The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-26

W A4hinEton, S4pL 10w--An AGl0T N
ubmit the steel Strfsoc to An Arbftra-
Ion board appointed by President VIII
cn was made this afternoon by yosrn
Fitzpatrick. chairman OF the orEants-
hx committee of the steel workers.
The offer was made to the senate
nmmittee on education ard labor be-
lore which Fstspatrick appeared to
live the strikers side u[ the ccutrnp-
ersy. In reply to direct 4uestioAs ~
enAtor Kenyon. chairman OF the ooxs-
httfes, EftxpAtrick satd that n the steal
nd would permit the peesideut to nanse
he board IT arbitration the strife
Fould be called of pending the result
{ the arbitration
Senator Kenyon satd after Ehe cous-
attfee hearing thse he viii Telegraph
President wHlsor- ncw en- route tn
Washington. tho terms proposed ~ the
trikers representative and S8gEesrt
nat the matter be lah before JuAEe
lazy for submission to tho steel Co.'s
koration cfKictaia-
Ths qHestfons aakad By Senator Ken
IN, Of Fitzpatrick. which ind up 10 d,e
SRar to arhitrate. and their xnr~pcra.
vere N follows:
IT Mr.. Gary would submit "a q onn--
Aronce nUv. would mot that crud csn
U1ksY .''s's's' - -
..Nn.
III the companies agree to refsr as1
&iAGrences to arbitration, would II not
I'd the strike
Yea We would ~ Willing to sue-
ut or grievances 60 a board appoint
a by the president"
would you b. willing. n that vaero
)cnA, to call Off the strike
Il have no authority to caA or Ire
tYikA That must be oune by the M
tonai committee But from my
knov3edge of the men who hA~c thu
ttrfke In charge ei1ey would be win
ng to s1nd the mam back to uae mills
Ia that hazik"
Fitxpa&rtck was before t1se COMMIT
= all day. TomoErDw EaMs,el Comp
=. president OF the American Fed
Rration OF Labor, b to be heard. and
ne committee win hear A1ao William
I Foster. secretary Of the steel work.
RI committee. Judge Gary win ap-
bear before the committee next We'd
1Af vnmr MINING RExHox.
TIA COMMITTEES ic considering the
k1v1aAhAfty Of v4Sfth1g some OF thu
nfning regions for tlse purpose Of OBJ
a1ntng first-hand information regard
r. conditions there Fitzpatrick IN
y testimony urged tina committee to
800 such = visit, asserting that a
r1ain impAnds and that unless the
Saaxenship Of westafn Pennsylvania h
'musedtataey given its rights. God
known what win happen"
| Efnp9tr1ok declSned that TIA COW
nu1e91t ahoufd step In and take con-
Ehol Of tlhe .situatton out Of the hands
u tho state consfAbufary End the
5teeI cornpanies' ofncials.
III hts testimony to the COMMITTEES.
Fitspatrtck went over the entire
round OF the strike history. which Ire
~ showed that tlle strike was called
Sniy after Il had 'hscn impossible 10
ret heIOre the company officials the
- az grievances OF tho men When
Lsked Why the strike was not post
Doned until after the conference Of
fYtxpatrick said X would have been
Impossible to sbop. the strike after the
kfrlke date had been fixed by the on
tiAls Of the second international or
kan1zattOn.
m ~ had tried TO stop after what
Svas being done In Western PennsyE
,anis. We would have been shot to
|pieces," he said.
seYou mean your organization would
zen shot to pieces II you had delay
~ - asked Senator Smith. Of Geor~
II mean that cur orl,anfxatton
ksould have been wrec3und md that
Phn actual killing OK people was al
seady going on" was the answer.
"a system OF organized terrorism
l1aa being carried on. 1t began about
kYiisS. The workers were being In
Efnidated and threatened by the boss
~: the bnginAss men Of the towns