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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-01-25
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EL AoltLa de Puerto Rtco dice que TODD el
sscarceo que Sc ha srmado con motive de 10
ocnrrido las HermGpss de la Carload en Pom
ce es porque el AyuDtsmiento les ha qatado
Ia administraci6n del Hospital Tricoche.
Per nuestrs psrte podemos asegarar al CO.
lega que nuestrAs censuras no han eenfd0 PoF
base esa medlda. En- su derecho ha estado oil
Ayuntamiento al noInbrar un administrator, y
estamos copformes en que no es esG Ia nnision
de las HermanRs.
Lo qua hemos csnsnFado censuP&femos
siempre 90 la faitA de respeto el veiAman que
con elias SO ha cometldoi 10 que hemos censu-
rAdo es, que un doctor AguerreVere 80 haya
permitido lujnriSr y ssearnecer delante DO esas
Hermanas las HguTas de los santos, llarnando-
las nLnecos de mo deqG que solo siTUen pora en-
Gender JG LuT7lbrej 10 que hemos censurRdo es,
Que esRs abnegadas muieres Sc las hay6 ira
tado de expulsAr de esos hospitales parE Susti-
tuirAs con otrAs teres no habituadss al aan-
to ministerio de Ia eRridad;en una palabfat que
sc las veje sc las atropelle por hombres sin
eopctencia, ain religion sin educaefon social.
ESQ es 10 que rechaGa toda sociedsd hons
fadatsso es 10 que rechaga ell pueblo de Ponce,
cue es un pueblo con cFeenciRs no qnieFe
5oportSr poF mas tlempo un Ayunta mlento
de uteos. Prsctiqusn los Gaores Cheval4er y
AgueErsvere oil Gtetsmo an aus hogsresi ALI aon
dnehoa de hRear CON so capa un sayoi pero no
pretepda llsvaf 4 la casa sgenR slsfem0s y coss
suflbrcs que la moral social de nueRtro pneblo
Eechaza en- absolute
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-01-25
Conferencias Pedag6gicas
YABUCOA

las dos de la tsrde del szbsdo pr6ximo
paiado llevAronse cabo en- los salones de Ia es-
cueIa graduads do Yabucoa, as prlmeras con-
ferencias dsg6gIcas, de la terie que de elias
habr6 de celebrarse en- el presents 40 escoar.
Fue alberto ell scto ror ell professor prin-
cipal, sefor Huy ke, quien en- correcta frase ex-
plfc6 & la concurrencia, a importancia que re-
Vastfa aQuel acte, no tan solamente por que
entrs IA IN adelanto moral, para ell pueblo,
Hino poFque obigA los maestros al estudio
consts nte. hnica manera de hacer que aumen-
ten los conecimientos que Sdquieran.
aabpues de teyminar ell eenors Huy ks gu
inspiration galAnR, comenzRron los Pre- fesores
81 desarRolo de sus temas.
Los profesoFes rurales sehores Davila y
Mendez seIoritss Lastra 7 Aguiar,- disron
leetura sss tFsbaios reapectfVoss <Estudio de
Ia Gramatics,1 GVentsias del Deletrec0, 9ED-
seDnanEa de la AritmesicsS GEstndio dc Ia
de In GaograflaS, que merecieron todos Ii apro-
bAci6n general.
ToG6 ell tnrno al eompetente professor Sc
nor VAlldejuli, quien expuso en- IN concien-
zudo trabsj ola @ImpoKtancia de 10 GYMNASTICS
en- las EscuelagD.
Signi6,e en- el $50 de In palabra el DIR. fesol
Rafael N. Cuevas Zsqueirs, Que desarrollandc
| oil tema eDlsCiplina1. puso de manifesto oil -
| meptabe error en- que SO eDcontraban todoi
aquallca cue, para In cprlecei6n Do ms fAlta
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-01-25

