The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-11
First Conclusion Announced by
Steel Strike PrObers.
Senate Committee AstOunded at
Isolation of Foreigners.
TO URGE new CITIZEN LAWS
Would Enable Every Foreigner
To Become an American.
Senators Postpone Ohio Trip
Recalled to Capital.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. 11.-Foreign
labor must be Americanized. This is
the first conclusion announced by
Senator Kenyon as a result of the
senate steel strike investigation now
under way in the Pittsburgh district
Efforts to pass laws which will en-
able every foreigner to become IN
American will be started at once on
the committees return to Washington.
chairman Kenyon said today.
Astoundcd ut Isolation.
Senators were astounded at he .so-
lation of foreigners in the steel dis
trict, They visited districts where the
English language is scarcely under
stood. Repeatedly interpreters had to
be obtained before the senators could
converse with strikers.
Turnout the steel mills danger signs
were printed in five languages. Proc
lamations were printed in various
tongues, senators observed.
we have got to have Americaniza-
ton of these people" Senator Kenyon
declared today. Its the one thing
TO surround these men with good in
fluences and teach them our ideals
and language. 1t is the one hope
Sought Ammunition and Got 1t.
have been after ammunition on
this trip and 1 certainly have it in
abundance.
He plans to conduct a determined
Iisn' IN congress based on observa-
senators met many workmen who
/ nave been in America many years ard
| scarcely understand English now.
signs and advertisements stared the
COMMITTEES in the face on every side.
printed in Polish, Slavic and Italian.
Plans are being made to carry the
steel strike investigation to Gary, Ind.
II the committee can arrange to be alb
/ sent from WashiE gton long enough
| Several members of the committee
1eel that The situation in the Calumet
area is more acute than here as far
| as possible disorder and bloodshed is
! concerned. No outbreaks have oc-
! Cured thus far during the committees
stay here. Everywhere the strikers
! showed a hearty good humor and
there was much joking between them
lenness when senators asked them
their grievances. All stated them
| frankly and without either hesitation
/ or bitterness. Members of the COM
rnittee feel that with this spirit there
: is little likelihood of violence.
No Effort at Arbitration.
No efforts are being made to bring
/ the opposing sides together, Judge
t Gary having refused to arbitrate. The
committee is sticking closely to the
| job of finding out the facts about the
strike.
Senator Walsh. Massachusetts, was
! expected to join the committee here
today. Both today and tomorrow
will be spent hearing union and nom
union employees and local business
men
The committee had intended to
visit Youngstown, Ohio, after the
hearings here. but wire from Sena-
tor Curtis. Republican whip, recall
ing the delegation to Washington for
! business there Monday was received
during the night by Senator Kenyon,
and the trip was abandoned.
A special convention of the state
federation of labor will be held in
Pittsburgh not later than November
to consider securing for the steel
mills strikers and labor bodies their
constitutional guarantees" it was an
nounced last night after a special
meeting of the central labor union
and executive officers OF the state
federation.