Show THE EEAD1NG STRIKE Its Consideration bythe House Commerce Committee t h 4 i THE WEATHER MODERATING A S f The Irish Cable RtesPure Food Don UarlosfrA Town Blockaded Kto iI i I 1 The Strike WASHINGTON D Co January 20 The subje of the Reading railroad strike came up before the House committee com-mittee of commerce to day through a request by thee subcommittee to wnich hall been reerred the Anderson result tion providing for an inquiry mto thu strike that it be discharged from further consideration of the matter As a reason for making this request the subcom mittee stated that it regarded the subject sub-ject as one of such gravity a to demand de-mand copsideration at the hanifs of the full committee After a short discussion discus-sion the request was granted and an earnest debate ensued updn the merits of the proposition It appears that the committee is pretty evenly divided a number of itS members favoring an immediate inquiry into the strike while perhaps as many more take the ground I that if the strike concerns anything i more than private interest and is probably proba-bly a subject for investigation by the government The inquiry should be tuade by the Interstate Commerce Commission which has jurisdiction if public ights are concerned This matter will be further consirferednext Tuesday wheivan effort will be made to dispose of the resolution It is understood that a delegation front the Knights ot Labor will try to secure a hearing upon that day to present their siiie of thecase d 1l |