Chapter 336 Morgan is also investigating

Although they were far apart, Sheffield and Rockefeller Jr. were also communicating about this matter. In fact, the fact that Roosevelt, as president, personally paid attention to a strike was enough to prove a lot.

"Roosevelt held the meeting at the White House and came out to mediate. This is an attitude. It shows that our president does not want the matter to escalate." Sheffield said to Rockefeller Jr. on the other end of the phone while thinking, "I think this matter will not last too long and can be resolved soon."

"Do you think that union leader will compromise?" Rockefeller Jr. pondered for a moment and was about to speak when he heard the voice of the microphone. "It's not the United Mine Workers that will compromise, but Jess, Bell, and even Morgan. They want to replicate the feat of suppressing coal miners more than 20 years ago. They are just thinking about it. This is a strike of hundreds of thousands of people. How many private armed forces do they have to suppress it? Now things are out of control. The only one who will compromise is the coal cartel. Even if they don't want to, Roosevelt will force them to compromise. Coal is an important energy source. Once the shortage spreads to other industries, it will have an impact on the national economy. Do you think Roosevelt will take a tough attitude?"

Little Rockefeller, who was holding the microphone, remained silent. Suddenly, he said, "Why do I feel like you are afraid of this? This is not like you."

"I always thought I was very smart. I will learn something in the future." Sheffield said ambiguously. He would rather not have any memory of the Soviet Union and related ideas in his mind, otherwise he would not be so troubled.

"Now you know that it's easy to get into trouble if you use unions, right?" Rockefeller Jr. was at least a very qualified second-generation rich man. Of course, he was very clear about this strike. Before he left St. Louis, the slave owners had already made plans, and they were full of confidence and said there was no problem. Now that he saw that the impact was so great that it even alarmed the president, he was afraid.

"Let me tell you, I am not afraid of the threats from lions, elephants, crocodiles, etc., but I am afraid of those ants that can be crushed to death with one foot. Fortunately, our great United States has such abundant natural conditions that these ants cannot take care of it. This is a place chosen by God. Without further ado, my meaning has been made very clear. Morgan will definitely compromise. Maybe this time many of Morgan's secretly manipulated industries will be targeted. However, due to the nature of the media industry, the antitrust law will not be used for this strike, and now we may be safe."

Sheffield obviously didn't want to talk about the strike, and spoke quickly to express his views. How to fight against a president within the framework of the United States, and whether the fight can be successful, are all very sophisticated things. Rockefeller Jr. no longer entangled in the question of whether his brother-in-law was afraid or not.

Now the two of them could just stand aside and watch Morgan get humiliated, but sooner or later this matter would become a matter for the entire industry. After hanging up the phone, Sheffield temporarily cut off the source of his irritation.

According to normal practice, no matter who is the president, in previous strikes, both the state and federal governments have always taken a stance in favor of large companies, and almost no one thinks there is anything wrong with this.

Coal is the real protagonist of this industrial age. Coal provides energy for almost all modern production and life, including steelmaking, railways, shipping, heating, lighting, etc. The impact of the coal strike has begun to radiate beyond the industry, and Roosevelt himself is more anxious than anyone else.

"Working eight hours a day, with a 20% wage increase, why don't they go grab it?" Bell, who left the White House, angrily contacted Jace and Morgan behind the coal cartel, not hiding his hatred for the coal miners' greed. "These shameless bastards, under the banner of justice, put forward despicable suggestions. The most shocking thing is that the president did not object on the spot, simply ignoring the contributions that many of our companies have made to the United States over the years."

At the cartel's headquarters, Jace informed all company leaders of Bell's feedback, which immediately sparked a fierce opposition. "Hundreds of thousands of coal miners, each with a fifth wage increase, and only want to work eight hours? We will never agree to this!"

"Yes, we will never agree to this! They want to go on strike, so let's continue. We won't talk about this anymore."

"Yes, let's not talk about it. When coal supply becomes difficult, the price will definitely skyrocket. Now we should control the coal in our hands and stop selling it."

"We will never give in!" Voices of opposition arose one after another. Jace also understood that John Mitchell's greed had aroused the disgust of these bosses. Jace also felt that this condition was unacceptable. If he agreed to all the workers' conditions, it would be a complete failure.

"Okay, then let's fight on!" Jace said with a cold face. After getting the support of the shareholders, he made up his mind that he would not compromise so easily. As for other consequences, he would deal with them later.

