The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-16
They Have Offered All Their E".
dsnce to he Commission.
PLAIN TALK BY JUDGE GRAY
He Freely Comments Upon the Work
ing OF Y-ung Girls in the Mines at
Nigh,-some Testimony that
was Quite Shocking to the
commission-To Hear
Companies.
nv Associated Press.o

-,1J,EY. ILL, December Ia.
,,,+.,,ail was given warm "eico.ae
a.,,., to his old home to-day.
en-;nr Valley observed the DAY as sen,
-, holiday. and business was suspeiiuS 81
.., bic honor. From nearby to"ns uei.-
..io,s bs-an arriving at an earl! iour
,o;,,aa IN The demonstration 1t IS
.:.....a tbe. 1880 unionists anu cili-
no,,s ,ool, part in the parade heaoeo ~
military tand. that esco1'eo l.ic 49,
,a,6er from the train through tne y AZ
cipal business streets.
1ba feature of the afternoon pro
7,,,,,e was the presentation OF l"o So
a. resolutions, one by citizens dlu -
crrarizst,o,is Of SprtnE Nalley, anu -
cher hv the Peru Trades anu Law
council. The former was ehsraNeo Oh q
large silver Tray, part Oh d Sc. ~
,ieces pr scented TO Presioehc -hi.eals.a ''~lsE-
"a tel;c;ta. ed him upon the success
.+.tio,..a ,or The miners in the Pennsyi-
,.,,,ia fed The latter resolutions "ere
.a,,,,ossa7 on aluminium and encaseo III d
1a,Ee frame.
SoIrke 1--we tigated.
(By Associated Press.)
"A N
,,,ina workers after occupying nineteen
davs An presenting about LOO witnesses,
ctnsed their case before the Anthracite
coal Strike Commission late this eVeLil.s-
excepting that they viii can one III
uortant witness to-mor. oW morning.
The afternoon was one of the most I'M
po,tant sittings the commission mas YET
held, because the question OF Wnether the
close relationship of the coal carTHihs
roads with the mining companies shali
figure In the commissions effort 10 ao-
ttIs; the controversy, came squarelE be
fore the arbit ators. The decision OF the
commission, if Chairman Grays remarks
can be so called. was briefly TINS:
That the commission in general Way
IS ayerse to widening the scope Oh the
investigation beyond the terms OF the
submissions of the miners and the opera
tors; that in carrying on the lnVestisa-
ton it assumes the coal companies can
afford to pay fair wages, and that II a
business cannot pay fair wages the en-
ployer ought TO get out Of 1t.
LITTLE GIRLS TESTIFY.
Severa. little girls employed in SILK
mills were called to the tness staho
ne day. and as result Chairman
Gray plainly gave ms op4lnol =. p-.- C.. =
VINO send their children TO WORK at z
tender age. Annie Denlis. aged thirteen
wears sad she worked at nlgat IRON
6:31 nuti 6:3o in the morning. she nae
20 stand up gil night during her WORK
and received 65 cents q night. When
the girl said she was employed at night
every member Of the commission seemed
shocked Judge Gray appeared espe-
cially indignant. Ee asked here Where hei
father worked. and she told him II the
mines. The g.lr also tod the number OF
persons in tie family, and finally Judge
Gray said he would like 10 see The
father. Il would like TO see the fathers
OF these girls" he repeatd.
JUDGE GRAY'S PLAIN Talk.
'.It may be a necessity to send then to
the mills, bu. 1 dint think a fathr mas
right to coin the flesh and Diood OF MS
children into money. ats an outrage
would like 10 see what instincts he
has The chairman OF the cotiii''ss!eH '. .
;,poke with much feeling, and his views
apparently received. the approval u 'ne
other commissioners.
AR y1arrow for the miners, said 1t
was no, Altogether tn fault of the pa
rents. but the employers are to blame 10Y
not paving wages enough to PERM
,nan 20 Keep his children IN scaoo'-
Judge Cray replied: THAT may pc
but there are miners who receive ehou ;,
money TO enabie them TO keep their CHI Iii
dren out Of ina wor'Shouse ;.
Judge Cray inquired as to the Ia" Il.
Pennsylvania regarding child .aoo1 a.
night. One statute was found whlch pa1
tally covered the case, and the eHa''
man marked that It seemed as 'hou
III stafufes of of Pennsylvania IN tiiis
part Of the State 90 not seem to oo''ie.
any one.