Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-08
Results of KenyOn's Steel
Strike Inquiry Made
Public.
NOT JUSTIFIED BY
PRESENT CONDITIONS
Judge Gary Upheld In Refusal 10 Mesk
With Union Officials Not Represent.
Ing His Workmen But Principal of
Collective Bargaining Approved
Strike Found to Have Been Caused
by Organizers and Asitatora.

Washington. Nov. S.--charactertzing
all strikes as industrial barbarisn."
and declaring that there 'is no place
In this country for either Industrial or
labor despolsrn, tho senate committed
authorized to investigate the steel
strike today prese6ted q report GOV.
ering Its hearings In Washington
and Pittsburgh and criticizing both
labor and the employers In tho con.
troversy which resulted In at least par
tal disruption OF the steel industry.
Tho committees main conclusions
concurred in by all members, was OK.
pressed in the statement that tho
public has right to demand that cap.
iLal shall not decide for itself to de-
eide all Industrial questions and neith1-
er shall labor. and Il In the duty Of
congress. to provide some way Of ad-
3usting these differences"
AZ TO the solution OF strikes, which
the committee says are the only way
for employees to get their Just demands
II employers refuse to grant them, IL
Is recommended to use some body
with wei defined powers such m ths
recent war labor board"
This board would have the power OF
investigation on this subject, but not
TO tho extent OF compulsory arbitra-
tion." A just discussion by the board
would be endorsed by tho pubic.
Committee members who cond uctAd
the investigation were fairly unani-
nous In making the report. The re-
port was signed by Senator KEN
yon. OF Iowa: Sterling. OF South Da-
kota; Ritch. OF Rhode Island; Nc
keliar. OF Tennessee, and Walsh. OF
Massachusetts,.
Blames A. r. Of L.
Treating the steel strike the com.
mittse expressed the opinion that the
| walkout was precipitatcd by the deter
mination OF the American Federation
OF Labor to organize the steel indus-
try. Wages are not q factor In tl,0
strike. the COMMITTEES held. being high
enough to give no reason for dissat,
isfaction. Hours Of the workers. tho
senators believed. arc too long. Fult
ther behind the strike, the COMMITTEES
found, was masked "a considerable
element Of radical revolutionary nc
tivities. of which William Y. Foster n
! '~e>As VAth Satou atI0rnGy
! for the i. w. W., and assistant IN 9.
sanizing the strike. Secretary Foster
came In for unsparing condemnation.
Despite Fosters partial disavowal OF
his former doctrines. the committee res
fused TO believe that he has had "a
change OF heart. but on the contrary
that he Is not in tho fun heydey OF his
power"
The workers had Just complaint
on the part OF long hours OF service
and on the right OF some Of them to
be heard by the company" said the
| committee in summing up It's formal
findings, ~
Long Hours Condemned.
with the system of working hours In
the steel industry the committee disa-
greed strongly. I'VE believe that n
large number OF men work ten and
twelve hours n day" the report said.
Men can not work ten or twslvc
hours day and attend classes in night
schools. An eight hour day tha: will
permit men to work and then bring UP
their children and families in normal
American style ought to be q part Of
the industry"
Sketching briefly the history OF the
strike. tho report dealt briefly with the
efforts OF the strikers to get judge
Gary into q conference. The commits
tc members felt sympathetic with col-
lectire bargaining but that the serik-
ers did not take the right course.
Approve Gary's Course in Part.
Representatives to discuss the qiies-
tion OF collective bargaining should he
4 men with sympathies for American
| government. The report said Judge
Gary could well have refused to meet
q man like Foster. but he did not put
It on that ground, but on tho ground
that the representatives did not ap-
pear for the men Of the steel mills, only
10 to Is per cent OF whom are union-
fed" We do believe that those 10 to
/ Is per cent had n right to select tfiat7
! Town representatives and to be heard
by Judge Gary
The Weather.