que puso la administraci6n de iusticia en- ma
nos de ssos hombres que ha peraistido en- 10
idea do sostenerloB en- esos puestos, qufzAs con
Ia aveBa inten ei6n de desaereditar la togs pueF-
torrriquena, para pediT, como pide hoy Et
FelOs, que 50 sastituyan poE j'teces arserteolOs.
mucho nos extrbhs que ahora E5 Fats pom
ga el grito an Q! eielo, trSse de vlncuiar ei
prestiqlo dc In toga puertorrtqusfla esos
jueces republicanos, que con sas actos no han
hacho otra cosa que faeilitaF 81 g0berno el
M medio de que & Ia mayor brevedad poDgs esos
tribunAlss en- manos de los aunericanes.
81 nosotros tuv6ramos la convicei6n de
que todos los megistrados pusrtorriqn nafIos ha-
bfan de portarse como Sc han portado los 1ue
ces de esas Certes, unirfamos nuestro vote
del San Juan NelSs, dirfamos: antes que ga
guir presenciando el essandalosO espsctac aio
do unos tueces,que absnelvsn Maule6n las
turbas que atacan hegarss respetabies, destru-
yen imprentEs apale&n eiudRdRnos, miaEtfRs
llavan al banquillo de los reos & personas ho-
norables como Mufoz Rivera, Larrinaga, Gar
ella Salg@do, ETC., porque Fechazan mano ar
aada es0s fscinerosoE; antes que presenciRr
como esos juecss de Hum3eao faIsean el espt-
rltu 90 Ia ley de iurados para formar listas
republIcanas en- Puebloa eminentements fade
ralesi antes de continuar soportando Santas
Vergn 4nzas ignomfnfas, YENGAN JUICES AME
RIoAHOS; vENGES LEYES AMERICANAsi en- una
palabra, vENGAN HoMBRES HoNRADos DE
CoNCIENCIA, aupque haya que lrlos buscsr
las gsrgantRs de las MontafiAs Rocallosas.
Pero como tenemos Ia conviction de que en-
Ell pats los hay; como Ell gobierno 10 saba tanto
como nosotros, de ahf que nos opong amos
esa intromis6n de leyes de iueces ex6ticos
Pero como 81 msmo tempo com mprendemos
que Ia administration de iustlcia no debe con-
t1nuar en- manos de esos hombres como COM
prendsmog que es "a verdaderamente trritan-
TO continGen los tribunales do insticia al servi-
clio de partldo poiftico; como TODD eso 10
sabe mejor que nosotros Ell honorable William
H, Hunt, que no lego aver este pals, sino
que ha estado intervfniend0 en- ell gobterno
desde que Sc crssron esos tribunsles, de Shi
que hayamos pedido una Glen veces Ia desti-
tuci6n de ssos juecss, sin que Sc haya heehe
easo aIguno al clamoreo de la opinion.
No son, pues, nuevas leyes 10 cue necesi-
to Ell pafs, sino nuevos jueces No son refor-
mas en- nuestro sistema iurfdico 10 que Sc I'M
pone; sino reformas en- el personal, en- ese
personal al que sc ha confado Ia administra-
ci6n de justicia.
Y n1ientras esto no So haga, no habra ga
rantia en- Ia justicis, nj con syes espaholas nj
con leyes americans.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-01-25
POR NUETRAS LEYES

