The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-24
GARY TO COME LATER
Corporation Head Goes
Before Committee on
Next Wednesday
ADOPT KENYoN'S PROPOSAL
Iowa Senator Asks Inves-
tigation--Cooper De
nounces Strike

WASHINGTON. Sept 23.-Con,
rross intcrvened In the steel strike
today by directing the senate labor
committee TO institute an immediate
Investigation to ascertain ~ the sit
l4'iun can In any way be relieved by
federal action
The inquiry vii, begin ThursdaJ
when representatives, of the strik-
cts will be heard Later Chairman
Gary OF the United states steel cor
puratlon, President Gompers Of the
American Federation Of Labor, and
other spokesmen for both capital and
labor will appear.
Judge Elbert n. Gary, chairman OF
tho board Of the United states steel
corporation. and John J Fltzpatrick,
chairman ~ the committee Tor the
orEaulzn ton of the steel workers,
were summoned by telegraph to tes-
uN before the committee immedi-
ately after the senate without "A roll
call had adopted a resolution by sen
uior Kenyon, republican, Iowa, au-
thorizing the inquiry.
Gary Appears Later.
Judge Gary. after receiving the
telegram from Senator Kenyon, tele-
rhoncd the chairman that he could
not appear next Thursday. and. at
hts request his appearance was post
,aued until Wednesday Of next week.
Fltzpatrick and his aides, however,
a.c expected 10 be- present Thursday
Action hy M senate was taken on
"a resolution proposing he inquiry OF
frred by senator Kenyon, republican,
Iowa. chairman OF the education and
labor comm .ttee The resolution
vas adopted without objection after
brief discuss lon Of the serious indus
trial situation.
While the senate was launching
fn" committee inquiry, the house
loudly applauded an address by Rep
T"scntatlve Cooper republican.
oungs.uwn. ohio. member of one
of the railroad brotherhoods. assaIi-
ur WNIamN N Foster. secretary ana
treasurer of the committee oyg"nM
ing the steel workers. aud other Iun
.un labor leaders whom. hc charged
wer, fon'nting revolution The rep
rasrUtatlNc from the h"uri ut one OF
,nr steel industry districts appealed
So me rank and flc Of labor oTEanl-
zarous 10 disregard radical leader
ship"
DcnuunCcs Poster.
preventative cooper ttl'iE"u ''
william = Foster Secretary ot the
committee organizing steel workers
us "un extremist appealing O." men
q foreign birth who hFve mo ron'"p-
'.o0 of American ,id|als and insu-
A HuNurs"
Il Cooper said Foster had previously
3 cen active ia Europe as an Amer
can agent for the ] ". W and added
that Fosters writings In a pamphlet
sn'lIcd yndlcalism" show ms un-
t'nese rs labor leader and iisIutI-
10 him for The name " am American
citizen for protection Of the AWcr'-
cam flag
Can II he possible In this cn''t"al
'wc u our nations history such men
r- " Il Foster arc -pokosWcn ~ ih"
working classes 90 the country p APP
peal t1 The worklnEw"u io wax" up
ana NOS br led .si~uy hy such Hci'1
rs-ue this man iS And ! ann "pu
'.r.ug why the American Federation
ui Labor most uf whose m, W beers
arc honest law abiding citizens. per
wi such man az Foster 'u take
s..h prominent part IN organizing
'a" steel workers whom The fedora
.Hu itself has official, coudrr ned
"'w 'Hr N" revolutionary triitt"r
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