Arizona republican., 1919-09-25
| LABORLEADER
 WILL TESTIFY TODAY STEEL NACNATE NEXT.
Colorado Senator Makes Bit ter Attack on Union Lead ers-Says Action Almost
 Becomes a Civil War
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 WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Arrange- ments were complete tonight for tha beginning tomorrow of the senate labor committees investigations of the nation wide steel strike. Chairman Kenyon announced receipt of assur- ances from John Fitzpatrick, chair man of the strikers organization com mittee, that he would be on hand te present "labor's side of the contro versy.
 While members of the committee were engaged in making final plans for the hea-ins:, Senator ThomaS democrat, Colorado, in an address on the floor of the senate, criticised tn strike in bitter terms, declaring it ha been called on the ''flimsiest excuse. that it's principal object was to "dis- turb an1 bedey3l industrial condi tions' and that the participation of hundreds of thousands of men in strikes throughout the country "be comes almost civil war"
 Leaders to Testify.
 Primary objects of the senate in vestigation, Senator Kenyon said to- day, would be the setting forth befo-., the public the real causes and objects of the strikers. Fitzpatrick, as well as Chairman Gary Of the United States Steel corporation. who is to appear Wednesday, according to Sen ator Kenyon's rlan of procedure, first will be asked for detailed statement and then be subjected to cross ex animation by all members of the com mittee. It is hoped to complete the inquiry and return a report to the sen ate within a fortnight.
 Senator Kenyon holGs the hope that the investigation, in it's enlightenment of the public, may affect the progress of the strike. The committee intends to learn, from both sides of the dis pute, exactly how many men an plants are affected, now many steel employees are hnion men and how many non-union, what per cent re main loyal" what collateral unions and industries gre involved and what conditions Immediately led to the strike. Committee members are also much interested in learning what pe- fcent of the strikers are foreign born.
 It was also stated today by members of the committee that it is proposed 10 investigate the failure of negotiations to avert the strike-why it was not postponed at President Wilson's re- quest and why Judge Gary refused 10 deal with the strike organizers.
 Relations Of the leaders to the strikers personnel also are to be in quired into.
 Fftzpatricks telegram to SenatoI. Kenyon today indicated that he would be accompanied by other representa- tives of the strikers. Testimony of all other witnesses may be deferred, however. after Fitzpatrick's appear ance until Judge Gary is heard.
 Hearing Open to Public Fitzpatrick is expected to take the stand at 10 o'clock tomorrow. One of the largest rooms in the senate office building has been obtained for the hearings which will be open to the public.
 Senator Thomas criticised labor lead CTS for calling a steel strike. Referring to the refusal of strike leaders to post pone the strike until after the labor conference called next month by Presi dent Wilson, Senator Thomas said:
 T believe the principal object oi calling the strike at this time was to so disturb and bedevil industrial cond tions as to force the hands of the pres- dents conference and compel it to yield to the extreme demands of those ex- tremists who now have the upper hand"
 Easing his address on his resolution which denounces strikes of violence and declares the "closed shop" to be up. American, Senator Thomas asserted that the strike was called on the film siest excuse" the refusal oi Chairman Gary of the United States Steel corporation to meet the unior representatives.
 If not that, some other excuse would have been resorted to-" said the Colo rado senator, who added that he re- , gretted Judge Garys refusal to tall , things over with the mems representa- ) tives.
 Referring to reports that 211 strike.