Nuestro coogA The sun Juan Mus, vIsse
publicAndo serte die aFtfeulos encamIna-
porque, en- mauos de juscss abogados corrom-
pidos, soio sirven q de Instruments para come
ter injustcias atropellos, pide quo i'm
pianten t0dds Lds Ieges lie los Rstados Unidos
Que sean Apicables q Rsts pals.
No estEros coLformGs con Ia opinion del
colsgs; primero, porque no todas las leyes que
pudieran constderAr apicAbiss 10 serian,
como resulta con los nuevos C6iigoE en- pro-
yectoi segundo, porqus las leyes aspsfolas
que Aquf rigen, son buenGs sabias, pUegto
que est&n basadas en- los iudscutioies pElncl-
pies de Ia ciencis del derecho y en- un alto ss-
plritu de iusticla. Adem&s nusstro puehlo
las conocs, por 10 practica de largos aASs,
misntras que un sistena do leyes nuavas tar
daffs, quiSas una ceDtnria, en- ser conCdi5o de
Ia mass popular que en- su grsn mayoifa no
ssba ieer nj escribir.
No son las leyss las que neeesitan de una
radical refoFma; sinO los tribnnales. L0 mis-
mo Que ocurre con las leyes eEpafiolas, ocarri-
RIA rnsGana con las lsyes smsricsnas. Esos
iueees, que tan sgriamente csnsuFa ei eoega
no habIisn de Variar su conducta poTqGe les
pusieran nuevos c6dlgos en- lag manos. Bs
r.asi 81 sl C6digo penal de Mr. Ksedy SO spro-
as el atropelio la injustisia llegarfan & su
Z = o. puesto que en- 81 Sc eonceden fGet1ttddes
dtscrectondLeS q los iusces para splicRr las pc
mas cosA VerdaderAnente inRudita. 81 CON
nusstro c6dIgo, que no concsde esas fAcultades
4 los 1ueceg, Sc cometen tsntas injnsttcias,
rnedite ell coiega las que SO eometsrian con sl
nueVo e6digo penal
Para esto e SIN Juan Nea0g encuantra
una rouci6n muy facil. Que Sc constituyan
las CoFtes con jueces dTlertcdnos. ESQ 81 que
no podsmos nosotros acePtsrlo dc ningGn
rnodo. pues squivaldria declarar incap&css
nara in administrGci6n de justicls o los abogA.
dos puertorrique6os. Qls haya jueces, como
los de las Cortes de San Juan HnmacRcs que
se burlen de la ley, aplicAndola tergivsrsan'
dola 4 So antojo para favorecet sus cotreh-
xionaFlos en- polfttca juecss que absueiVer
MAule6n otFos tipos de su calana, v en- cam-
bio, por Ia mas levs faita condenan, con sodo
rfSor honrados cindadanos por el hecno de
ser fsderales; que hays 1ueces como esos que
q tales puestos no h1n lido sdministEar 1nstl-
Ella sino reaiizar vepganzas poIfticae, quie.
Re Gecir Que el pats NO tenga magistrates Dig
nfsimos que hacan honor a Ia lev una prue-
ba de clio In tisne el San Juan Neps en- los se-
flores que forman Ell Tribunal Supreme. La
cuIpa de 10 que ha venido ocurrisndo en- esas
Cortes no la tienen las .leyes, sino oil goberno
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-01-25
lnformes

lnforn1es
ss lnforma que no debe cobrarss eontriou-
clones los ventorrllos que tengan 100 dollars
de extsteneia.
Que eli 81. B. ndmero sea reformado Sc
gan indica Ia comiai6n.
81 unes
Pnr tpforme sobre el proYecto de ley nd
Nero % de Domeneeh, que rtgatS dc la In
munidad parlamenthz;s1, es aeueFdo sen discu'
lido 6l lanes.
En- su turno
La comisi6n correspondients informa al
gunas enmiendas al 81. 3. phmero 19 de M.
Couwall. Els acuerdo sea discutido en- su turno.
EI jueVes
Sic acuerda que q. B. 70 A sea discutide
oil pr6xmo jueves.
H. B. n1mero Is
Presentado en- tercers lsctura Ell FL B.
no 20 de Besosa, Sc apreb6 defnitivamente.
Reduction
El Coneejo Executive envia una com untca'
ci6n referente al FL. B. ndnero 4, que trata de
un cr6dito para Ia Exposici6n de San Luis, 81
que le han aldo hechas a!gunas enmiendas y
10 envian para ser aprobsho por Ia CAmaTa.
Estae eonsisten que sea reb2jada Ia canti-
dad de traintA mil GdoIlarsD 3 veinte mil.
MIR. Cefnwell pide sean lsidas las enmien-
das que oil Executive ha hecho ests ehill ,
Lsidas, dice que no cree que 10 Osmara deba
aceptsr las enmiendas que hace ei Eiecubivo.
Ss nombra una comis6n para que indique
al Eiecutivo que de5e ser aproba1o ell <btllD
tai y como 10 acept6 la CAwars.
0tra. @. B. n1mero II.
ri Executive envfa oil G.. B. n6mero II, de
Barbosa, para hscer una ley para las eleccio-
mes munieipales.
H. B. n1mero 20
Para que ipgresen en- el Tesoro los dere-
chos arencelsrios que sean cobrados en- los re-
gistRos de Ia prOpIadad.
Dacl6rass Ia CAmara q eomisi6n total pa
ra diseutir este &biil.S
Fu4 muy debAtido y enm sndedo en- rnuchas
de aus parties. SobFe t0do en- ia secci6n que
dice que los registrsdores de Ia propiedad de-
ben ser rombrados despr es de un ex&men opo-
sitoyto hecho por In Suprema Corte.
Mr.. Corr we'll era opuesbo & este sistem
pues pedis que fuesen nombFados por Ell Go
bernador.
Por I'm Sc acord6 que Ell Attorney nombra
"a un tribunal exsminadcr.
La C6mara aprob6 este bill con mucha'
enmisndRs.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-01-25

