The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-25
SENATOR TO CALL
FOR CARY PROBE
If GIVEN FACTS
Wants Data AS Basis for
Resolution

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in reply to its telegram to various SEN
ators and congressman urging an in
yestigation of the Gary disaster the
following letter from Senator Burton
X. Wheeler of Montana, member of
the senate committee on interstate
commerce:
United States Senate.
Committee on Interstate Commerce
Washington, D. c., June Fl, 1925.
Editor Of The DAILY WORKER,
Chicago, III.
l am in receipt Of the following
telegram:
Demand growing here for In
vestigation Of Gary disaster boz
lieVed to have been caused by vic.
latlon of state and interstate laws
governing storage of explosive
chemicals. Urge you to Initiate
such an investigation In behalf Of
wives and families of dead and In
Jured employees Of steel trust"
| am not familiar with the facts
in this case at all, and wish that YOU
would have somebody write me the
details concerning same, as without
more information would be unable
to do anything at all. In order to
start an investigation 1 would have
to set forth the date and names of
the people that were killed, how
they were killed and all about it.
You can probably send me some
newspaper clipping covering the
matter, and if can see any way of
getting anything done in the matter
will be glad to introduce a resoIu.
ton. Cordially yours.
3. X. Wheeler.
The DAILY WORKER has sent
Wheeler dts issues from June Is to
date containing the accounts OF the
disaster, together with the following
statement:
Chicago, June 1925.
Senator Burton K. Wheeler,
Washington, D. c.
Dear Sir:
In reply to your letter asking for
newspaper clippings and further
facts concerning the Gary disaster
as basis for a senate resolution
asking an investigation we are for
warding under separate cover cop
les of our publication carrying the
story of the disaster from June IS
to date.
In addition, we suggest that you
secure copies Of the Chicago Tribune
and the Daily News of June IS, is,
II and 1s, which give the usual
newspaper version of the disaster.
We state further for your Infor-
nation that In many ways the Gary
disaster is similar to that which oc-
Cured In your home city Of Butte
on or about June z, 1917, In which
the lives of 1854 miners were lost,
Gary Is controlled by the Illinois
steel Company, subsidiary Of the
steel trust, to even larger extent
than Butte was controlled by the
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
in 1917. The coroner's Investigation
was a CHASTITY farce, the steel work
ers are unorganlzed and without re-
dress, there Is no newspaper In
Gary that cares or dares to criticize
the company.
We believe you have Il In your
power to render a service TO the
steel workers, the progressive move
ment, the trade union movement,
and the wives and families of the
dead and Injured men by demand
ing and energetIeaiIy prosecuting
the investigation Of a disaster which
Independent Investigation, conduct
ed under great difficulties, shows 10
have been caused by the rrossest
carelessness in providing safety
measures and violation Of laws gov
ernlng the handling and storage Of
dangerous chemicals and explosives.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) DAILY WORKER,
William r. Dunno,
]. Louis EnudahI