The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-18

NO, SIT, 10 not. -. rave you taken any
method to prevent such an outrage? A.
have never heard of such an instance
except the statements made by paper
of the character of the New York Sun. q.
Do you mean the good or bad character
of the New York Sun? A. mean the ex-
tremely friendly character of it towards
the llnioE men.
9. Do You think clergyman should be
prohibited from administering the sacra-
ment to non-union workman? A. No,
sir; do not. Q. Do you think a funeral
should be stopped because the driver of
one of the carriages is not a member of
the union? A. No, sir; l do not.
Does Not Favor It.
Q. Should a physician be intimidated
from attending his patients because they
are non-unionists? a. He should not. G.
We have heard good deal here of the
character of the life here and the desti-
tuition and unfortunate conditions of the
children of the mine workers. want you
to look at a couple of photographs pre-
liminary to asking you a question and
whether you think they fairly represent
the average attractiveness of American
girlS-and there are no girls in the world
more attractive? Crwo photos shown wit
ness.) A. Yes, l think so.
g. / will ask YOU if you think girls Of
that character ought to be boycotted by
being deprived of their employment in the
public schools because their fathers con-
tinue to help TO contribute to the support
of their families? A. presume that a
public position, such as teacher in the
public schools, Is like any other public po-
sition, and that citizens of the city or
commonwealth or school district have a
perfect right to petition the directors to
appoint or dismiss any one they choose.
That is done not only by workmen, but,
think, quite often by employers
BY the Chairman:
Q. Is it fair, Mr.. Mitchell? A. TO ask
for their dismissal because their parents
are working? @. Yes. A. should say as
a general proposition, no. that that is 60
ing to an extreme. No labor organization
advocates that, but, in addition, it is fair
to say that neither one of those girls IL
she was teaching school and her parents.
or her father, was working. would be an
efficient teacher; because the children
would not obey her, That would be a
condition that no one could control The
children would look upon the teacher dis
respectfully, unfortunately, because OF
the fact that the parent was working dur
Ing the strike: and the interest of the
school would be better subscrved by hav-
Ing some one there whose father was not
non-unonist until things uuieted down
again. That may not be IA good thing
BY Mr., MacNeagh:
c. Would You say that ii is bad thing?
4. Not the best thing.
.. What i wanted to ask is whether
YOU have any reprobation for visiting a
penalty upon the girl who teaches school,
whose father chooses io remain at work
at the work upon which he has been
engaged for five years. where she is dis
charging her duties acceptably. A. I say
that neither myself nor my union. so far
as | know. had over encouraged anything
of tile kind; that both myself and the
union, as such, as far as | can express
its policies, have declared that over and
over again, that our people must obey
tho letter and spirit of the law. / have
not picked ont one thing and said they
must obey that and not another thing;
| have said they must obey all the laws
His Duty to Go.
.. What Is the proper treatment of a
member of militia company who is or
dercd out to suppress violence during a
strike, who is also a member of a labor
organization? A. 1t is his duty to go.
Q. And what Is the duty of tho labor
organization TO which he belongs? A, |
should say II has no particular duty TO
perform I'm the matter q, Suppose they
a,nsl him! A l shauld say that was