Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-26
JOHN FITZPATRICK
. FAV0RS PRESIDENT
SELECTING BOARD
Offers to Call Back Men
Pending Outcome of
Plan.
SENATOR ASKS PRESIDENT
TO NEGOTIATE WITH GARY
Samuel Gompers to Appear Be-
fore Investigating Com
mittee Today.
MAY INSPECT MINE REGION
Government Is Urged to Take Con-
troll From State ConstabuIary
and Steel Officials.
SENATOR ASKS PRESIDENT
TO NEGOTIATE WITH GARY
Af INSPECT MINE REGION
Government Is Urged to Take Con-
troll From State ConstabuIary
and Steel Officials.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. o5.-An offer to
submit the steel strike TO an arbitra-
tson board appointed by President
Wilson was made this afternoon by
John Fitzpatrick. chairman of tho or
Sanizins committee of the steel work
crs
The offer was made to the Senate
| Committee on Education ard Labor be-
! lore which Fitzpatrick appeared 10
give the strikers side of the contro-
versy. In reply 10 direct que stions by
| senator Kenyon, chairman OF the COM
mlt,ec, Fitzpatrick said that if the
steel eorporation would agree to arbi-
irnte ,i, ,, an, anf! would permit The President
STRIKE would be called OF pendnG the the
result of the arbitration.
senator Kenyon said after the com
mittse hearing tina; he will telegraph
10 PRESIDENT Wilson. now en- route to
e,r WaIrn!mE'rn, TIC terms pronosed by the
f!r,. fnat ihe . mater be laid before Judge
GarN LOT submission to the steel cor
Willing to Submit Claims.
The questions asked by Senator
KENYON OF Fitzpa,rick which led up to
Sr sne oHsr 10 ar6itrate, and their an
IL Mr.. Gary would submit to a con-
:erHnre now, would not that end the
| No
"lf the companies agree to refer all
a4HerfnceS nd rho =! to srbtration would it not
Yes. We would he willing to sub
mi MT our erigvances TO- board appoint
cd oy the President"
would YOU be willing if tina. vera
done 10 call or the striker"
strika nave rbs, mo amthoriiy 10 call OF the
national committee But from nv nv
kn9qhwiedEs s,,qha d of the men who have The
70 70, sehd , me men back 10 the mills on
m !, jFitspa?rick was before the COM
Gompers. president Of the Am"riman
fcderation OF Labor. is to be heard
and the committee will hear also VIII
liam L. Foster. secretary or the steel
Worhers n committee. Judge Gary viii
aupp9ar before The committee next
Way Visit Mining Regions.
The committee is consid.rinr t,a
adFiSabiiity OF visiting some Of ,he
taiiniirS taininSs TsHsions for The purpose OF OBJ
ing conditions there. Fitzpatrick IN his
scst timony urged tho committee to MAKE
pcnds and that unless She citiInnshHr
OF western Pennsylvania is immcdiairiv
Elvcn us rights, God knows what viii
fitzpatrick declared that tho rov-
r"ent troll of ba should step in and take con
stee! companies otfcials. on" INC
~, IN ms testimony to the committee
ground of the strike history, which. he
sac sac showed the strike was called
only on, ,. after il had been Impossible to
Sct pelore inc company of.icia Is the set
o! grievances of the men. When asked
WY WY the strike was not postponed until
cd by the President. Fitzpatrirk said il
would have been impossiblc to Ston
bnc, t,oe sfr,ke draI h after The strike date had
international organization
Why strike WAS Not stopped.
ii we had tried 10 stop after what
was being done in Western Pcnnsyi
! pieces" he said ~
You mean your organization would
DELAYED" asked senator smith. ef OF
Georgia.
~ mean that our organiza ation would
nave nave been wrecked. and that tho actual
| killing of people was already Soinr
on. was the answer.
"A system OF organized terrorism
juno. The workers were being intim.
dated and threatened by the bosses:
told that If they did not co-operate in
the policies OF the companies tbcv
would he driven out OF business: every
kind Of tactics were employed 10 ter
roriZe the workers and keep them from
joining the union Long before the
strike was called occurred tho murdsr
OF fannie SncillnSs at Rrccknridgc"
Describes Death OF Organizer.
Fltzpatrick described the death of
Miss SncilinSS. who was an orcanizcr
Tor the union, and displayed 10 tho
committee a photograph OF her head
after the killing. N He charged that she
was deliberately shot down hy dcputv
shcr!ns employed by the steel compa-
nicS.
EnumcratinE the steps taken by Tho
strike leaders to avoid "a strike Fitz-
patrick aid that after having been re-
bufcd by Judge Gary. the committee
came 10 Washington and laid the case
before tho executive committee OF tho
Federation of Labor. Then the case
was taken to the President on August
20. The President was unwilling to
act. Fitzpatrick said, until he was as
sured that they could delay the strike
III a conference with Judge Gary were
arranged. Judge Gary was asked to
meet the committee and refused. Fitz-
patrick said.
Denies All Arc Foreigners.
Asked about tho charge made nv
Representative Cooper, of Ohio i'm the
House. that majority OF the strikers
were aliens. Fitzpatrick said there were
few Of the workers who cannot sneak
English, and asserted that IL they
were good enough to work for Judge
Gary they. were good enough to Join
! the organizations" He contcndcd That
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