New Britain herald., 1926-03-17
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 The strikers intend 10 return to New Jersey later today hoping that the senate will adopt a roso- lution authorizing m investigation Of the conditions in the textile in- dustry. Wcisbord said the group had hoped to sec the president 10 urge him to give support to such q move.
 Mr. Sanders was believed 10 haye acted on his own responsibility as he refused the delegation an audience with the president with out leaving them to consult Mir. Coolidge. There were ten members of the delegation. four of them women. All except Weisbord and Miss Katherine G. r. Wiley, secre. tary Of the Consumers league of New Jersey. were strikers.
 Time to Meet Dancers
 The group were evidently dlsap. fN'i''N "t 'iic'i IaiiuTe " seq the president, Weisbord declaring that It was strange that tho president who has time to greet Charleston dancers cannot meet strikers"
 Weisbord said he knew that the president was acquainted with con ditions at passaic through press accounts He predicted that thc strike. If something was not done. would spread to Paterson and probably to textile mills in Now England and other sections.
 Conditions in the New Jersey mills, Weisbord told Mir. Sanders, were as bad if not worse, than those at Lawrence, Mass, in 1912 when President Taft named a com mission 10 investigate the situation
 The delegation visited the White House after they had laid their case before Senator's Borah of Ida ho, and LaFollctte of Wisconsin, urging them 10 take the lead in pressing for a senate resolution 10 investigate the Passaic situation. They said they had reason 10 be. lioNc resolution would be intro, l.ced.
 Mu owners Act
 Textile mil owners in the New Jersey strike area went into con ference today with Secretary Davis and labor department conciliators Tn an effort 10 reach an accord on plan Of settlement.
 Want Federal Inquiry.
 P1Ssaic, March 17 tPI--Tcdcral in tervention in the textile strike np- pears a possibility today.
 A strikers delegation 10 Senators Rorah, Wheeler and La Toilette ask ing for congressional investigation ot the industry visited Washington yesterday and crfativo plan of ar bitration by officials Of the depart ment Of labor is under discussion.
 While reports Of an actual plan suggested by Secretary Davis calls for an arbitration committee of three to settle the strike differences were characterizol as "premature" last night, it was learned that the eecrc- tarY has interested himsol; in het situation. Mill owners. had an ap- poin;mcnt with the secretary today.
 John A. Moffit and William C. LilIcr, department strike conciliat ors, who wero taken off the case recently 10 attend 10 other duties, have re- turned to pa$saic 10 resume their observations.
 Denied Their Rights.
 The strikers delegation told the three senators on whom they called that they Wero being denied their constitutional rights of free speech and public asscmblage, and charged the mill owners with importing agents to intimidate thom. They urged that q congressional inyesti- gation Of conditions in the industry is justified because it is primarily engaged in the manufacture of pro ducts for interstate and foreign conl- merco.
 With their leader, Albert Weis- bord. the 25-year-old organizer Of the United Front committee, in Washington. the strikers confined themselves to demonstrations at q single mill. They marched before the National Silk Dyeing Corporation. where four mon were arrested Mon day. Therc others were taken into stody yesterday and two other strikers were arrested for distribnt- ing copies ot q strike paper in thc city.
 Jack Bryan. 1"nosed lieutenant Of Wcisbord. issued q statement dcclar- ing himself opposed to tho United Front committee and asserting that the strike was "communistic Nat- tlo, and not legitimate fight of la bor against capital"