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Show SEEK CAUSE OF ME Investigation of Steel Workers' Walkout by-Labor by-Labor Committee Is Ordered in Resolution. Representative Cooper Declares W. Z. Foster, Union Organizer, Is an Agent of I. W. W. WASHINGTON, Sept. 23. Investigation Investiga-tion of the steel sirike ry the senate :a-"hor :a-"hor committee was ordered today hv the senate. (A resolution by Senator Ken-yon Ken-yon of Iowa, Republican, providing: for the inquiry and authorizing a report as to whether any remedial federal action could be taken was adopted without a roil oa'1.1 Senator Ken von said it was proposed to call leaders representing- ho:h employers em-ployers and employees to "Washington in an effort to determine the cause of the strike. FITZPATRICK AND GARY SUMMONED. Senator Kenyon announced later that the ir. estimation would be begun Thursday Thurs-day and th.it the first witnesses wouh: Le Chairman Gary of the United States Steel corporation a r. d John J . Fits p a t r i c k , l-. -.air man of the national committee organizing: or-ganizing: the steel workers. Before the Ker.yon resolution was adopted. Senator Thomas of Colorado, Democrat, introduced one opposing strikes and declaring that the senate "views with concern" the labor situation. S e : i a ; o r Thomas announced that he phi n Tied to make an address tomorrow on the resolution, reso-lution, whiih declares that a man has a cons tit ut ional right to f o h o w a r.y calling call-ing and that the so-called "closed shop" is "un-American and ce:nmen;al to American freedom."' The Ker.yo nresolut ion was il: sensed briefly. Se erai senators expressed eo:i-.-ern over the general industrial situation. situa-tion. "This strike seems to be the first skirmish in industrial warfare-," sa:d Senator Kenyon. "Let us f.i . e it and find out :c.e facts." The Kenyon resolution was discussed resoh.:::on was in. the Interest of neither the employers nr ev.ploye-s. but "'o great third party the pu-.i!o." Jude Gary of the steel corpora: ion. :ifter r eivius a telegram from Snat-r Kenyon. telephoned the chairman that he could not appear next Thursday, and. at his request, his appearance was postponed post-poned until "Wednesday of next week, j Fiizratriek and his aides, however, are expected to be present Thursday. SENATORS EXPRESS I VIEWS ON STRIKE. The Kenyon resolution was indorsed by Senators Knox of Pennsylvania, F.epub- Ihcan: Owen of Oklahoma. Democrat, and j ' X orris o: Nebraska. Republican. Senator 1 Thomas said he did not oppose the in- , j vestiga'ion. but tVnucted whether it would 1 j bring results. St-r.ator Smith of South j Carolina. Democrat, said he was con- , ' cerned that congress should be called upon 'to fix industrial relations, believing it' i tended toward socialism. Senator Knox said that, if reports that isieel workers on strike were largely for-; tign-'orn. were true, there shcj'.d be an 1 investigation by congress to determine the ' h;-vs:s of the government's policy m the ! future. I Senator Thcmas said the refusal of Jvclge Gdry to receive representatives of . the workers was "un;ustiiied and un-t un-t wise." and that t lie strike was ' one of i the uevel.'pmeuts that w;ll put American ! institutions to their supreme test. He ' added that the senate investigation wou.d ; require t o much time to be of ser- ! Union Leader Attacked. 1 Senator K-.-non said, industry was in ! "a ratctr tickhs::" s tuutiou and :u-eied eve: y steady! ng in flu en "e. If r er oris i ruii ' ''"" men are on strike are tr;; lie padded, congress should "not sit idly b y : rtnd do nxhu.g. The day is gone ry I when eitcer capital or labor has the rict i to p re ip itat e s .ich conditions on the 'country." I While the semte was orlrir: its in-j in-j quiry into the stel strike, r.pr- senu- i;e Cooper. Kepiill;au. o' Yo n - s' o w ti. i i: o. a st -i " er.t-r. s carply rnt '. d V:;1::.ti Z- Fos:". s retary -1 ih h.:-r ' crsan'zition co:n.i i'tee. a? an T. V W. I extremist, ar-l . lunged that "'-"th Ihe j Amerh-an ?'-d-rati "'n of I'aS'r ani1 ' rated, no; bv law--sbidinc citizens, b- j t j by these radici . o-calit-u la or leaders ; wo'.il i '" v-;;rov.' or.r eo rr.T.rnt." j Ret res'V.T.i t;'. e Copper referr" ! !n Mr. ' Foster as "an rxrremist, anpeahnc to men f f-r':z:i rrt.i who ha.e iv .-!-; .- -p;on of Ant-.-r: n ideals and ins t i" u- i C-oper said r-T h.'-d previously rn a -"h ;n F T'-: A a a:: Arn-'i .ci H'-::t ; fr.r ih I. W. . and ?idd-l tht Kos-'T--r"s wr:t;,.-s :n a pairp :.::'.. " d "Sr.d;.uilism'" 'l'w h:s ur.f.t!.es as a j hi cor bfid'r and d s-iuahfy bun frntn ' rr j I'P.me "if An Atnri.'in iut:zn or prole. -j :: n of the Ame:u. an fla?."' I Foster I. V. 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