spssan castigse corporaies, ravanas muchas
vaces en- 10 brutali aaf mfsmo expflc0 con ARE
glo D la modernia Psds gogia, que en- 81 castfFo
"a una faita deoeh emplearse kodos squellos
nsdios que corres pnnden 81 campo de- Iaa aa.
nacionss, Dc las dIversfs emos1ones que ha-
cen Iatir el coraz6n del nino.
La senorika profasora Maria BsFffos cnva
compatencia es De t0dos conoeida, trst6 con
estilo eorrecto y ficll sobre &La Ensenanza da
la lectures.
Con suma correction fa4 tratado Ell tama
octave, <Easefsn del ing 6.S p0r ell profesor
de dichs asig as1Fa, Mr.. E4wln w Pona M
sabfeudo noeotros que admirar rnAs en- 81: II Ia
perfsecI6a del trahajc ell estilo :atizo sn eve
fu6 presantado.
C1mo claosnra del aeto Ell professor nrfncf
pal dib lectura IN hsrmoso trabaj 10 psco oa-
dag6gico titulatlo ~M sdicion de las facultAdea
y teorfas del deaarroIlo II snbal.S
Fsicitanos al pueblo de Yabucoa nrtma
ro en- sl distriGo de Humacao, por calebrar ae
tos tan I'm partaatas con0 81 qua nos ocupa
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-01-25
Juicio en- Mayagiiiiez

Va SO celsbr6 en- MsysgnaE FL iucio oral
contra nuestro amigo c0rreligionario don
dulio Medina, director d de GLs Revoluei6nD, poF
su2ue stos disparoa de armas de fueRo.
En- el Rcto sosbuvo conclusiones proVi-
sionaIes el ministerio fiscal, solicitandn In pena
de / sAo, g meses, 81 dias para el procagado.
El sefoF de Diego defansor de Medina sbo-
g6 por 10 absolucioni ponlendo de manifesto
u rresponsabilIdad de su defsndfdo, puss el
hecho de disparnr armA de fueFo no es
constitntIvo de dellt"; 10 penAdo en- eli C6digo
ca EL DISBARo Die ABsrAS DE FUEGo CONTRA
PERSONA DETERMINADA.
Hoy Be votArA Ia sentencia.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-01-25
Asamblea legislative
Iess session
-Peticiones

El aynntsmiento de Santa Iaabel ma
ninestR que sst& de senerdo con Ia pe4Iei6n dol
AynDtamiento de Ponce.
Rosendo Cordero Rodriguez, Qua los ceFti-
6cRdos qbe ds ell DepRttAmento de Educsci6n
q vol o Etad la In simpBtfs Gle los fnspectores
yqra ia iupts local ses parte.
II sypbtamTapto de Cs guss que ap8 cons
trut1o ell puepte que esta, eDtrando ai pueblo,
deTTUm bsco por ell cfci6n &c Agoato.
GenAra Castro de Camuy ed le puhveneIn.
ne para lF d essudlaE IA EBcuela Normal de
BIO PiedrRs,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-01-25

En- el bill aobre publicaGi6n de sentencias
del Supreme Tribunal Federal, Ell Executive
la supriinido 10 secci6n que deefa serfan
pubIicsdaa 1as sentencias do In Corts de Cir
quito. Solo SO publicaran las del Supreme.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-01-25
e ca1bo caballeira

NnestTo amigo y eoFrelikonRri0 de AgRas
busnRs don Gabriel Santiago nos escrln0 alo
KIAndo Ia conducts del eabo de Is poIicka insu-
lar senior Cabsileira CsfeIlas, quien, 81 al prin
clpio de llFgar q dicho pueblo Ia empTend0
contra los fedeFSies, psrece que shoTs 50 IN uss-
ira impartial en- ell extricto cumrlimiento de
iR lev
En- ESQ terreno quisisrs mos yer siempre
. 10 polcia insuaf.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-01-25
JUAN
y OTAg EsOR GsaxR zgE E6p
Enero "a.

