seem to show; how true that contention may bd li a man be earning only 12 cents an hour, he is likely to wish t6 work just as long as he can. Everi. working- twelve hours, seven days in ,the week, he can make only $10.08. o o WEATHER FORECAST. Colder Cloudy' and t h r e a tening this afternoon and tonight; for Chi-( cago and vicinity :. Tuesday fair; colder tonight with lowest temperature about 10 degrees above zero; moderate northwest winds becoming varia ble Tuesday. 111? I a