The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-09
'STR|KE PROBERS
ASK COMMISSION
Senators Submit Report
Asking Board With
Powers.
FOSTER RAPED HARD
Secretary of Strikers Is AS
sailed-ls Danger to the
Country and to Labor.

~ The AtsociAiod Pfrss,
WASHINGTON, Nov. Sin it's
report, submitted to the senate to-
day, the senate committee charac-
terized all strikes as industrial
barbarism,"
The committee summed UP Its
findings az follows:
That labOrers in the steel mills
had Just complaint relative 10
long hours OF service, though
wages were satisfactory.
That they had the right to have
representative OF their own choos-
ing present grievances TO en-
ploycrs, though possibly the repre-
sentativer should come from the
industry affected,
That behind the strike there
was massed "A considerable element
OF ! ". W.'s. anarchists, revolu-
uonists, and Russian soviets
Remedies suggested by the com
mittee ingNded:
That congress establish u com
mission somewhat OF the nature Of
the war labor board, with wide
powers, though not with the power
OF compulsory arbitration,
That an AmericaniZation law be
passed requiring the effective
education OF foreign and native
illitsntes
That congress consider WAYS
and means OF extending aid TO
workmen seeking TO buy their
own homes.
That naturalization laws be
amended 90 as to provide for the
deportation OF aliens who fail TO
learn English Within five years.
That congress enact stringent
legislation dealing with anarchists,
revolutionists and "all who would
destroy the American government
By International News Service.
WASHINGTON. Nov. S.-The sen
ate labor committees report on the
great steel strike. made public here
today, embodies the most scathing
indictment OF the relations between
capital and labor that has fallen
from the pen OF statesmen In years.
Declaring that the real victim In
all Industrial disputes In the public
and that at In not to the credit OF
our nation that no way has been de-
vised TO settle these disputes OUTSIDE
Of strikes" the committee goes bo-
yond the strict limits OF the duties i'm
posed upon II by the senate and pur-
poses the establishment Of n fed
eral Industrial commission with
large powers OF compulsory inves-
ligation and OF mediation, concilia-
lion and recommendations.
EDUCATE Forctgncrs.
Furthermore, asserting that a
Iarq percentage OF tso strikers are
and illiterate, the propo-
sition In made that the good among
hem be educated, assisted IN the
purchase OF homes and otherwise
while those who come
Tor the purpose OF stirring up trouble
against this government and at
tenn ting TO undermine and over
throw II should be escorted TO the
waters edge and shipped back to the
and from which they came"
II the laws are not now suf1-
,icnt," says tha report. TO deport
'uch characters, congress should i'm
nedlately enact laws covering this
,erious situation"
william H. foster. secretary OF the
composed OF the 20 In
crna tionaI unions managing the steel
,trike, and In the senate commit
ee's opinion, the real leader In tho
.alkout, was drawn end quhrtered.
"ie believed that nothing was IL
egal II necessary to carry out his
Jews" tho senators say was close
y associated with the J. w w. At
orney Margolis, the self confessed
and friend OF Emma cold
nan, Alexander Rerkman and Rus
han sovieters" o.
Such men are dangerous To the
country and they are dangerous 20
he cause OF union labor" purHueA
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