EneFQ "a
Benito Mir5 pi1a por medic de la Ckmara
insular ell indulbo de Ia pena de dos meses IN
dia que lie fo6 impuesta por Ell Tribunal de
Diktr1to.
81 Attorney general hs informado de.fA-
vSrabeme ente s3bre este 2supt to, pues este In
divfduo es de malos ant: cedentes
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-01-25

DCna ldodesta 0tero ha entado dema
ea de divoi;cio contra su espcso sefior ARCHES
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-01-25

MANGAs " CAPTRoTEs-versos de Luis
Rodriguez Cabrera. De veElta en- la calla de
In Fortaleza n0 So, 81 precIe Dc 90 centavos
eI sjsmplax, ?,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-13

II looked as though the delicate hip
would snap.
Now" said DR.. Lorenz. ''the mus
cles are sufficiently pliable. We will
use the femur as a probe and ascertain
the condition of the socket" A sort
OF rotary motion was resorted to per-
sistently.
Dr. Lorenz shook his head. "Condi-
lions are very unfavorable," he said.
Instead of a well-forned ring socket,
there are several rings. like the steps
of a stair"
The puny frame was held on a cruel
looking block. and the surgeon. using
the pelvis as a lever, exerted all his
strength until one wondered how such
delicate thing could stand such pres
sure.
Soon DR.. Lorenz's face lighted UP.
"The groin shows a fullness now; Il
was hollow before. The head Of the
femur is in an anterior position. The
anatomical result is not good, but the
functional result will be improved.
There will be much greater freedom
OF USE"
DR.. Lorenz brought the limb down
toward natural position, and the Joint
went back as before.
1T Is a very bad case" he said, "the
worst case ! have encountered in this
country"
He explained that he was trying the
stability OF the femur head in the new
position. 1t would not remain except
when the limb was in the strained no.
sition In which the first insertion was
made. The block fulcrum was brought
into play, and the combined strength OF
the two big doctors was used to work
the head OF the femur further into the
hip socket. The poor little pulsatine
body was turned this way and that.
and. although the manipulation was
careful, one wondered how the vitality
OF so tender a child could resist such
awful strain.
I'VE must try to get little stabif-
ity," explained the operator. When he
finished the effort he said that con-
ditions were most unfavorable. Try
as he would. the stability of the new
position was distressingly small. IL.
however, the head OF the femur could
be kept on the anterior wall of the pei
Wis, much would be gained from
functional standpoint.
There was a final strong manipula-
ton, and then the bandages were ap-
piled swiftly. In a few minutes the
hip and thigh of the little one was in
cased In a plaster cast. DR.. Lorenz
advised that the cast be kept on the
Hmb Tor seven months in this case.
The operation on Annie Hanf. the
other child, was an instant success. the
Joint slipping into place so quickly ana
easily under the famous surgeons deff
manipulation that hundreds of stu
dents burst into applause. After fha
demonstration DR.. I.orenz took a train
for Philadelphia. declining an invita-
ton to attend banquet In his honor.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-13
BAER ON GOVERNMENT.
PRESIDENT of the Rending Discussed
Thnt of Pennsylvania.

president of the RcRdinE Discussed
That OF Pennsylvn
New York. Dec. 12.-At the meetine
OF the Pennsylvania Society here to-
night President George f. Baer of the
Reading Railroad spoke on "PennsvI-
vania Theories of Government"
He declared that the cheif theory ~
pennsylvania government was liberty
directly applied to the individual in
MS right to work unhampered bv
others.
Another principle which the people
or the state have ever safeguarded. "
said Mr.. Baer, lis the explicit right
or regulating and governing the inter-
nal policies OF the state, Whether we
know 1t or not there is day when the
grand old idea Of autonomy. which has
ever been held in this country. NAV
be taken from u.s."
Mr.. Baer said that recently there
had been expressions of desire In GER
tain parts of the country on the mart
OF certain people to undertake the
power Of regulating the affairs Of
Pennsylvania.
But ] am glad to say" he contin-
ued, their efforts will be in vain
There Is a constitutional limitation
which, If it is not respected by the
masses will be protected. There is A
tribunal, the great, true, unbiased trt-
bunal, the Supreme Court of the Unit
ed States, which will protect the citi-
zens and the state of Pennsylvania. in
their sovereignty during the cry for
the seizure of lands within the state. !"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-13
THINK HARD.
1t Pays to Think About Food.

