Memorandum, Notes on Steel Conferences

Notes on Steel Conferences, June 5 Room 102, Executive Offices Bldg. At 11:15 A.M. Dr. Steelman and Mr. Stowe met with the following representatives of the steel companies and United Steel Workers, CIO. For the Steel Companies: Benjamin Fairless, U. S. Steel Benjamin Moreell, Jones and Laughlin J. L. Mauthe, President, Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. Charles M. White, Republic Steel Corporation A. B. Homer, Bethlehem Steel Corporation Clarence Randall, Inland Steel Company John A. Stephens, V. P., Industrial Relations, U. S. Steel For the United Steel Workers of America, CIO Philip Murray, President James Thimmes, Vice President David J. McDonald, Secy-Treas. Arthur J. Goldberg, Gen. Counsel Joseph Germano, District Director James J. Thomas, District Director Joseph P. Molony, District Director Dr. Steelman said he felt that everyone knew the seriousness of the situation and there was no need to review that or the events to date. He indicated that he thought they might wish to meet without either he or Mr. Stowe present and that if they felt that would be advisable that he and Mr. Stowe would leave but would be ready to talk with them as a group or with the individual members of the group as requested. Dr. Steelman and Mr. Stowe left the room about 11:25. At 11:45 the conference requested an additional room for a subcommittee to meet. The subcommittee consisted of Mr. White, Adm. Moreell, and Mr. Stephens from industry, and Mr. Murray, Mr. McDonald and Mr. Goldberg from the union. At 12:20 Mr. Fairless asked to talk to Dr. Steelman and during the course of this conversation indicated that after Dr. Steelman and Mr. Stowe left the room, at his suggestion they had suspended any speeches and decided to get down to business, which had resulted in the designation of a subcommittee which was then out.