Evening star., 1919-10-11
Senators singly Tour Strike Area

Senators put in q busy day yesterday
snd viewed everything from the incan-
descent metal in rolling mills to the culi-
nary equipment in the homes Of mill
workers. They discussed strike condi-
tions with plant superintendents and held
back streets of Homestead and Clair
ton.
Chairman Kenyon said they wanted
to be sure to hear both sides, and VOL
unteer and voluble interpreters made
it easy for the foreign-born elements
among the strikers to be heard.
In the mills OF the Carnegie COM
pany visited at Duquesne and Home
stead officials would concede that
only small number Of men were on
strike. At Clarion, however, the
senators were told that 1900 men out
Of 5000 normally employed remained
out.
Strikers in the street meetings
With the senator's denied these claims,
and in polyglot fashion asserted that
many thousands of men were missing
from the scene of usual duties.
Visits to Homes.
Chairman Kenyon at Homestead
broke his party up into details of
one. which resulted in each senator
gathering a crowd running up into
where he stopped. Senator Sterling
Of South Dakota, with a cluster OF
youngsters hanging on his coattails.
was taken into two or three houses
in one block. while one man acting as
usher would observe at each door:
Here's the way some more OF
Judge Gary's high paid help has to
live"
Senator Kenyon called In ste
nographer to take down some state
ments made by Mrs. Joseph Pentedi.
wife Of husky Hungarian, mill fore
man, who had refused to strike. She
had been visited. she explained. BY
committee Of strikers and urged to
get her husband to stay away from
work Pentedi, rather shamefacedly.
said that he had done SO for q couple
of days because Twas afraid and she
was afraid
ers crowded around the senatorial
party. under leadership OF r. II. Gro-
gan. secretary Of a local strike com.
mittee. There was some wonderment
among the committee when slavs Still
unable to speak English gave their
names as Joseph Howell" and James
Smith," but the senators finally &C
cepted the names az an indication Of
first step taken toward Americanlza-
tion.
Bought Liberty Bonds.
They wanted, the strikers explained.
fewer hours of work and more wages.
They all held up their hands when
Senator Kenyon asked who had con-
tributed to Red Cross and liberty
bond funds during the war. but
when requested to give the same sign
to indicate possession of naturaliza-
ton papers there was q noticeable
falling off.
Committeeman were keeping an eye
open all day as they rode through the
steel districts for signs of the Penn
sylvania state police. 1t was not un.
til s pm. that they finally ran across
Sergt. Pete Murphy. q state trooper,
at Mckeesport. He was questioned by
T don't think rye hurt anybody"
he said, when introduced to his Ques-
TONERS. but I've clubbed few when
I had to-"
In the National Tube Company
plants at McKeesport the committee
found what q layman would consider
full force operating and the offcials
claimed that 1t was 80. The strikers,
1t was left for considerable later.
Formal Hearings Today.
Senator Kenyon Announced that
formal hearings would be held here
today and that he had taken occa-
sion to summon q number OF wit
nesses met during his tour Of the
district. Many workingmen. both
from the striking and non-striking
groups, viii pc heard. as we'll a. offi-
cials ana nusinesS men from the To-
calnies chieny anectedA BY Monday.
he said, hs hoped 70 carry the invss-