The unthinking life some people lead
often causes trouble and sickness. as
illustrated in the experience OF a lady
who resides in Fond Du Lac, Wis.
About four years ago l suffered
dreadfully from Indigestion, always
having eaten whatever / liked, not
thinking of the digestible qualities.
This indigestion caused paipitation of
the heart so badly l could not walk
up a flight Of stairs without sitting
down once or twice to regain breath
and strength.
IT became alarmed and tried diet
ing, wore my clothes very loose. and
many other remedies. but found no
relief
Hearing Of the virtues OF Grape
Nuts and Postum Food Coffee, / COM
menced using them in place OF my
usual breakfast of coffee, cakes, or
hot biscuit. and in one weeks time
was relieved OF sour stomach and
other Ills attending indigestion. In a
months time my heart was performing
its functions naturally and could
climb stairs and hills and walk long
distances.
II gained ten pounds IN this short
time and my skin became clear and
completely Fegained my health and
strength. ! continue 10 use Grape Nuts
and Postum for 1 feel that J owe my
good health entirely 10 their use
like the delicious favor ~ Grape Nuts
aud by making Postum according 90
fireoiloHa. 4 cannot BE- distinguished
from me highest grade ~ coffee.
Name Rivsn ~ Postum CO., Battle
Creek, MlCh.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-13
LEWIS GOT OUT.
Affairs of the Consolidated Lake
Superior Company.


Superior Company.
Philadelphia, Dec. 12.-There were
three important developments to-day
in connection with the collapse of the
shares of the Consolidated Lake Su-
perior Company which began yester-
day and continued during to-day's
operations on the stock exchange At
a meeting of the directors of the COM
pany, the resignation of President F.
S. Lewis was received and accepted.
His successor was not chosen.
The directors authorized a statement
announcing that the last quarterly
dividend of TX per cent, payable Dec.
Is, had been deferred. and it was
learned that the board had succeeded
in arranging for a loan of 81 900, 600
In the market to-day Consolidated
Lake Superior preferred stock dropped
to 33sl, decline of $34.25 a share since
the decline began. Common sold at 6,
fall Of 1880 a share during the same
period. The cause of the company's
financial difficulty is the existing
money stringency.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-13
CLINcHING THEIR CLAIMS.
Cumulative Evidence Introduced by
the Miners.

thae HAnerss
Scranton, Pa, Dec. 12.-The greater
part of to-day's session of the An
thracite Coal Strike Commission was
taken up in presenting cumulative
testimony on matters that have al
ready been heard by the commission.
This testimony tended to show that
there has been excessive docking, that
many men were Disseminated against
because they went on strike rather
than 60 the work of strikers, that they
are paid one price for mine cars of all
sizes, that they do not get paid for all
the coal mined, that they should have
the eight-hour day because the mines
are unhealthy and dangerous, and that
they ought TO receive higher wages.
Late in the day President Mitchell
was called as a witness and presented
comparative figures which showed
that the men paid by the day
receive from 40 to so per cent. higher
wages in the bituminous regions than
they do in the anthracite fields. His
figures Of the anthracite fields were
gathered by his own officers, and
hurried comparison with the figures
handed to the commission by the Del
aware and Hudson Company. he said,
showed that his were generally higher.
The Delaware and Hudson's statistics
are the OIlly OIleS OlilCldily OSAOIe the
commission.
Chairman Gray asked Mr.. Mitchell
what was done by the miners to adj
just grievances during the interval be-
tween the two great strikes, and Mr..
Mitchell replied that he did not know
of any company refusing to hold con-
ferences with their own men. but he
did know that in most cases the at
tempt to adjust grievances proved a
failure. In some instances, notably in
the upper fields, company officials have
refused to see district officers of the
union.
At this point James Torrey, counsel
for the Delaware and Hudson Com
pany, and Mr.. Mitchell entered into a
colloquy as to the Interpretation of
the letters sent by the coal road presi-
dents early last spring in reply to the
unions invitation that the operators
meet the miners in conference for the
purpose of forming a wage scale.
Mr.. Mitchell stated that the opera
tors had refused the proposition for
collective bargaining or collective
agreements, but that Chairman
Thomas of the Erie Company early in
1901 agreed to treat with his employees
through a committee or representative.
The men have the same right he
concluded, ito employ a representative
to speak for them as the company has
to engage you or any other lawyer to
speak for them"
That's all very pretty and bright"
retorted Mr. Torrey. but it does not
fit in this case"