As the leader of the coal industry, the coal cartel has not allowed a trade union to emerge for many years. Naturally, it has its own time. It will maintain a stalemate for a period of time, develop some "labor scabs" among the workers, and wait for the workers who earn money to support their families to be divided and disintegrated. At that time, there were black people from the South, white "migrant workers" from the countryside, and new immigrants from Europe among the coal miners. They had different religious beliefs and interests. As long as they could withstand the pressure, they would definitely be able to make these striking workers surrender.

Soon, Bell made a statement on behalf of the coal cartel that they would not accept the unreasonable demands of the United Mine Workers. This statement was brave, considering that public opinion was very unfavorable to them. Even President Roosevelt was surprised by the tough attitude of the workers and coal mine owners.

"If they want to rest, they now have enough time and no one can disturb their rest." Bell said in a tough attitude in front of the reporters surrounding him.

"Obviously our Mr. President's first round of goodwill was not very successful!" Sheffield watched the show with glee. The unsuccessful things made him whet his appetite. Time is really a good thing. At this time, the slave owners were not scared by the strike to the point of almost peeing their pants like they were at the beginning. Instead, they gained strength from the coal cartel.

This is what a true monopoly capitalist is like. He should have a desperate attitude. Slave owners still have a lot to learn from him, instead of just showing off their power against the compradors of small countries. A true monopoly capitalist should strike back hard no matter what the threat is.

"Who knows when a fight might break out!" Natalia saw Sheffield was happy and gloated over what he said. "If there is a little bloodshed, what will the President do?"

Before this, whenever there was a strike, the employers would often organize private armies, fire union activists, and hire a large number of replacement workers to eliminate the threat of a strike. Labor organizers would also use illegal or even violent means to deal with the employers. Various political forces and gangs were involved in the process of organizing and conflicting between the employers and the employees.

Neither side is clean, and now seeing the coal cartel's tough attitude, Natalia feels that the day of fighting is not far away.

"Not so soon. Now both John Mitchell and Jace think they have time to drag it out. When there is no time to drag it out, they will fight." Anne held a newspaper and said that she did not agree with Natalia's idea. "Negotiations will continue. Whether there will be a fight in the future depends on who is more impatient."

"Annie is right. Not so fast! What does it have to do with us?" Sheffield said, straightening his back. "Many companies have already received invitations and are preparing to come. Let's go and see the venue for the World Expo."

The Louisiana government is also very concerned about the World Expo. After all, if it is held well, it will be a political achievement project. Who says that the state government of the United States does not like political achievement projects? Don't want to win the next election?

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From the slave owner's perspective, because elections are held every four years, the attitude of the United States towards performance projects will only be more serious than that of the Republic, not less concerned. This may not be the case for the entire United States, but it is definitely true for Louisiana.

Compared to the relaxed atmosphere here, the atmosphere in Rockefeller Manor and Morgan headquarters in New York is also completely different. Compared to the attitude of Rockefeller Manor, which is no less than that of a slave owner, the atmosphere at Morgan headquarters is much more serious. Little Morgan went back and forth in the office, and finally couldn't hold back his breath and looked at his father who was sitting there and asked, "Father, didn't Jace come over to communicate and ask for your opinion?"

"Ask me for my opinion? Why ask for my opinion? Just because the original cartel leader was kicked out of the cartel by me and committed suicide?" Morgan looked at his son with amusement and said calmly, "You should know that Rockefeller and I are different. The industries I am involved in can be said to far exceed those of any other businessman, but my right to speak is completely incomparable to Standard Oil. The reason why Gao En was kicked out of the cartel by me was because his excessive expansion caused dissatisfaction among shareholders. He was too greedy and wanted to turn the coal cartel into a trust like Standard Oil. The progress was too fast and caused losses, so I seized the opportunity."

"So he won't ask for my opinion now, and no one will listen to my opinion." Morgan spread his hands helplessly, "Only if they really can't handle such a problem will they seriously ask for my opinion."

"When was that?" Little Morgan sighed, expressing his envy for the authority of certain companies.

"Just wait, there's no rush! Standard Oil and United Oil have much more control over their own fields than I do, but this doesn't necessarily mean they have an advantage all the time." Morgan said calmly, "They are trying to figure out Roosevelt's bottom line, and so am I... haha!"

There will be no interruption, everyone has a happy New Year's Eve

(End of this chapter)